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AsCaptain Americafaces a new threat that ’s pushing him to his terminal point , he discovers his genuine property in the Marvel Universe - and it goes so much further than being the Avengers ' resident Super Soldier . transform by experimental science during WWII , Steve Rogers possesses thepeak human soundbox and psyche , using his forcefulness , speed , and tactical whiz to safeguard the Dream he ’s been fighting for his entire grownup aliveness . However , it turns out that Steve ’s missionary post has yield him a cosmic role that has shaped the very founding of human existence .
In a prevue ofCaptain America # 6,Steve William Penn Adair Rogers face off against the Emissary and his unholy passe-partout Asmoday . The yoke have been working to kill off Marvel ’s ' Change Agents ' - select individuals who are imbued with the mystical power to shepherd humanity into the next stage of human progression and enlightenment . With an forthcoming ' Nexus Moment ' poise to elevate human beings once again , Asmoday is influence tirelessly to foreclose any Change Agent rising to the occasion .
Asmoday has antecedently mentioned that Captain America acted as a major Change Agent during WWII , help oneself to defeat the Nazis and forestall the rise of fascism ( in fact , in Marvel traditional knowledge , Captain America ’s heroic ' death’is credited with win WWII , supply the Allies with a final , all important outburst of unity and brainchild . ) Now , Asmoday admits that Steve Rogers isstilla Change Agent - the most dangerous one of all .
Captain America # 6
Captain America Is a Change Agent
Steve Rogers' Purpose on Earth Is Bigger Than Superheroism
Asmoday is a infernal force which be to foreclose human onward motion , and has lately bonded with the serial killer Henry Cavenaugh , work him into its Emissary . Cavenaugh has undergo a serial publication of enhancement , including a lesser Super Soldier serum and even exposure tolow levels of Vasco da Gamma radiation- the energy source that unlocked the Hulk ’s powers . However , the deadly aspect of the Emissary is his arcane knowledge .
Cavenaugh can dischargedemonic flak that superheats Cap ’s cuticle , and is able-bodied to use sigils to truss the souls of Change Agents to the place in which they ’re killed . In this new lore as explained so far , the heart of change can move from one somebody to another when a Change Agent cash in one’s chips - Asmoday does n’t just need Captain America dead , but needs him kill in such a direction that his mystical ' accusation ' ca n’t be go past on .
Captain America has used his iconic shield for decades to assure exemption and cross thwart shabbiness , but he now knows it has an alternate strong-arm purpose .
Captain America Changed the Path of Human History
…And Asmoday Confirms an Upcoming ‘Nexus Event’ Could See Steve Do It Again
While Captain America has save the world multiple times over as a Super Soldier , his role as a Change Agent run deeper , move around him into a drive force of humanity ’s moral evolution . Steve ’s new deed of conveyance cast him not just as one of the most influential people in human story , but also a figure poised to remake the world for the best once again . So far , the Change Agents that fans know about have been genuine - world thinkers and Civil Rights activists . In issue 3 , the lean of past Change Agents includes :
The philosopher of Ancient Greece , Siddhartha and the age of the Buddha , the thinkers of the Renaissance and Enlightenment . More recently : Harriet Tubman , Mahatma Gandhi , Abraham Lincoln , Oskar Schindler , JFK , Martin Luther King , Nelson Mandela , Teresa of Calcutta , the Dalai Lama .
It ’s rare that Marvel order its superheroes among real - earthly concern heroic figures , give way how knotty it can cursorily become to compare fancied valiance with veridical - world activism . Indeed , so far the volumeisreductive in the way it handles real - universe progress - imbuing select figureheads with the magic force to reenact variety inescapably downplays the collective will and influence behind social progress . However , the serial publication is offering circumstance to this new lore by showing Steve ’s attempts to prevent the Bund from bombing Madison Square Garden before he was Captain America , focusing on the efforts of ordinary people work in solidarity . In fact , it may be this foreign mission that embody Steve ’s Change Agent status , rather than his tardy activeness as a superhero .
Cap ’s Change Agents storyline adds superheroic flair to history , but it cheapens the ritual killing and courage shown by existent - life Italian sandwich and activist .
Real - world implications apart , Captain America being branded the most serious Change Agentis a baseless change that emphasise his stead as the moral center of the Marvel Universe . Having fought in WWII , confronted advanced - twenty-four hour period corruption in the highest bureau , and changed the law of nature by repealing the Superhuman Registration Act , it make sense that if anyone is imbued with the occult power to better the world , it ’s Steve Rogers . This change also helps justify Steve ’s position in the trio roll in the hay as the ' Avengers Prime ' - Thor , Captain America , and Iron Man .
WhileThor is an ancient godand Tony Stark is an discoverer whose ideas are continually shaping the time to come , Captain America has never seemed to jibe the same epoch - defining role . However , with the Apocalypse that he ’s a mystic engine of social change - and Asmoday labeling him the most dangerous Change Agent in existence - Steve really does seem like he should be endure next to the Norse God of Thunder and the ultimate futurist .
Captain America’s New Purpose Is Challenging His Limits
Steve Rogers Will Have to Evolve to Survive
But while being revealed as a Change Agent gives Captain America Modern relevance to the Marvel Universe , it also get up him to a Modern level of threat . While Steve Rogers has embroil with authoritarian and devil , he ’s now facing the embodiment of the dark drives that guided them . The only understanding that the Emissary has n’t merely burned him to ash is that if he dies outside specific mystical constraints , the Change Agent function will be come about on to someone else . Cap does n’t have the powers or equipment to fight Asmoday ’s retainer , lease alone the divine demon itself .
gratefully , the last few issues have confirm thatDoctor Strange has Captain America ’s back , with the result ’s cover art hint he may be about toupgrade Steve Rogers ' iconic carapace with the Eye of Agamotto . While this wizard upgrade will probably be a one - time thing , Captain America ’s ascension into the mystic and symbolic heights of the Marvel Universe is n’t . Captain America has always represented the best of humanness , acting as a lighthouse of righteousness to the earth ’s other heroes . However , that position is now prescribed on a cosmic level , as Asmoday admits that as the world ’s most dangerous Change Agent , Captain Americahas the mystical power to bring about human progression - shift the world for the better in the past , and seemingly poised to do it again as the novel Nexus Event nears .
Captain America # 6is uncommitted February 7 from Marvel Comics .
