Doomsday as Doctor Doom and Evil Captain America in MCU art

New art reunites Robert Downey Jr.'s Doctor Doom and Chris Evans' evil Captain America ahead of his return to the MCU in Avengers: Judgment Day. Throughout the Infinity Saga, Tony Stark and Steve Rogers have been the faces of the MCU, but although Robert Downey Jr. and Chris Evans have returned, it appears they will not be reprising their roles as Iron Man and Captain America. Downey Jr.'s new villainous role, Doctor Doom, has spurred theories that other MCU veterans will also portray dark versions of their former heroes.

The most popular casting theory suggests that Chris Evans could return to the MCU to play a version of Steve Rogers who was indoctrinated by HYDRA at a young age. This twisted version of Captain America has now been portrayed alongside Robert Downey Jr.'s Doctor Doom. in new art shared by ariffinity_and the pair were also surprisingly joined by an evil Hulk, Maestro. This follows speculation that an evil Avengers team will be forming in Avengers: Judgment Dayincluding Doctor Doom, HYDRA's Captain America and more.

What Chris Evans' return as the evil Captain America would mean for the MCU

HYDRA's Captain America debuted in Marvel Comics in 2016

After Robert Downey Jr.'s recast as Victor Von Doom it would make sense for other MCU veterans to appear in Avengers: Judgment Day like distorted versions of their classic heroes. This perfectly sets up Chris Evans to appear as HYDRA's version of Captain America, who made his mark on Marvel Comics in 2016. Captain America: Steve Rogers plot. This version of Steve Rogers was created by the Cosmic Cube, called Kobik, originating from an alternate reality where he was indoctrinated by HYDRA at a young age and raised by people like Daniel Whitehall.

After replacing Earth-616's Captain America, HYDRA's Steve Rogers began working to restore HYDRA to its former glory, uncovering a scheme that gave him control of the United States in Secret Empire event, although he was soon defeated by the heroic Captain America. Chris Evans has already portrayed two superheroes in the MCU, so it would be a big change to see him debut as a villain in Avengers: Judgment Day. This would be even more impactful if he was part of a team with names like Doctor Doom and Maestro, completely distorting the original lineup of the MCU Avengers.

Our opinion on Chris Evans' return as the evil Captain America

An evil Captain America would be a fun twist in the MCU

It would be fantastic to see Chris Evans bring darker tones to his classic role as Steve Rogers' Captain America in Phase 6 of the MCU. Evans has routinely suggested that he is reluctant to reprise the role of Captain America for fear of ruining Steve Rogers' perfect ending in Avengers: Endgamebut bringing this evil version of Star-Spangled-Man to live action would solve that problem. That would Avengers: Judgment Day one of the most interesting and exciting films in the Multiverse Saga, especially if Chris Evans is joined by all the other original Avengers in new and sinister roles.

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