1. The Initiative
The culmination of the Civil War between the heroes revealed that Stark had launched the Initiative, a program created under the Super-Human Registration Act to train those with powers and abilities. A boot camp for aspiring heroes, passing training with the necessary results game them the chance to be assigned to one of fifty officially sanctioned government teams. Texas got the short straw with a team consisting of Armadillo Man and a cowboy that looks like he belongs in a cigarette commercial. Its a brilliant idea that opened up hundreds of narrative possibilities and allowed lesser known characters some screen time. Having said that, it should be obvious why the notion of having a superhero team for each fifty states of the U.S. isnt a plausible one in the MCU. We barely have fifty heroes, let alone fifty teams worth. Im not saying it wouldnt be a bad thing to have that many characters eventually, but Marvel already takes enough of my money and I kind of need to leave some aside to feed my daughter. Eating cereal for dinner is stunting her growth. Like this article? What elements, if any, will make their way into Captain America 3? Have your say down in the comments.