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This ignorance and hatred needs to stop. And people need to face the facts: Captain America is cool, and he could beat up your dad.
It seems like a lot of people these days think that Captain America is lame because he's patriotic, he's got no super powers, and he wields a shield and nothing else. It sounds like the guy has nothing going for him, but that couldn't be further from the truth. I suppose that before I dive into explaining why he's so awesome, I'll summarize a biography of him:
Captain America--also known as Steve Rogers--tried enlisting into the army for World War II, but was rejected because he was tall and scrawny. But then there was an officer looking for test subjects who told Rogers he could instead take part in a top-secret project which looked to create superior soldiers. Rogers took the offer and was one of the first subjects to be chosen for the Super-Soldier serum. He went through some other processes to activate it and whatnot, and maximizes the efficiency of his body; pushing his strength and speed to the limits of a human being. Pretty much right after Rogers is reborn in this state, the scientist who created the serum was murdered. Rogers then proceeds to murder the assassin, and takes a vow to oppose the enemies of America. And Captain America is born.
Oh, and even though some of you may be thinking "World War II? Wouldn't that make him a senior citizen in recent times?" you'd be right if he wasn't frozen in the waters of the North Atlantic [or on some accounts the English Channel] after being hurled into said water after a bomb exploded in a plane that he was on. Before Rogers was found again [and then thawed], some other guy took the place of Captain America.
This explains what Captain America's "power" is--he is as strong, fast, flexible, etc. as someone can be without being considered superhuman. He is also skilled in martial arts [as many heroes are] and hand-to-hand combat. And most importantly, he has an indestructible shield.
A lot of people see the shield as a simple defense mechanism, since shields generally don't qualify as weapons. I'm not sure if people don't understand that he does use it as a weapon. I mean, he throws that shit at guys, and it will cut you. He has incredibly accurate aim with it, and can even throw it so that it will ricochet off of enemies or objects in order to hit multiple targets in one throw. Plus he punches with it. You can't pull a shield-punch, and even if you did, the other guy would still be hurting for a week. If some muscle man came up to me and said "I'm going to upper-cut you with this big hunk of metal attached to my forearm," I'd say "Please don't, because I like having my skull not smashed into dust."
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Captain throws his shield through the bad guys' van, totally owning them.
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After pinning down an evil robot, it is decapitated by this, the most patriotic of shields.
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No joke: this damn Nazi gets his head sliced in half when Captain throws his shield through it. But he's an alien and heals himself. You'll have to take my word for it.
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Images taken from Marvel: Ultimate Alliance and the Ultimate Avengers 2 movie.
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Of course, he does also use it as a shield, which it is very good at considering that it is indestructible. You know adamantium, the metal famous for being molded to Wolverines entire bone structure? That stuff was created in an attempt to duplicate the material that Captain America's shield is made out of. That's correct--the shield is made of an even stronger and more indestructible material than adamantium.
So don't give me none of this "he's so stupid because he doesn't have powers" nonsense. Besides, you know who else doesn't have any super powers? Batman. And everybody loves Batman. Everybody.
Also, Captain America is out there fighting against Nazis and communists. He battles against entire armies equipped only with his trusty shield. Forget G.I. Joe, Captain America is the real American hero.
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