Captain America Ability in The First Avenger

Captain America Abilities in The First Avenger movie.

Captain America was created during World War II, using the "Super Soldier" Formula, then being bombarded with Vita Rays. This formula effectively turned Steve Rogers into the perfect human, with all the abilities of the best Olympic athlete including Enhanced Strength, Agility and reflexes. However, he does not have "super powers" per se. He has the best strength, agility, etc. that any human can have without being considered superhuman. His immune system allows him to resist most diseases as well as gives him incredible endurance.

The whole enhancement on his body is now the explanation of how he survived being frozen in ice in suspended animation for decades until rescued by the Avengers. He was trained in nearly every form of unarmed combat as well as gymnastics. This makes him so formidable that in a recent story when a villain temporarily neutralized Cap's physical enhancements, he took on four guards escorting him who themselves were enhanced with the same treatment and defeats them all within seconds. He also studied military history and strategy extensively, which will establish him as the ideal field leader of his superpowered fellows in the Avengers.

He also has his iconic Shield, which is made of a combination of Vibranium and Adamantium, the Adamantium makes in virtually indestructible and the Vibranium allows the shield to absorb an extreme amount of impact without transferring it through the shield, i.e. Cap gets punched by Hulk and blocks with the shield, he doesn't get a broken arm from the impact. . He uses it as a shield, a blunt object, and throws it like a discus which can be angled to ricochet back to him.

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