Organization Hydra from Marvel films. One of the main American superheroes turned out to be a Nazi collaborator

Genre: Superhero, Action

During the dark days of the early 1940s, a secret military experiment was conducted that resulted in Steve Rogers becoming America's first super-soldier, Captain America. Throughout the war, Cap and his partner Bucky fought alongside infantry and a group of heroes known as the Invaders. According to English sources, Captain America and Bucky were killed in an explosion at the end of World War II.
Decades later, Captain America's body was found in the ice and he was revived. Having slept for more than half of the 20th century. Steve Rogers awoke to a world he could never have imagined, a world where war had moved from the battlefields to the streets... a world that needed men like CAPTAIN AMERICA.
Every time evil threatened the world, they always had something to do with it. It doesn’t matter who - the Cathars, the Sons of Anubis, the Ariosophists, the Wotanists, the Seven Kings, the Black Order, the Green and Red Society, the Tulia Society - their evil knew no bounds. Every aspect of history, politics, science, magic and faith was under the control of their tentacles; Cut off her head and two more will grow in its place. Their threat is always increasing. They are constant and eternal - they will not stop, no matter who opposes them. They are HYDRA. HAIL HYDRA!!

We all love plot twists, turns and intricacies that turn everything we think about a film or its characters upside down. And sometimes it turns out that the villain is actually the hero, and the hero is the villain. The recent news that Steve Rogers is a secret agent of Hydra shook the Internet and I simply could not ignore it.

So... (hail hydra) Let's go!

Created in 1941 by writer Joe Simon and artist Jack Kirby, the character immediately became a symbol of honor, the face of pop culture and an American hero.

A simple guy from Brooklyn - Steve Rogers! Over the character's 75-year journey, fans have been able to follow many story arcs. In them, the Captain kicked Hitler's ass, traveled through space and managed to die, be reborn and grow old, but one thing remains unchanged: loyalty to the homeland.

It would be more accurate to say that it remained unchanged, because literally a week ago - on May 25, the first issue was published "Captain America: Steve Rogers", and the plot twist that occurred in the comic shocked not only fans, but also people who know the hero only superficially.

At the end of the issue, we see Cap throwing his teammate, Jack Flag, out of the plane, before standing next to the tied up pilot and saying: "Heil Hydra".

This meant that the Captain was actually a double agent for Hydra. For 75 years main symbol America was... a Nazi??? Here even Doctor Manhattan, who created the DC universe, choked.

Fans were very outraged by this news and blew up screenwriter Nick Spencer's Twitter with respectful requests to kill himself. Social media filled with memes and even Chris Evans reacted negatively, tweeting:

Hydra? #tell_me_that_this_isn't_true.

However, the comic book author responded to the flurry of indignation with a joke, calling himself the most hated person in America. Nick also noticed that it was Steve Rogers: not Steve from a parallel universe, not a robot or a clone. And that he intends to continue this story. Even Wikipedia confirmed this, listing the character's line as "Position is evil." Should we believe this news or be skeptical? Let's look at everything in order.

In previous issues, Steve is drained of the super soldier serum. He acquires the body of a 90-year-old (by the way, we will return to this later) old man and transfers the title of Captain America to Falcon. But we all know the first rule of comics: nothing goes away forever. And before the new comic book arc, Rogers is irradiated by the rays of the cosmic cube, as a result gaining all his powers back. He gets into formation and goes on his usual mission - to defuse the bomb and at the same time kill a couple of dozen Hydra soldiers. Later, he fights with Baron Zemo, and then on to the same plane where Cap laid out all the HailHydras on the table.

Along the way, we are shown another storyline, the actions of which take place in 1926 in the night New York. Times in those years were not easy; just three years later the Great Depression began and, logically, many remained unemployed. Among them is Steve's father, who, because of everything that is happening, becomes enraged and intends to beat his mother in front of Steve. But he is stopped by a mysterious woman named Eliza Sinclair. She calms Sarah and Steve down, after which they spend time walking around the city. She accompanies them home, and Steve's mother asks how she can thank the stranger. To which she replies that she is a member of a completely innocent, recently created organization and is recruiting the Rogers.

No matter how punning this plot twist may seem, it can be fixed and justified. We can certainly say that it was not made with a quick fix screenwriter. Because this idea was poured into our heads gradually and in moderate doses.

