Warning: Contains spoilers for Captain America #13!!Facing any god in the Marvel Universe is no walk in the park, yet Captain America always up to the challenge. Ever since he found his status as an Agent of Change, he has been preparing to face death itself as a champion of Life. It seems like a battle that requires understanding and strategy, however Steve discovers to his surprise that this version of Death has a weakness to normal physical attacks.
Captain America #13 by J. Michael Straczynski, Carlos Magno, Espen Grundetjern, and Joe Carmagna stop Steve Rogers and his team of Change Agents to finally face Death, who has turned an entire city of innocent citizens against them. Cap eventually gets down to business, preparing to handle him while the others arrive at the Front Door.
He soon discovers that the great power of Death is greatly dispersed and disturbed by being in a mortal body for the first time in thousands of years. What should be a lifelong conflict quickly turns into an argument, when Steve comments that Death “he has never fought physically.”
Captain America Discovers That Death Is Weak In Physical Combat
Captain America #13 by J. Michael Straczynski, Carlos Magno, Espen Grundetjern, and Joe Carmagna
Ever since meeting Lyra and caught up in his battle with his brother, Death, Steve Rogers has been recruiting Change agents to protect all life on Earth. In fact, you have entered into a battle against the concept of death. At first glance, it seems like an impossible battle to win, but Captain America's determination makes that name meaningless.and he does what he does best – throw a punch. After spending tens of thousands of years as an outsider in the Pale City, Death is not equipped to manipulate the human body as skillfully as Cap can, especially with Steve aided by Lyra's gifted rings.
Death remains distracted long enough for the Change Agents to reach the Front Door before draining his powers from the killers, but the tables are turned in his favor too late. Steve using death's weakness in physical combat turns out to be the perfect strategy. It may not work twice, but it works amazingly when needed and it proves it even death is not all-powerful if Captain America knows where to strike. He assesses the situation and sees one opening with a chance to work, and, in true Cap fashion, he's willing to go down fighting.
Captain America Completes His Mission to Protect Life
But Death Never Loses The Same Way Twice
Although Captain America is able to keep Death down long enough to finish Lyra's mission, it's unlikely to be a double-edged sword. Steve has a window of opportunity and he takes it wisely, but the idea that Death can truly be defeated by physical force probably won't be the case during their future meeting. However, it makes the business susceptible to defeat in these situations, as it is not ready to deal with the application of Cap.h. He takes it for granted that it is the right calling and focuses on believing that Death is not used to his body and is in a weak state.
This move highlights Captain America's amazing mind above all else. In this case, it will be in his favor, but few people would think of taking the same path. Only Steve Rogers would look Death himself in the face and decide to go hand-to-hand based on the (correct) assumption that it would work well enough to count. Their battle conditions are unusual and more intense in Cap's environment than his opponents, but it still takes some cleverness to make it work. Captain America he found that Death cannot win the battle in the human body, and he is able to achieve victory against the gods.
Captain America #13 is available now from Marvel Comics.