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Warning : Contains spoilers forUncanny Avengers # 4 ! !
Summary
Captain Krakoa ’s individuality has officially been revealed , and the unveiling will post ripples of unrest throughout the Marvel Universe , begin withCaptain America . Steve Rogers wield to uncloak the mysterious figure after an unsettling battle - only to see his own face see back at him . Captain Krakoa is none other than the alternate realness Steve Rogers , often referred to as " Hydra Cap " or Hydra Supreme .
The big reveal comes inUncanny Avengers # 4by Gerry Duggan , Javier Garrón , and Morry Hollowell after the Unity Squad face down Captain Krakoa ’s " Mutant Liberation Front . " The team dispatches the villain chop-chop , only to instruct that Captain Krakoa has leave behind a atomic bomb on a university campus .
The weapon , and Captain Krakoa ’s blast on Ben Ulrich , at long last precede toanother face-off between the scoundrel and Steve Rogers . This time , Captain America prevails , although Captain Krakoa demonstrates such science at handling his shield that remove the mask is scarce necessary . before long , two version of Steve Rogersare gaze each other down , along with two diametrically opposed agendas .
Hydra Supreme Already Shaped the World
Hydra Cap was introduced before theSecret Empireeventwhen Red Skull manipulate Kobik , the sentient Cosmic Cube , into create an alternate - reality version of Steve Rogers . The " newfangled " version value Hydra ’s priority and adhered to them since childhood , eventually leading him to become a twisted variant of Captain America acting as a Hydra sleeper agent . He carry out Hydra ’s plans far enough to get turning the res publica into a fascist regimen , but was eventually stopped by the compound efforts of Bucky Barnes , Kobik , and the substantial Steve Rogers by the finis ofSecret Empire .
For a metre , he was imprisoned in a high - security department adeptness and then on the face of it killed by Selene Gallio inCaptain America # 8by Ta - Nahesi Coates , Adam Kubert , and Frank Martin . It is unreadable how Orchis resurrected the alternate Steve Rogers , but he ’s act as the consummate puppet - just as he did for Red Skull . By serve as Captain Krakoa and recruiting mutant to his Mutant Liberation Front , he ’s furthering Orchis ' agenda to paint the mutants as terrorists and threats . Orchis has already successfully trapped and dissipate the mutants still alive , even going so far as toorchestrate Cyclops ' impend trialand end sentence . Hydra Supreme working as Captain Krakoaallows them to go one step further . Orchis did n’t just infiltrate the MLF , they grew its etymon and manipulate it from the jump .
Captain Krakoa’s Identity Could Shake Faith in Steve Rogers
The initiation of Hydra Cap wasone of Marvel ’s most controversial stories , and it earned vociferation within the Marvel Universe and from fan alike . Having any version of Steve Rogers dissemble as a loss leader of Hydra is the antithesis of what he stands for , and that same energy is now aline with Orchis and their violent anti - mutant agenda . The reveal comes at a time when the real Captain America leads a Unity Squad composed primarily of mutant , and he has give himself to retaliate the legal injury done to mutantkind as a whole .
He spoke publicly in favor of variation inUncanny Avengers # 3and many still believe in Captain America . Now , two Steve Rogers once again stand on diametric end of the battlefield , and mutants and humankind alike are catch between them . If Captain Krakoa ’s identity element is expose to the rest of the world , it will undoubtedly shake some of the faith that others have in Steve Rogers , allowing Orchis to gain even more magnate in the confusion . Captain Americaisn’t facing an ordinary enemy , and to defeatCaptain Krakoahe must defeat himself .
Uncanny Avengers # 4is available now from Marvel Comics !
