Meet Captain Romania: A dancing vampire. Or Captain Britain: Captain America’s biggest fanboy. These are the superhero Captains of Europe.
Captain America is all well and good, but with Captain America: Civil War giving us our third installment of Steve Rogers’ story, perhaps it’s time to look beyond U.S. borders for a new Captain?
No, we don’t mean Captain Canada (though he’s awesome), or even the environmentally friendly Captain Euro.
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We mean Captain Norway, who wields the power of personal space. And Captain Denmark, who’s building a LEGO shield. And of course Captain France, whose emulation of Henri Le Chat Noir is spot on.
In honor of Eurovision this week, the PistolShrimps have made a hilarious video introducing the European superheroes, poking fun at all the stereotypes (sometimes getting real dark with it — hi Ukraine), and making all us Europeans feel a little more included in the superhero game:
Kilt-clad Captain Scotland may be heroic, but no one can understand a word he says. Captain Finland stands in the snow, wearing no clothes, a Nokia shield (it’s indestructible) and a bottle of vodka in his hands. Captain Sweden is unemployed due to a lack of crime. Captain Spain is having a siesta. And… the less said about Captain Russia the better.
This kind of self-referential humor is refreshing. Thanks for giving us a good laugh, PistolShrimps!
And, if you’re not done laughing about Europeans, check out this video about Sweden from this year’s Eurovision semi-final. It’s sure to put a smile on your face:
