"CAPTAIN RED SKULL"
Earth-63137
Real Name: Unrevealed
(possibly Johann Shmidt
- see comments)
Identity/Class: Alternate reality
(Earth-63137) human
mutate (presumably - see comments)
Occupation: Would-be conqueror
Group Membership: None
Affiliations: "Carnage
Red Skull" of Earth-31911, "Holocaust
Red Skull" of Earth-82197, "Warrior
Red Skull" of Earth-51948, numerous other Red Skull counterparts
Enemies:
Earth-818 natives:
Ant-Man (Tony Stark), Infinity Thing (Ben Grimm), Moon Knight (Mariama
Spector), Shellhead the Iron Ant, Vision, Wonder Man (Simon Williams);
Earth-14412
natives: Atli, Ellisiv, Frigg
Known Relatives: None
Aliases: None
Base of Operations: Presumably
Earth-63137
First Appearance: Avengers
Forever II#3 (May,
2022)
Powers/Abilities: "Captain Red Skull" did not
display any superhuman powers but he went into battle wielding a large
shield.
Height: Unrevealed (approximately 6'0")
Weight: Unrevealed (approximately 189 lbs.)
Eyes: Unrevealed (see comments)
Hair: Unrevealed (see comments)
History:
(Avengers Forever II#3) - Following the defeat of
Earth-21798's Black
Skull on Earth-818, "Warrior Red Skull" and several other Skull
counterparts emerged from portals created by the Black Skull's machine
that had torn into the Multiversal Superflow. After emerging from a
portal, "Warrior Red Skull" stood with sword drawn as a Black
Skull counterpart proclaimed to Earth-818 heroes Moon Knight and Vision
that if one Skull fell, a thousand more would take his place.
(Avengers Forever II#4) -
Earth-818's Ant-Man and his
allies came to Moon Knight and Vision's defense and the Skull
counterparts announced their plans to assume control of Earth-818 in
the Black Skull's absence, with "Captain Red Skull" proclaiming that
the Skull counterpart who killed the heroes would inherit rulership of
Earth-818. When
Reality-14412 sisters Atli, Ellisiv and
Frigg emerged from one the portals, a massive fight ensued until
Earth-616's Ghost Rider arrived and used the
Black Skull's former symbiote to pull the "Warrior Red Skull" and the
other Skull counterparts back
through the Superflow portals, effectively banishing them from
Earth-818.
Comments: Created by Jason Aaron, Aaron Kuder,
Cam Smith and Scott Hanna.
This counterpart of the Red Skull
appeared to be a Super-Soldier of some sort, not unlike Earth-616's
Captain America, hence the title of this profile: "Captain Red Skull."
"Captain Red Skull"'s eye color
was impossible to determine, as he was only ever seen with his hair and
eyes covered by a mask.
While the Marvel Database website
lists this Skull counterpart's real name as Johann Shmidt, we are not
given any sort of inkling as to "Captain Red Skull"'s real name. It
could easily be another person who, in their reality, had been
transformed into a Red Skull counterpart or it could be a counterpart
of Captain America himself or any other number of possibilities
including the Database's possibility of it being a Johann Shmidt
counterpart. On this note, we also are never told this character's
origin so we do not know if the character is a mutated human, a mutant
born with powers, etc. etc.
"Captain Red Skull" was
never actually identified by name though it stands to reason that at
least part of his codename would be Skull, as the symbiote-powered
Hydra Red Skull counterpart mentioned that when one Skull fell, a
thousand more would take his place.
Profile by Proto-Man.
