9 Ways Peggy Carter Is A Better Captain America Than Steve Rogers According To Reddit
9 Ways Peggy Carter Is A Better Captain America Than Steve Rogers, According To Reddit
What If…? introduced Captain Carter to the multiverse, and she didn’t disappoint. Here’s why she may be better than the original Captain America.
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Captain Carter went on to be the hero to fight Hydra and the Red Skull in World War II, rather than the Captain America that MCU viewers have been following for the past decade. Having seen the parallel universe that featured this hero has caused some fans to take to Reddit to proclaim their belief that Peggy Carter may actually make an even better Captain that Steve Rogers.
Better Fighter
User Nordenfang suggests that Carter may actually be a better fighter, since she “was a trained agent whereas Steve was just some kid from Brooklyn. So she has a headstart in that department.” They do go on to say, however, that they believe the original Captain America made up for that in his leadership skills.
It is true that Peggy was perhaps more suited to a life of combat than the pre-serum Steve Rogers was. It would have taken less time for her to adjust to her new body and skill set since they would not be entirely new to her. Her hand-to-hand battles also appear to be one of the fandom’s favorite parts of her solo episode, lending credence to the idea that she is a more skilled combatant than Rogers was.
Effects On The People Around Her
In a post following the finale of What If…?, curvysquares points out that, in Captain Carter’s timeline, Black Widow was aware of what her father’s name was despite not having travelled to Vormir yet: “one of the butterfly effects of Peggy becoming Captain Carter led to Black Widow either always knowing her fathers name, or finding out about it before 2014.”
This is an interesting detail hidden away in just a few lines of dialogue. It would seem that Captain Carter’s presence was enough to cause ripples throughout the timeline, affecting her compatriots in seemingly positive ways. It is unclear what exactly led to Natasha gaining this knowledge, but it would no doubt benefit her to be more in touch with her lost past.
She May Be Stronger
Not only might Captain Carter be a more skilled fighter than Captain Rogers, but, according to Soggy-Essay, she may actually be physically stronger than him too: “Since she was already in her physical prime before being enhanced, she benefited from the serum more than Steve.”
This theory looks back on the idea that the super soldier serum enhances everything about its subject. Since Steve Rogers was just a skinny kid from Brooklyn when he received his dose, perhaps Peggy Carter’s already cultivated physique would benefit more from the transformation than he would, making for a more imposing force in the process.
She’s More Aggressive
Redditor conorthearchitect, in a post detailing different matchups that the two Captains could face each other in, points out that Captain Carter is the “more aggressive” of the two, and probably better in a one-versus-one scenario. They nod to Carter’s “ferocity” on the battlefield as well.
Captain Carter is indeed shown to be more aggressive in battle than Steve Rogers at times. She is seen striking fear into the Hydra soldiers often, who rarely have any chance in a battle against her. While Steve was alway victorious against the enemy grunts, they were never shown getting demolished in the way that What If…? depicts with its own multiversal Captain, indicating that she may indeed be the better Captain America of the two.
Her Sword
One would be remiss to talk about Captain Carter without bringing up a major difference between her combat style and Steve’s: that epic sword. In a post calling for fans to “Respect Captain Carter” corvette1710 lists several of Peggy’s impressive feats with her weapon, including, “cutting through tentacles” and “stabbing her sword into stone to stop herself from being pulled by tentacles.”
Peggy really does make good use of her additional weapon, battling the interdimensional squid monster like a pro. Though she hangs on to the signature shield, she is not afraid to add to her arsenal if it means keeping the world safer. And no one could deny that wielding both a sword and a shield makes anyone look cooler.
She May Be Faster Than a Speeding Bullet
Discussing a scene in which Captain Carter turns on a dime to use her shield to deflect a shell from a tank, OoFGangOnCok comments: “Captain Carter is probably the only character who has a legit bullet timing feat in the entire MCU,” suggesting that her speed and agility exceed those of even the original Captain America.
It is no doubt that Captain Carter has surprisingly fast reflexes and reaction times, though she certainly isn’t the fastest character in the MCU. If even a speeding bullet cannot catch her off guard, it is hard to imagine that anyone would be able to get the jump on so agile a Captain as she.
She’s Morally Grey
“I think she’s less of the goody two shoes that Steve was,” writes MarchMadnessisMe, later adding that “she’d be more willing to go along with Fury and Natasha as far as blurring the lines of following the rules, if it were for the right reason.” They point out that Steve was at times too pristine to do what needed to be done, whereas Carter always seemed prepared to take the necessary steps toward saving the day.
It is true that Steve’s steadfastness often proved to be troublesome for him. His strength of character was far from a legitimate weakness, but it did often create a blindspot. However, it is also true that this moral fortitude served him well at times, including when he felt that S.H.I.E.L.D. had gone too far with Project Insight, causing him to uncover Hydra’s total infiltration of the department.
She Solves Problems
Reddit user andromon11 points out that the episode featuring Captain Carter saw many of Captain America: The First Avenger’s problems “become non-issues” much easier than in the original movie. They attribute this to Carter’s “competency” in her role as a leader.
The episode does seem to solve several of the problems that were unresolved by Rogers’s first outing as Captain America. For instance, Red Skull was permanently killed at the end of the episode, whereas he remains a mysterious entity at large in the Sacred Timeline. There also seems to be no Winter Soldier in Captain Carter’s universe, though What If…? episode 9’s post-credit scene might beg to differ.
She’s More Fun
Redditor Someoneoverthere42 remarks that they “loved the fact that Captain Carter was clearly just enjoying being a super soldier… Steve was often dead serious.” They also point out that it seemed like Carter was quite thrilled with her enemies’ misfortune of meeting her on the battlefield.
Steve Rogers was certainly not the “life of the party” in the MCU. He was often the stoic leader, letting other Avengers like Tony Stark and Rocket Raccoon have all the fun. Captain Carter, on the other hand, seemed more willing to enjoy her time as a superhero, making for a very different kind of Captain indeed.
Link Source : https://screenrant.com/peggy-carter-better-captain-america-steve-rogers-reddit/
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