I just had a thought on Steve’s initial argument against the Accords.
What if they send us somewhere we don’t wanna go?
What if they don’t send us somewhere we think we should be?
He already had a point in his life when he knew he could be helping the people who needed it, but was limited to a star-spangled costume and jaunty theme tune. He’s been put on the bench before, and he’s seen people he cared about suffer because of it. If they’d let him out sooner, maybe Bucky and his unit would never have been captured. Maybe Bucky would never have been tortured and hurt and made into Zola’s plaything.
Given the war that Steve fought in, and given that he saw how America hung back until Pearl Harbour happened, I don’t imagine he’s ignorant about how they could end up being put on the shelf while conflicts raged, until they were absolutely necessary. On top of that, he has watched his identity as Cap be used for politicking, to sell war bonds, to encourage patriotism and all that jazz, even after his death.
And here’s a thought: Tony was the one who created and unleashed his weapons on the world. Steve was one of those weapons. It’s the difference between being the seller and being the product. Tony sees it as a quality control. Steve sees it as losing his autonomy and becoming that dancing monkey again.
I have been having an argument with a friend and he says that Marvel is for guys, please help me prove to him that there are lots of women who like Marvel!
Some time ago I quite unexpectedly became fond of this superhero. I started researching and this post was one of the first things I’ve read about Steve. He is one of those people (real and fictional) who inspired me to try to change things around me and be more outspoken.
And this analysis is such a good introduction to nuances of Cap’s cbs historical context. Especially for us foreigners
Ilon Rka
I just realised where Kylo got his name from:
Ky = sKYwalker
Lo = soLO
Ren = literally just his birth name with an R
which means that when he was choosing his super scary Dark Lord name, he just mashed up the surnames of the most positive figures in his life. poor sod can’t even evil right
Decided to put this in a separate post.
Quick Breakdown:
-Alexey Navalny (main opposition leader in Russia) was poisoned with Novichok, a chemical nerve agent that is internationally outlawed.
-He nearly died, and was in a coma for a while. Then he spent a few months in a clinic in Germany recovering
-He released investigations proving that his poisoning was ordered and carried out by the Russian government (not that you would need the investigations to know that, but watch them anyway. They include a phone call to one of the agents actually involved in the poisoning. Check out the video, its called “I called my murderer and he confessed”, bc Navalny is a badass and even his Youtube video titles reflect that)
-While in Germany for treatment, the Russian gov suddenly decided they wanted to convert his old suspended prison sentence (for bogus charges, obviously) to a real one. On the LAST day of that suspended sentence. To be very clear, this suspended sentence is for a FABRICATED crime. As recognized by the European Court of Human Rights (the decisions of which Russia is supposed to abide by).
-Despite the risks, Navalny came back to Russia. He was arrested right in the airport, denied access to phone calls and his lawyer, and then put on trial the same day IN THE FUCKING POLICE STATION. His lawyer, who had been standing outside the station for hours trying to get access to him, was told about the trial a minute before it commenced. He was given a 30 day sentence (for what? who knows. just because) and is currently being held in prison. There is a very large chance that he will get his old suspended sentence turned into a real one (of 3.5 years, or 2.5 if they count out the time he spent under house arrest). Or he’ll get an even larger sentence. Or they’ll just kill him.
-After he got arrested, Navalny’s team released a new investigation they had been sitting on; one about Putin’s lavish lifestyle. In 4 days, it got 75 MILLION views. For context, the population of Russia is about 144 million.
-Navalny was briefly able to access his phone through a meeting with his lawyer and made a post, saying (with his usual dark humor) that he is not planning on hanging himself or slitting his wrists, that he walks down the stairs very carefully, and has the “blood pressure of an astronaut”. What he means is that if something happens to him in prison, it’s not suicide, or an accident, or a heart attack. Since then, his lawyer has not been able to see him, and is not even sure of his whereabouts
- This Saturday, there were protests all over Russia. People are taking to the streets, demanding that Navalny is freed. This is despite the fact that students have been threatened with expulsion if they are spotted at protests, ditto with adults losing jobs. And despite violence from Russian police/OMON officers.
I’ve only laid out the main events: theres an infinite amount of other horrific and absurd details to this story. But please take a moment to care about this.
