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'He's coming back!' Captain America's cryptic cameo in 'X-Men '97' teaser sparks fan speculations

The latest 'X-Men '97' teaser features Captain America's shield landing in the snow, suggesting his role in the series

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Marvel dropped a fresh trailer for 'X-Men '97' titled 'War' on Thursday, April 11, on their official YouTube channel. The latest mid-season trailer for 'X-Men '97' hinted at a significant Avengers character making an appearance in future episodes of Marvel's popular Disney+ series.

After a dramatic twist in Episode 5, the animated series is preparing to ramp up the excitement with more surprises. With five episodes remaining, 'X-Men '97' is promising more plot twists, intense battles, and special guest appearances.

The brief cameo of The Watcher in Episode 5 suggested that more non-mutant Marvel heroes will meet the X-Men.

Marvel Studios also released the mid-season trailer on X, with the caption, "If only you knew the future we have in store," showcasing new scenes from the upcoming episodes.

Key moments from the trailer include Wolverine and Nightcrawler teaming up in combat, and Beast and Jean Grey preparing for a fight. Most significantly, the trailer features Captain America's shield landing in the snow, suggesting his role in the series.

Fans go crazy over Captain America's teased cameo in latest 'X-Men '97' trailer

Fans took to X to share their excitement upon hearing the news with one saying, "One of the greatest duos reuniting again," while another wrote, "This is the show that keeps on giving fr." A fan commented, "Nice. He and Logan have history as we know."

"A Wolverine Captain America team up episode would be cool I just want them to focus on the x men though. I’d rather this be in season 2," said one fan. An excited fan wrote, "He's coming back!!! Let's go!" 

Captain America's surprise 'X-Men '97' cameo sparks speculations about his character 

While fans were thrilled by the teaser, many were also sharing their theories and speculations about Captain America's role and whether he is the same character from 'X-Men: The Animated Series'.

One fan wrote, "Is this the same Captain America that is trapped in the other dimension with Red Skull in the 90s Spider-Man animated series?" Hoping for Chris Evans to voice the role, one fan said, "I really hope they get Evans, or an Evans sound-alike to play him."

One fan speculated, "I really want the series to touch on the bias and inaction of the avengers towards mutant kind during the Genosha Genocide! Its one of the events that broke their relationship back in the day it would be interesting to see how they use it in the show," while another asked, "Where tf were the avengers when the UN was getting attacked?"

One fan who imagined a romantic connection between Rogue and Captain America wrote, "I think Rogue is gonna have another all-new love-interest and he is Steve Rogers aka the single and only Captain America." 

'This is just his shield. Last we saw Cap, he was in a time warp with Red Skull. If this not a flashback to WW2, the person throwing the shield is probably character Black Marvel," wrote a viewer.

'X-Men '97' trailer 

5 episodes of 'X-Men '97' are streaming exclusively on Disney+.