Warning: Contains spoilers for Captain America #8!!!
As packed as the Marvel Universe is with superheroes, gods, and cosmic beings, there is one thing that Captain America does better. According to Lyra – the entity otherwise known as Life – Steve Rogers is the only hero completely loyal to preserving innocent life, and no other agenda will ever surpass his commitment.
Captain America #8 – by J. Michael Straczynski, Carlos Magno, Espen Grundetjern, and Joe Caramagna – threw Steve into a difficult conflict, caught between Life and Death on the battlefield. The fight is another piece of the never-ending battle between Lyra and her brother, and she uses it as a means to declare Captain America to be her champion.
When Steve question his own worthiness compared to beings like Captain Marvel and Thor, Lyra reminds him that everyone else has other loyalties, but his cause is life.
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Marvel Comics Confirms Captain America Is Life’s True Champion
He Values Life Above All Else
Captain America lore changed significantly with the introduction of Change Agents, which revealed that Steve Rogers was a force for good before ever picking up the shield. He was born destined to make a significant impact on the world, and being Life’s chosen champion seems like a natural progression. While Change Agents, in general, are responsible for significant changes and events, Steve’s position is unique. He’s a superhero, routinely facing threats that seek to end lives or destroy the world, yet nothing has ever made him alter course away from his main objective: saving people.
While he was right to point out that others like Captain Marvel and Thor are technically more powerful than he is, no one else has such a singular, unwavering direction. Thor’s oyalties are to Asgard, and Carol Danvers has her hands full with problems throughout the galaxy. Both sometimes make hard decisions that result in losing people, whereas Steve Rogers does everything within his power to save as many as he can, and offer them a second chance. That quality transcends the current Captain America title, and it’s a noted force in timelines like Avengers: Twilight, too.
Captain America Will Always Sacrifice Himself For Others
That Makes Him Marvel’s Ultimate Protector
Lyra entrusts Steve with protecting the other Change Agents because nothing will stop him. Once Steve Rogers believes in something, he’s locked in, and if innocent lives are in play…he will lay down his own without hesitation if it means protecting them. The very quality that made him worthy of the Captain America title also means he’s Life’s greatest defender. No external events can pull him away, as nobody digs in their heels as hard as Steve Rogers when faced with adversity. Captain America values innocent lives above all else, and it makes him one of Marvel’s most powerful heroes.
Captain America #8 is available now from Marvel Comics.
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Captain America
Initially debuting in 1940, Captain America is the patriotically themed superhero who has shared the title with only a few individuals. Beginning with Steve Rogers, Captain America’s birth resulted from a frail man taking part in an experimental U.S. Army super-soldier trial, which imbued him with super-human abilities. The character is often depicted wielding a nigh unbreakable and aerodynamic shield made of vibranium that they use to defend and attack their foes.
