Thread:The Many-Angled One/@comment-5448995-20160526234724/@comment-4548390-20160528010742

Okay, so here we go!

I think Captain America is doing what the original Thunderbolts did, but instead of being a supervillain trying to make the whole world think he's a superhero, he's a superhero trying to make the whole world think he's bad.

Why do I think it? Well, the whole issue show us that Cap is really worried about this new Hydra of the Red Skull, he even tells it to Sharon on the Helicarrier, and that he would do anything if it meant he would fight for what's right. '''Captain America: Civil War spoiler ahead! Only read it if you already watched the movie (though it's not a major spoiler, don't even know if it's a minor one, but be careful):''' Like Zemo said in the movie, there's no better and effective way to take down an empire than from within, this way it won't grow back to what it was, no matter what.

Cap threw Jack Flag from the aircraft (we don't know if he survived yet, but I think he was saved by Free Spirit), captured Zemo and has Selvig held captive. His next move? He'll give them to the Red Skull and try to infiltrate Hydra. The Red Skull can read his mind to know if he's telling the truth? Maybe. The Red Skull restrained himself from controlling people into joining Hydra, he wanted the to join by free will, as shown in the last issue of the Standoff! crossover, so there's a chance he won't read his mind. But if he does, the flashback showed us that Cap had his first contact with Hydra when he was a kid. For me he didn't join Hydra, and neither did his mother, but he may have learned a thing or two from this experience. What if he used what he learned from that time to his advantage and make the Red Skull believe he's really an agent of Hydra? As far as we know, the Red Skull can't fully control his powers.

This theory makes more sense to me than the last one. What do you think?