AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR - Captain America Battles An Outrider In These Awesome Hot Toys Action Figure Shots
Steve Rogers has ditched his Captain America persona by the time the events of Avengers: Infinity War kick off and this gallery of images featuring his Hot Toys figure features plenty of new reveals...
Avengers: Infinity War is on the horizon and Hot Toys continues unleashing images of the expensive action figures they'll be releasing to tie-in with its release. Today, it's Captain America's turn as we get to see the former leader of The Avengers doing battle with one of Thanos' monstrous Outriders.
With exquisite craftsmanship, the true-to-movie 1/6th scale Captain America is meticulously crafted based on the appearance of Chris Evans as Captain America/Steve Rogers with incredible likeness.
The realistic looking collectible features a newly developed head sculpt with detailed hair and beard sculpture, a completely newly developed body which portray Captain America’s muscularly-toned body, a striking newly tailored Captain America suit with battle damaged parts on chest revealing the scale patterns underneath, a pair of articulated shields from the technologically advanced nation of Wakanda, a specially designed movie-themed figure stand, and a mystery weapon to be revealed.
So, to check out this amazing new action figure and everything it reveals about what we would should expect from Captain America in the movie, all you need to do is click through the gallery below.
At the end of Captain America: Civil War, Steve Rogers left his shield behind after very nearly dealing a killing blow to Iron Man. Then, he further established himself as a fugitive by visiting The Raft.
It was there that Steve broke out his fellow Avengers but it sounds like only Black Widow (who went on the run before being caught) and The Falcon have stayed by his side in the years which have followed.
Now, the former Captain America is doing his best to keep the world safe from the shadows but he'll return to action when Thanos begins his invasion of Earth when Avengers: Infinity War begins.
In an effort to protect The Vision, Cap will arrive in Wakanda with a new team of Avengers and it's there that he'll receive a couple of brand new Vibranium shields from the nation's king, Black Panther.
What Steve doesn't have is a new costume but if you take a look at the damage which has been done to this one, there is indeed chainmail beneath the cloth that covers his old Captain America suit.
Here, we see Cap leading an impressive roster of Earth's Mightiest Heroes made up of formidable characters like Black Panther, The Hulk, Black Widow, Bucky, War Machine, and old friend The Falcon.
It's previously been reported that these beings - dubbed The Outriders - have been genetically altered by Thanos but take a look at Steve's shield and it seems to feature the same tech as T'Challa's suit.
Before we get to them, though, this very cool shot recreates that amazing moment from the trailers featuring Steve attempting to hold off Thanos despite the villain wielding a number of Infinity Stones.
It's pretty much a given in superhero movies that the leads need a mindless wave of baddies to fight and it looks like that's the purpose the Outriders will serve as the Chitauri did before them.
We've seen in the trailers for Avengers: Infinity War that Cap's shields can actually transform in a matter of seconds and that has to be because Shuri originally designed them for T'Challa.
Cap looks every bit the leader here as he clearly orders Earth's Mightiest Heroes to assemble and take on Thanos' army. The question is, will we finally hear him utter the iconic "Avengers Assemble"?
Man, Cap really isn't going to take it easy on these Outriders is he? Various toys have confirmed that there will be different types of Outriders, with the leaders being even bigger and more fierce.
We never got any sort of explanation in regards to where the Chitauri came from but it appears as if the Mad Titan may just have a way of creating mindless drones to serve as his loyal army.
The Avengers will have some serious backup in the form of Wakanda's entire army when they go to war with the Outriders and given how formidable they were in Black Panther, that's no bad thing.
Will Captain America get a new costume and his classic shield back by the time the credits roll? Well, we know nothing about what's to come in Avengers 4 so we're just going to have to wait and see.
There's no denying that this is a pretty cool look for Steve, though, even if it is a little sad to see that he's removed the star and any reference to The Avengers from the battered costume he's wearing.
The sleeves have been rolled up and Captain America is ready for a fight but is he going to survive coming face to face with the Mad Titan? Many fans believe this will actually be the end for the hero.
When it was first revealed that Steve would have a new shield in Avengers: Infinity War, a lot of fans were pretty bummed out but it's fair to say that this version is definitely visually striking.
What is that mystery weapon? It's fair to say fans are probably hoping it will be the classic red, white, and blue shield or possibly even the Infinity Gauntlet itself if he manages to wrestle it from Thanos.
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