do clothes make the man and more
importantly can they stop you from being
shot or killed
hey let's find out captain america has
become one of the most iconic heroes in
history
throughout cap's comic small screen and
big screen history he has worn a wide
variety of suits which all serve him
well in defending the nation
sure versace and ralph lauren are great
probably but if i'm given the choice
i'll take either someone with the last
name
stark or a fashion designer from wakanda
please the star-spangled hero has worn a
variety of suits each with new abilities
armor or function but without further
ado let's see which of cap's suits you
should take into battle and which ones
you should maybe leave hanging in the
closet for a while
put on the suit let's go a few rounds i
suppose when you become a dr
manhattan look alike with a giant pair
of angel wings the functionality of your
suit isn't necessarily the first thing
on your mind
in the comic event known as paradise x
earth found itself without death
the cree mar-vell then decided to make
several heroes into what would be known
as avenging hosts
these hosts would hold the
responsibility of bringing new souls
from the realm of the dead into paradise
captain america was chosen for this
honor given this new form along with his
new title captain america chose for his
uniform a single american flag wrapped
around his body
most likely to make sure to keep things
pg-13 while the ensemble and new angelic
look of captain america is certainly
breathtaking to behold
it's not something i would recommend to
anyone who is not gifted with angel
wings
basically if you tried to wear this into
battle you would look like a kid in high
school who had their gym clothes stolen
so they ran to the gymnasium and grabbed
the flag off the wall to wrap around
them and go look for their shorts
i can explain this after project rebirth
proved to be successful in transforming
steve rogers into the world's first
super soldier
dr erskine was shot and killed and so
died any immediate hopes of reproducing
the program
unsatisfied with only one soldier
colonel phillips denied steve a place
amongst
his ranks it was at this point steve
became the propaganda machine known as
the star-spangled man with a plan
in direct tribute to cap's first comic
book appearance c
was given a suit made of what appears to
be senator brandt's grandmother's best
knitting work
complete with the crocheted a on his
forehead and wings on the side
long story short this suit is fantastic
if you're trying to sell war bonds or
knock out adolf hitler over 200 times
but it probably wouldn't be very useful
in stopping a butter knife
the first time steve rogers abandoned
the mantle of captain america he set
himself on a personal quest with sewing
needles in hand to create a new identity
using his background as a comic book
artist steve began to make his own
costume and search for a new moniker he
settled with a black and yellow color
scheme and the name
nomad in honor of his cutting loose from
his past and becoming a man without a
country
he created a very low-cut black suit
made of all-weather fabric which serves
almost no purpose
he even talked himself into adding a
cape citing the reason as
and i'm not kidding here why not no
capes
his yellow boots and gloves came from
normal retail outlets
in the end the costume is not incredibly
functional and is exactly what you would
think a comic book nerd would create for
himself if given some fabric and thread
in 1990 a forgotten gem was created
matt salinger donned the iconic shield
in uniform in a film directed by albert
pion and went toe-to-toe with the red
skull
several liberties were taken with cap's
story but he was still frozen in ice and
awakened several years later to save the
president of the united states mr
president
thanks but the big question here is what
on earth is he wearing
what appears to be a painted wetsuit the
costume provides little advantage in
battle
it also appears to make it rather
difficult for steve to actually see
however if i was to say anything i would
say that it seems to make him much more
aerodynamic which in turn would make him
faster and quicker on his feet
to complete the ensemble is his
deceptively powerful shield
while it may appear to be made out of a
rubber frisbee one would throw for their
dog to catch
it accomplishes several powerful feats
in the film including smashing through
solid concrete
in 1979 red brown picked up the shield
of steve rogers in captain america the
1979 tv movie
marking an insane alteration in his
backstory steve's father was a 1940s
government agent whose patriotism earned
him the name
captain america after his father's
murder steve
working as a traveling artist was in a
severe accident he was administered an
experimental chemical known as the flag
formula which healed his injuries and
turned him into an enhanced super
soldier the government gave him a suit
based on his drawings but it's quite
obvious that they were just huge fans of
evil knievel his outfit consists of a
red white and blue motorcycle suit
complete with a large 70s motorcycle
helmet and goggles
he always wears it like even when
running after criminals
i mean at least his head is protected
his outfit is completed with maybe the
most pathetic excuse of a plastic
see-through shield you've ever seen
after his uso tour led him to his honor
steve learned of the capture of the
107th
infantry and his friend bucky barnes
this is where steve's true character
shone through
against orders steve went on a mission
with help from peggy and howard stark to
save his friend
his sunday sweater of a uniform would
need a bit of tweaking given the