CLARIFICATIONS:
Earth-63137's "Captain Red Skull" should be
distinguished from:
- Black Skull (Johann
Shmidt) of Earth-21798 - Multiversal Masters of Evil, ruler of
wasteland Earth-818, defeated by Earth-616's Ghost Rider (Robbie
Reyes)--Heroes Reborn II#1
- Black Skull (Johann
Shmidt) of Earth-38590 - Multiversal Masters of Evil, successor of
original Multiversal Master of Evil--Avengers Forever II#5
- Captain America (Steven
Rogers) - Revolutionary War hero circa 1781 A.D., ancestor of modern
day Captain America--Captain America I#194
- Captain America (Steven
Rogers) - WWII era Super-Soldier, frozen in suspended animation &
thawed in the modern era--Captain America Comics I#1
- Captain America - alias
used by Isaiah Bradley during WWII--Truth: Red, White & Black#1
- Captain America (William
Nasland) - formerly the hero Spirit of '76, assumed identity after
Steve Rogers was frozen, died battling Adam-II--Captain America Comics
I#49
- Captain America - alias
used by Jeff Mace after William Nasland's death, identity retired in
the early 1950s--Human Torch Comics I#4
- Captain America - alias
used during the 1950s by William
Burnside, who assumed the identity following Jeff Mace's
retirement--Young Men I#24
- Captain America - pre-modern era
drill instructor, trained Frank Castle & others in combat--Punisher
War Journal II#3
- Captain America -
identity briefly used by Bob Russo, who
retired after breaking arm--Captain America I#178
- Captain America -
identity briefly used by "Scar" Turpin,
who quit after being overpowered by criminals--Captain America I#179
- Captain America (Roscoe
Simons) - young man who assumed identity during a period where Steve
Rogers had quit, killed by the Red Skull--Captain America I#178
- Captain America -
identity used by John Walker during a period where Steve Rogers had
quit, faked death after parents were killed & returned as
USAgent--Captain America I#323
- Captain America -
identity briefly used by impersonator Anti-Cap--Captain America &
the Falcon I#1
- Captain America -
identity used by James Barnes following the supposed death of Steve
Rogers--Captain America Comics I#1
- Captain America -
identity briefly used by Dave
Rickford before turning mantle back over to Steve Rogers--Captain
America X#615.1
- "Carnage
Red Skull" of
Earth-31911 - symbiote-bonded supervillain, battled Earth-818 heroes by
traveling through Superflow--Avengers Forever II#3
- "Holocaust Red Skull" of
Earth-82197 - armored, skull-faced supervillain, battled Earth-818
heroes
by traveling through Superflow--Avengers Forever II#3
- Red Skull (Johann
Shmidt) - World War II-era Nazi terrorist, Captain America foe,
survived into modern era & mind transferred into cloned
body--Captain America Comics I#1
- Red Skull
(George Maxon) - American industrialist, acted as Nazi
agent, posed as true Red Skull--Captain America Comics I#1
- Red Skull - 1940s
impersonator of George Maxon, Young Allies foe--Young Allies Comics I#1
- Red Skull - later 1940s
impostor, Captain America (Jeff Mace) foe, fell to his death but
tricked Mace into an afterlife duel by writing his name in the Fatal
Book--Captain America Comics I#61
- Red Skull (Albert Malik) -
Communist spy ring leader, adopted Red Skull identity, responsible for
deaths of Richard & Mary Parker, executed by the Scourge of the
Underworld--Young Men I#24
- "Warrior Red Skull" of Earth-51948 - sword-wielding supervillain, battled Earth-818 heroes by traveling through Superflow--Avengers Forever II#3
- or any other "Red" or "Skull"
characters
images: (without ads)
Avengers Forever II#3, p20, splash page ("Captain
Red Skull," main
image)
Avengers Forever II#4, p11, splash page ("Captain Red Skull," headshot)
Avengers Forever II#4, p9, pan1 ("Captain Red Skull" among other Skull
counterparts)
Avengers Forever II#4, p12, pan1 ("Captain Red Skull" being snatched by
symbiote)
Appearances:
Avengers Forever II#3 (May, 2022) - Jason Aaron
(writer), Aaron Kuder
(pencils), Cam Smith, Scott Hanna (inks), Tom Brevoort (editor)
Avengers Forever II#4 (May, 2022) - Jason Aaron (writer), Jim Towe
(art), Tom Brevoort (editor)
First posted: 10/22/2024
Last updated: 10/22/2024
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