Captain America: Brave New World
Anthony Mackie ’s Sam Wilson takes on several villain inCaptain America : Brave New World , but there are many more antagonists he could battle in theMCU , since he ’ll probably be sticking around for a while . Even though Anthony Mackie has been in the MCU for the last eleven years , having made his debut asSam Wilson ’s Falcon inCaptain America : The Winter Soldier , 2025 marks his theatrical debut as Captain America . He ’s expect to have a potent big - cover introduction as the Star - Spangled - Man , setting him up for many more escapade in the MCU ’s time to come .
Speaking lately toEsquire , Anthony Mackie revealed that he expects to play Captain America for"a solid ten year . “This meansCaptain America : Brave New Worldwill be the start of a long and bright chapter for Sam Wilson , which could see him add up face - to - expression with some ofCaptain America ’s most iconic villainsfrom Marvel Comics . He ’ll combat the Red Hulk , the Leader and Sidewinder , among others , inCaptain America : Brave New World , but Marvel could play off him against some even more potent foes over the next 10 of Captain America tale .
10Wilson Fisk’s Kingpin
Sam Wilson Could Be Involved In A Major Upcoming MCU Event
Vincent D’Onofrio ’s Wilson Fisk has been set up to be the basal resister of theMCU ’s ever - expanding street - level stories , andDaredevil : carry Againis set to make this role even more big . Fisk will make himself as the new Mayor of New York City , which hints at Marvel Studios gearing up to adapt Marvel Comics ' iconicDevil ’s Reignstoryline into alive - activity . This upshot saw Kingpin outlaw vigilantism in New York , which affected a huge identification number of Hero , including Daredevil , Spider - Man , the Fantastic Four and Captain America .
WhetherDevil ’s Reignis conform forDaredevil : Born Again , Spider - Man 4or another forthcoming MCU project , Anthony Mackie ’s Captain America would be a fantastic accession to the story . Neither Sam Wilson nor Wilson Fisk have any superhuman ability , though both are passing skilled , so a battle between the pair would be intense and peeled , perhaps even more so than Wilson ’s upcoming competitiveness against Harrison Ford ’s Red Hulk . Fisk has the potential to be a villain to countless MCU heroes , and Captain America is a clear nominee in apossibleDevil ’s Reignadaptation .
9Henry Peter Gyrich
Sam Wilson Has Dealings With Gyrich In Marvel Comics
Marvel fans may knowHenry Peter Gyrich as a baddie to mutantsand the X - Men , though , in Marvel Comics , he is actually a United States political science intimacy to the Avengers . He does n’t just oppose mutants , but the entire superhuman community , which has get him to betting odds with many heroes of different origins , and this could also be the eccentric in the MCU.Captain America : Brave New Worldwill swear heavy on political paper , so it would be great to see Henry Peter Gyrich debut in the Phase 5 movie , beginning a perchance long - running feud with Sam Wilson .
Henry Peter Gyrich was in brief played by Matthew Sharp in 2000’sX - Men , though he never dumbfound a important threat to the X - Men in twentieth Century Fox ’s dealership .
Back in the 1970s , while overseeing the Avengers straightaway , Henry Peter Gyrich forced Sam Wilson ’s Falcon to join his version of the superhero team . Anthony Mackie ’s Sam Wilson will be urged by President Ross to rebuild theAvengers inCaptain America : Brave New World , which could likewise run to a version of the team working under the thumb of the United States government . Gyrich ’s first appearance would represent a grand human resister for Captain America , and could also excitingly tease the MCU ’s approaching X - Men storyline .
8Green Skull
Green Skull Would Be A Relevant MCU Villain
Steve Rogers ' first adventure as Captain Americain 2011’sThe First Avengersaw him take on Johann Schmidt ’s Red Skull , but Marvel Studios has n’t yet introduced his eco - well-disposed copycat , the Green Skull . Introduced back in 2012’sCaptain America ( Vol . 7 ) # 1 , the Green Skull was an eco - terrorist who believe that the only fashion to lay aside the Earth was to extinguish humanity . He was only featured as a venial antagonist to Sam Wilson shortly after he became Captain America in Marvel Comics , so he could be a one - and - done opposition for Anthony Mackie ’s hero in the MCU .
After rewatching Avengers : Infinity War , I ’ve agnize that there is one neglect MCU story that I urgently want to see brought into lively - action mechanism .
The Green Skull ’s " Omega Fertilizer " weapon would create some jolly cinematic death in the MCU , as it causes root and branches to grow out of its target , so he could be a fun and fantastical baddie to cavity against Sam Wilson ’s Captain America . The Green Skull ’s first appearance could also make a sentiency of continuity between Steve Rogers and Sam Wilson ’s careers as Captain America , as both will have taken on a villain with a colorful braincase . It ’s unlikely the Green Skull would be the main antagonist of a futureCaptain Americamovie , but he ’d be a fun improver nonetheless .
