![]() ![]() Cap would often lend Iron Man his shield for research and he would provide Cap with steel replicas that would always get destroyed.Ĭaptain America's shield has been labeled as indestructible as adamantium, but it has been destroyed on several occasions and subsequently repaired. Cap decided that it threw off the shield's natural flight and discarded the modifications. When Captain America was brought in to the modern world, Iron Man made modifications to the shield by installing electronic components and actuators to better control its flight when thrown. MacLain tried to recreate the unknown alloy without the Vibranium, with the end result being the creation of Adamantium The short-lived upgrade to the shield President Franklin Roosevelt presented this new shield to Captain America.ĭr. (It is currently speculated by some, the catalyst was carbonadium.) It was then poured into a mold for a tank hatch to give it a circular form, and painted into an American flag motif. MacLain wasn't able to replicate the bonding process or know what was the catalyst. MacLain fell asleep and an unknown catalyst fused the Vibranium and an experimental iron alloy. He experimented on Wakandan Vibranium because of its unique capabilities. Myron MacLian tried to create a metal that is comparably durable to Hercules' Adamantine mace. Hyde in a fit of pique when the mansion was invaded by the Masters of Evil.ĭr. Steve kept the triangular shield as a memento until he was recruited to become the leader of the Avengers, where the shield was moved to the team's mansion decades later. The shield is still kept in Wakanda as a national treasure up to the present time.Ĭaptain America used a second triangular shield as a replacement until he was given his current circular shield. T'Chaka would in turn, gift Rogers with a sample of vibranium. This shield was later donated to T'Chaka, the Black Panther of the time, as a symbol of Rogers' honor that Wakanda will not become involved in the Second World War. As part of his gear, he was outfitted with a bullet-proof triangular shield. Erskine and the end of creating additional Super-Soldiers, the US Army made the decision to turn Steve Rogers into a patriotic symbol known as Captain America. Weight: 12.5 lbs History of Captain America's Shield The Original Designįollowing the assassination of Dr. ![]()
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