Summary

Warning : hold back spoiler forCaptain America # 8 ! !

Captain Americahas beaten the odds countless time , often surviving the seemingly unsurvivable , but Marvel has confirmed that his luck is bound to run out . After a running - in with Death itself , Steve Rogers ’ fate is varnish – as he witnesses a vision of his own future dying . While the accurate consideration are n’t known , it ’s a staring reminder of Cap ’s mortality , and the inevitable close to this chapter of his life .

Captain America # 8 – by J. Michael Straczynski , Carlos Magno , Espen Grundetjern , and Joe Caramagna – chance Steve entering the battlefield against Death Incarnate . Although hefights for Life , he is squeeze to face his own demise . Though he live this conflict , to continue his star - spangled adventures , death will eventually come for him during another fight .

Captain-America-Mjolnir-Endgame-Thor-Thanos

In the pivotal moment , Steve ’s future ego call back the very moment he learned of his decease , seemingly locking it into the timeline . gratefully , at least , Captain America still has time to deliver many life before the conclusion of his own .

Thor explain a key detail of what makes someone suitable to wield Mjolnir that makes sense of Captain America ’s ' Avengers : Endgame ' victory .

Marvel Confirms Captain America Will Be A Hero Until It Kills Him

He Fights Until the Last Second

Being warned of his ultimate destiny allows Captain America to make the most of the time left , including his final moments .

While there are few definite detail in the sight , Steve sees himself still wearing the Captain America uniform and wielding his shield . He does not pass aside softly in bed at home , and going down fight seems to be his fortune . He already bed it ’s a battle he ca n’t deliver the goods , yet in true Steve Rogers fashion … it does not prevent him from taking the stand , all the same . He sees himself telling others to " go from this place as tight as they can " as he acts as a final defender , in all probability still play under orders from the embodiment of Life itself.v

To add further credence to the vision , one of Cap ’s old injuries returns moments before it happens in the current timeline . As he raiseshis crystal shieldto aspect Life ’s true bod , end attack his other arm , resulting in entire loss of movement and impression . Although Lyra heals it later on , she warns him that it will return , and that is the precise accidental injury he see in the imaginativeness . From this , it ’s clear that Steve ’s death really is approach . However , being warned of his ultimate fateallows Captain America to make the most of the clock time will , let in his final moments .

5 Ways Captain America 4 Can Save the MCU

Steve Rogers is the unfeigned defender of aliveness in the Marvel Universe , no matter the personal price . In a way , Death ’s imagination was a party favour , remind Captain America that is on the way of life he ’s designate to walk to its inevitable close .

Steve Rogers is Still Needed to Defend the Living

The Fate of the Change Agents Still Rests on His Shoulders

Of course , learning of his own death wo n’t slow Steve Rogers down . Despite the super soldier serum and latterly learning that he ’s one of the mystical Change Agents , he ’s always believed himself to be a deathly human beings and showed a willingness to give up that lifefor the sake of others . It ’s exactly why Lyra select him to protect the other Change Agents . Steve Rogers is the truest protector of animation in the Marvel Universe , no matter the personal cost . In a style , Death ’s visual sense was a favour , remindingCaptain Americathat is on the path he ’s destined to take the air to its inevitable finish .

Captain America # 8is uncommitted now from Marvel Comics .

CAPTAIN AMERICA # 8 ( 2023 )

The Avengers and Captain America from Endgame

Captain America charging forward on a WWII battlefield, with Bucky at his side

Captain America #8, Death attacks Captain America and injures his right arm.

Captain America #8, Cap pictured behind his crystal shield, while Death offers to show Steve Rogers how he will die.

Captain America #8 cover, Cap lays on the ground with a torn uniform and his shield beside him.