True or False: Captain America Edition
Jan 4, 2018 2:55:13 GMT
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Post by Lord Death Man on Jan 4, 2018 2:55:13 GMT
This post is designed to debunk commonly held misconceptions and falsehoods about Captain America.
FALLACY: [Steve Rodgers] Couldn't even pass the physical to get into the Army because he was too lazy to exercise and train like the other soldiers.
TRUTH: While Rogers is never seen exercising or working out, it's safe to assume that this "shortcut" was taken due to Roger's numerous health problems and the urgency of joining the war effort in a timely manner.
FALLACY: [Steve Rodgers] Got into the Army by taking a super-PED that made him stronger than everyone else.
TRUTH: Steve Rogers volunteered to be the test subject for an experimental treatment that carried significant risk as it had only been tested on one other individual who, while gaining enhanced strength and reflexes, also experienced psychosis and serious skin and facial deformities.
The actual treatment consisted of the injection of a serum and simultaneous exposure to an unknown form of radiation. It did not include the usage of a drug. A drug is classified as a substance that alters the body's chemistry on a temporary basis. The effects of the Supersoldier treatment are permanent.
The serum did not get Rodger's into the army, his tenacity is responsible for that feat.
FALLACY: [Steve Rodgers] Stole the rank of Captain from other more experienced and more qualified officers who worked their butts off to be in line for a promotion to Captain but didn't get promoted because they didn't get to take the super-PED.
TRUTH: Steve Rogers, of the MCU, was not initially or immediately promoted to an actual Captain upon his transformation. The moniker "Captain America" was given to him in service of his role as a mascot who helped to sell war bonds. After single-handedly liberating captured Allied POWs, he was then promoted to an actual Captain. While it may seem odd that an entry-level enlisted man was promoted to Captain so quickly, this type of rank advancement was quite common in WWI and WWII. The process is known as a jump-step promotion.
FALLACY: [Steve Rodgers] Aided and abetted a double-murderer to flee from the authorities.
TRUTH: James Buchanan Barnes (aka, Bucky, aka Jim, aka the Winter Soldier, aka the New Fist of Hydra) has murdered far more than two individuals. In 2009, S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent Natasha Romanoff witnessed him kill an unnamed nuclear scientist. It is also speculated that Barnes, while in the custody of Hydra, assassinated several additional targets of strategic importance.
So, it is far more accurate to say that Steve Rodgers aided and abetted the escape of a mass murderer from authorities.
FALLACY: [Steve Rodgers] Pissed all over the U.S. Constitution by not letting his BFF stand trial before a jury and instead appointing himself judge and jury and declaring his BFF not guilty.
TRUTH: Unless it happened off screen or in fan fiction, Steve Rodgers likely never urinated on the now centuries-old document known as the American Constitution. However, had he done so, it can be speculated that trace elements of the super-soldier serum in his blood would have likely filtrated through his urine thus offering the document some preservative benefit (as the Serum itself drastically reduces Rodger's aging process).
FALLACY: [Steve Rodgers] Couldn't even pass the physical to get into the Army because he was too lazy to exercise and train like the other soldiers.
TRUTH: While Rogers is never seen exercising or working out, it's safe to assume that this "shortcut" was taken due to Roger's numerous health problems and the urgency of joining the war effort in a timely manner.
FALLACY: [Steve Rodgers] Got into the Army by taking a super-PED that made him stronger than everyone else.
TRUTH: Steve Rogers volunteered to be the test subject for an experimental treatment that carried significant risk as it had only been tested on one other individual who, while gaining enhanced strength and reflexes, also experienced psychosis and serious skin and facial deformities.
The actual treatment consisted of the injection of a serum and simultaneous exposure to an unknown form of radiation. It did not include the usage of a drug. A drug is classified as a substance that alters the body's chemistry on a temporary basis. The effects of the Supersoldier treatment are permanent.
The serum did not get Rodger's into the army, his tenacity is responsible for that feat.
FALLACY: [Steve Rodgers] Stole the rank of Captain from other more experienced and more qualified officers who worked their butts off to be in line for a promotion to Captain but didn't get promoted because they didn't get to take the super-PED.
TRUTH: Steve Rogers, of the MCU, was not initially or immediately promoted to an actual Captain upon his transformation. The moniker "Captain America" was given to him in service of his role as a mascot who helped to sell war bonds. After single-handedly liberating captured Allied POWs, he was then promoted to an actual Captain. While it may seem odd that an entry-level enlisted man was promoted to Captain so quickly, this type of rank advancement was quite common in WWI and WWII. The process is known as a jump-step promotion.
FALLACY: [Steve Rodgers] Aided and abetted a double-murderer to flee from the authorities.
TRUTH: James Buchanan Barnes (aka, Bucky, aka Jim, aka the Winter Soldier, aka the New Fist of Hydra) has murdered far more than two individuals. In 2009, S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent Natasha Romanoff witnessed him kill an unnamed nuclear scientist. It is also speculated that Barnes, while in the custody of Hydra, assassinated several additional targets of strategic importance.
So, it is far more accurate to say that Steve Rodgers aided and abetted the escape of a mass murderer from authorities.
FALLACY: [Steve Rodgers] Pissed all over the U.S. Constitution by not letting his BFF stand trial before a jury and instead appointing himself judge and jury and declaring his BFF not guilty.
TRUTH: Unless it happened off screen or in fan fiction, Steve Rodgers likely never urinated on the now centuries-old document known as the American Constitution. However, had he done so, it can be speculated that trace elements of the super-soldier serum in his blood would have likely filtrated through his urine thus offering the document some preservative benefit (as the Serum itself drastically reduces Rodger's aging process).