Maybe he would try to lure Tony in close so he could use the shield to do damage, but that would be a desperate measure which would come with a cost. The settings, technology, and struggles in Iron Man are faithful to the current times, with the exception of the actual suit Iron Man wears, which made it a great movie back when it was released in 2008, as well as now. That's it.Īlone, no support, against Iron Man? He would flee or leave. The majority of Captain America: The First Avenger takes place decades ago, so it's not as relevant as Iron Man when looking at the current world. He also is skilled enough to survive long enough for them to show up, and when they arrive he can tell them in quick terms exactly what they need to do to win. If you look closely, Steve Rogers has the ability to face down threats way out of his league because he makes very powerful friends, and keeps them close. People think Captain America has some sort of plot armor, or some ability to get out of any situations, but that's really not true. Repulsors that can blast through titanium.Ĭap's shield properly targeted can damage Tony's Armor, but all he has to do is catch and keep said shield, toss it a 1/2 mile away, and Cap is done.

Cap has no distance weapon except his shield, and when he uses that he loses defense against repulsors.

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