![]() ![]() government said otherwise, flyboy,” Walker retorts. “They were our only lead to Zola’s plans.” “Walker, we needed these agents for information,” says Sam, landing in front of Walker. Sam spots the perpetrator: John Walker, the U.S. The few left alive are groaning over their injuries. John Walker: Fight!įalcon flies onto a HYDRA base in the middle of the jungle, and to his surprise, he finds all of the agents already dispatched. After a brutal fight, Sam Wilson emerges the victor and reaffirms that he is Captain America - and Walker can’t do a thing about it. Wanna see these two Avengers go head-to-head? Here’s your recommended reading:Ĭaptain America: Sam Wilson #13 (2015): Walker, at the behest of America’s conservative politicians, attempts to get Sam to hand over the shield. He is a righteous man, always ready to lend his support for the right cause, even if it’s not the popular one. But Sam’s greatest ability is his sense of goodness. And in the comics, he also possesses avian telepathy (he talks to birds, and they talk back). He’s now found himself questioning if there should even be a Captain America.įalcon’s powers include a mastery of flight, thanks to his wing harness, and fighting abilities that make him one of the best hand-to-hand combatants in the Marvel Universe, thanks to his training from Steve Rogers. ![]() While Avengers: Endgame set Sam on the path to becoming the next Captain America, he’s faced his share of setbacks in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, namely in the form of John Walker. In the Red Corner: Falcon (Sam Wilson)įirst appearing in Marvel Comics’ 1969 comic book Captain America #117 and later in the MCU in Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Falcon has been one of Captain America’s longest-running allies, eventually taking up the role himself in the comics in 2014. Inversus is an Inverse series that pits the best of the best against each other from all corners of the superhero omniverse. How that fight plays out in the grand scheme of things is anyone’s guess as of this writing, but for now, an Inversus battle will pit these heroic examples of the idea of “two Americas” against each other to determine the victor. Wilson and Walker are heading for a smackdown in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. Where Sam has compassion and objectivity, Walker is a government lackey, whose opinions only extend so far as what’s right for America. “It would be a whole lot easier if I had Cap’s wingman on my side.” Unfortunately for John Walker, that’s not going to be the case, which means things between him and Sam Wilson are only going to be resolved the hard way: with broken bones and bruised egos.įor Falcon and Winter Soldier hero Sam Wilson, John Walker is not only an affront to Steve Rogers’ legacy but a shining beacon of America’s systemic issues where a more qualified Black man is passed over in favor of a less-qualified white man.
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