First Avenger How could a guy with no real powers lead the Avengers

[captainrogers]

again cap is the only one with leadership and experience leading a squad. thor fights with the other gods but just goes in by himself and wreaks havoc on his enemy. he fights by himself so he can unleash his power. hulk and iron man have no experience at all leading a squadron.

Well, I wouldn't go as far as to say they have no leadership experience AT ALL. Thor has lead/does lead. He has led his fellow Asguardians into battle, and has centuries of experience. ( Thor HAS been King once or twice) Stark has also had his turn at leading his fellow Avengers. (I believe he was Force Works head as well) Also, the man leads and operates a multi-national company. Hulk, recently had his own turn at leadership with the Events spinning outta Planet Hulk. Granted he was King for like 5 minutes, but he proved a capable leader to his Warbound. Thor and Ironman have proven themselves, great leaders. Ditto other characters like the Black Panther. What makes Cap so damn impressive, is the fact that even Gods, monsters and Kings of industry and people will shut up and defer to his orders.
(multiple great sequences during Geoff Johns run on Avengers, where Namor, posterboy for sense of superiority, shows his reverence and respect to our good Captain. I think it's his World trust story arc)

 

[misjuevos]

im talking about the movieverse, not comics. thought this was about the movie cap.

 

[captainrogers]

Well, we don't know if movie Cap or Thor have led anything yet...

 

[Mercurius]

His leadership has nothing to do with power: it comes from his moral strenght in being the responsible one, his respect for life, his stern principles, his commitment.

Of course, movieverse is another thing (judging from that stupid comic-con poster in which he is more of a lunatic leader of manslaught); even in the comics they have already put some shades of grey into his integrity.

But the basis of his legendary leadership over powerful men and women (and a god) used to be the above mentioned.

 

[captainrogers]

Lunatic leader? Because he is holding a pistol, and probably abiding by the Laws of Armed Conflict? (like any other member of the US military?)

 

[wobbly]

Lunatic leader? Because he is holding a pistol, and probably abiding by the Laws of Armed Conflict? (like any other member of the US military?)

Over dramatising for effect. 'Manslaught'? If I was one of the servicemen who fought in that war (or any war for that matter) who knew full well it was kill or be killed on the battlefield, I would hope my efforts on behalf on my country would be granted a lot more respect.

 

[captainrogers]

O yeah. I remember this argument....

 

[wobbly]

Does he look like 'the lunatic leader of manslaught' now? Or does he look like a good number of portrayals of Cap in the battlefields?

The only difference is he no longer has a gun

 

[wobbly]

O yeah. I remember this argument....

As do I

 

[wobbly]

Edit: SHH lag causing a double post

 

[Slushy]

Decades of experience breeds leadership skills.