<cracks knuckles>

Vance is about to explain to America how comic books kept him together and alive in his childhood.

Also, man. Writing this, I'm seeing more and more why Vance identified with Captain America as a kid.

I find a certain amusement in America being all, "You wouldn't have become an illegal vigilante?" when Vance says his life would have been different without comics. Because it's like, no, you just need the six o'clock news for that idea.

Awwwww Vance

Look. When a hero says that they don't like bullies and backs it up? When you're living with a bully, that's a massive thing to hear and see.

oh I know the reasoning

Even Robbie admits it does something to your head when Cap claps his hand on your shoulder and calls you son

...Yes. Yes, it absolutely does.

Which, I think, is the reason why Vance is talking to Cap again but not Tony.

Well, that and Tony was the one who came out with the 'tarnished brand' bullshit.

lbr

There's no one in Marvel who doesn't get a little weak in the knees when Cap smiles at you and claps you on the shoulder.

Oh, absolutely.

Probably even Wolverine whispers "Cap-sempai noticed me" to himself.

Even when he's mad at him, I think Vance's leadership style involves a lot of asking, "What would Cap do?"

Also the fact that, after so long with the Avengers, Vance still calls him Cap. Despite Steve telling him he can call him Steve.

Whisper Hail Hydra and kick old sidekicks out of a plane

We're ignoring the hell out of that storyline, hush.

might as well, it's getting Cosmic Cubed away at the end

Exactly. Also, I don't know what Vance would do with the idea that his hero has always been a Nazi...

There's so many reasons that, if I picked up a Marvel character, the vast majority of them would be snagged at a point in history and not from the latest few events

Yeah. I mean, Vance is from Marvel NOW!, but part of that was because it gives me some interesting stuff to play with, too. Like the survivor's guilt and being on the fence about starting up the New Warriors again.

Vance is like Dick in that way, where he wants to help people but he has trouble with the team thing when he's already hurting.