Remember how I talked about the recent comic book series where Steve Rogers is older and Sam Wilson is Captain America So here's the cover latest issue This series with its entire appearance hints at what is to come.

If you compare it with the cover of the very first Captain America comic - Captain America Comics #1, then you can see how they repeat each other: the ricochet of a bullet from a shield, the location of people, their movements and facial expressions.

You might think that in this way the creators simply gave honor to the first issue, because this issue was the anniversary (75 years), but you can notice the symbolism, because in the place of Captain America is the Falcon, who at that time was the Captain, then who symbolizes Hitler? That's right - Steve Rogers.

But what about the cinematic universe, will this twist, the greatest in its scope, affect it? There is a possibility, because whatever one may say, the canon sets the rules of the game.

Comic book author Nick Spencer plans to continue this line and promises to reveal many secrets. For now, this is all we have. However, this plot twist is hard to believe, because it causes many paradoxes. Why did he neutralize so many Hydra soldiers if they were at the same time? Was it worth it for Steve to save the world so many times while working for an organization that seeks to destroy it? Or how he was able to lift Thor's hammer? As a traitor, he would not be worthy.

They claim that it is Steve and that we will have to come to terms with the reality that Steve is a Hydra agent. And the rub here, according to one of Cap’s fans named Brett White, is precisely in the word “reality.”

After all, Cap gained his power back thanks to the cosmic cube, which is capable of changing reality. And let's dwell on this in more detail.

What is this cosmic cube? This is a little girl named Kobik. Not a cube, which seems quite logical. When SHIELD experimented with fragments of the Cosmic Cube in order to learn how to change reality if necessary, the fragments merged into a single entity. She was endowed with a damaged and fragile consciousness that was located in the cube. Having realized itself, this entity decided to become what it resembles most - a little girl.

Well, then we need to tense up a little - in theory, Kobik is not a villain, after all, she returned Cap his strength and youth after Erskine’s super-soldier serum was pumped out of him. But why did she then change reality, turning him into real evil? The only possible answer to this is HYDRA. Probably HYDRA was able to somehow influence her.

Kobik even appeared in one of the flashbacks in the new episode. So, most likely, the Cosmic Cube is Steve Rogers's only hope of becoming back to who he should be, who we know and love.

In any case, the fans are powerless here, we can only guess and hope, and the future of the hero depends on the inventions of the writers. Do you think CAP will return to the side of good or will he remain a supervillain forever?

Well, that's all. Hope you enjoyed it!

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In the world of superhero comics, everything is real. That is, everything. Anything, any way, anywhere, whenever and with anyone - there are no limits. But even in this universe of superpowers and outrageous twists, situations can arise that cause fans to coldly shake their limbs and drop their jaws to the floor.

Right now you and I are witnessing one such turning point, turning everything upside down and shaking the foundations of the painted universes. On May 25, the first issue of the comic book Captain America: Steve Rogers was published, the scriptwriter of which spat - according to the pandemonium that arose on the Internet - in the face of civilization. Namely, Nick Spencer made Steve Rogers, better known as Captain America, a secret agent of Hydra, an unscrupulous Nazi organization seeking total domination. Moreover, according to Spencer's version, the cap was a double-dealer throughout the 75 years of his existence. From the moment Joe Simon and Jack Kirby launched Captain America Comics #1 in March 1941.

And if you cannot appreciate the scale of the tragedy, just imagine, for example, how in a just released secret letter Yulian Semyonov admits that Stirlitz was a double agent. In a word, you shouldn’t be surprised that the world’s leading media outlets have already devoted materials to the sensational comic book - from Forbes to The Independent, and on the Internet for the sixth day bacchanalia and evil madness reign.

Captain America was purposefully created as a deeply, exemplarily patriotic character (see Feature Film Joe Johnston's 2011 "The First Avenger" - and the following). And he even looks like a walking stars-and-stripes bogeyman, victoriously punching the fascist reptiles in the mandibles. While “Hydra” is one of the most dangerous and inhumane organizations in Marvel’s opuses, in battles with which the captain did not spare his vibranium shield...

It's time to quote the floor polisher Basov from "I'm Walking Around Moscow": "Oh! The plot! Huh? The plot, huh?" Captain America: Steve Rogers has hit stores, and it turns out that one of the lines of the comic - to the horror of readers - tells how in 1929 the mother of the future Captain is recruited by an agent of the Hydra, which had just begun to spread its tentacles... And here we are We already see how in our time Rogers says “Heil Hydra” with a straight face.

