- "Oh, we're in a pub. I know this place."
- ―Captain Carter[src]
The Whip & Fiddle was a famous pub in London among the Allied troops fighting during World War II.
History[]
World War II[]
Steve Rogers went to the Whip & Fiddle pub in order to talk to some of the prisoners he liberated in Austria and enlisted the help of Dum Dum Dugan, Gabe Jones, Jim Morita, James Montgomery Falsworth, and Jacques Dernier as his Howling Commandos. Bucky Barnes also agreed to help, not Captain America, but his friend from Brooklyn. Peggy Carter, wearing a red dress, entered the pub to inform Rogers that Howard Stark wanted him to test new equipment. Carter started flirting with Rogers, inviting him to a dancing date in a veiled way.
Rogers visited again the pub, in ruins after the bombings over London, to grieve the loss of Barnes. Carter found Rogers there, unsuccessfully trying to get drunk, as the Super Soldier Serum provoked his cells to regenerate fast enough to avoid the effects of alcohol. Carter told Rogers that Barnes' death was not his fault, as Barnes believed in Rogers, and assumed the risks of their mission for him. Rogers used Barnes' death as a motivation to go after Johann Schmidt without stopping until every HYDRA member was dead or behind bars.[1]
Alternate Universes[]
Recruiting the Howling Commandos[]
- "I may even, when this is all over, go dancing."
"Then what are you waiting for?"
"The right partner." - ―Dum Dum Dugan and Steve Rogers[src]
In an alternate universe, Steve Rogers went to the bar, known as Whip and Fiddle, and asked Bucky Barnes, James Montgomery Falsworth, Gabe Jones, Jacques Dernier, Jim Morita, and Dum Dum Dugan to join a team bent on destroying HYDRA. The soldiers agreed, including Barnes. Peggy Carter then arrived and commented on the debauchery of the soldiers. Carter said that she might dance after the war, but that she was waiting for the right partner.[2]
Captain Carter[]
Disobeying Orders[]
- "Drowning your troubles? I thought you Brits were resilient."
- ―Howard Stark to Peggy Carter[src]
In the alternate universe, Peggy Carter attended the pub for a drink after she was injected with the Super Soldier Serum but John Flynn dismissed her from an active duty. She was joined by Howard Stark who persuaded her to disobey Flynn's orders and go after HYDRA, providing her with a uniform and a shield. Carter left the pub and headed to Berlin to confront Arnim Zola and retrieve the Tesseract.
After a raid on HYDRA facilities, Carter and Steve Rogers both went to a pub, discussing Carter's experience as a super soldier. Rogers remarked that while she got the respect she deserved, he still was the same fragile boy but in a armored suit; however, Carter insisted that Rogers was a hero regardless. Their bonding moment was interrupted by Stark who informed them that Bucky Barnes stole a jeep.[3]
Recreated by Doctor Strange[]
- "The pub façade was my idea. I read about it in your biography."
- ―Doctor Strange to Captain Carter[src]
Many years later, when Captain Carter was recruited by The Watcher, she and others Guardians of the Multiverse were brought to the illusion of the pub, created by Doctor Strange who wanted to create a comfortable surroundings and read about the pub in Carter's biography. Thor assumed this was a prank of Loki and attempted to exit the pub, only to find himself facing a powerful vortex, forcing him to withdraw back inside the pub. Subsequently, the Guardians began strategizing on how to separate Ultron from the Infinity Stones. Once they came up with a plan to get the Soul Stone, the Watcher then transported the Guardians to their intended battlefield.
Following Ultron's defeat and the subsequent imprisonment of Erik Killmonger and Arnim Zola, the Watcher and Guardians, sans Doctor Strange, later returned to the pub, where the Watcher told the Guardians that while the multiverse owes them a debt of gratitude, their worlds will never know of their victory. As the Guardians exited the pub to return to their respective universes, Captain Carter hesitated upon seeing Steve Rogers' photograph. The Watcher guessed she wanted to return to another time to be with Rogers but insisted that her present timeline needed her.
However, Black Widow refused to return to her dead universe and proceeded to criticize the Watcher for his vow of non-interference as her world was lost. The Watcher insisted that all the stories in the multiverse are everything to him but sadly admitted it was beyond his power to restore her world. As Widow adamantly refused to walk out the door, the Watcher remarked that the door was more of a metaphor and dissolved the pub as he transported her to a world where the Avengers were assassinated.[4]
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