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Steve Rogers in CA:CW + the values of Captain America
I saw a gifset about how Tony might be a better embodiment of Cap’s values in CA:CW than Steve is. I wanted to show how, at least for me, Steve still represents those values.
OMG this is the best XD
stevetony will never be canon, keep dreaming
there goes all my hopes cRUSHED, anon. all of this time spent shipping them meANINGLESS. empty. how will i gO ON knowing that they will never be elevated to the mythic untouchable status of canon. it’s so sad that all i have is
steve riding tony
steve defending naked tony’s honor
the way tony likes to launch himself face first at steve in order to protect him
tony stark: steve rogers’ personal chauffer
it’s
kind of
a thing
for them
but let’s not forget
steve carries tony out of burning buildings in the bridal carry
in fact steve guest stars in an iron man comic just to carry tony out of a burning building
the fireman’s carry is actually reserved for the cartoon
marvel funded & created a CGI animation film featuring 71 minutes of them sassing each other and taking names
once upon a time the current writer for the avengers, jonathan hickman (2012-present) implied that tony’s method of choice to make up to steve were blowies
and yes he might be torturing us all but at least he’s man enough to admit that the avengers is really about their relationship
and is that surprising i mean there’s an entire comic that’s based on a narrative arc, again, aBOUT THEM
comic writer brian michael bendis on how avengers: prime was framed as an adventure they had to go on to remind them why they love each other so much
here it is in tony’s own words
tony looking like he’s having a religious experience and seen the light or smth while being hugged by steve
60′s comics written like all the best terrible fanfiction where tony stark refers to steve rogers’ eyes as clear azure and composes poetry about his grace and daring
“i know you believe in the future, but i believe in people. and i choose to believe in your, iron man.”
retro comics were just really gay
animated tv show avengers assemble opens with steve facing off against red skull, his presumed “death” is the catalyst for tony reforming the avengers. their mid-season finale ended with tony “almost dying”
not very pg-13 for a kids’ show if you ask me
it’s really also extremely gay
tony stark no. 1 fanboy
in all the universes
what’s his username? captain america. what’s his password? captain america. foolproof. no one would ever guess. totally unhackable.
avengers tower: home and HQ of the earth’s mightiest heroes but also the site of the one and only “cap tribute room”
all the best superhero bases have framed portraits of captain america it’s interior designing 101
in fact tony thinks steve’s pretty no matter what skintight navel-bearing costume he’s wearing
tony thinks ultimates cap just so happens to be america’s hottest president
“CAPTAIN HANDSOME”
“good morning beloved” to which steve answers without even batting an eye
are they flirting??? was there really another horse?? we just don’t know
“where is here? is this a dream? tell me it is, tony. tell me you can wake me. tell me i’m not going to die in my sleep. don’t let this old soldier just fade away” – marvel comics?? or soap opera love story?? who can even tell the difference???
pictured: assorted superheroes with representatives from the avengers, the fantastic four, the x-men discussing how much tony and steve love each other while in the background steve and tony have a conversation
a married couple and leaders of the next generation of avengers referring to steve and tony as the mother and father of the avengers
sometimes they hold hands
actual canon universe earth-3490 where cis female tony married steve and their marriage helped end the civil war.
“mr. stark, when i woke up in this era, i had no one, nothing. you gave me a purpose, somewhere to belong. you gave me a home.”
tony and steve’s lips have touched bc tony was giving him cPR TO SAVE his life at the risk of his own
tony referring to the day he met steve as the greatest day of his life
civil war: the confession. where tony stark admits to steve rogers’ cold dead body that worse than the equivalent of selling his soul, alienating half of his friends and family from him, destroying his moral integrity combined, the one thing he couldn’t live with was steve being dead
“maybe… maybe there was a reason you had to be on the other side of every argument. how you could be my rudder, steering me when other’s couldn’t… i don’t know if i can do it without you… i certainly won’t do it as well…”
like they’re standing there reincarnated as walking corpses and steve’s missing half his face and they’re still acting like an old married couple
“guess they’ll have to learn to love me. you did.”
they jOKE ABOUT HAVING THE KIND OF ROUGH SEX THAT REQUIRES SAFEWORDS.
why dream when i have all this cold hard reality staring me in the face