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<blockquote data-quote="Richards" data-source="post: 6339870" data-attributes="member: 508"><p>I understand why Steve Rogers, in the situation described above, would offer the title of Captain America to his good friend Sam Wilson, who was his partner and fellow Avengers for years. That part makes perfect sense.</p><p></p><p>What I don't get is why Sam - who has spent his superhero career airborne as the Falcon - would decide that it would be a good move to stop flying, remain on foot, and throw a shield around without the benefit of Steve's super soldier serum (and decades of training). I could see Sam Wilson giving his Falcon costume a red-white-and-blue color scheme and the new Captain America flying through the air, playing to Sam's strengths as a superhero. I don't really see the advantages of him dressing up in Cap's old uniform and being a relative sucky "old school" Captain America who can't handle the shield at Steve's level of proficiency.</p><p></p><p>There's even some precedent with Marvel's versions of Captain Marvel (not the "Shazam!" guy). While the original (and some subsequent) Captain Marvels were Kree-based, for a while there we had a black lady whose costume and powers were nothing like the original Captain Marvel's: she could turn herself into all sorts of types of energy. She didn't try casting herself into the original Captain Marvel mold and wear his old uniform and try to mimic his powers; she used her own abilities to her best advantage, and only the name was the same between the two. I would think having the Falcon do something similar would make a bit more sense.</p><p></p><p>Hopefully there's more to this story than what we've heard thus far. I guess we'll find out this fall.</p><p></p><p>Johnathan</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Richards, post: 6339870, member: 508"] I understand why Steve Rogers, in the situation described above, would offer the title of Captain America to his good friend Sam Wilson, who was his partner and fellow Avengers for years. That part makes perfect sense. What I don't get is why Sam - who has spent his superhero career airborne as the Falcon - would decide that it would be a good move to stop flying, remain on foot, and throw a shield around without the benefit of Steve's super soldier serum (and decades of training). I could see Sam Wilson giving his Falcon costume a red-white-and-blue color scheme and the new Captain America flying through the air, playing to Sam's strengths as a superhero. I don't really see the advantages of him dressing up in Cap's old uniform and being a relative sucky "old school" Captain America who can't handle the shield at Steve's level of proficiency. There's even some precedent with Marvel's versions of Captain Marvel (not the "Shazam!" guy). While the original (and some subsequent) Captain Marvels were Kree-based, for a while there we had a black lady whose costume and powers were nothing like the original Captain Marvel's: she could turn herself into all sorts of types of energy. She didn't try casting herself into the original Captain Marvel mold and wear his old uniform and try to mimic his powers; she used her own abilities to her best advantage, and only the name was the same between the two. I would think having the Falcon do something similar would make a bit more sense. Hopefully there's more to this story than what we've heard thus far. I guess we'll find out this fall. Johnathan [/QUOTE]
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