Psychologist Jordan Peterson is currently processing the idea that Red Skull, a villain in the Captain America universe, may be based on him in a recent Captain America issue written by author and Atlantic contributor Ta-Nehisi Coates.

He may very well be right: in the issue, Captain America talks about a young boy "disappearing into the internet" and coming out with a "new theory of the world," fed to him by Red Skull. The next panel shows a still of what Red Skull's internet content looks like. It shows him offering the "Ten Rules For Life" (Peterson's book is called The Twelve Rules For Life) with sections "Chaos and Order," "Karl Lueger's Genius" and "The Feminist Trap."

"(Skull) tells them what they've always longed to hear," says Captain America. "That they are secretly great. That the whole world's against them. That if they're truly men, they'll fight back. And bingo. That's their purpose. That's what they live for and that's what they'll die for."

After the panel was brought to Peterson's attention by a fan, he posted several tweets bewildered at the implied analogy between himself and Red Skull.

What the hell? https://t.co/CGkuztpEjq

— Dr Jordan B Peterson (@jordanbpeterson) April 6, 2021

Do I really live in a universe where Ta-Nehisi Coates has written a Captain America comic featuring a parody of my ideas as part of the philosophy of the arch villain Red Skull? https://t.co/waFsAvWlfd

— Dr Jordan B Peterson (@jordanbpeterson) April 6, 2021

Others less sympathetic to Peterson found the comparison and Peterson's confusion more humorous.

Lol. Jordan Peterson is upset that Red Skull seems to have been modeled after him in a Captain America comic pic.twitter.com/RG3ZZYydDH

— Parker Molloy (@ParkerMolloy) April 6, 2021

It's pretty funny that Jordan Peterson is complaining that the Nazi Supervillain Red Skull sounds like him pic.twitter.com/orX1LWCU3C

— Lily Simpson (@LilySimpson1312) April 6, 2021

Jordan Peterson apparently thinks that the Red Skull is being used as a parody of him.

….you know, maybe if your whole persona can seamlessly be applied to the Red Skull, you might be the problem. pic.twitter.com/kTGGiwp3FF

— Ant 🍻 I Really Hope 2021 is Better (@AGramuglia) April 6, 2021

Coates, who is not on Twitter, has yet to respond to the situation.

Correction: An earlier version of this article identified Peterson as a philosopher. It has been changed to correctly identify Peterson as a psychologist.