Sam Wilson's MCU journey from the Falcon to Captain America is a winding road that birthed a new and exciting kind of hero.

Brave New World is the first solo feature film featuring the character of Sam Wilson in the lead. And it’s not insignificant, as Sam Wilson’s Falcon was the first African-American superhero in mainstream comics.

When Sam Wilson retired from using the name “the Falcon” and became Captain America, that left a role to be filled in the MCU. At the end of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, we learn that Sam bequeathed his Falcon wings and gear to Joaquín Torres,