User blog comment:Edward Zachary Sunrose/For People Who Are Upset With Today's Reveal.../@comment-1751305-20160526021448/@comment-1894786-20160526023105

It's definitely not a permanent change, but it is a real one. Tom Brevoort straight up said this is not a clone, this is not a multiversal counterpart, it's not mind control, this is the Steve we've always known and loved. And he has always been part of HYDRA.