Together, the two faced continuing threats from the Red Skull and other villains. Sam later formed an initially uneasy alliance with Bucky Barnes after the latter became the new Captain America, and eventually became his partner. recruited Falcon and agent Sharon Carter to investigate the Captain's assassination by locating the Winter Soldier and tracking down the Red Skull. Following Captain America's assassination by the machinations of the Red Skull, the Falcon registered with the government and was made responsible for Harlem, although he remained in contact with the underground New Avengers. He was also the first to join with Captain America against the Superhuman Registration Act, and played a leadership role in the Secret Avengers. Civil War and Death of Captain Americaįalcon subsequently helped Cap track down the Winter Soldier. Thinking Cap dead, Falcon cleaned himself up and went after the so-called " Anti-Cap," who had been causing problems for them both. While Falcon argued, a man who the "new" Falcon had forced from his home to use as a safe house shot Cap in the back (while aiming at Falcon). The insane Scarlet Witch accidentally destabilized the Falcon's mind, pushing him towards the "Snap Wilson" persona, and while he continued to work with Captain America, their relationship became strained, until, finally, Cap felt that he had no choice but to stop working with him. Falcon was instrumental in defeating the Red Skull. They discover that Rusk was actually the Red Skull, who had launched a biological weapon attack on the United States, intending to use the ensuing panic to gain control over America's government and start a war with other countries. Īlthough initially hostile to one another, Falcon convinced Gyrich to help the Avengers spy on Rusk, feeding him false information while gathering evidence to expose him. He used this ability to spy on Henry Gyrich (now the Avengers' liaison with the United Nations) and discovered that the United States' Secretary of Defense, Dell Rusk, had been pressuring Gyrich to spy on the Avengers and turn over their secrets. By this point, Falcon had discovered that he could extend his telepathic bond with Redwing, allowing him to control other birds and "see" through their eyes. įalcon became a member of the new team of Avengers assembled to fight the international menace Scorpio as a United Nations peacekeeping agency. Shortly following this incident he came across, fought and defeated the super villain named Electro. Īt one point, a Sentinels chased him believing him to be a mutant, but this was later debunked and the Sentinel was presumed to have been malfunctioning. Resenting being a "token," he quit at the first opportunity. Later, as one of the few black superheroes active, he was drafted to join the Avengers by Henry Peter Gyrich to fill a quota. The Falcon ultimately left as Cap's partner when he was named the leader of the S.H.I.E.L.D. Red Skull attempted to use the Cosmic Cube to make the Falcon kill Captain America. In actuality, the 'Snap' persona had entirely been a construction of the Red Skull to discredit Wilson via racism, and in fact he had never been a criminal at all. Soon afterward, the Red Skull tricked Sam into believing he had a secret past as mobster "Snap Wilson" born from Sam's grief and anger, and that this was wiped from his memories using the Cosmic Cube so that Sam could be a mole for Red Skull. When the Red Skull eventually killed Roscoe, Rogers again became Captain America. When Rogers briefly abandoned his Captain America identity, others attempted to take up the mantle, including a young man named Roscoe whom the Falcon mentored. Wilson received help from the Black Panther, who created a harness for Wilson, allowing him to fly. Allegedly, Red Skull used the Cosmic Cube to give Sam the ability to telepathically communicate with birds, especially a falcon that Wilson had bought named Redwing. After their initial skirmish, Captain America and Sam defeated the Skull, and the Falcon became Cap's partner for a long time. Sam was lured to a Caribbean island named Exile where the Red Skull and his henchmen were hiding out. Sam did his best to try and do the right thing, volunteering and becoming a social worker. Some years later, his mother Darlene was murdered by a mugger while she tried to protect her children. His father Paul was a minister who had been killed while trying to stop a fight between two rival gangs when Sam was nine years old. Sam Wilson grew up in a tough Harlem neighborhood. 1.5 Civil War and Death of Captain America.
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