The Red Skull inhales the dust of death and his face takes on the appearance of a living red skull; his head loses its hair and its skin shrivels, clinging tightly to his skull, and taking on a red discoloration. The Red Skull survives the exposure due to the effects of the Super-Soldier Formula.
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.
In the movie it is shown that Johan “red skull” Schmidt injected the serum by himself, it worked but it also enhanced the bacteria, the grow in such a way that they destroyed the skin of his face (and maybe entire body), and it would have killed him if he wasn't enhanced as well, so his body is in a constant battle ...
Possessing similar superhuman strength, agility, and reflexes as Captain America, the Red Skull also boasts genius-level intellect and a cunning strategic mind. His greatest asset, however, is the Cosmic Cube, a relic of untold power.
Powers. Immortality Through Cloning: His psionic mind transference grants the Red Skull immortality. The Red Skull's mind has survived his physical bodies' death several times by being transferred through differing means to new bodies.
Weaknesses. Exposed Cartilage: The Red Skull used a knife to peel the skin, cartilage, and fat from his head, leaving only the muscle tissue.
Type of Villain
Red Skull, known by is real name as Johann Schmidt, is one of the main antagonists of the Marvel universe. He is a German terrorist who is the archenemy of Captain America (being his Evil Counterpart) and has also served as an enemy to Spider-Man and the Avengers.
A military strategist, Crossbones can quickly develop an active strategy and use his martial arts skills to overpower Red Skull. On top of his combat and hand-to-hand skill, Crossbones also has the ability to shoot fiery flames from his eyes at his victims, and these fiery beams can pierce and burn his targets.
Thanos would dominate the Red Skull in just about every scenario. While Johann Schmidt may have the advantage in a scenario where he has a Cosmic Cube or Kobik and Thanos has nothing to counter it, even then Thanos would likely find a way to win the day.
As Thanos had obtained the stone, Red Skull's curse was broken, and he was free to leave Vormir and pursue his own goals once more.
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.
Red Skull dropped Captain America out of a helicopter but not before telling him that he was Cap's son. Captain America and Gail Richards had relations right before he went off to fight in the war, and Gail became pregnant.
Captain America's most well-known villain is Red Skull, and he is so evil and abhorrent that not even the worst of the worst will team up with him. In two separate comics, villains Kingpin and the Joker refuse to work with Red Skull due to his Nazi agenda.
While the idea was dropped early in development, Joe Russo confirmed that Captain America did meet the Red Skull again when he gave the Soul Stone back to Vormir before returning to the alternate 1940s to live out his retirement, albeit offscreen.
The Soul Stone knew the Red Skull was not able to obtain itself, so the Stone cursed the Red Skull to be the Stonekeeper and know everyone who arrives on the planet. So it seems there was no one guarding the Soul Stone prior.
During the Q&A Joe Russo explained that Red Skull has "been on a journey" since his "mystical ending" in Captain America. He said, "He's a wraith now. He is a slave to the stones. He's no longer the same person.
Iron-Man. Of course, this is the man who is actually able to defeat Thanos in the end, sacrificing himself in order to kill him. He loses his own life to do that, proving just how unselfish he is at his core, with Iron-Man's power and strength of character being the overwhelming power for him.
First appearing in Captain America: The First Avenger, Red Skull was initially played by actor Hugo Weaving. After Weaving decided not to return for Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame, Marquand took up the villain role instead.
3 Darkseid Is Thanos's Superior
The God of Evil has been fighting his wars for countless millennia and is one of the most powerful beings around. Few enemies have ever been able to beat him one on one and killing him is nigh impossible. Thanos is a fearsome enemy, but Darkseid is his superior in all forms.
The Red Skull is a character, a supervillain that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is the archenemy of the superhero Captain America, and is portrayed as a Nazi agent. Created by Joe Simon, Jack Kirby and France Herron, the character first appeared in Captain America Comics #1 in March 1941.
If both Red Guardian and Captain America were in their prime, the battle could go either way, especially in fair hand-to-hand combat. Although, if we add some infiltration or backhand espionage and assassination to the mix, the Red Guardian will get Captain America.
9 RED SKULL DEFEATED: The Joker
A war between Red Skull and the Joker would likely end with the latter doing something the former could have never predicted. The Joker is a blend of pure chaos that the Red Skull would not and could not be prepared for.
Sin (Sinthea Shmidt) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is the daughter of the Red Skull and an enemy of Captain America.
Johann ShmidtRed Skull. Rising to power during World War II, Johann Schmidt become one of Earth's most dangerous threats and one of Captain America's greatest enemies.