While the Avengers were still disbanded, Earth had come under attack by Thanos and his Black Order, bringing Falcon and his allies out of hiding. In the wake of this clash, Falcon, and several other Avengers who were loyal to Captain America, were defeated by Iron Man, and locked into the Raft, until Captain America freed them as they became fugitives. However, as the Winter Soldier was blamed for terrorist attacks by Helmut Zemo, Falcon stood by Captain America with protecting the Winter Soldier, which had then caused the Avengers Civil War. In the aftermath of several incidents that caused casualties within civilians, the Avengers were then forced into following the Sokovia Accords, putting them all under the government's full control. During his time with the Avengers, Falcon briefly encountered Ant-Man before assisting in defeating Crossbones. Following their victory against Pierce's HYDRA units, Falcon then agreed to assist Rogers in tracking down the Winter Soldier, who was in fact Rogers' close friend who had been brainwashed by HYDRA.Īs Falcon continued searching for the Winter Soldier, he was then recruited into the Avengers, since their original team had been disbanded following the defeat of Ultron.

Retaking his old wings, Wilson had then assisted with destroying all of Alexander Pierce's schemes of world domination. since they had been infiltrated by HYDRA. At this time, Wilson had met Steve Rogers and was drawn to his conflict with HYDRA, as Rogers needed help from anyone not associated with S.H.I.E.L.D. After his wing-man Riley was killed in action, Wilson decided to leave active duty, instead choosing to help other veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. Samuel Thomas 'Sam' Wilson is a former United States Air Force pararescue airman who wielded an experimental military wingsuit, operating under the callsign Falcon. The only power I have is that I believe we can do better.' ―Captain America No super serum, no blond hair, or blue eyes. And there's nothin' I can do to change it. What don't I understand? Every time I pick this thing up, I know there are millions of people who are gonna hate me for it. 'I'm a black man carrying the stars and stripes.

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