12 Captain America Moments That Shocked The World
2. HAIL HYDRA!
After Steve Rogers was restored by the Cosmic Cube, he joined the Nazi-based clan, Hydra!
This revelation blindsided readers. Cap has been fighting Hydra longer than anyone. Why would he ally with his greatest enemy?
You see, the Cosmic Cube was alive (it was a girl called Kobik), and Hydra's leader, the Red Skull, indoctrinated the artefact with Hydra’s beliefs so Cap fell under its influence when his body was rejuvenated.
Cap became so corrupted by the Cosmic Cube, he killed the Red Skull. Cap then asked the strongest superheroes like Hyperion and Captain Marvel to build an impenetrable shield around the globe to prepare for an inevitable alien attack. When the shield was completed, Cap activated it while these heroes were on the outside, meaning that they couldn’t get in. With the most powerful superheroes trapped in space, Captain America began forming his empire.
Believing that there was some good still left in him, Black Widow tried to talk her old friend down. Sadly, Cap fought Black Widow and broke her neck with his shield.
Although the remaining heroes learned that Cap was brainwashed and reverted him back to normal, he still felt like he failed for falling under the Cosmic Cube's influence.