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Hideo Kojima shared his thoughts after watchingCaptain America: Brave New World. The living legend Japanese video game designer admitted he was confused after watching the MCU film.
Kojima didn’t miss the chance to watch the latestCaptain Americamovie in theaters.Captain America: Brave New Worldis the first Captain America without Chris Evans' Steve Rogers since Anthony Mackie’s Sam Wilson aka Falcon, is playing the titular character. The video game designer behindMetal Gear SolidandDeath Strandingaired his thoughts after watching the film on social media and it attracted various reactions from fans.
TheMetal Gear Solidcreator took to X, formerly Twitter and asked a question many could probably relate to. He also admitted that he confused the film with the Thunderbolts* trailer. “I watched ‘Captain America: Brave New World’ in IMAX. I vaguely remember Sam receiving the shield in ‘Endgame,’ but when did he officially become Cap? Is it because I haven’t seen ‘The Falcon and the Winter Soldier?'“he asked. Kojima also added, “And what’s this about the Avengers being reorganized? I’m also getting it mixed up with the ‘Thunderbolts’ trailer.” Kojima’s question received many reactions from his followers, with many agreeing that he missed it because Sam officially became Captain America inThe Falcon and the Winter Soldier.He was also right about remembering a scene inEndgamewhen Steve handed the shield to Sam, setting up for the Disney series where the latter officially became the new Captain America.
“So Sam officially became Cap at the end ofEndgame. Then it was The Falcon and Winter Soldier that showed Sam’s reluctance but acceptance to be Cap,” onereplied. “Post Endgame there’s no official form of Avengers.Thunderboltsis about bad guys or characters with shady pasts that can become heroes too.” One fan of Kojima jokingly said that the MCU timeline was similar to theMetal Geargame. “I love all your work and everyMetal Geargame. But brother, the very same can be said with theMetal Gearseries! Almost no one knows in what order the games should be played or the timeline they take place [rolling on the floor laughing emoji]. It’s all over the place. Still love them!“Marco The Xicancommented. Some pointed out that Kojima had stopped watching MCU shows after Endgame and some sypathized with him. The MetalGear Network, Kojima’s fan community said they loved Marvel, but when it became “mandatory to watch every dog-s**t TV spin-off series,” they lost interest. Anothersaid, they felt the same and they were also tired of the need to watch other movies or TV shows to understand the events in the latest film.
Kojima’s concerns were valid because he didn’t watchThe Falcon and Winter Soldier,where Sam officially became the new Captain America. Credits to him that he remembered the scene where Steve handed the shield to Sam inEndgamebecause not all viewers would surely remember it, given that there were a lot of things that happened inEndgame. Also, even if one hasn’t watchedThe Falcon and Winter Soldier,theEndgamescene where Steve gave the shield to Sam was already an indication that the latter would carry the mantle. As for hisThunderboltsconfusion, it was probably because MCU had been promotingCaptain America: Brave New WorldandThunderboltsalongside each other and some characters appear in both movies. For instance, Bucky Barnes aka Winter Soldier (Sebastian Stan), made a cameo in the latestCaptain America. Stan will have a longer screen time inThunderbolts*.
As for his concerns about theAvengers, the team has not been disorganized but disbanded. AfterEndgame, the members either retired, died, or went on a separate path. Iron Man and Black Widow were dead, while Hawkeye and Captain America were retired. Thor is still active but on his own and Hulk is semi-retired. There is no active Avengers team in the MCU and Thunderbolts are different from them. The Winter Soldier, who is part of the Thunderbolts, appeared in theAvengersmovies, but he was never an official part of the Avengers.
