Express Yourself: Captain America Joins Evolving Lineup of Meta Avatar Options

One of the things that makes superhero stories so much fun is imagining yourself in the shoes of powerful heroes. Today, you can do more than imagine it—you can be Captain America when Sam Wilson joins our lineup of fantastical avatars in Meta Horizon. The avatar transforms your look into a stylized version of Sam Wilson/Captain America, as played by Anthony Mackie in Captain America: Brave New World, in theaters Friday, February 14.

Captain America is the first fantastical avatar based on a well-known intellectual property to join Meta Horizon, supercharging your experience by letting you become anything you want. More exciting premium content, new avatars, and partnerships with the world of pop culture are coming in the future. To unlock the limited time Captain America avatar, you'll need to visit five different worlds or events using a Horizon Central doorway.

In October 2024, we launched Avatars 2.0, a complete refresh of Meta Avatars with a new visual style and enhanced and expanded personalization options. The avatars offer near-limitless customization options that allow you to create a one-of-a-kind representation of yourself, and make it even easier to immerse yourself into the metaverse.

A whole new slate of fantastical avatars debuted in Meta Horizon’s Style Season this winter, allowing you to transform into streetwear-themed avatars, and users showed how much they love the new options. Fantastical avatars were among the most-acquired assets of the season, giving users plenty of options to show off as they leap from world to world.

Avatars aren’t just going to get more fantastical and imaginative—we know that sometimes you might want to be represented exactly as you are in the physical world. Alongside the fantastical, we’re working on realistic avatars that can represent you inside the metaverse as you’re known on the outside.

There’s plenty more information about how Meta Avatars work, how you can create and customize them, and how you can use them across our apps. Start your adventure now to become Captain America in Meta Horizon, and get ready for the release of Captain America: Brave New World, in theaters Friday, February 14.