| Comics | Golden Age • Post-Golden Age • Ultimate |
|---|---|
| Movies | Marvel Cinematic Universe |
| “ | You cut off one head... Two more shall take its place. Hail Hydra! | „ |
| ~ Red Skull addressing his troops |
| “ | A lifetime ago, I too sought the stones... I even held one in my hand. But it cast me out, banished me here, guiding others to a treasure I cannot possess. | „ |
| ~ Red Skull to Thanos |
Summary
Johann Schmidt was the commanding officer of HYDRA, a special weapons division of the Nazi Schutzstaffel and the modern-day incarnation of the ancient HYDRA society. A brilliant scientist in his own right, he fought his way through the ranks of Nazi elite to become a confidant of Adolf Hitler himself. However, his ambition to become the superior man led him to test the Super Soldier serum on himself which transformed him into the horrifying Red Skull.
After gaining possession of the mystical Tesseract and its unimaginable power, he decided to turn his back on the Third Reich and rule the world alone. However, as World War 2 raged, his plans would be challenged by the only Allied super soldier, Captain America. In 1945 Schmidt launched his offensive, intending to bring the United States to its knees, but he was intercepted by Captain America, and vanished when he touched the Tesseract with his bare hands.
Schmidt was teleported to Vormir, where he became trapped in a state of purgatory, becoming the Stonekeeper, a wraith who advises those who seek the Soul Stone. After over seventy years on Vormir, Schmidt met Thanos and Gamora, seeking the stone, which he led them to, disappearing once Thanos claimed the stone.
Powers and Stats
Tier: 8-C. Up to 7-B with Tesseract weapons | Unknown
Key: Base | Stonekeeper
Name: Red Skull, Johann Schmidt
Origin: Marvel Cinematic Universe
Gender: Male
Age: In his 40's before he disappeared
Classification: Human
Powers and Abilities:
Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Hand-to-Hand proficiency, Weapon Mastery, Energy Projection with the HYDRA arsenal
Immortality (Unknown type), Levitation, Extrasensory Perception (Knows everyone who travels to Vormir)
Attack Potency: Building level (Held his own against Captain America and made him bleed with his punches. His pistol made of Tesseract energy can vaporize humans[Statistics Values 1]). Up to City level with Tesseract weapons (His bombs made of Tesseract energy can wipe out entire cities) | Unknown
Speed: Massively Hypersonic+ combat speed and reactions (Fought and reacted to Captain America). Supersonic attack speed with this gun | Unknown
Lifting Strength: Class 50 (Wrestled with Captain America) | Unknown
Striking Strength: Building level | Unknown
Durability: Building level (Injected by a similar version of the Super Soldier Serum that Captain America used) | Unknown
Stamina: Superhuman
Range: Standard melee range, several dozens of meters with guns
Standard Equipment: Guns, knives, etc
Intelligence: Above Average
Weaknesses: Nothing notable
Notable Matchups
Victories:
Losses:
Inconclusive:
Notes/Explanations
- ↑ 0.914 Tons of TNT
Discussions
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