Draft:Captain America's shield (Marvel Cinematic Universe)

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Captain America's shield
The shield, as depicted in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, being held by Anthony Mackie and Sebastian Stan at the 2019 San Diego Comic-Con.
First appearanceIron Man (2008: replica)
Captain America:
The First Avenger
(2011)
Based on
Captain America's shield
by
Adapted by
In-universe information
Creator
Howard Stark
Used by
Made of
Vibranium

Captain America's shield is a fictional weapon made of the fictional

Howard Stark and given to Rogers during World War II. Within the MCU, the shield is seen as a symbol of Captain America's strength and legacy.[1]

It appears in Captain America: The First Avenger (2011), The Avengers (2012), Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014), Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), Captain America: Civil War (2016), Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) and Avengers: Endgame (2019). The shield also appears in the live-action Disney+ series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021).

Concept and development

In production for Captain America: The First Avenger, the shield, which is depicted as both a defensive tool and a weapon, came in four types: metal, fiberglass, rubber, and computer graphics (CG).[2] Prop master Barry Gibbs specified that "We had the 'hero shield,' which was made of aluminum, for our beauty shots [and] close-up work. We then created a lighter shield that was aluminum-faced with a fiberglass back, for use on a daily basis. ... And then we had a stunt shield made of polyurethane, which is sort of a synthetic rubber ... and we made an ultrasoft one we put on [Evans'] back, so that if there were an accident, it wouldn't hurt him."[3] Visual effects supervisor Christopher Townsend said Evans "would practice swinging the practical shield so he knew the arc and the speed at which he should move. We would take the shield from him and shoot the scene with him miming it. Then we would add in a CG shield".[2]

The premise of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier revolves around a moment in the film Avengers: Endgame (2019) which depicts Steve Rogers bequeathing the shield and the mantle of Captain America to his friend Sam Wilson.[4][5] Feige said this was intended to be a "classic passing of the torch from one hero to another", but when Marvel Studios got the opportunity to make television series for Disney+ they decided to expand this into an entire story about Wilson, who is a Black man, becoming Captain America, with the shield serving as a symbol for the superhero title. Mackie said the series would explore Wilson's backstory and treat him as a "regular guy" in a world of superheroes,[6] while "walk[ing] the line of who is going to take up the [Captain America] shield" after Endgame.[7]

Depiction

Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)

In Captain America: The First Avenger, the shield (along with Rogers himself) is discovered by

Tesseract
. Rogers also uses the shield as an offensive weapon and becomes highly skilled in accurately throwing, deflecting, and retrieving it. Rogers has the shield with him when he is frozen in 1945 and it remains with him after he is thawed in 2011.

The Avengers (2012)

In The Avengers, Rogers uses the shield while fighting against

Chitauri
in New York City, and Stark deflects his energy beams off it to amplify their power.

Thor: The Dark World (2013)

In Thor: The Dark World, Loki's illusion impersonating Rogers also depicts a recreation of his shield.

Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)

In Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Rogers uses his shield while fighting against

Triskelion building and lands unharmed hundreds of feet below. He also uses it to take down a Quinjet and it protects him and Romanoff against a ballistic missile. He later uses it in confrontations against the Winter Soldier, where it counters the latter's metal arm and also takes a direct hit from a grenade launcher
without damage.

Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)

In Avengers: Age of Ultron, the handles of the shield are outfitted with magnetic elements, allowing Rogers to better control the shield and call it back to his gauntlets. Rogers throws and calls it back to him while riding his motorcycle into battle. He and Thor combine the shield and Mjolnir to create massive shockwaves capable of destroying Hydra

Sokovia
, and she uses it to defend herself against Ultron's sentries.

Captain America: Civil War (2016)

In Captain America: Civil War, Rogers uses the shield throughout. During his fight with

Brock Rumlow, he throws the shield high into the air to protect himself and nearby civilians after an explosive device is thrown and sticks to it. He uses the shield as he attempts to protect Barnes from law enforcement in Bucharest. When he confronts T'Challa, the shield is scratched by T'Challa's Vibranium claws. The United Nations seizes the shield temporarily until it is stolen and returned to Rogers by Sharon Carter. Later, the shield is temporarily stolen by Peter Parker but quickly returned to Rogers by Scott Lang. He uses the shield in confrontations with Parker, T'Challa, James Rhodes, and Tony Stark at an airport in Germany
. Barnes uses the shield to attack Rhodes and Stark as well. During his final confrontation with Stark, Rogers uses it to disable some of his armor's flight capability, deflect Stark's energy beams, and finally in combination with Barnes to overwhelm Stark. After he uses the shield to destroy Stark's arc reactor and disable the Iron Man armor, he leaves it with Stark after he says it belongs to his father, Howard, and that Rogers does not deserve it.

Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)

In Spider-Man: Homecoming, video footage captured by Peter Parker during the events of Civil War, depicting Parker stealing the shield from Rogers, is shown.

Avengers: Endgame (2019)

In Avengers: Endgame, Stark gives Rogers a newly constructed version of the shield, acting as a gesture of reconciliation between the two estranged friends. While in an alternate 2012, Rogers faces the past version of himself who mistakes him for Loki in disguise, leading to the two versions of Captain America using their shields in battle against each other. Later, during the fight with an alternate

alternate timeline, bequeaths his shield, now fully repaired and with a slight design change to the star in the center, to Sam Wilson
.

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021)

In The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Wilson gives the shield to the

John Walker
, who they describe as the "new Captain America". Bucky Barnes later expresses a desire to steal the shield from Walker, whilst Wilson regrets giving the shield away, wishing he had destroyed it. Wilson and Barnes later do take the shield back from Walker, with Wilson's wingsuit being destroyed in the process. Wilson trains with the shield before receiving a new vibranium wingsuit from the Wakandans, and uses the shield and the new wingsuit in tandem after fully accepting his role as the new Captain America.

