Marvel Rivals adds a legendarily horny Captain America skin fans say "feels like a gooner mod," but at least it's based on a 34-year-old comic design

A new Captain America cosmetic continues Marvel Rivals' hot streak of, urm, hot outfits, but this isn't merely an example of classic gooner bait from developer NetEase – the skin is actually an important historical recreation that just so happens to double as gooner bait, thank you very much.

Even at a quick glance, it's not hard to see why fans are going feral for Captain America's new Seaside Sentinel skin. Our Steve Rogers has his bushy chest and bulky arms out, although, what makes the summery fit exceptionally horny is the skin-tight swimsuit that wildly exaggerates his – ahem – assets and front assets.

"This literally feels like a gooner mod," one fan tweets in reaction to Cap's multiple bulges.

"Marvel Rivals is an equal opportunity gooner game," someone else rightly points out. NetEase stays consistent between its male and female heroes, at least.

Certain emotes and poses emphasize his proportions even further, but that is America's ass, after all, as the MCU and now Marvel Rivals like to constantly remind us.

Captain America's skin comes as part of the game's summer season that welcomes a number of revealing (more so than usual) skins to the game. Seaside Sentinel is particularly interesting because it's actually adapted straight from a 34-year-old comic, 1992's Marvel Swimsuit Special.

Marvel Swimsuit Special was a short-lived limited series that aimed to parody those '90s magazines stuffed with half-nude models, only this time with superheroes bathing in the sun. Marvel's since tried to revive the idea with last year's Swimsuit Special: Friends, Foes & Rivals and this year's Marvel Swimsuit Special: Brand New Beach Day, which looks more focused on the Spideyverse characters.

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