resources steve had available to him i
would say he did a pretty good job
in what is a personal favorite look of
caps he added a combat leather jacket
pants boots and goggles to complete the
ensemble he borrowed an a helmet from
one of the star-spangled singers
and put his stage shield to good use
though it did dent a little easier than
future versions
hopefully that helmet actually functions
properly and isn't just a plastic piece
of stage equipment
during an avengers story the villainous
morgan lafaye created a reality
distortion wave that sent time
backwards into a medieval setting
several avengers took on alternate
medieval identities
falcon became blackbird hank pym became
gigantis
and steve rogers became yeoman america
dressed in his still iconic red white
and blue yeoman america donned a
traditional suit of armor worn by
medieval knights
he carried a sword and his still
circular shield as far as looks the cap
outfit is awesome as far as
functionality there is a reason the
knight suit of armor became obsolete
i'm sure it worked great in the world
that morgan put them in as it would
prove effective against your average
sword
however in any other setting i imagine
it would be difficult to move in and
likely very ineffective against
materials of the modern age
like vibranium and adamantium when
captain america first appeared on the
cover of a comic book in 1941
socking old adolf on the jaw his look
became an instant classic that he would
carry for years to come
we've come to learn that steve's suit
from the beginning was made of a
chainmail-like substance around the
chest
creating a protective material around
vital areas and appearing
as a fish scale like image the
weaknesses in this suit revolved
primarily around steve's exposed neck he
also carried his first shield which he
would not upgrade until a few issues
later while this one possessed the
capability to deflect bullets
it was not as useful offensively as his
future design
after cap took over as the leader of the
avengers he was given a new and more
heavily armored suit again
created by tony stark after the events
of civil war cap left his shield behind
and went on the run with falcon wanda
and black widow still
donning the same uniform he tore the
avengers patches off the shoulders
as well as the white star in the center
upon his reappearance in avengers
infinity war it was clear that the suit
had seen some mileage
as parts of the chest were torn
revealing the chainmail-like substance
underneath he had abandoned his helmet
and eventually completed the look with a
pair of wakandan vibranium gauntlet
shields
so this outfit while complete with
weapons and armor has still seen a lot
of wear and tear and leaves steve's head
vulnerable
captain america's final avengers uniform
was very similar to the one that came
before it
five years after the world lost half of
its people avengers like black widow and
captain america were doing their part in
attempting to help people pick up the
pieces of their shattered lives
when scott lang emerged from the quantum
realm with a plan to reverse the damage
done by thanos five years earlier it was
time to suit up
his updated outfit now reunited with his
shield from tony stark
included the chain mail material on the
outside of the outfit unlike in the past
where it was hidden
underneath this made the suit less
susceptible to wear and tear damage and
made steve a much more intimidating
presence
this would all be necessary as steve
would need it to fight thanos during his
assault on the avengers facility
with input from steve rogers after his
daring rescue of the 107th infantry
howard stark was tasked with upgrading
steve's look this is where steve donned
his iconic round shield on the big
screen
made of what howard stark believed to be
all of the vibranium they had
as well steve was given a uniform
keeping with the stars and stripes
aesthetic
this uniform was stacked with the best
materials the army had available at the
time
including a bulletproof helmet a carbon
polymer flame resistant jacket
paratrooper pants and a utility belt
complete with a gun holster
steve was able to take down hydra's
multiple installations and even defeat
the red skull himself while wearing this
uniform
and wore it for 70 years while encased
in ice
after steve's retirement and sam's
initial refusal to take up the mantle
the government chose the perfect soldier
but not necessarily the best man to
become the next captain america
john walker was a decorated u.s military
veteran and a longtime captain america
fan while he didn't quite live up to the
role
and would even adopt a new one as the us
agent he still was given all the same
fancy equipment walker's uniform was
modeled in function after several of
steve's past
uniforms being resistant to knives and
most gunshots
it was complete with a bulletproof
helmet and a shoulder strap for carrying
the iconic and what walker would prove
to be deadly shield
maybe the biggest captain america super
fan ever agent phil coulson had heavy
input on the design worn by captain
america in the first avengers film
son just don't with the way things were
going people definitely needed a little
old-fashioned
and colson and shield certainly
delivered modeled after howard stark's
original design
cap's new suit was made with a high-tech
blast resistant stretch fabric
that served his armor and helped him
survive direct shots and explosions from
chatari weapons
his new helmet was once again
bulletproof and his shield dug out of
the ice with him completed the powerful
ensemble
after his success in defeating loki and
the chitari with the avengers
cap signed on to work for shield captain
