Captain America officially debuts his new team, which could rival the Avengers

Warning: Contains spoilers for CAPTAIN AMERICA #13!!

Captain America is one of the greatest leaders in the Marvel Universe, and he is used to having incredibly powerful heroes waiting for his direction. Even with his background as an Avenger, however, The change agents that he was assembled to fight in a battle of life and death know power on a different scale. They exist, literally, to change the world, and Steve Rogers is there to ensure they do.

Captain America #13 – written by J. Michael Straczynski, art by Carlos Magno – brings Cap and his fellow Change Agents to their long-awaited confrontation with death. The team races against time to reach Lyra and the entrance to the front door, the metaphysical space that exists to protect Change Agents and act as a base in the war against death.

Although Captain America’s Change Agents aren’t the seasoned combatants he’s used to working with the Avengers, They possess the kind of otherworldly power necessary in a cosmic battle of this scale.

Captain America’s Change Agents are heroes on a completely different level than the Avengers

Captain America #13 – Written by J. Michael Straczynski; Art by Carlos Magno; Color by Espen Grundetjern; Lettering by Joe Caramagna

Steve Rogers has always fought on the side of “good” and will go to bat, relentlessly, for whatever reasons he believes to be right. Straczynski’s Captain America run has shed new light on this by revealing that he is and always has been a change agent, essentially meaning that his soul is one of many that enter the world at times of great change or upheaval. Martin Luther King Jr., Gandhi, and other historical figures are also named as fellow change agents, but his current team holds both the honor and burden of fighting for Lyra, or life, against her brother, death.

As varied and huge as the Avengers’ conflicts have been over the years, with many of them holding the fate of the world in their hands, Cap and the Change Agents have been tasked to save existence on an unfathomable scale. Each of the mutant change agents Lyra sent him to recruit had their own specific abilities, ranging from physical regeneration to precognition, and Lyra named Steve as her champion in the fight. The change agents are not just a group of people driven to help: they have been chosen by life itself.

The Change Agents: Captain America’s most powerful allies in his history – even more so than Earth’s Mightiest Heroes

Mutants with a metaphysical destiny

Although Steve had little time with the change agents that Lyra sent him to find, The abilities they have revealed are impressive. Carlos Garcia, Cap’s first recruit, goes by the codename “Skintz” and can regenerate his skin and body parts, as well as excrete toxins from his skin. It has proven useful as a distraction tactic and, of course, to survive otherwise devastating physical attacks. As the first recruit, Carlos accompanies Steve to find their next target, a mutant with precognition known as “Sir.” Her precognition works through the calculation of possibilities, and she has an affinity for electronics.

The main character Lyra sent Captain America to find is a mutant named Malik, flanked by the powerful “Guardian”. Malik has the uncanny ability to see the truth in people, along with the future, and is set to be the most powerful of Cap’s change agents. He is central to Lyra’s plan, and thus Death’s biggest target. Seer, who struck a deal with death before she met Steve and the others, seems to hold Malik’s fate uniquely in her hands – which Malik is aware of, but doesn’t stop her from making whatever her final decision may be. . Collectively, the Chang Agents make a mind-blowingly powerful team.

The fate of the Change Agents is beyond even Captain America’s grasp

Steve still has unfinished business with death

Despite all the work it took to gather the change agents for Lyra, the ultimate goal was to get them out of the regular world and into the front door. When it comes to their confrontation with death, Steve does most of the heavy lifting by acting as a distraction while the others hit their target. His mutant crew was never meant to make their last stand on Earth, and their fate was sealed behind the entrance of the front door, beyond death’s reach. But, with all that is at stake, It’s unlikely to be the last he sees of the Change Agents.

Even with death now thwarted, Steve’s part doesn’t feel complete. Change agents are intended to “move” the world, meaning they will all still have a role to play. Only the peak of their power is revealed, with only skins truly demonstrating what he is capable of. Cap has shepherded the mutants as he was intended to, using his invisible ability to turn people to a good cause, and he will likely fight on their side more than the confrontation allowed. As things are, Captain America Has assembled a magnificent team of change agents to fight for life in any way necessary.

Captain America #13 is available now from Marvel Comics.