Shock. Trembling. Hysteria. Curses. Dozens of "photographs". Threats to stop buying Marvel comics as a form. Serious Allegations of Anti-Semitism. "The fact that Captain America was made a Nazi hurts me as a Jew. The Jews created this character to fight Nazism," reads one of many similar tweets.

James Gunn, the director of Guardians of the Galaxy, who dared to express the opinion that one should not take the plot twist of the comic book to heart, was immediately branded from all sides an anti-Semite, a latent Nazi, the culprit of the Johnny Depp divorce scandal (sic!) and wished him a painful death to the cat

"Sometimes the pop culture characters we love don't act the way we want them to. Sometimes it's because the story is poorly written, sometimes it's simply because the creators have different ideas than we do. We can complain about that." , but exaggerating the significance of such things is unhealthy, as is attacking other people because of them. If you do this, then, apparently, there is much more in your life. serious problems, which should be paid attention to,” Gunn advises his readers. However, it is unlikely that fans filled with righteous anger are able to heed him. And it is possible that somewhere in the depths of the Internet, a plan is already brewing to drop a silicate brick on Spencer’s head.

Although the people at Marvel cannot be denied one thing - they celebrated the 75th anniversary of one of the most recognizable and top-grossing superheroes in an enchanting way. So that it bubbled and sparkled even among those who have nothing to do with this segment of entertainment at all, and have never read anything except strips about Garfield the cat.

Marvel doesn't seem to like Steve Rogers, aka Captain America. In any case, nothing good happened to him last years do not do. First they killed Bucky and put him in his place. Then they resurrected him in such a way that it would have been better not to have resurrected him. Then they aged him out, replaced him with Sam Wilson, and pushed him into the background.

Finally, Rogers returned to his youth and his own line of comics, Steve Rogers: Captain America, the first issue of which was released on May 25, 2016. And in the very first issue it turns out that when the hero of all America was still a boy, he and his mother were recruited by Hydra. "Hydra", Karl!

According to the writers of the new arc, Captain America has been a secret agent all these years (that is, 75 years) fascist organization. Needless to say, the entire fandom was instantly blown away! However, Marvel does not deny their intentions. “We knew it would be a slap in the face for people,” says Tom Brevoort, Marvel's executive editor. “His mission is to spread the goals and ideals of Hydra.” If that means destroying the Marvel Universe, then so be it."

The public reaction to the issue was more or less unambiguous. Go to Twitter and look at the top hashtags. #SayNoToHYDRACap is now at the top of Twitter, which probably pleases the bosses of the publishing house. Here are some publications that do not go beyond censorship:

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Critics were more lenient towards the comic. The Screen Rant portal notes that Marvel is doing well storylines, in which good guys take a crooked path. Tony Guerrero, author of the site Comic Vine, is not happy to see the childhood hero as a villain, but praises the publisher for unexpected turn. In his opinion, “those are the things that make comics fun and exciting” and no one wants to read the same stories for years.

The opposite opinion is expressed by David Pepos in a review for Newsarama.com. He agrees that the characters need reimaginings, but criticizes Rogers' reincarnation, saying that it might as well have been said that the Punisher was an angel all along. This twist simply doesn't inspire confidence, and just because it's unexpected doesn't make it good.

And in fact: the hero, who punched Hitler in the face at his first appearance, was working for a pro-fascist terrorist organization all this time? the main problem The reason for this turn is that there were no prerequisites for it. Captain America has always been the standard hero in the Marvel universe, and there's not much point in such a deep cover on the side of good. And what happened so exceptionally that the time has come to tear off the covers?

Some tie new role Cap with the Civil War II global event... and you can play with it. It is clear that all this nonsense was started only for the sake of a sacrifice to the god of sales. But Captain America is on Hydra's side. Civil War- this could really work. And how much do we know about Hydra? What does it mean to be recruited by her? The organization has gone through several reincarnations, so it is difficult to say what ideals Rogers is fighting for. The same Brevoort gives an interesting comment on this matter:

Things may not be that simple. He [Steve] didn't put on a black hat instead of a white one - he put on a green hat.

The whole world turned its attention to the mess that the authors of the new adventures of Steve Rogers stirred up. Now, under the heavy gaze of fandom, they will have to disentangle it. Who knows, maybe it will work out. In the meantime, the editors are stocking up on popcorn.