campus-captain_america-agbayani-mainThe CAMPUS
CAPTAIN AMERICA campus-captain_america-agbayani-arielle-face-unmasked

Real Name: Arielle Agbayani

Identity/Class: Human;
    Filipino-American

Occupation: Construction worker, handyman

Group Membership: Hargrove University student body;
    Captains Network (Captain America of the Railways/Aaron Fischer, Captain America of Harrisburg/Nichelle Wright, Captain America of the Kickapoo tribe/Joe Gomez, Captain Jeremy Merrick, at least seven others unidentified);
    Team Cap;

Affiliations: Captain America (Steve Rogers), Captain America (Sam Wilson; aka the Falcon), Captain America (James Barnes, aka Winter Soldier), Helena Merrick, USAgent (John Walker), Maribeth and perhaps 4 other unidentified roommates or friends (these latter four being part of Team Cap);

Enemies: Elliot Carmichael, Commander Krieger (Julia Koenig; aka Warrior Woman), Hate-Monger (Adolf Hitler mental replica/energy-being), Speed Demon (James Sanders, posing as Captain America), Superior (Sinthea Smith),

Known Relatives: None

Aliases: "Sexy Ninja" (from Elliot Carmichael)

Base of Operations: Hargrove University, Boston, Massachusetts

First Appearance: The United States of Captain America#4 (November, 2021)campus-captain_america-agbayani-montage

Powers/Abilities: Arielle does not have any superhuman powers, nor has she demonstrated any advanced combat skills.

    She is an intelligent, educated, compassionate, and brave young woman, willing to combat much larger and stronger targets, even those with significantly superhuman strength and durability.

    She wields a shield of unrevealed construction.

Height: Unrevealed (approximately 5'4" - 5'6")
Weight: Unrevealed (approximately 120 lbs.)
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Black

History:
(The United States of Captain America#4 (fb) - BTS) - Arielle was a scholarship student at Hargrove University.

(The United States of Captain America#4 (fb) - BTS) - While Arielle was a sophomore, one of her roommates, Maribeth, was assaulted/battered on some level (see comments) by legacy student and lacrosse captain Elliot Carmichael, who left a bruise on her arm, threatened her via text, and stole her phone. Elliot warned Maribeth that if she reported him, his wealthy family would ruin her.

(The United States of Captain America#4 (fb) - BTS) - Plotting revenge on Elliot and to recover Maribeth's phone, Arielle designed a Captain America costume and shield, and she arranged for Mission: Elliot, which involved her other four roommates (and/or close friends) wear Captain America costumes to the Halloween night party at Elliot's fraternity house, Eta Theta Gamma, presumably to make her less conspicuous.

(The United States of Captain America#4) - After her other rooomates left for the party, Arielle checked on Maribeth, assuring her that what happened to her was not her fault and that she would not let Elliot -- whom she noted to be a predator and a bully -- get away with what he had done. At the party, Elliot flirted with Arielle, calling her "sexy ninja," and when she tried to brush him off, he grabbed her forcibly by the arm, but one of his friends told him to leave her alone.

     Arielle subsequently went up to Elliot's room, found and reclaimed Maribeth's phone and then grabbed Elliot's phone as well. She was then discovered by Elliot who refused to let her leave with his phone and told her not to make him hurt her. When she told him that she thought he liked hurting girls, he attacked her with his Lacrosse stick. She blocked the attacks from her much larger attacker with her shield, and when he tried to yank her shield out of her hands and noted that she was no Steve Rogers, she countered that she had always been more of a Bucky girl as she kneed him in the testicles. As he dropped to the ground, Arielle took off and by the time he had recovered and run out to the party, telling everyone to stop the girl dressed as Captain America, at least four other Captain America girls were present, allowing Arielle to slip away.

     Arielle returrned to her room, gave Maribeth her phone and then announced that she was going to give all of the information on Elliot's phone (presumably evidence of others he harassed) to the news the next day after she had made a copy.

    The other roommates then arrived home and noted that Mission Elliot was officially a success, cheering "Go Team Cap!" Maribeth was touched that they had done this all for her, and Arielle noted that while they could not undo what had happened, they had made it really hard for Elliot to do this sort of thing again. Maribeth noted that she wanted one of those shields, and Arielle told her they would get her one for next time.

(The United States of Captain America#4 (fb) - BTS) - Arielle hooked up with Aaron Fischer and the Captains Network where she was known as the Campus Captain America.

(The United States of Captain America#4 (fb) - BTS) - Captain America arranged to meet with Aaron and Arielle Agbayani at Sam Wilson's Colorado cabin.

    Arielle drove down from Boston through New York and picked up Aaron and they drove together to Colorado, singing along with the Hamilton soundtrack for six full performances.

    Arielle got carsick driving up on the switchbacks (zigzag roads).

(The United States of Captain America#4) - Aaron and Arielle arrived at Sam's cabin, and Arielle admitted to having gotten carsick en route. After the Winter Soldier told them that things were going to get pretty dangerous, Arielle assured him that they both got it and that it was amazing to meet them.

    While Rogers and Barnes went out to meet and recruit USAgent (John Walker), Aaron and Arielle played video games, and Aaron chose Iron Man against Arielle's Captain America. As they both appreciated that Iron Man would lose, Arielle asked why Aaron hadn't chosen someone like Speedball who had a better chance, and Aaron replied that he did not mind watching Iron Man losing to Cap. campus-captain_america-agbayani-smashkrieger

(The United States of Captain America#4 (fb) - BTS) - After Sam received a report of a NORAD assault (by Commander Krieger/Warrior Woman, Superior, and the still-controlled Speed Demon/Captain America), Aaron and Arielle joined him in meeting up with Rogers and Barnes. As Aaron and Arielle drove off behind the motorcycle-driving senior Caps, Aaron noted that they would be happy to learn how to ride a cycle. They subsequently learned that their enemies were seeking to liberate the Hate-Monger, the psycho-active energy derived from Adolf Hitler's consciousness.

