How did Red Skull lose his face?

When Erskine refused to hand it over, however, Schmidt took it by force and injected himself, only to discover that it was incomplete, resulting in Schmidt's face becoming hideously disfigured while he gained his abilities. Schmidt's skin was burned off his face, giving him the nickname of the Red Skull.
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How did Red Skull get disfigured?

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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Why is Schmidt's face red?

He headed up HYDRA, a faction of the Nazi Party during World War II. He experimented on himself with a version of the super soldier serum that made Captain America tall and buff. Unfortunately for the Schmidt, the serum backfired and gave him, well, a red skull.
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Did Red Skull rip his face off?

In Mark Millar's 2009 Ultimate Marvel comics reboot, Red Skull carves off his own face with a kitchen knife to spite his father, revealed to be Captain America himself.
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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 did Red Skull become 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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Who guarded the Soul Stone before Red Skull?

The Space Stone sent Red Skull to be the guardian for the Soul Stone. Vision's Mind Stone seems to sense when others are nearby as well. As such the Time Stone might have also been around when Red Skull was sent to Vormir and so he could have always been the guardian for the Soul Stone.
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Did Bucky get super serum?

Bucky Barnes was a second successful attempt at a super soldier, injected with serum similar to Rogers' while he was a prisoner of HYDRA in 1943. The serum enabled him to survive the fall from the HYDRA train in 1945, but was not potent enough to prevent the loss of his left arm.
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Did Red Skull take the same serum as Captain America?

The film Captain America: The First Avenger showed the transformation of both the titular character and his arch-nemesis, Johann Schmidt, aka The Red Skull. While both men took the same super-soldier serum developed by Dr.
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Is the Red Skull stronger than Captain America?

Red Skull is Immune To One Attack Far More Powerful Than Captain America. Marvel Comics supervillain Red Skull has long been established as Captain America's arch enemy, though fans recently learned that he is immune to an attack far more powerful than anything Captain America could deliver.
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Why is Red Skull protecting the Soul Stone?

Red Skull's appearance as keeper of the Soul Stone in Avengers: Infinity War was a shocking cameo for many Marvel fans. After trying in vain to capture the Tesseract, also known as the Space Stone, he was cursed to keep watch over the cliffs of Vormir as those who seek the Soul Stone sacrifice someone they love.
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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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Why did the space Stone Teleport Red Skull?

The Soul Stone already had its Stonekeeper; it's possible that the abuse plus the Soul Stone not having a keeper combined is what led Red Skull to being teleported there. When we see other characters touch it, Red Skull is already the Stonekeeper and so there isn't need for another.
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Why is Bucky weaker in Falcon and the Winter Soldier?

It's likely because he was still exercising some self-control throughout the whole ordeal. Over the years as the Winter Soldier, Bucky operated ruthlessly, killing anyone who stood in his way.
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How did Gamora know where the Soul Stone was?

Despite Gamora's attempts to lie, Thanos revealed that he knew Gamora had found the Soul Stone, through the memories of the captive Nebula, and began to brutally torture her to force Gamora to reveal its location.
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Is Bucky's serum the same as Steve's?

In the accepted answer to that question, it was mentioned that the serum used on Bucky was the closest attempt made: it granted the same qualities Steve has to Bucky but without transforming his physical appearance.
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Can Super Soldiers have babies?

In the comics and animated series, Steve Rogers fathered two children in alternate timelines who had his super-soldier abilities. Though the mother of these children was not Peggy Carter, it does imply that Captain America's children in the MCU would most likely inherit his powers.
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Who is Marvel White Wolf?

Hunter the White Wolf is a Marvel Comics character, featured in Avengers Assemble: Black Panther's Quest. He is the estranged, adopted brother of T'Challa. He is voiced by Scott Porter. Hunter the White Wolf was created by Christopher Priest and Mark Texeira.
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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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How did Clint 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.
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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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Was Red Skull ever human?

Hitler gave Shmidt a lifelike red skull-like head mask and named him the Red Skull. The Skull was answerable only to Hitler himself.
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Is Red Skull the leader of HYDRA?

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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Who was the kid standing alone at the end of endgame?

That character is Harley Keener, played by Ty Simpkins, who you'll remember from “Iron Man 3” as the kid from Tennessee who helps Tony (Robert Downey Jr) recharge his suit while he investigates a mysterious death.
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