Two DUMBEST Things Captain America Ever Did That You Might Miss

I’ve always looked up to Captain America. He’s brave, he’s loyal, and he usually makes the smartest calls in the heat of battle. But even someone like Cap has moments where I just sit there, pause the movie, and go, “Wait… what?”

Let me walk you through a couple of those silly moments that still make me laugh a little—because hey, even heroes mess up.

That Time Cap Jumped on Thanos Instead of Grabbing the Gauntlet

Okay, let’s talk about Endgame. You know the scene I’m talking about—Thor is going all-in on Thanos, and out of nowhere, Cap jumps in to help. Classic Cap move. Courageous. Loyal. Totally on-brand.

But here’s the thing… if you freeze the shot right around 0:21, the Infinity Gauntlet is literally lying on the ground just a few feet away. Nobody’s guarding it. It’s just there.

And what does Cap do? He jumps on Thanos’s back instead.

I get it—it’s chaos, adrenaline’s pumping, and teamwork feels like the right call. But man, if he had just made a quick dash and grabbed the Gauntlet, that might’ve been the game over move. One snap and done.

I’m not saying he blew it on purpose, but it kinda makes you wonder what was going through his head in that moment. Like… was he so caught up in saving Thor that he didn’t even notice it?

Trying a Chokehold on a Robot? Really?

Then there’s Age of Ultron. Cap ends up on top of a speeding truck, wrestling with Ultron in a pretty epic chase scene. And what does he go for? A chokehold.

A chokehold. On Ultron. A literal robot.

I mean… I love Steve, but come on. Ultron doesn’t breathe. He’s made of metal. What exactly was that supposed to do?

Maybe it was muscle memory—like, Cap’s been fighting people for so long that he just defaulted to an old-school wrestling move. But watching it back, it’s one of those moments that kind of pulls you out of the action for a sec. You can’t help but think, “Bro, pick a better move.”

At the End of the Day, He’s Still Cap

Honestly, these moments don’t make me love him any less. If anything, they make him feel more real. Even someone with perfect morals, a super-serum body, and years of battle experience is gonna mess up once in a while.

And in a weird way, it’s comforting. Cap might be a symbol of everything good, but he’s still human—and yeah, sometimes hilariously so.

Let me know if you’ve got any other moments like these that stood out. I could talk about this stuff all day.