Ever since it was first revealed at E3 2019, fans have been suspicious about Captain America’s fate inMarvel’s Avengers. While it wasn’t explicitly stated by Crystal Dynamics, it was clear that something major had happened to him, leading to widespread speculation about what exactly that may be. Now thatMarvel’s Avengershas been out for a few days, and even earlier for those that purchased the special editions of the game, we know exactly what happened to Captain America.
Please note that to explain what happened toCaptain America inMarvel’s Avengers, we have to go intoMAJOR SPOILERterritory. Those who don’t mind can continue, but those who would rather play through theMarvel’s Avengerscampaign for themselves to get answers should turn back.
Here is what happened to Captain America inMarvel’s Avengers.
A-Day
The first mission inMarvel’s Avengersis all about the A-Day incident. After playing asKamala Khanfor a little bit, players are given control of the various Avengers as they attempt to thwart Taskmaster’s attack on the Golden Gate Bridge. This tutorial of sorts gives players an idea of how to play each character and how the general gameplay mechanics work, but it also puts everyone in place for the Captain America twist at the beginning of the game.
Most of the Avengers are fighting on the Golden Gate Bridge, with Captain America still aboard the Chimera ship. An explosion is caused by the Terrigen Crystal that powers the Chimera, seemingly killing Captain America in the process. The game then jumps five years into the future, with the world having accepted Captain America as dead and the Avengers dissolved. A statue of Captain America becomes a memorial to the hero, andThorleaves his hammer Mjolnir at its base as a tribute.
AIM’s Experiments
As players progress through theMarvel’s Avengerscampaign, they discover that Captain America was actually the one who caused the explosion on the Chimera. It’s unclear at the time exactly why Cap did this, but the revelation causes some infighting among the Avengers. Distressed, Kamala reviews footage ofBruce Bannerinterrogating AIM scientist Monica Rappaccini, and realizes that AIM has a secret lab in space on the Ambrosia satellite.
With this information, Iron Man heads to space to investigate the lab. While aboard the ship, he discovers Captain America, who has been used in AIM’s experiments. Monica has actually been using Captain America’s blood for her experiments on the Inhumans, as well as to keep fellow scientistGeorge Tarleton (aka MODOK)alive. In any case, Iron Man manages to revive Cap, and it’s revealed that he destroyed the Terrigen Crystal reactor because it was going to pull something up out of the ocean that would have destroyed the entire city of San Francisco.
Marvel’s Avengersis out now for PC, PS4, Stadia, and Xbox One, with PS5 and Xbox Series X versions also in development.
