OneMCUcharacter introduced inCaptain America: Brave New Worldhas enough potential for multiple future antagonist appearances, which is why I hope he doesn’t get killed off in the Phase 5 movie.Captain America: Brave New World’s castis jam-packed with new and long-established MCU actors.Anthony Mackie’s seasoned Avenger Sam Wilson wields the Captain America shieldfor the second time, and he’s set to face even bigger threats than Steve Rogers did in his early days as the Star-Spangled Avenger.Captain America: Brave New World’s plot centers around a global conspiracy that involves international governments, an evil scientist, and at least two Gamma mutates.
Captain America will fight at least three major MCU villains inCaptain America: Brave New World.President Ross' transformation into Red Hulkis evidently the movie’s main spectacle, while Samuel Sterns a.k.a. The Leader is likely to be revealed to beCaptain America: Brave New World’s main villain. Meanwhile,Giancarlo Esposito’s Sidewinder will have his own motivations to oppose Captain America’s crime-fighting efforts.Giancarlo Esposito has voiced his excitement for Sidewinder’s MCU future, hoping he can eventually portray more of the villain’s"serpent persona":
“Part of the incorporation of Sidewinder’s colors I brought into the costume that I’m wearing. I’m hoping that it gives them inspiration in movies to come that will allow me to take on more of that serpent persona. You’ve never seen me play a character like this. This guy knows how to use a rifle, a pistol, knives, [he is] very, very physical, active with his physicality, punches, kicks, all that.”
Giancarlo Esposito’s Sidewinder Has Potential For Bigger MCU Stories
Giancarlo Esposito’s Sidewinder Is A Captain America Villain Worthy Of Multiple Encounters
Giancarlo Esposito has played a variety of popular roles, two of them famous for their evil nature: the cold-blooded criminal Gustavo Fring inBreaking BadandBetter Call Saul, as well as the tyrannical Galactic Empire leader Moff Gideon inThe Mandalorian. These roles prove Esposito’s talent for playing villains, which the actor will likely manifest asSeth Voelker a.k.a. Sidewinder, the leader of the terrorist group “Serpent Society” inCaptain America: Brave New World.Giancarlo Esposito’s Sidewinder doesn’t seem to have as much screentime as President Ross or as much narrative weight as the Leader, which could be a bad omen for the character.
Out of all the members of the Serpent Society, Sidewinder is the most dangerous in the comics
The Serpent Society’s role inCaptain America: Brave New Worldwas reduced significantly during the film’s many changes and delays behind-the-scenes, to the point that Seth Rollins' King Cobra and other members of the villain group were completely cut from the movie. Out of all the members of the Serpent Society, Sidewinder is the most dangerous in the comics. Sidewinder recruited and trained the original team, the Serpent Squad, and helped them get body enhancements. Sidewinder also transformed the squad into the Serpent Society, formed bonds with other villains, and fought heroes like Captain America and Iron Man.
Marvel Has Already Teased A Full-Fledged Serpent Society Twice
The Serpent Society’s Main Antagonist Role Is Long Overdue
Marvel Studios announcedCaptain America: Civil Warat San Diego Comic-Con 2014 with the fakeout announcement of a third Captain America installment titled"Captain America: Serpent Society", which helped make the actual reveal more exciting.Chris Evans' Captain America starred in two other MCU movies afterward, and he never got to encounter the Serpent Society. In fact, Steve Rogers barely got to fight two other classic Captain America enemies before his retirement: Batroc inCaptain America: The Winter Soldierand Crossbones inCaptain America: Civil War. Rogers met Arnim Zola’s cybernetic form, but he also never got to actually fight him.
Captain America: Brave New World Is Already Avoiding 1 Thing That Made 2 Of The MCU’s Biggest Box Office Flops Look Far Worse
Captain America: Brave New World’s budget provides the Phase 5 MCU movie with a significant advantage over Marvel’s previous box office flops.
Now that Sam Wilson officially begins his journey as Captain America, the Serpent Society only seems to be making a brief appearance inCaptain America: Brave New Worldbefore all the attention goes to Red Hulk and the Leader — two of Hulk’s most famous enemies. What’s more, the Serpent Society won’t be fully formed in the movie. So, if Sidewinder dies or the Serpent Society is dissolved inCaptain America: Brave New World, that would makeCaptain America: Brave New Worldanother Captain America movie that glosses over classic Captain America antagonists.
Sidewinder And The Serpent Society Could Be The Perfect Villains For Captain America 5
The Serpent Society Could Offer A Fresh MCU Threat To Captain America
After Captain America fights Red Hulk and the Leader inCaptain America: Brave New Worldand participates inAvengers: DoomsdayandAvengers: Secret Wars, he could star in another solo movie where he faces an enemy all of his own. Red Hulk and the Leader might help audiences get on board with the idea of a successor to Steve Rogers.Once Sam Wilson stars in his firstCaptain Americasolo movie, he deserves a story that doesn’t depend on another character’s antagonists.By then, it could be over twelve years since such aCaptain Americamovie.
The Leader
Red Hulk, The Serpent Society
Sidewinder’s introduction inCaptain America: Brave New Worldcould lay the foundations for a futureCaptain Americasequel where a fully-formed Serpent Society are the main villains. The Serpent Society’s main antagonist role inCaptain America 5would be a fresh change of pace, as Captain America would be facing an organized group of villains.Captain America 5could even spare the Serpent Society and make them a recurring antagonistic force, transforming them into a modern version of Hydra in the MCU.
