Know your Heroes : Captain America

They might be a mix of different DNA, or even different worlds for that reason, but they are the guardians of this planet. And guess what, they are back yet again to save this world from a terrible catastrophic situation. The 2012 flick went on to become one of the biggest blockbusters in Hollywood and now the sequel is all but set to hit the stands this Friday, IG brings to you a special feature which will showcase the journey of the heroes into the Avengers initiative.

He is undoubtedly the most serious and gritty superhero of the bunch, very straightforward and is capable of leading the weirdest team ever. Here are some funfacts that you might have not known about Captain America.

The name Captain America went on to become a cult status, but the name came through various transitions; originally created as 'Super American', but they considered 'Captain America' has a good sound. Also for a brief period of time he was referred as 'Nomad' in the comics.

Captain America concept was created with a political insight during the worldwar. The comics became an instant hit that a cover picture of Captain America slogging Hitler sold millions of copies.

The shield was not originally circle; the first avenger movie had a triangular shaped shield. It was removed owing to controversies..

You might have enjoyed Captain America`s role as an Avenger, but originally the Avengers team did not comprise him. The actual members were Iron Man, Thor, Hulk, Ant man and wasp.

There was also an ill-fated Captain America movie released in 1990, a movie so bad it put Hollywood off Marvel superhero movies for nearly a decade!

Captain America is classed as a "metahuman", in that he has enhanced strength and abilities but he isn't completely impervious to harm and can still die

The only person who could lift and even better use Thor`s 'Hammer' is Captain America, this was featured in one of Marvel`s comics and there is a likely possibility that might be emulated in the movies too. In the first part we see HULK, the strongest of AVENGERS trying to lift the Hammer only in vain.

Chris Evans who plays Captain America in the movie declined the role three times before accepting it eventually and looks like the role is just tailor made..

This is also not the only comic role that Chris Evans has portrayed, he has already played as Johnny storm in two parts of Fantastic Four, Nick in Push, Jake Jensen in Losers and Lucas Lee for Scott Pilgrim Vs the world.

Of all other superheroes, Captain America is the only character which uses minimal CGI. This was the highlight in the Captain America movies over the years.

For the role of the captain, Chris evans trained in Brazilian jiu jitsu, karate, Boxing, Acrobatics, Gymnastics

Now these are just some fun facts that you didn`t know about Captain America right, keep watching this space more for rest of the super heroes.

They might be a mix of different DNA, or even different worlds for that reason, but they are the guardians of this planet....