![]() Wilson later ran for a Congressional seat only to be confronted again with his ignominious criminal history. Wilson almost relapsed into his “Snap” personality during this identity crisis before coming to terms with his past. He felt uncomfortable in the group, especially having been forced upon them. He didn’t feel he had anything to offer them in combat either, which led him to take risks. He was happy to leave the team and return to patrolling his own neighbourhood, but remained a reserve Avenger, and came to there aid when he was needed. The government later put the Avengers under the control of Henry Peter Gyrich, to try and establish control over them. Gyrich cut back the numbers of the team, and demanded that Falcon be inducted as a member, due to ’Affirmative Action’ regulations. Sam was strongly resistant to this, but accepted as a favour to Steve, since otherwise the Avengers could well have been closed down. The enterprise ended badly as Texas Twister quit, and Blue Streak and Vamp proved to be double agents working for the Corporation, who kidnapped Falcon. Captain America helped free him, but the project was ended, with Marvel Man continuing to work for SHIELD on his own. Sam was present when Nick Fury tried to get Cap to train the SHIELD Super-Agents. Cap refused, but suggested Falcon, who accepted the role. The team was made up of Marvel Man (who would later become Quasar), Texas Twister, Blue Streak and Vamp. He served, on and off, as Captain America’s partner for a long time, and the two men developed a deep friendship. When Steve was believed dead, Sam even took up the mantle of Captain America for a while. The Falcon became one of Harlem’s staunchest crime-fighters. The Falcon had been solely a rooftop swinging athlete, but grew unhappy with how he was viewed, being less feared by thugs than Cap was. He convinced Steve to put him in contact with the Black Panther, king of the African nation of Wakanda, who used Wakandan technology to create a set of wings which enabled Sam to fly. Returning to Harlem, Wilson’s ’Snap‘ identity remained submerged until some years later when he recalled his criminal past while undergoing shock therapy at SHIELD headquarters. Once his former criminal associates learned of this, a bounty was placed on his head. Wilson and Captain America fought off the attacks, however. ![]() With the Captain’s assistance and training, Wilson defeated the Exiles and assumed the costumed identity of the Falcon. Wilson had always had a remarkable talent for handling birds, especially Redwing, a hunting falcon that he acquired in Rio. The Skull used the Cosmic Cube to strengthen their rapport into a permanent supernormal mental link, giving Wilson yet another qualification for being Captain America’s partner. The Skull reasoned that Wilson’s former idealism would appeal to the Captain enough that he would train him as a partner. Then, at some later date, the Skull could use him against his enemy if his current attack failed. Severely depressed, Sam Wilson’s personality changed. No longer was he a concerned community volunteer, but a self-serving racketeer who called himself ’Snap‘.Įn route from a mob assignment in Rio de Janeiro, Wilson’s plane crashed on the Caribbean Island run by the Exiles, and band of professional killers who worked for the Red Skull. The Skull used the powers of the Cosmic Cube to transform “Snap” back into Sam, in order to use him as a pawn against Captain America, who was at that time trapped on the island. Sam Wilson is the son of a dedicated and influential minister in Harlem who died trying to stop a street fight. Sam idolized his father and tried to emulate his selfless humanitarianism after his death. But when his mother was killed by a mugger two years later, Sam’s grief and anger consumed him. The wings, which can be created in a number of different configurations, up to a nearly 50 foot wingspan, can be turned on and off instantly. The suit also jams satellite tracking, and the holographic nature of his wings fouls up infra-red. The cybernetic controls also provide some shielding from psychic assault. His current costume, designed by the Black Panther, has a vibranium microweave, making it resistant to small arms fire. It has an emitter array on the back which can project solid light holographic wings, and a magnetic drive, which allow Sam to fly at speeds in excess of 250 mph. Sam is also a highly accomplished athlete and combatant, having been trained by Captain America. ![]() While he originally only possessed the ability to communicate with his pet falcon, Redwing, this ability has evolved to allow him to communicate telepathically with all birds. This link also allows him to see through the eyes of any bird in a large area. His link with Redwing provides him with some level of protection from psychic intrusion.
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