The Marvel multiverse is full of an unimaginable amount of amazing alternates of our favourite
superheroes and villains.
Captain America is one of those very heroes who has an assortment of alternates who come
in all shapes, sizes and forms, and whose powers have often deviated from his initial
Earth 616 iteration.
So today, we’re returning to our list of the top 10 strongest alternate versions of
Captain America with a part two!
We previously discussed a lot of Cap’s strongest alternates in the part one of this list, so
be sure to check that out after this video, too!
So with that in mind, let’s get to it!
10 Poison Captain America Poison Captain America is one of the heroes
who becomes assimilated into the Poison’s hive in the Venomverse.
So for starters, if you’re unfamiliar with the story, what’s a Poison?
Poisons are a benevolent race of aliens who are the predators of the Klyntar, aka symbiotes
like Venom.
A venomized Doctor Strange summons a bunch of symbiotes from across the multiverse to
fight the poisons, but in the process, the poisons absorb and take over several venomized
heroes, making them a part of their hive.
This includes Cap, who was initially known as Captain Venom.
After he’s assimilated, he ends up acting as a field captain for the Poison’s and
their Hive.
He’s eventually killed by Carnage.
9 Secret Wars 2099 On Earth 23291, Steve rogers isn’t Captain
America – instead, it’s Roberta Mendez, a new version of Cap that was created by the
company Alchemax and lives in Battleworld.
She’s not Captain America by choice though – she was forced by the company to take
the Super Soldier Serum.
And here’s the kicker – Roberta actually turns into Captain America when the words
Avengers Assemble are said, becoming fully physically and mentally Cap.
When the word dismissed is said, it triggers her back to regular Roberta.
Being in the future, her uniform also got a bit of an upgrade, and she wields an energy
shield along with energy wings.
8 AI Steve Rogers (Earth 14831) Artificial Intelligence Steve rogers is a
product of the year 2420, in an alternate reality in which Ultron had killed the Avengers
and turned all of humanity into slaves.
Ultron would decide to craft his own Avengers team out of AI, modelled after the original
members, which includes Cap.
These AI avengers would fight against their namesakes from the past thanks to their past
selves being displaced in a time jump thanks to the Time Gem.
While he’s capable of everything the 616 Cap is capable of, he’s also much more technologically
advanced, and even tries to hack into the past version of Iron Man’s suit in order
to kill Tony within it.
Luckily that plan didn’t go well thanks to the difference between the technology Cap
had access to and the tech of the past.
7 Infinity War Doppelganger This one is an alternate version of Cap that
actually appeared in the main continuity of Earth 616.
In 1992’s Infinity War story arc, when Adam Warlock’s evil half, Magus, decides to conquer
the universe, he pays a visit to a place called the Dimension of Manifestation, home to Anthropomorpho,
who has the ability to create dopplegangers.
Magus enlists his help to create dopplegangers of every superhero on Earth, including Captain
America.
As you can see, he has a bit of a sinister twist to him.
All of the dopplegangers fought their true selves, and ultimately were defeated when
Adam beat Magus.
So what can evil doppelganger Cap do?
He can assume the form of whatever individual he desires, can mimic that individuals abilities,
powers and weapons, and in his natural form, he’s actually a tentacle creature.
These dopplegangers can merge with their prey as well, taking over their bodies if they
so choose.
6 General America Earth 3010 Earth 3010 is the home of Lady Deadpool – an
Earth in which an American rebellion has risen up thanks to fascists in the federal government
and a schism in congress.
This leads to several states declaring independence, and a new American civil war.
Lady Deadpool is on the opposite side of the rebellion, whereas Cap is one of the generals
leading the rebellion, known as General America.
He also has a bionic right arm – his arm was amputated after Headpool from Earth 2149
bit and infected his arm.
5 Dormammuverse Earth 5113 Earth 5113 is the home of the Dormammuverse,
a reality where Dormammu rules.
This version of Cap doesn’t really have much of a backstory, but instead is a part
of an evil alternate team put together by that universe’s doctor Strange, a disciple
of Dormammu.
After dormammu took over, all of the heroes underwent mystic surgeries that made them
more than human – for example, Spider-Man has multiple arm, and Daredevil is a literal
devil with his eyes gouged out.
Cap appears to be made out of a solid metal material, and his shield is lined with spikes.
Alongside version of the Hulk, Wolverine and Thor, Dormammu Cap is brought in to fight
off the Defenders in Defenders vol 3 issue 4, and swears like there’s no tomorrow.
As noted by Namor, Cap and the rest of the twisted dopplegangers aren’t constrained
by anything vaguely resembling ideals and morality.
4 Iron Cap – Bullet Points Bullet Points is a limited series that took
place on Earth 70105, and what makes this universe distinct is that Dr Abraham Erskine
was killed before Steve could be given the super soldier serum.
But fret not, the government had a contingency plan, and instead, Steve ends up becoming
a part of Project: Iron Man, in which his body was surgically grafted to a giant suit
of armour that resembles the mach 1 Iron Man suit.
Using this armour, he fought in World War 2, and years later, his body would be removed
from the suit.
Despite this, he was forced to get back into the suit in order to fight Hulk, who in this
reality was Peter Parker.
This is yet another version of Captain America that isn’t actually Steve Rogers.
So for context, on Earth 99315, the Kree have conquered Earth and in order to mock the human
race, a bunch of Kree soldiers have taken over the identity of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes,
including Cap.
They also stole their powers.
Earth would later be invaded by an insectoid race, causing the Kree Avengers to relocate
to the blue area of the moon.
Kree Cap adopted a uniform very similar to his namesake, except stylized to represent
the Kree race – his uniform is green, silver and purple, and his shield had a planet on
it instead of a star.
He has the same abilities as the 616 Cap, combined with the advanced physiology of the
Kree race.
2 2099 AD - Earth 928 This version of Steve Rogers is a blend between
Captain America and Thor and takes place in the year 2099 AD.
When he was found frozen and alive, a corporation called Alchemax took him in – Alchemax essentially
controlled the USA, having created products for every consumer need.
He’s given Thor’s hammer Mjolnir to symbolize this new world they’re in, and along with
Miguel O’Hara, who is the 2099 version of Spider-Man, the two create a new team of Avengers.
So what can Cap Thor do?
Aside from having his 616 super soldier enhancements, because of commanding Mjolnir, he gains many
of Thor’s abilities, including a superhuman upgrade in terms of strength, speed, durability
and stamina, and of course, he can manipulate weather.
1 Earth X (Earth 9997) Earth X was a limited series from 1999 that
took place in a post-apocalyptic world.
Cap is a worn torn hero, aged, and balding, and still has the same abilities as his Earth
616 self.
But in the follow up to the Earth X series, Universe X: Cap, a one shot, we see Rogers
sacrifice himself to save the original Captain Marvel, Mar-Vell.
Because of his sacrifice, he’s turned into an angelic character with blue skin, a white
star on his chest and an A shape on his face (which matched the scar his human form had).
He’s also got a blade of light that emits from his arm.
When he died, he was transmuted to a higher state of being and became part of something
called the Avenging Host, a group that was charged to defend paradise after Mar-Vell
killed Death.
Steve has a bunch of supernatural powers that come with this new persona, including wings
that allow him to fly, the ability to shape shift (although it’s uncertain if he can
shift to forms outside of his previous human self), he can awaken latent memories of those
in the realm of the dead, and he can travel between various different dimensions.
There we have it friends!
What other alternates of Captain America can you think of?
Which ones are the strongest in your opinion of all the alternate earths in the Marvel
Universe?
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