2025 Introduced the Strongest Avengers Hero: Captain Beyond

In 2025 the Avengers added Captain Beyond (Elijah Jackson), a former locked‑in baseball player bonded to the Enigma Force, granting godlike powers to stop the Living Testament.

The Avengers' 2025 recruitment drive brought a startling return to Marvel lore: Captain Beyond, the new identity of Elijah Jackson, briefly bonded to the cosmic Enigma Force, joined the team to help defeat the Living Testament. Who is Captain Beyond? Elijah Jackson debuted in 1994's Marvel Comics Presents #148 (created by Dan Slott and Bill Wiley) and had been absent from continuity for decades. In 2025 he reappeared as Captain Beyond — described as a former baseball player with locked‑in syndrome who is chosen again by the Enigma Force to act as a host and wield extraordinary power. Powers and limits The Enigma Force ties its host to vast life‑and‑light cosmic energies. As Captain Beyond, Elijah displays flight, dramatically enhanced strength and durability, the ability to channel most forms of energy (explicitly excluding Darkforce), molecular transmutation, amplification of others' powers and a Uni‑Vision that perceives truths from subatomic to philosophical levels. Past bearers of the Enigma Force (Captain Universe variants) have survived nuclear blasts, star‑destroying energy and have performed feats such as transmuting objects and punching beings like the Hulk and Thor into space. The Force can heal or even resurrect its host, but those effects last only while the bond remains; by the end of Astonishing Avengers Infinity Comic #30 the Enigma Force had left Elijah and he was again unable to move. Return prospects and context The Avengers equipped Elijah with advanced tech to aid communication and affirmed that “Avengers take care of their own.” Marvel presented Elijah’s new, distinct identity as Captain Beyond rather than using the broader Captain Universe label, giving him a clearer role within the team. While his vast power level raises questions about future storytelling balance, the Enigma Force’s history and its choice of Elijah make further appearances plausible. If you want to follow up For readers interested in the story, Astonishing Avengers Infinity Comics #1–30 collect the arc in which Captain Beyond returns. Consider reading those issues and keeping an eye on Marvel releases and official announcements for updates on whether Elijah and the Enigma Force will reappear in 2026.