Why I'm not a big fan of Sam Wilson being Captain America in the MCU

Simply put, in the comics, Sam chose to become Captain America after Steve's death. It made more sense there because it was something he chose to do unprompted to honor his fallen friend. In Endgame, Steve was the one who gave Sam the title and this just kinda feels wrong to me. I know this wasn't the intention, but it feels like Steve sees less value in the Falcon identity and gives Sam a promotion to Captain America. In the comics, Sam basically chose to sacrifice his identity as Falcon to continue Steve's legacy, it was totally his choice. In the movies, Steve hands him the Captain America title, even though Sam was already the Falcon, basically treating Sam's previous superhero identity as something lesser

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PieGroundbreaking8092025-11-30 12:05

I mean I agree but I just didn't like him as Cap because he just doesn't have that patriotic moral compass aura that Steve did.

colderstates2025-11-30 12:07

Yeah, but... he did choose to do it. That's literally the main plot of The Falcon & the Winter Soldier.

Silvery_Power_62412025-11-30 12:12

True, but that was only because John Walker had muddied the Cap title so much that he had to step in

BigDaddyGreeds2025-11-30 12:14

I don't necessarily see it like that. I just think Steve sees value in the legacy of Captain America. Its why despite the identity originally being a glorified U.S Army mascot he kept wearing it during the War and as his superhero identity in the 21st century. Its something for people to look up to, something for people to belive in. Not that falcon can't be that but that symbol is a responsibility hed trust to very few people & Sam was top of that list. Also he was never like "Hey you have to be Captain America now" he gave Sam the shield because he trusted Sam with hus legacy.

marvelcomics222025-11-30 12:18

It wasn't that Steve saw the mantle of Falcon as less, it's that he recognized the importance of Captain America mantle and wanted Sam to carry on that legacy.

a_natural_chemical2025-11-30 12:20

It's not even that, to me. I don't even know how to explain it except that it just doesn't *feel* right. I don't know if it's the acting or what, but like RDJ, Chris Evans, you really just feel like those dudes ARE the character. Mackie even works as Falcon. But it's just like he's only got sidekick energy or something. Maybe that's why his show worked as well as it did, because it was a duo/buddy thing. Not really a fan of the costume either even though I know it's pretty accurate to the comics.

PieGroundbreaking8092025-12-01 12:08

Well, I liked the costume but it just doesn't scream Captain America the way Steve's did.

But yeah I finally found someone who also thinks Sam just doesn't have that Captain America energy, and it's not because he's black.

matty_nice2025-11-30 17:19

> Simply put, in the comics, Sam chose to become Captain America after Steve's death.

Hard to take a post seriously when the first sentence is wrong.

Bucky became Captain America after Steve's death.

Sam became Captain America after Steve got aged up.