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The revelation that America was born on Earth 616 creates some interesting complications for her upcoming debut in the MCU.
WARNING: The following contains major spoilers for America Chavez: Made In The USA#1-5 on sale now by Marvel.
Since her debut in Vengence #1 (by Joe Casey, Nick Dragotta, Brad Simpson, and Rus Wooten), America Chavez has established herself as one of the Marvel Universe’s most-promising young heroes. Armed with an impressive set of superhuman abilities and an indomitable will, America has served as a prominent member of both the Young Avengers, the Ultimates, and the West Coast Avengers, repeatedly proving herself to be one of the powerful members of each team. America’s spectacular set of powers and wide-spread popularity amongst comic fans, make it only natural that she has been slated to join the Marvel Cinematic Universe in the upcoming Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
In many ways, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness seems like the perfect opportunity to introduce America to the MCU, as her initial backstory established that she’d traveled to Earth from an idyllic alternate dimension known as the “Utopian Parallel”. However, the recent America Chavez: Made In The USA series (by Kalinda Vazquez, Carlos Gomez, Jesus Aburtov, and VC’s Travis Lanham), revealed that America’s multiversal origin was a lie fabricated by America herself, and the revelation of her true origins could provide insight into how America’s future appearances in the MCU will play out.
When she was first introduced, America believed that she was born in the Utopian Parallel, a magical dimension that existed outside of the multiverse under the protection of a powerful being known as the Demiurge, which blessed America and the dimension’s other inhabitants with incredible powers. When a series of black holes threatened to tear the Utopian Parallel apart, America’s superhero mothers, Amalia and Elena, sacrificed themselves to save their dimension. America eventually left the Utopian Parallel and became a hero herself determined to live up to their legacy.
All of this changed during the events of America Chavez: Made In The USA, where America discovered that her powers were beginning to falter. After a mysterious woman with similar powers lit America’s adoptive family’s bodega on fire, the young hero chased her to an abandoned research facility on a remote island. There the woman revealed that she’s America’s long-lost sister Catalina. After defeating and restraining America, Catalina explained that everything her sister “remembers” about her childhood is wrong; Amelia and Elena were doctors trying to cure a genetic disease known as “Edges Syndrome”. America and Caitlyn’s powers were the results of an experimental treatment that exposed them and other children suffering from Edges Syndrome to interdimensional radiation. When the man funding the experiments began using the children’s abilities for evil, Amelia and Elena sacrificed themselves to give America and Catalina a chance to escape, only for the sisters to be separated. Unable to cope with the trauma of losing her entire family, America repressed her memories of the event and subconsciously created her original origin story as a coping mechanism.
The revelation that America was born on Earth-616 creates some interesting complications for her upcoming debut in the MCU. It’s not speculation to say that Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness will deal with the consequences of Strange’s manipulation of reality during Spider-Man: No Way Home. America’s ability to create multiversal portals by “punching” reality does still make her an ideal ally for Strange, but the drastic changes to her backstory may change how her future within the MCU is likely to play out. Based on the timing of the film’s release, America’s initial appearance is likely going to portray her as the multiversal hero her original backstory painted her as, but the revelation that she was never from the Utopian Parallel could make upcoming events within the MCU a little awkward for her.
Although a potential Young Avengers series has yet to be officially announced, many of the team’s members have already been introduced into the MCU, and America’s debut makes the likelihood of a future series even higher. However, some of the team’s early adventures in Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie’s iconic run on Young Avengers were directly tied to Loki’s attempts to claim the untapped power of the Utopian Parallel for himself. The recent revelation that the dimension never really existed could mean that the team is already poised to go down a much different path than their comic counterpart. It’s also possible that a potential series will adapt Young Avengers faithfully, meaning that the MCU will likely adapt America Chavez: Made In The USA in some way.
The events of America Chavez: Made In The USA do create some issues for America’s upcoming debut, but they also open up interesting new opportunities for the MCU to explore with her character. The revelations of her past have already affected America’s relationship with her friends and loved ones within the comics, and the emotionally-charged storyline could serve as a strong inspiration for a potential “America Chavez” series in Phase 4 or beyond.
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