How did Red Skull become Red Skull?

Having become a confidant of Adolf Hitler during World War II, Schmidt gained ambitions to become the superior man, leading him to test the version of Abraham Erskine's Super Soldier Serum on himself, resulting with him becoming hideously disfigured as well as gaining the name of Red Skull.
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How did Red Skull go red?

In 'Captain America: The First Avenger' (2011), he becomes the Red Skull after forcing Dr Abraham Erskin to use an experimental formula on him, which gave him incredible power but at the cost of his appearance after the formula permanently deforms him. He is given the name 'Red Skull' by Hilter who then exiles him.
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Why did Red Skull become the Stonekeeper?

In Captain America: The First Avenger, the Red Skull is transported to Vormir by the Tesseract when he holds it in his hand, and then cursed by the Soul Stone to become the Stonekeeper.
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How did Johann turn into Red Skull?

In Marvel Comics, Johann Schmidt was not a super soldier when he was introduced. Red Skull's face really was just a mask in the beginning, but it stopped being just a disguise when one of his weapons, a chemical called the Dust of Death, got on his face and caused his skin to decay and ruin.
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What is Red Skull backstory?

Dissatisfied with the standard drill instruction his subordinates used to train Shmidt, Hitler took over personally. Upon completion, Hitler gave Shmidt a unique uniform with a grotesque red skull mask, and he emerged as the Red Skull.
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Is Red Skull Captain America's son?

Red Skull finally met his father in his helicopter and brutally attacked him, and nearly killed Cap. Before he threw Captain America out of the helicopter, Red Skull revealed that he was his son.
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Who put the Soul Stone on Vormir?

While on Vormir, Romanoff and Barton met Red Skull, who informed them that one would have to sacrifice the life of a loved one in order to obtain the Soul Stone. Despite Barton's attempts to sacrifice his own life, he was bested by Romanoff, who fell off the cliff, thereby allowing Barton to acquire the stone.
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Why is the time Stone Green?

In the comics, the orange Time Gem manipulates time, can amplify or reverse aging, and allows the user to see, travel into, and/or change the past or the future. After the multiverse was recreated from its destruction in the 2015 Secret Wars, the recreated Time Stone was green as it is depicted in the films.
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Who is the stone keeper on Vormir?

Red Skull, aka Johann Schmidt, appears as a gatekeeper of sorts on the planet Vormir, where he must instruct those seeking the Soul Stone on how to achieve their mission. After Thanos kidnaps Gamora, he forces her to tell him the true location of the Soul Stone, which leads them to visiting Red Skull on Vormir.
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Is Red Skull the leader of HYDRA?

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Johann Schmidt, a.k.a. Red Skull, is a supervillain in Marvel Comics. He is the arch-enemy of Captain America. In some incarnations, he is the leader and founder of the evil organization known as HYDRA.
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Is the Red Skull a mask?

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Johann Schmidt's mask being damaged Schmidt's skin was burned off his face, giving him the nickname of the Red Skull. To hide his disfigurement Schmidt made a prosthetic mask that resembled his original face.
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How did Howard Stark get Vibranium?

This is plausible, given the fact that Vibranium came from a unique meteor that crashed in Wakanda centuries ago — some could've broken off as it entered the atmosphere and landed nearby. Or, perhaps Stark has a secret history with the Wakandans that has yet to be fully explored.
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How did Red Skull abuse the Space Stone?

In The First Avenger, Red Skull obtains the Tesseract (the Space Stone) and uses it to make weapons for Hydra, an offshoot of the Third Reich. At the climax of the film, after fighting with Captain America (Chris Evans), the Tesseract becomes unstable and when Red Skull tries to grab it, it shoots him into the cosmos.
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Who is the strongest Avenger?

1 Scarlet Witch/Wanda Maximoff

That was enough to consider her near the top but Wanda Maximoff, known as Scarlet Witch, is the officially most powerful Avenger now.
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Who created the Infinity Stones?

The Infinity Stones were six immensely powerful gem-like objects tied to different aspects of the universe, created by the Big Bang from six singularities. Only beings of immense power can directly wield the Stones, such as Celestials, and the Mad Titan Thanos.
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What are the 8 Infinity Stones?

These were the final wielders of the Infinity Stones before Adam Warlock granted each gem their own soul so that they could live a life of their own:
  • Power Stone - Emma Frost.
  • Space Stone - Hulk.
  • Soul Gem - Loki.
  • Reality Stone - Kang the Conqueror.
  • Time Stone - Ant-Man.
  • Mind Stone - Ms. Marvel.
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How did Wanda get her powers?

Having undergone HYDRA boss' Baron von Strucker's experiments, Wanda Maximoff exhibited telekinetic and mental manipulation powers, while her twin brother Pietro could run at super speeds.
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What is the 7th Infinity Stone?

The Ego Stone (or Ego Gem) is the seventh Infinity Stone, hidden in an unknown realm known as the Ultraverse in the Marvel Comics Universe. Infinity War explains the Infinity Stones were created by the Big Bang that gave birth to the universe.
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How did Hawkeye hold the Soul Stone?

Simply because he was wearing a glove (if I remember correctly). Although that seems like pittance compared to an infinity stone. The soul stone has effectively "chosen" him because of the sacrifice of Black Widow. Another human in the same setting would be destroyed.
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Which Infinity Stone is most powerful?

Of the Infinity Gems in the comics, the Space Gem is undoubtedly the most powerful.
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How did Steve Rogers return the Soul Stone?

After the Avengers successfully reversed Thanos' snap and defeated a version of the Mad Titan from 2014, they agreed to go back in time again to return the displaced stones. Steve Rogers aka Captain America volunteered to clip the branched timelines and put each Infinity Stone (and Mjolnir) back where they came from.
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Why is HYDRA face red?

The Red Skull, also known as Johann Schmidt, is a HYDRA member and former Nazi whose face was deformed when he took an early version of the super-soldier serum that would eventually turn Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) into Captain America.
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Who is Black Panther's son?

Azari is the son of Black Panther and Storm. He was taken to safety by Iron Man alongside with James Rogers, Torunn and Henry Pym Jr. to keep them all safe from Ultron.
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Did Red Skull create HYDRA?

Eventually, the Red Skull, returning to his Nazi beliefs, started building a new Hydra from the ground up.
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Why didn't Tesseract go with Red Skull?

However, in case of the Red Skull, the stone sent him to Vormir but it stayed back on Earth. Speculation (on my part): The way Red Skull misused the Tesseract's power; the Red Skull wasn't teleported/transported; he was most likely banished to Vormir.
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