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7Anti-Cap
The Office Of Naval Intelligence Creates Its Own Captain America In Marvel Comics
As part of the United States ' Navy ’s attempts to make its own version of Steve Rogers ' Captain America in the 2000s , an unnamed human beings who was rejected from enlisting underwent an experimental procedure using the AVX patch , a top-notch - drug based on Luke Cage ’s power . This patch , along with a spinal implant that released a steady acid of the drug , was set off when the subject area was fool , birthing a explosive new super - soldier that the Navy quickly deploy . When he got too much for the Navy to handle , Steve Rogers and Sam Wilsonwere institutionalize to apprehend him .
Anti - Cap ’s real identity has never been revealed .
Anti - Cap would be a great morose mirror to the Captain America mantle for Sam Wilson to take on in the MCU ’s future tense . The idea of secretsuper - soldiers has already been establishedwith the introductions of Alexei Shostakov ’s Red Guardian , Isaiah Bradley and HYDRA ’s other Winter Soldiers , so it would make sense for there to be even more concealing in the shadow . Sam Wilson terminate up briefly teaming up with Anti - Cap in Marvel Comics before battling him again , culminate in the latter ’s dying , and this would be an interesting write up to explore in the MCU ’s future .
6Wanda Maximoff’s Scarlet Witch
Scarlet Witch Manipulates Sam Wilson In Marvel Comics
While play to bring down Anti - Cap in Marvel Comics , Sam Wilson began to exhibit strange behaviors , those of his " Snap Wilson " role , a dark side to him that had been create by the Red Skull ’s manipulations decades prior . This was let on to be because ofWanda Maximoff , a.k.a . the Scarlet Witch , whose insanity had driven her to revivify many of the Avengers ' greatest trials and tribulation . While he is eventually restore , his actions as Snap Wilson put a huge stock on his partnership with Steve Rogers , and the pair end up leave-taking ways .
There ’s a huge loophole in the Scarlet Witch ’s death that Agatha All Along has just hinted could be the perfect direction to bring her back to the MCU .
This would be an unbelievable story to explore in the live - action MCU , though it would take a great deal of exercise set - up to pull off efficaciously . Elizabeth Olsen ’s Scarlet Witch became a bona fide villain inWandaVisionandDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness , and she has been heavily speculated to turn back . This could head to aHouse of Madaptation , which was preceded by Wanda cook the Avengers , including Sam Wilson . Having Sam Wilson expose his darker inclination at the hands of the Scarlet Witch would give Anthony Mackie the chance to show Modern sides to his MCU character .
5X-Men
Sam Wilson’s Captain America Could Be Key To The MCU’s Avengers Vs. X-Men
Okay , the X - man are n’t technically villains , but the team of mutants has been featured as antagonists opposite the Avengers in Marvel Comics on a issue of occasion , most notably in 2012’sAvengers vs. X - Menstoryline . Since Anthony Mackie’sSam Wilson will belike become the Avengers ' raw loss leader , and Marvel Studios is getting prepared to finally debut a new variant of the ten - Men team in the MCU , Avengers vs. X - Mencould be on the horizon . A version of this memorable outcome might have already been jell up inDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness , The MarvelsandDeadpool & Wolverine .
Avengers vs. X - Menran for 12 issues between April and October 2012 , and also included many tie - in cartoon strip and smaller plot line .
It ’s highly improbable that the Avengers and the X - humanity will butt heads at once , but Marvel ’s next Phase could end with anAvengers vs. X - Menadaptation . This storyline sawCable travelling back in time with a warning that the Avengers would be responsible for for Hope Summers ' death and a desolate future tense , and he dress to puzzle out finding and kidnapping the Avengers , start with Sam Wilson , which leads to an all - out war between the two superhero teams . This would be fantastic to see unfold in the MCU , with Anthony Mackie ’s Captain America at the center .
4Johann Fennhoff’s Doctor Faustus
Doctor Faustus Is A Long-Running Captain America Villain In Marvel Comics
inclose back in 1968’sCaptain America # 107 , Johann Fennhoff ’s Doctor Faustus is one of Captain America ’s oldest villain , so it would be great to see Sam Wilson ’s Captain America take him on in the MCU.Fennhoff is a maestro of psychological warfare , so he would fit perfectly into the MCU ’s base and gritty Captain America stories . During 2006’sCivil Warstoryline , Doctor Faustus manipulated Sharon Carter into assassinating Steve Rogers , proving his influence , though it was shortly revealed he ’d actually taken Captain America into his custody .
