What If...? Season 3 Episode 3 What if… The Red Guardian Stopped The Winter Soldier? Episode Title: What if… The Red Guardian Stopped The Winter Soldier? Episode Description: It is 1991, and the Red Guardian takes it upon himself to join a high-profile mission and prove himself to his Red Room superiors. When his antics interfere with the Winter Soldier’s own mission to kill Howard Stark, the two Soviet supersoldiers must form an alliance to escape the United States.