#captain america Arielle Agbayani

[paintedimagery]

Late night Arielle for your viewing pleasure.

[wintercosmickillsx]

Oh shush Bucky, you like it when Steve orders you around.

United States of Captain America #5

[superheroes-or-whatever]

The United States of Captain America (2021) #5 art by Dale Eaglesham

[current-comix]

[arctimon]

But like...can we get a Captain America series with her in it?

Imagine a situation where a bunch of Boss Awesome stand-ins after his last appearance in Big Hero 6, and some young boys and girls try to set up a new network of Boss Awesome/Captain America people and Fred has to try to track all of them down.

Or maybe she just ends up playing video games all day.

And kicking butt.

Maybe both.

[naviktor]

ARIELLE AGBAYANI

I need to redraw her so bad

[comicwaren]

From United States of Captain America #005, “Oh Captains! My Captains!” (2/2)

Art by Dale Eaglesham and Matt Milla

Written by Christopher Cantwell

[big-gay-apocalypse]

I’ve always been more of a Bucky girl.

[co-superman]

Captain America(s)

Aaron Fischer, defender of the destitute.

Nichelle Wright, vanguard of a brighter future.

Joe Gomez, champion of the overlooked.

Arielle Agbayani, a bully’s worst nightmare.

Jeremy Merrick, protector of soldiers.

[paintedimagery]

past few days I've been struggling to draw things I actually like, but I didn't want to just disappear until i liked my art again (I've done this for like years lmao)

So have so shitty doodles as I try to draw how I want again LMAO

[marvelheroperil]

Captain America (Steve Rogers), All-New Captain America (Sam Wilson) and US Agent (John Walker) are captured by Commander Julia Krieger, Hate-Monger and Sinthea Shmidt. Steve Rogers gets his mind violated by Julia Krieger until Bucky Barnes and Arielle Agbayani arrive just in time to save the captured Captains. 

- United States of Captain America #5, 2021

[why-i-love-comics]

The United States of Captain America #4 - "The Halloween Party" (2021)

written by Alyssa Wong art by Jodi Nishijima & Matt Milla

[dirtyriver]

Arielle "Ari" Agbayani in The United States of Captain America #4, covers by Gerald Parel and Peach Momoko, character created by Alyssa Wong and Jodi Nishijima

[current-comix]

The United States of Captain America #4 (Miguel Mercado)

[detectivemarvelingcomics]

As a Filipino-American woman I love the concept of Arielle Agbayani because REPRESENTATION considering that I can count on my hands how many times Filipinos got any representation. Given that Marvel has had some head scratching attempts at representation especially given the… slang her nickname “ari” is associated with, I’m really glad to at least get some rep because up until Arielle I can’t even think about who were our champions. Like maybe Olivia Rodrigo being half (and not white passing let me make that clear cuz some of y’all don’t get it) or Bruno Mars who’s also half, oh and Darren Criss (who is also half). And despite those three most of you all didn’t even know that they were half. Then there’s Lea who’s the voice actress behind Milan and Jasmine’s singing voices but like, again, that’s still one hand of counts. Filipinos haven’t had a big name company like Marvel represent them in a MAIN role? Legendary.

(I say that because Marvel does have some Filipino rep but most of them are side characters or lesser names heroes that have hardly scratched the western market. Namely Wave, Sea Hunter, and Red Feather)

But I make this post because when some of y’all are talking about how she’s a Captain America, it sounds a little, oh what’s the word, racist. Like yes I get that the US was the third country to basically colonize the Philippines and lowkey screw up a lot of things even more from Japanese occupation and that’s why it’s a little head turning to see a Filipino American as a cap and I know the debate on whether America were saviors or not is a very real thing, some of y’all saying that you don’t like her sounds pretty racist. Like idk how but some people are bringing Sam into this like “oh I didn’t like black captain America he’s not representative of the US” (which is obviously problematic) and therefore relating that to Arielle by saying she isn’t either like the US isn’t made up of immigrants.

Like I can get not liking their character like of Sam’s too cocky for someone without the serum, Ari’s too young (she’s a college student) and therefore too naive, because those are personality traits of the character. But when people are saying “oh he/she doesn’t represent America or it’s values” that’s a little ignorant considering that not ever American is a blonde haired and blue eyed solider.

While I’d love to delve into the history of Filipino immigration history, long story short, a lot of us are here. We took on the jobs that no one wanted so we can send money back home to the Philippines, we worked hard here so we can sponsor our families to join us, we’re here. Do not talk about what represents America if you’re not American or if you haven’t done so much as walk outside in the previous month. But to say that Filipinos, a south East Asian nationality/ethnicity, don’t represent American ideals is a little ignorant and just a tad racist.

Or maybe I’m overthinking it and I’m just sad that the first main role Filipina we got in marvel has a nickname that’s slang for gentialia and people are trashing on her for no reason. I can get the actual significant criticisms of her because I agree with most, but when you’re saying that she doesn’t represent anyone at all that’s ignorant because I know that if I was a child who grew up on marvel and dc comics I would’ve absolutely loved to see a character who looked like me and WAS a Filipina

[gronjon44]

Are-

Are we ignoring that one of Creators, Alyssa Wong, who is of Chinese/ Fillipino heritage, came out and said jt was an abbreviation for the characters actual name which is Arrielle?

And the name was in refference to a Fillipino American friend and was double checked by her own family?

Here's the actual tweet I'm referencing.

me: no way marvel can do worse than the heroes snowflake and safespace

all my filipino mutuals: new marvel hero design is a filipino dressed in an american flag and her name is "genitals" in tagalog

me: