The Marvel Cinematic Universe faces a unique challenge of bringing back beloved characters while maintaining the consistency of more than a decade’s worth of interwoven plots. One such character is Steve Rogers, whose journey as Captain America seemingly ended in Avengers: Endgame when he reappeared as an elderly version of himself. However, a lesser-known comic storyline lays a captivating, non-multiversal path to bring back Cap. 12323c

Chris Evans stopped portraying Captain America in 2019, and yet his highest-grossing movie since then is yet another MCU movie. Evans ostensibly bowed out of the MCU when Steve Rogers retired at the end of Avengers: Endgame after having lived a long life with Peggy Carter. Still, the conspicuous fact that the Multiverse Saga has featured MCU variants aplenty (a concept that was technically introduced in Avengers: Endgame) has raised many eyebrows over the permanence of Steve Rogers' departure, especially now that Robert Downey Jr. is returning to the MCU as Doctor Doom.

Spoilers for Captain America: Brave New World!Earlier this year, the MCU released the latest chapter of Captain America’s live-action adventures in February’s Captain America: Brave New World, with the original Falcon, Sam Wilson, played by Anthony Mackie, donning the suit and shield for a story that pitted him against President Thaddeus “Thunderbolt” Ross’ Red Hulk, played by Harrison Ford. Trading blows in the film’s finale, Sam Wilson eventually took down Red Hulk after immense effort, but only because the MCU nerfed this crimson character’s signature superpower.

Look, Captain America's best ally, Bucky Barnes, is great, but he really needs something to help him step out of Steve Rogers' shadow. Ever since he returned to the Marvel Universe, James Buchanan 'Bucky' Barnes has been through a wild history, yet he's rarely risen above being more than a ing character for Captain America.

Warning: Contains Spoilers for New Champions #5!Marvel’s new Captain America sidekick hasn’t officially teamed up with the hero she’s modeled after, but the Champions’ latest adventure just revealed a redesign that links her to one of Steve Rogers’ most infamous comic eras. Liberty is a founding member of the universe’s New Champions, and while these teen heroes may resemble Avengers trainees, their true origin stems from a sinister scheme orchestrated by HYDRA.

Marvel editor Tom Brevoort suggests that letting Captain America become a Hydra turncoat was a mistake. Nine years ago, on May 27, 2016, readers were shocked to see Captain America utter the phrase, "Hail Hydra." It would soon be revealed that this was an evil Steve Rogers clone manifested from the Cosmic Cube warping reality, but before the reveal, the moment placed Marvel at the center of controversy.

The history of Captain America is adding a new dark chapter, and Steve Rogers has an oustanding new stealth suit designed for this off-the-books mission. And if the MCU version of Cap is the one fans think of first, this new uniform is going to be a major surprise.

Marvel recently treated fans to an epic cameo featuring Captain America’s Sam Wilson and Bucky Barnes in a post-credits scene of Thunderbolts*, where the duo argue over the copyright of the Avengers name. This moment has once again piqued fan interest in both characters, arriving just in time as Sam’s Captain America debuts a new suit that has set the internet ablaze.

With Thunderbolts* inclusion into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the MCU’s Bucky Barneshas come full circle from Winter Soldier to Avenger. Yet, Marvel also unveiled a reality where Bucky Barnes’ redemption arc took a nosedive with him becoming Captain America’s ultimate nemesis. In a sick and twisted turn of events, Captain America’s greatest ally was reimagined as none other than the Ultimate Universe’s Red Skull.

One of the most underrated romances Captain America ever shared was sadly never brought to life in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Sure, most fans were hardcore shippers of Steve Rogers and his greatest love, Peggy Carter, but that dedication prevented him from ever getting to know one obscure, but equally powerful, relationship from the comics.