The Falcon Legacy

2 heroes have worn the Falcon mantle.

The originalheld the mantle from 1969

Samuel Thomas "Sam" Wilson

Captain America #117 (1969) · 724 appearances

Powers. No innate superpowers; expert hand-to-hand combatant and tactician. Telepathic/empathic bond with falcon Redwing (and birds generally). Uses winged flight harness/exoskeleton and Captain America's shield as Cap.

Origin

A Harlem-born social worker, Sam Wilson first encountered Steve Rogers on the island of Exiles, and the two forged an unlikely partnership—with Sam bonding empathically with his trained falcon Redwing—before donning a winged flight harness to fight alongside Captain America as Marvel's first African-American superhero.

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Successorheld the mantle from 2017

Joaquín Torres

Captain America: Sam Wilson #21 (2017) · 27 appearances

Powers. Avian mutate with feathered wings for flight, regenerative healing factor, enhanced vision, claw-like talons, and a psychic link with the falcon Redwing.

Origin

Joaquín Torres is a young man who gained avian abilities after being experimented on by the villain Zemo's scientists, leaving him with feathered wings, talons, enhanced vision, a regenerative healing factor, and a psychic bond with the falcon Redwing. Mentored by Sam Wilson, he took up the Falcon mantle.

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