Infinity Warfeatures about two dozen leads,Two Couples Affair in Broad Daylight including most of the Avengers, all of the Guardians, and a bunch of not-quite-Avengers like Spider-Man and Doctor Strange.
But there's one clear breakout star among the bunch, and I think it's pretty clear who it is.
SEE ALSO: 6 must-see roles Chris Evans played when he wasn't being Captain AmericaI am talking, of course, about Captain America's Fugitive Beard.
Beard has had our attention since last summer, when he debuted first in the D23 exclusive footage and then in the Comic-Con exclusive poster. He gained an even bigger following when the first Infinity Warteaser hit a few months later, actually setting recordsfor social media buzz.
Beard might not have a fancy superhero moniker or a three-picture storyline devoted to his daddy issues. But he's definitely got a superpower, and that is the ability to make this extremely handsome man...
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Original image has been replaced. Credit: Mashable Without Beard, Cap looks like a nice cute boy who drinks milk, says "fudge" when he's pissed, and always waits for the light to change before crossing the street.
With Beard, Cap looks like a stone-cold badass who might break some rules if it means stopping an apocalypse. He looks like he's got your back in battle, or during a night out on the town. He looks like someone Ron Swanson, James Bond, and Ellen Ripley would all find equally impressive. He looks like he's seen some shit and lived to never tell the tale. He looks... hot.
Cap's actually a bit behind the times, here. Some of his fellow heroes have been tapping into Beard's powers for years, including Thor and Black Panther.
All of this got us thinking: Which other Marvel superheroes might benefit from a bit of Beard's magic?
The evidence (by Mashable art genius Bob Al-Greene) speaks for itself.
Iron Man
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