Captain America (MCU)

Overview
Captain America has battled for the American Dream and Freedom against the Axis Powers since the darkest days of World War II! He is renowned for wielding his remarkable and indestructible star spangled shield in combat.

In the 2011 film Captain America: The First Avenger, he is portrayed by Chris Evans who has gone on to reprise his role in several feature films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Background
Captain America is a major superhero based upon the comic book character published by Marvel Comics. He debuting in Captain America Comics #1, published in March 1941 by Timely Comics (which was subsequently renamed as Marvel Comics) and was created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby.

Born in the dark days of hopelessness in the Great Depression, Steve Rogers was a frail young man who was horrified at the news of World War II. His father who passed away in his childhood, had been a decorated soldier during World War I and he immediately sought to enlist but was soundly rejected and declared 4-F as being unfit for military service.

However, his desperation and desire to serve his country in any way sparked the interest of a military officer who offered him the chance. A dangerous one. He would serve as a test subject for a radical project known as "Project: Rebirth" led by Dr. Abraham Erskine who used a special serum to transform Rogers into the peak of human perfection. Rogers was to be the first of a new breed of U.S. soldiers but that dream died when a Nazi saboteur assassinated Erskine who had for security reasons: never fully committed the full formula to paper. Thus, Rogers became the sole recipient of the Super-Solider Serum.

Originally intending for Rogers to serve as a regular solider on the front lines, the US Army decided to use him as an icon due to the terror invoked by the Nazi's most fearsome agent known as the Red Skull for the terrifying skull-like mask he wore. Thus, Rogers was dressed up in a patriotic uniform and outfitted with a bulletproof shield as Captain America. He would later gain a sidekick, Bucky Barnes who inadvertently discovered Rogers' secret identity and was pledged to keeping his secret and the pair fought the Nazi menace through the darkest days of World War II.

The comics were discontinued in 1950, resulting in Captain America vanishing for a time before he was subsequently revived in Avengers #4 in March of 1964. It is revealed that during the final days of WWII, Captain America and Bucky were seeking to disable a drone weapon in midair when it exploded, killing Bucky and sending Rogers plummeting into the freezing waters where the super-soldier serum in his blood preserved him and kept him in a state of suspended animation. When his frozen body was found by the superheroes known as the Avengers, he was revived and quickly inducted as a member and soon emerged as their leader, serving for decades in the group and as a major part of the Marvel-verse, he has also made numerous appearances in various live action films and animated television programs.

Quotes

 * "Whatever happens tomorrow you must promise me one thing. That you will stay who you are. Not a perfect soldier, but a good man." ―Abraham Erskine to Steve Rogers; Captain America: The First Avenger
 * "That was not my first kiss since 1945. I'm 95, I'm not dead." ―Captain America; Captain America: The Winter Soldier
 * "You get hurt, hurt 'em back. You get killed... walk it off."  ―Captain America; Avengers: Age of Ultron
 * "What kind of monster would let a German scientist experiment on them in order to protect their country?" ―Captain America; Avengers: Age of Ultron