So long, farewell: Because of its setting in the past, everyone we meet in the film besides Steve, Bucky, and Peggy is left in the (figurative) dust when Cap wakes up in present-day New York. And the film also marks the first appearance of classic Captain America baddie the Red Skull (Hugo Weaving) – who we initially assume has been disintegrated by the Tesseract during the movie’s final battle, but later find out the Space Stone has simply transported him somewhere else… Though we see images and video footage of an older Howard Stark in Iron Man and Iron Man 2, this is also the first time that Tony’s father has been a character in his own right. The character returns as the Winter Soldier in, erm, The Winter Soldier and appears in Civil War and Avengers: Infinity War. Bucky, meanwhile, is now basically an Avenger alongside his BFF, despite seemingly falling to his death in The First Avenger. While Peggy is the only one of the trio not dislodged in time, we see her again in Ant-Man working with Hank Pym and in Captain America: The Winter Soldier as a 93-year-old woman suffering from Alzheimer’s before she’s finally laid to rest in Captain America: Civil War.

When faced with a romantic rival, all he can muster is: “Do you two…fondue?”įirst appearances: Alongside Steve, Bucky and Peggy have become integral parts of the MCU ever since this film.

Cap’s platoon, The Howling Commandos, aren’t particularly memorable, sure, but the film finds its purpose just as its protagonist does, and you’ve gotta love a slow-motion jump engulfed in flames.īest quip: The ongoing fondue joke, which sees Steve repeatedly misinterpret the nature of Peggy and Howard Stark’s (Dominic Cooper) relationship, still elicits a chuckle if only because it proves how inept Steve is at the whole dating game. Standout scene: The Commando rescue is a brilliantly fun ride, marking Captain America’s transition from performing monkey to the Super Soldier he was meant to be. It remains one of the stronger entries in Phase One and no one can deny that it’s an entertaining romp through 1940s wartime, but it may suffer unfairly from comparison to its later peers.įor much of its running time, Captain America: The First Avenger is about the good guys against the bad guys but, just as it unseats Steve in its final moments, the audience is prepped for the more complex and sprawling stories to come. What makes The First Avenger one of the least interesting instalments of the MCU, then, is also its strength. Read more – Complete Guide to Marvel Easter Eggs in Captain America: The First Avenger

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