Summary

Captain Americahas always been the mucilage that give theAvengerstogether , both in Marvel Comics and theMCU , as he in the main gets along with everyone while also acting as the leader every Avenger could number on . However , it seems there ’s one Avenger Captain America has always dislike - one who more recently made his debut in the MCU : Doc Green aka Professor Hulk .

InNovaVol . 5 # 23 by Gerry Duggan and David Baldeon , the total world has go to nether region as a event of theRed Skull gaining the vastly powerful telepathic ability formerly wield by Professor X , thereby turn himself into Red Onslaught . Red Onslught ’s rise threw the world into pandemonium , as every sub was turn into the high-risk interpretation of themselves - including and especially the Hulk .

Only Captain America ( along with Nova and Spider - Man ) remained heroic . As Steve Rogers is debrief Nova and Spider - Man on an on-going situation regarding the rampaging Hulk , he not only corroborate the nearlyunfathomable terror the Hulk poses to the entire worldin this state , but Rogers also disclose his true feelings for the Hulk that were secretly always beneath the surface . Captain America enjoin that “ Doc Green ” - the merged form of Banner and Hulk - became a “ vile goliath ” , followed up with an incredibly telling remark , “ I did n’t like him before his morals were compromised ” .

The Avengers (left, background) and Captain America (right, foreground.)

Captain America wages warfare on the Avengers , team up up with another superhero to take them down - and now , his plan to destroy them has been revealed .

Captain America Doesn’t Like ‘Smart Hulk’, the MCU’s Current Form of the Character

The version of Hulk in the current DoS of the MCU - confirmed in bothAvengers : EndgameandShe - whale : Attorney at Law- is the merged bodies / personalities of Hulk and Banner . While not specifically key in the MCU , this interpretation of the Hulk is known in the comic as ‘ Smart Hulk ’ , ‘ Doc Green ’ , or ‘ Professor Hulk ’ , look on the storyline . unlike names , but they all amount to the same version of the character - and Captain America said instantaneously that he does n’t wish him .

Captain America does n’t complicate on why he dislikes Doc Green in this issue of Nova , but that fact alone has some interesting implications for the future of the MCU . If Steve Rogers does return to the dealership ( even as Old Man Cap ) , buff should n’t be surprised if he abruptly commence treating his one - time friend , Bruce Banner , a bit more coldly , as Marvel Comics already confirm that he just does n’t wish the ‘ Doc Green ’ version of the character ( even if it ’s not right away well-defined why ) .

The MCU Picked the Right Time to Pass Off the Captain America Title

Steve Rogers is no longer the MCU’s Captain America, which is good for the Hulk!

With ‘ Smart Hulk ’ being the main version of the character inShe - Hulk : Attorney at Law , fans were gift a degree of confidence that this is how the Hulk will be portrayed in the MCU going forwards espouse his introduction inAvengers : Endgame . Plus , as confirmed inShang - Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings , Bruce Banner is still a prominent member of the Avengers . Therefore , it ’s a good thing Steve Rogers is no longer leading the Avengers , as Bruce would have had to deal with a leader that inexplicably does n’t like him .

While it ’s potential Steve Rogers could come back in some capacity in the MCU , it ’s more likely that his retreat will baffle , mean Sam Wilson will carry the mantle of Captain America in the MCU for the foreseeable future , let in his possible leadership role on theAvengers . And that ’s a good thing for theMCU ’s Hulk , as Marvel Comics corroborate that Steve Rogers’Captain Americasecretly does n’t like “ Doc Green ” .

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MCU’s Captain America with a hateful look on his face with the MCU Avengers behind him.

Corrupt Hulk rampaging while the Avengers do nothing.

Steve Rogers giving the Captain America shield to Sam Wilson.

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