america the winter soldier and was often
placed on missions with their strike
force
for missions like this shield made cap a
new stealth suit which he wore on his
mission to retake the captured lemurian
star
this suit was made specifically to serve
as a black ops type stealth suit and is
reinforced with a kevlar base
his shield colors were muted as well to
help with the stealth-like nature these
missions called for
this suit is so effective that steve
even chose it to wear when he traveled
into space for the first time
expecting another confrontation with
thanos at the garden
tony is coming up quite a bit on this
list granted in his own words he does
make all the weapons and make everyone
look cooler
in avengers age of ultron the avengers
truly come together as a fully fledged
team executing missions to take out
hydra and even throwing after parties to
celebrate
now fully backed by tony stark with no
interference from the defunct shield
everyone received an upgrade cap's new
uniform was designed to be similar to
his stealth suit but able to withstand
stronger attacks including repulsor
blasts that iron man uses
it is also outfitted with a series of
electromagnets that allow him to recall
his shield from the ground
you didn't finish sometime in the future
captain america would actually
develop an illness from the super
soldier serum coursing through his veins
that would actually leave steve
paralyzed his longtime friend and ally
tony stark was determined to find a way
he could continue to fight evil
tony made an armored exoskeleton suit
that steve would be able to control
and would act in a way that would allow
him to move again steve would have
sensors implanted in his body
similar to the ones tony used in iron
man 3 to call the mark 42 armor that
would allow the exoskeleton to move for
him
one would think that this suit would be
the most powerful but tony actually
designed it to be on the whole
non-lethal
keeping with cap's motif at the time of
not wanting to kill
his main weapons were beams that caused
his victims severe vertigo
and magnetic gloves and missile
protection that were mostly used for
defensive purposes
maybe tony should have quit the hero
game and just become a sort of superhero
tailor
no case though this particular suit was
quite the feat of genius
with the combination of hank pym's
quantum discoveries tony stark was able
to outfit each of the avengers with this
unique time travel suit allowing them to
return to the past and collect the
infinity stones
while the suit itself is not
particularly effective in combat and
steve and the other avengers would even
wear more effective suits underneath
the power to travel in time cannot be
understated
steve alone with this suit was able to
acquire pym particles the time stone and
the mine stone
thor was able to recover mjolnir and the
avengers were able to gather all of the
infinity stones
the implications alone grant steven
incredible power which he also uses to
live out his dream life with peggy
in a distant alternate future steve
rogers v is a descendant of the original
captain america and has adopted the
totally original moniker of commander
america
in this what if issue commander america
is a member of the cosmic avengers and
the story being explored is what would
happen if the team went up against the
guardians of the galaxy
given that this takes place in the
future commander america's suit is
upgraded greatly
his outfit comes with a helmet that
allows him to travel in space
most importantly and i cannot stress
this commander america is rocking some
shoulder pads which i'm sure
do a great job of you know protecting
his shoulders
post-civil war in the comics steve
rogers was actually killed
unlike in the film steve actually willed
the position and mantle of captain
america to his longtime best friend
bucky
despite his history as the winter
soldier bucky actually had to take the
shield from a shield helicarrier to
learn that steve had passed it on to him
with a request from the now executive
director of shield
tony stark bucky decided to adopt his
new title and a new incredibly powerful
suit this suit is probably the most
indestructible of any captain america
suit as it is laced with an adamantium
weave
this gives it a shiny metallic
appearance but is still very easy to
move in
complete with cap's iconic shield this
incredibly durable outfit makes bucky
barnes a very effective captain america
after the battle with thanos and
avengers end game steve rogers was
tasked with returning the infinity
stones to the moments they were borrowed
from
instead of returning steve decided to
live out his life in the past with his
love peggy
he would return to officially retire as
captain america and pass the role on to
an incredibly worthy successor
sam wilson after a brief period
throughout the events of the falcon and
the winter soldier sam officially took
on the role
with some help from bucky sam was given
a specially made wakandan suit to serve
as the symbol of the country
modeled after his exo7 falcon wings his
suit is a vibranium weave with vibranium
wings
there is a special location for his
shield on his back allowing him to
create a protective and impenetrable
cocoon
it is likely that his wings create
weapons similar to that of his normal
falcon wings
such as rocket launchers and machine
guns we all know that a helmet would
make a lot of sense but even without it
this is still
one powerful fashion statement when
tasked with defending the nation it is
important to look the part
which cap suit do you think is the most
powerful and who would you want to make
your cap suit
dibs on the wakandans
you