Captain America 4 is set to feature plenty of villains, with the Serpent Society rumored to be the biggest pain for the MCU’s new Captain America.
Originally, the Serpent Society was teased much sooner than Captain America 4. Marvel may have included the group in previous mentions years ago leading up to Captain America: Civil War, but now, the group is slated to be one of the major antagonistic forces for Captain America 4: Brave New World. Surprisingly little is known about Anthony Mackie’s first feature film as Captain America, but what is known is that he’ll certainly have his hands full with the Serpent Society when the film slithers into theatres on July 26th 2024.
Captain America’s history is packed with tons of great villains, and even a few villainous groups that don’t get enough love. The Serpent Society is just one such group, though thanks to the anything-can-happen nature of the MCU, there’s no telling exactly which villains will be a part of the society and just how far corruption will go in the brave new world of the MCU. With the blip caused by Thanos in the rearview mirror, it feels like anything can happen, and that might just be the case in Captain America 4. What Is the Serpent Society in Marvel Comics?
Making their first appearance in Marvel comics all the way back in 1985 in Captain America #310, the Serpent Society is a group of serpent-themed villains who come together in order to take over the world. Despite that, it is worth acknowledging that the group has an even deeper history, initially beginning as the Serpent Squad in 1973, the group was created by the villain Viper, though the group was still relatively similar to what it would later become. The Serpent Society was created by Mark Gruenwald and Paul Neary and saw the villain Sidewinder forming the group to bring villainy together in order to accomplish various tasks for higher powers.
The group itself was meant to be a spiritual successor to the Serpent Squad, and arguably, it was much more successful in the hands of Sidewinder.
