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Steve Rogers Going Through History

Steve Rogers Going Through History

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Steve Rogers Going Through History refers to a series of memes which parody the fact that Marvel character Steve Rogers (Captain America) does not prevent tragic historic events in the past despite being aware of them and imply that he abuses his knowledge for personal gain.

Origin

On April 26th, 2019, Marvel superhero film Avengers: Endgame premiered in the United States.[1] In the film, character Steve Rogers (Captain America), portrayed by Chris Evans, permanently travels back in time to reunite with his loved one Peggy Carter and spend his life with her.

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Online, the implied nuance that Steve Rogers did not interfere with any past tragedies despite his knowledge of them has been parodied, while some memes implied that he would use the information about the future for personal gain.

On May 18th, Facebook user Jessica Grace posted a meme to Marvel Shieldposting group which implied that Steve Rogers would invest in Apple using his knowledge of the company's future success (shown below).[2] The post gained over 10,000 likes in one week. The May 19th and 20th reposts on 9GAG[3] and in /r/thanosdidnothingwrong[4] subreddit gained over 9,100 points and 37,400 upvotes in six and five days, respectively.


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On May 22nd and 23rd Reddit users DandWeek and InterracialMemeJob posted two similar memes to /r/dankmemes subreddit, where they gained over 21,500 and 63,800 upvotes, respectively.[5][6]


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In the following hours, the format gained significant popularity on Reddit, including /r/dankmemes[7] and /r/thanosdidnothingwrong[8] subreddits, and in Marvel Shieldposting Facebook group.[9]

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Pegy enav Oh my god Steve, we're rich! How did you know to invest in Microsoft, Google and Apple? Steve: PEGGY: LOL VIETNAM? THIS WILL BE EASY. STEVE Peggy: Come on, Steve. We come all the way to the Cincinnati Zoo and you won't even look at the gorilla. Steve:
Peggy: *Turns the TV on at 8:45 on September 11 2001* Steve: Peggy: SHIELD just moved it's headquarters to the World Trade Center! Isn't this exciting? Steve: Peggy: Awww! Luke and Leia are going to be such a lovely couple Steve

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[1] Wikipedia – Avengers: Endgame

[2] Facebook – Jessica Grace's Post

[3] 9GAG – Marvel Shieldposting sends the best

[4] Reddit – Smart

[5] Reddit – A wise man!

[6] Reddit – zip zop wop boopity bop.

[7] Reddit – Time to Travel

[8] Reddit – Better run better run

[9] Facebook – Wassim Tarek's Post

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