    After they arrived at the NORAD facility, Aaron and Arielle sandwiched Commander Krieger between their shields, briefly knocking the wind out of her before they were both dropped by Roger's shield, thrown by Superior. After Rogers dropped Superior, Aaron and Arielle were briefly mesmerized by Commander Krieger using Roger's shield, until Cap took out her feet.
    Nonetheless, Krieger freed the Hate-Monger, and the two escaped.

    Arielle remained silent as the senior Caps discussed how they would obtain information from Superior.

(The United States of Captain America#5) - Arielle joined Winter Soldier in traveling to the home of USAF Captain Jeremy Merrick -- who had been in charge of containing the Hate-Monger -- after he had found the message "Goodbye Captain...Goodbye America" written on his door. After Merrick noted the threats the Hate-Monger had made against his family, they resolved to get his daughter, Helena, out of school early.

    Although Steve Rogers instructed them to come to California's Channel Islands based on information they had gotten out of Superior, Bucky was worried that this did not seem right.

    After Captain Jeremy Merrick identified the defunct satellite station on Mount San Antonio on which Captain Americas (Rogers, Walker, and Wilson) were being held, Arielle Agbayani joined Captain America/Bucky (James Barnes), Aaron Fischer, Joe Gomez, Nichelle Wright, and approximately seven others in confronting the villains.

    After Superior and Krieger had been defeated and Hate-Monger re-contained, Steve Rogers deferred a public speech -- in place of the planned Hate-Monger speech -- to the others, and Aaron proudly spoke up, ensuring anyone listening that the Captains Network had their backs. 

Comments: Created by Alyssa Wong and Jodi Nishijima.

    At the time of the story in The United States of Captain America#3, Arielle was 19-years-old and a college sophomore.

    It is not revealed what exactly happened to Maribeth; she may or may not have been sexually assaulted, but there's nothing discussed beyond him not getting away with what he did to her and showing a handprint bruise on her right arm.

    The montage shot of Arielle, which also included the frontal image in the main, is pretty much perfect for Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe...front, back, and two dynamic action shots...would be great to have more of these for each new character design.

Top head shot cleaned up by Ron Fredricks.

Profile by Snood.

CLARIFICATIONS:
The Campus Captain America should be distinguished from:


Team Cap
campus-captain_america-agbayani-teamcapcampus-captain_america-agbayani-teamcap-returning(The United States of Captain America#4 (fb) - BTS) - While Arielle was a sophomore, one of her roommates, Maribeth, was assaulted/battered on some level (see comments) by legacy student and lacrosse captain Elliot Carmichael, who left a bruise on her arm, threatened her via text, and stole her phone.

     Elliot warned Maribeth that if she reported him, his wealthy family would ruin her.

(The United States of Captain America#4 (fb) - BTS) - Plotting revenge on Elliot and to recover Maribeth's phone, Arielle designed a Captain America-motif costume and shield/

     Arielle further arranged for Mission: Elliot, which involved her other four roommates (and/or close friends) wearing Captain America-motif costumes to the Halloween night party at Elliot's fraternity house, Eta Theta Gamma, presumably to make her less conspicuous.

     After Arielle had recovered Maribeth's phone, taken Elliot's phone as well and and was fleeing, Elliot told everyone to stop the girl dressed as Captain America.

     However, at least four other Captain America girls were present, allowing Arielle to slip away.campus-captain_america-agbayani-teamcap-costumeless

    The other roommates later arrived home and noted that Mission Elliot was officially a success, cheering "Go Team Cap!"

     Maribeth was touched that they had done this all for her, and Arielle noted that while they could not undo what had happened, they had made it really hard for Elliot to do this sort of thing again.

     Maribeth noted that she wanted one of those shields, and Arielle told her they would get her one for next time.

--The United States of Captain America#4

Note: Beyond Arielle and Maribeth (who was not a member at the time of the story), the other women were not identified.

     Beyond Arielle, none of the others were known to have any combat experience.

images: (without ads)
main and montage image - from here; the main was printed in The United States of Captain America#4's Captains Network profile on Arielle
The United States of Captain America#4, pg. 3, panel 2 (unmasked face);
       pg. 14, panel 1 (with Aaron, smashing into Commander Krieger);
    second story, pg. 9, panel 1 (Team Cap at party);
       pg. 10, panel 4 (Team Cap returning from party);
          (Team Cap uncostumed)

Appearances:
The United States of Captain America#4 (November, 2021) - Christopher Cantwell (writer), Ron Lim (penciler), Cam Smith & Scott Hanna (inkers), Martin Biro (assistant editor), Alanna Smith (editor)
    #4/2 - Alyssa Wong (writer), Jodi Nishijima (artist)
The United States of Captain America#5 (December, 2021) - Christopher Cantwell (writer), Dale Eaglesham (artist), Martin Biro (assistant editor), Alanna Smith (editor)

First posted: 05/10/2023
Last updated: 05/20/2023

Any Additions/Corrections? please let me know.

Non-Marvel Copyright info
All other characters mentioned or pictured are ™ and © 1941-2099 Marvel Characters, Inc. All Rights Reserved. If you like this stuff, you should check out the real thing!
Please visit The Marvel Official Site at: http://www.marvel.com

Special Thanks to www.g-mart.com for hosting the Appendix, Master List, etc.!

Back to Characters