

In a different event, Thor wields the power of the Odinforce to smash it with his hammer. Odin's brother Serpent just snaps it in two like a Kit Kat bar. This is the strategy favored by Molecule Man and a bizarre "vibranium cancer." Finally, some Asgardians have managed to destroy Cap's shield. Characters with molecular powers can simply undo its structure, which is basically cheating. Thanos used the Infinity Gauntlet to destroy it with a single blow and Doctor Doom partially crushed it with the power of the Beyonder. A character wielding godlike power can smash the shield. There are a few go-to ways to dispose of it. The shield has been destroyed a few more times in the comics. Its destruction was foreshadowed as far back as Avengers: Age of Ultron, but the world has only gone without it for a few minutes. The MCU put the shield through a lot of punishment before it broke.

Steve travels to the past and returns with a new shield, which he bequeaths to Sam Wilson. With his massive blade of unknown construction and several full-power strikes, Thanos shatters the shield. Though T'Challa's vibranium claws scratch it, the one who finally ruins the shield is Thanos. It's savagely dented by Red Skull, leading Howard Stark to pull some vibranium out of an undisclosed location and forge it into the iconic shield.Ĭap's shield goes through a lot of punishment in the MCU, but it only gives out once. In the MCU, Captain America gets a similar steel triangular shield for his USO shows. Cap met either Wakandan King T'Chaka or his dad, he gave him some vibranium, and the US made it into a shield. The 40s shield didn't require any explanation, but a 2001 retcon established the shield's material components. As a result, Steve Rogers was given a new round shield. Unfortunately, a rival publisher with a character named The Shield raised some complaints. In Cap's first outing, he was given a Medieval-looking steel shield. It has limits, but the abnormal molecular bonds allow the energy to spread and dissipate, effectively canceling the momentum that strikes it. Wakandan vibranium has the unique ability to absorb, disperse, and store any kinetic energy it is struck with. Vibranium is much stronger and more stable than any other metal, allowing weapons made of the metal to slash cleanly through armor. The primary concentration of vibranium is in Wakanda, giving the secluded nation its immense wealth and technological advancement.

Vibranium came to Earth from space, crashing as a meteorite over 10,000 years ago. Captain America's shield is made of vibranium, the incredible miracle metal that gives so many Marvel heroes their gifts.
