Although Chris Evans' Steve Rogers only appears during the last few seconds of the new Avengers: Doomsday trailer, the way the ex-Captain America looks and acts has thrown many viewers off. But one Marvel fan thinks they know why he is so different.
"Long-haired Steve Rogers isn't our Steve, he's Hydra Cap. "Hydra could be working with Doom," stated one fan on Twitter, mentioning that even Thor looks "genuinely shocked" when Rogers appears in that last scene.
So, who is Hydra Cap? In Marvel comics, Captain Hydra is a version of Steve Rogers who was raised in an altered timeline created by Kobik and was converted to Hydra. Also known as the Brotherhood of the Spear, Hydra is a terrorist organization that seeks world domination. Hydra has already appeared in the Marvel Cinematic Universe in multiple Captain America and Avengers movies, and also in the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. series.
So, what does that mean for Avengers: Doomsday? Captain Hydra may be posing as the Rogers we know so he can infiltrate the Avengers and set up a Hydra takeover. The fan also pointed out that in the comics, Captain Hydra was able to lift Thor's hammer, allowing him to deceive the Norse god, which could be exactly what is happening in the trailer.
We had our doubts about how Steve Rogers would be able to return in Doomsday after he left Earth 616 at the end of Avengers: Endgame and travelled back in time to be with Peggy Carter. At the end of the movie, we see old man Rogers pass on the shield to Anthony Mackie's Sam Wilson. The fan believes that if that is Captain Hydra in the trailer, we might see the real "short hair" Steve Rogers in Secret Wars, which Evans is also returning for.
With this, we wonder if Captain Hydra is the real villain in Doomsday. It seems odd that Marvel has given so much of Robert Downey Jr.'s Doctor Doom away in the very first trailer. The studio has yet to reveal Spider-Man: Brand New Day's villain, even though the fourth Spidey movie is due to hit cinemas in under two weeks, so why spoil Doom's voice and full suit so early on? We think Marvel is hiding a few tricks up its sleeves.
Doomsday arrives this December 18. For more, check out our Avengers: Doomsday trailer breakdown, and keep up with other upcoming Marvel movies and shows.