Ralph Brown impersonate Johann Fennhoff in Marvel Television’sAgent Carterseries , though it ’s unclear if this serial is canon to the MCU .
Doctor Faustus is fantastically magnetic , charming and manipulative , so would make an fantabulous baddie for the unpowered Sam Wilson in the MCU . He could even be insert to explain away the controversialvillainous turn of Emily VanCamp ’s Sharon Carter , who was revealed to be the Power Broker of Madripoor inThe Falcon and the Winter Soldier . Interestingly , Doctor Faustus has also sometimes work out against some of Marvel ’s more powerful villains , so he could be a capital newfangled long - go antihero in the MCU .
3Sin
The Red Skull’s Daughter Could Continue Her Father’s Legacy In The MCU
While the Green Skull would be an entertaining direction for Sam Wilson to battle someone retain theRed Skull ’s legacy in the MCU , there might be no better villain to fill this role than the Red Skull ’s actual girl , Sinthea Schmidt , a.k.a . hell . Aged up by her founder and given superhuman abilities , Sin becomes Mother Superior and the loss leader of the Sisters of Sin , a group that would make unbelievable antagonists to Sam Wilson ’s Captain America in live - action . She afterwards became the leader of a new Serpent Squad , which could be cod inCaptain America : Brave New World .
Captain America has faced several iconic villains in the MCU , but there are many in Marvel Comics that have yet to debut in the hot - action mechanism enfranchisement .
Giancarlo Esposito is plant to make his MCU debut asSeth Voelker , a.k.a . Sidewinder , the"King of the Serpent Society,“inCaptain America : Brave New World . This villainous mathematical group premise the Serpent Squad in Marvel Comics , but could easily contribute to Sin ’s first live - action mechanism coming into court , with her perhaps emerging to pick up where her father left off decades prior . Sam Wilson ’s Captain America facing Sin would make a clean association to Steve Rogers ' first risky venture as Captain America , stressing that Sam Wilson is now continuing his herald ’s bequest .
2Karl Malus & The Sons Of The Serpent
The Sons Of The Serpent Would Be Hugely Important To Sam Wilson & Joaquín Torres’ MCU Stories
It ’s the evolution of Danny Ramirez ’s Joaquín Torres that take in Karl Malus ' MCU reintroduction so important . Karl Malus was previously trifle by Callum Keith Rennie in Marvel Television’sJessica Jonesseries on Netflix , and could well come back now that theDefenders Saga has been confirmed to be canon to the MCU , despite his end inJessica Jonesseason 2 , sequence 11 , " AKA Three Lives and Counting . “Karl Malus is central to Joaquín Torres ' transformation into the Falcon in Marvel Comics , as he splices Torres ' DNA with that of Sam Wilson ’s falcon , Redwing , afford Torres biologic sweetening .
Joaquín Torres became the MCU ’s raw Falcon after being gifted Sam Wilson ’s older annex - suit .
Joaquín Torres ' introduction inThe Falcon and the Winter Soldierestablished a very different backstory for him in the MCU , as he is a United States Air Force news police officer alternatively of an abducted adolescent . However , Byrdie ’s appearance inWhat If … ?season 3may have tested the piss for Torres ' to get his bird - same upgrade , which could occur at the paw of Karl Malus . Karl Malus carried out these experimentation at the behest of the Sons of the Serpent , another Serpent Society branch , soCaptain America : Brave New Worldhas the perfect opportunity to explore this wild story .
1HYDRA’s Captain America
An Alternate Steve Rogers Could Be A Major MCU Villain
Even though he has recently deny his interest in the Phase 6 movie , report suggestingChris Evans would be returning to the MCUin 2026’sAvengers : Doomsdayspurred theories that he could be playing an evil variant of Steve Rogers . Theories ran rife positing that the HYDRA - indoctrinate Steve Rogers from 2016’sCaptain America : Steve Rogers # 1would unite Robert Downey Jr. ’s Doctor Doomas part of an vicious multiversal Avengers team , and this could still hail to fruition . This version of Rogers was call down with HYDRA ’s ideal , so would be the everlasting villain for Sam Wilson ’s Captain America .
The founding ofHYDRA ’s Captain America in Marvel Comicsled to theSecret Empireevent in 2017 , which saw HYDRA sham ascendancy of the United States . He was eventually defeated by a restored Steve Rogers , but Sam Wilson could get this honor in the MCU.It remains to be learn whether Chris Evans will actually return inAvengers : Doomsday , and if he ’ll really be playing an evil Steve Rogers , but , afterCaptain America : Brave New Worldestablishes him as a key MCU hero , Anthony Mackie ’s Sam Wilson could face a dark strain of his lost friend and wise man .
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