Appearing in 1st story
Featured Characters:
- Captain America (Steve Rogers) (Only in flashback)
Supporting Characters:
- Hydra (Only in flashback)
- Hydra Command (Only in flashback)
- High Council (Only in flashback)
- Madame Hydra (Elisa Sinclair) (Only in flashback)
- Gorgon (Tomi Shishido) (Only in flashback)
- Hive (Only in flashback)
- Arnim Zola (Only in flashback)
- Baron Zemo (Helmut Zemo) (Only in recap)
- High Council (Only in flashback)
- Avengers (Only in recap)
- Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff) (Secretly possessed by Chthon in recap)
- Taskmaster (Tony Masters) (Only in recap)
- Black Ant (Eric O'Grady) (Only in recap)
- Superior Octopus (Otto Octavius) (Only in recap)
- Unnamed agents (Only in flashback)
- Hydra Command (Only in flashback)
Antagonists:
- King Namor (Main story and flashback)
- Atlantean Army (Main story and flashback)
- Unidentified guard (Main story and flashback)
- Numerous unnamed guards
- Sabra (Ruth Bat-Seraph) (Only in flashback)
- Euroforce (Only in flashback)
- Swordswoman (Adelynn Duquesne) (Only in flashback)
- Sliver (Franco Fibbri) (Only in flashback)
- Tumult (Only in flashback)
- Tiger (Hughes Aït-Kaci) (Only in flashback)
- Baby Killer (Mikhail Zamorska) (Only in flashback)
- Key (Geyr Kluge) (Only in flashback)
- S.P.E.A.R. (Only in flashback)
- Ascendants (Only in flashback)
- Saber (Only in flashback)
- Devastator (Only in flashback)
- Weather Witch (Only in flashback)
- Monkey King (Sun Wukong) (Only in flashback)
- Vector (Grace Tam) (Only in flashback)
- Ascendants (Only in flashback)
- Black Panther (T'Challa) (Only in flashback)
Other Characters:
- Invaders (Only in recap)
- Human Torch (Jim Hammond) (Only in recap)
- Bucky (Bucky Barnes) (Only in recap)
- United Nations (Only in flashback)
- Captain Britain (Brian Braddock) (Cameo) (Only in flashback)
- Emma Frost (Cameo) (Only in flashback)
- Unnamed Atlantean warrior priests (Death in recap)
Races and Species:
- Atlantean-Human Hybrids (Main story and flashback)
- Atlanteans (Main story and flashback)
- Humans (Only in flashback)
- Synthezoids (Only in recap)
- Mutants (Only in flashback)
- Skrulls (Only in flashback)
- Xian (Only in flashback)
- Human-Otherworlder Hybrids (Cameo) (Only in flashback)
- Elder Gods (Behind the scenes in recap)
- LMDs (Only in recap)
Realities:
Locations:
- Earth (Main story and flashback)
- Atlantic Ocean (Main story and flashback)
- Atlantis (Main story and flashback)
- Germany (Only in recap)
- United States of America (Only in flashback)
- Washington, D.C. (Only in recap)
- L'Enfant Plaza (Only in recap)
- United Nations Headquarters, Manhattan, New York, New York (Mentioned as isolated via Darkforce Dimension only in flashback)
- Las Vegas, Nevada (Mentioned) (Only in flashback)
- Hydra Storage Data (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- California (Cameo) (Only in flashback)
- New Tian (Cameo) (Only in flashback)
- Washington, D.C. (Only in recap)
- Belgium (Only in flashback)
- Brussels (Only in flashback)
- Espace Léopold (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Brussels (Only in flashback)
- France (Only in flashback)
- Paris (Only in flashback)
- Eiffel Tower (Only in flashback)
- Paris (Only in flashback)
- China (Only in flashback)
- United Kingdom (Only in flashback)
- Savage Land, Antarctica (Mentioned) (Only in flashback)
- Wakanda (Only in flashback)
- Atlantic Ocean (Main story and flashback)
Items:
- Captain America's Shield (Only in recap)
- Mjolnir (Only in recap)
- Neptune's Trident (Cameo) (Only in flashback)
- Panther Habit (Only in flashback)
- Arnim Zola's Robotic Body (Only in flashback)
- Cosmic Cube (Fragment) (Only in flashback)
- Black Ant's Suit and Helmet (Only in recap)
- Superior Octopus' Suit and Tentacles (Only in recap)
Vehicles:
- Hydra Jumpships (Only in flashback)
- The Circle (Only in flashback)
Synopsis for 1st story
An evil Steve Rogers, working for Hydra, came to the UN assembly in Brussels to deliver a speech. He made it clear that any attacks or espionage on Hydra territory would no longer be tolerated, but would be met with exile and embargo. He also stated that Hydra did not need the rest of the world's financial or military support, but offered these nations to grow alongside them in a new era. Before he could continue and make a claim for the Savage Land, Steve was interrupted by Black Panther, who joined via hologram. T'Challa reminded the Hydra leader that his forces had already tried and failed three times to invade Wakanda. He challenged the man to face him himself, rather than sending more men for him to kill. Leaving the assembly, Steve ran into Namor. He had been sending the king of Atlantis threatening letters regarding a cube fragment in his possession. One last time, he urged Namor to give back what was his, before he'd be forced to take it.
Solicit Synopsis
SECRET EMPIRE TIE-IN!
• As Steve Rogers enacts his grand vision for a new Hydra world order, he is forced to confront an old friend. But will Namor, the Sub-Mariner, prove to be ally or deadly enemy?See Also
- 10 image(s) from Captain America: Steve Rogers Vol 1 18
- 2 reprint(s) of Captain America: Steve Rogers Vol 1 18