Mock versions

Properties

Howard Stark mentions that the vibranium the shield is made of is stronger and a third the weight of

bullets.[9] It is also absorbent of kinetic energy, and can deflect high-energy blasts such as those from Iron Man's armor or Mjolnir.[10] The shield's centre is also highly reflective and able to deflect flying projectiles, as shown when ricocheting bullets throughout the fims and reflecting the shock wave of Mjolnir in The Avengers.[9]

However, the shield has been shown to be not be completely indestructible, as it was destroyed by the double-edged sword of Thanos, made from an unknown cosmic metal, during Avengers: Endgame.

his glove created. Did he have them create his blade as well? Potentially. But it's interesting that it could destroy the shield."[10][12]

Differences from the comic books

The shield is made purely from vibranium in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, rather than from a vibranium-steel alloy as in the comic books.[9] The comics counterpart also consists of "proto-adamantium", with adamantium being an element that has not yet been featured in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.[13] The shield has also been successfully destroyed by Thor in the comics,[14] whilst Thor was depicted as unable to destroy the shield in The Avengers.[11]

Impact

A model of the shield was sent as a

2021 storming of the United States Capitol, meanwhile, drew criticism from Neil Kirby, the son of the shield's comics creator, Jack Kirby, who said it symbolised "the absolute antithesis of Donald Trump".[23][24]

Students at the

Great Dome' with a design of the shield, drawing approval from Chris Evans on Twitter.[25][26] The shield has also been included by Epic Games as an in-game accessory in the popular video game Fortnite.[27]

References

  1. ^ "Captain America (Steve Rogers) On Screen Full Report". Marvel.com. Marvel Comics. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b Hogg, Trevor (July 27, 2011). "Raising the Shield: The Making of Captain America: The First Avenger". CGSociety.org (Society of Digital Artists). Archived from the original on October 1, 2011. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
  3. ^ Lovece, Frank (July 15, 2011) [print version July 17, 2011]. "Red, White and True Blue 'Captain America'". Newsday. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved July 20, 2010.
  4. ^ Fleming Jr, Mike (May 20, 2019). "Kari Skogland To Direct 6-Part 'The Falcon and the Winter Soldier' Miniseries With Anthony Mackie, Sebastian Stan, Daniel Bruhl & Emily Van Camp". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on May 20, 2019. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
  5. ^ Goldberg, Matt (December 7, 2019). "First Images from 'The Falcon and the Winter Soldier' Arrive at CCXP 2019". Collider. Archived from the original on December 8, 2019. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  6. ^ Donnelly, Matt (March 3, 2021). "'The Falcon and the Winter Soldier' Star Anthony Mackie Soars to Marvel Leading-Man Status". Variety. Archived from the original on March 3, 2021. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
  7. ComicBook.com. Archived
    from the original on January 13, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  8. Gage, Christos (w), Petrus, Hugo (a). Iron Man: Security Measures (October 2008). Wal-Mart
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  9. ^ a b c d "Captain America's Shield: What Is It Made Of?". insidethemagic.net. 3 April 2021.
  10. ^ a b "'Avengers: Endgame' Director Joe Russo Explains How Thanos Broke Captain America's Shield". cheatsheet.com. 21 August 2019.
  11. ^ a b "Marvel: 5 Weapons Stronger Than Captain America's Shield (& 5 That Are Weaker)". cbr.com. 5 April 2021.
  12. ^ "The Weird Explanation On How Thanos' Blade Broke Cap's Shield". Looper. May 10, 2019.
  13. ^ "The History Of Wakanda's Vibranium Explained". Looper. 4 November 2020.
  14. ^ "15 Characters Who Have Broken Captain America's Shield". Screen Rant. 4 July 2016.
  15. ^ "Captain America sends special message to 'hero' boy". BBC Newsround.
  16. ^ "Chris Evans sending 'Captain America' shield to little boy who saved sister from dog attack". CNN. 16 July 2020.
  17. ^ "'Pal, you're a hero': Boy, 6, who saved sister from dog attack gets message from Captain America". Sky News.
  18. ^ "The Falcon and the Winter Soldier celebration splashes Cap's shield across globe". cnet.
  19. ^ "London Eye becomes Captain America's shield to mark 'The Falcon & The Winter Soldier' release". NME. 19 March 2021.
  20. ^ "Councilman Arms Himself With Captain America Shield To Take Oath Of Office". Huffington Post. 25 January 2017.
  21. ^ "City council swears-in super hero ... kind of". CNN. 26 January 2017.
  22. ^ "A comic book nerd won a city council seat — and was sworn in holding his Captain America shield". Washington Post.
  23. ^ "The son of Captain America's co-creator says Capitol Hill rioters misrepresented the superhero". CNN. 14 January 2021.
  24. ^ "Captain America creator's son hits out at Capitol mob's use of superhero imagery". The Guardian. 14 January 2021.
  25. ^ "MIT STUDENTS PLAY THEIR OWN ENDGAME AND SUPERSIZE CAPTAIN AMERICA'S SHIELD ONTO SCHOOL'S DOME". SYFY Wire. 29 April 2019.
  26. ^ "Cover-up: MIT students deck out dome with Captain America shield". CNBC TV 18. 30 April 2019.
  27. ^ "Fortnite's Fourth Of July Surprise Is An Official Captain America Skin From Marvel, Live Now". Forbes. Retrieved 7 April 2021.

The properties details and differences from the comic books were adapted from Captain America's shield at Marvel Cinematic Universe Wiki, and from Captain America's shield at Marvel Films Wiki, which are available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 (Unported) (CC-BY-SA 3.0) license. Category:Marvel Cinematic Universe drafts