Samuel Wilson

"Don't look at me, I do what he does, just slower."

- Falcon

Sam Wilson is an ex-military officer and friend of Steve Rogers. Wilson aided Rogers and Black Widow when they took down a compromised S.H.I.E.L.D. Wilson is now a member of the new Avengers under the codename Falcon.

Early Life
Sam joined the United States Air Force and became a Pararescueman. He was a test pilot for the EXO-7 Falcon, developed by Stark Industries. Along with his friend and wingman, Riley. Riley was killed in action. After Riley's death, Wilson found serving difficult, and eventually became a counselor to veterans with PTSD in Washington, D.C.

Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Sam was an ex-military paratrooper who worked with veterans in Washington, D.C. Secretly trained by the military in aerial combat using a specially designed wing pack, code named Falcon. One day, his partner was killed by an RPG and not long after he retired. While running one day, he met Steve Rogers. He was immediately impressed as after one lap he was tired and sweaty, whereas after thirteen laps, Steve was hardly affected. Afterwards, Steve and Natasha came to his place to hide low from S.H.I.E.L.D.. While there, he told them of his suit and they retrieved it. He then helped them spy on, kidnap, and interrogate Jasper Sitwell. After finding out what S.H.I.E.L.D. was planning to do, they decided to drive to S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters to stop them, however The Winter Soldier stopped them from reaching the headquarters. As they were on the way to their executions, Maria Hill rescued them and got them to Nick Fury. They then formed a plan to shut down the Insight Helicarriers. Sam, Steve, and Hill arrived at The Triskelion and hacked into the loudspeaker, saying that HYDRA had secretly taken over and that they should rebel against them. Many S.H.I.E.L.D. agents did rebel but it was short lived as most of the HYDRA agents had better weaponry and outnumbered the agents. Falcon then flew to a Helicarrier and, after a dogfight, replaced a chip from the Helicarrier's computer and replaced it with one that allowed Maria to control it. He then flew to Steve and got him to the last Helicarrier. There they were attacked by the Winter Soldier and his suit was destroyed and he had to parachute away after being kicked out of the jet. He then briefly fought with Brock Rumlow before the Helicarrier crashed into the building and he had to jump out, only to be rescued by Romanoff and Fury. Later they visited a Cemetery and he and Steve decided to begin looking for Bucky.

Avengers: Age of Ultron
Sam was invited to Tony Stark's party where he told Steve Rogers that all of his leads to find Bucky were cold. Sam also asked about Rogers' recent mission with the Avengers and if he planned to find an apartment in New York, while also making it clear he had no interest in joining the Avengers.

After Ultron is defeated, Sam, suited up, assembled with the other new recruits at the new Avengers facility.

Ant-Man
Sam goes to investigate an unknown intruded presence at Avengers headquarter when he detects him on radar through his advance goggles. The perpetrator donned in a colourful costume introduces himself as Scott Lang aka: Ant-Man and request to borrow some tech being housed at the facility. Sam unsure of Scott's intention engages him in battle and finds it somewhat challenging as Ant-Man proves formidable as he fights him both in regular size and miniature size. As the battle continues to rage on Ant-Man enters the compartment of Falcon's exo suit flight wing pack and disables the wiring inside causing it to malfunction. Allowing Scott to escape freely with the device in toe. Sam radio's a fellow teammate and request that Cap doesn't need to know about this little incident.

Later Sam sends out a message to one of Ant-Man's associates that he's looking for him by spreading the word around the underground network.

Captain America: Civil War
"I just want to make sure we consider all our options. Because people that shoot at you ususally end up shooting at me too."

- Sam Wilson

Sam’s Falcon is now a full-fledged Avenger and he is fiercely loyal to Captain America and the team. Opposing the government and Tony Stark at the same time poses no problem for the winged Avenger, who sets out to recruit Ant-Man as an added bonus for Team Captain America.

Character traits
Sam was selected to be the test pilot of the EXO-7 Falcon. Sam was a United States Air Force Pararescue, with his wingman, Riley. When Riley was KIA, Sam left the Air Force. After returning home, he joined the V.A. helping veterans. When Sam met Steve they develop a strong bond with one another, both being soldiers. When Steve and Natasha went to Sam for refuge, he help hide them. Sam offered to help them fight against HYDRA that has infiltrated S.H.I.E.L.D., Sam retrieve his EXO-7 Falcon jet pack. After, they destroy HYDRA's Insight Helicarriers for Project Insight, Sam agreed to help Steve in his search for Bucky.

Sam is a level-headed person, he engages regularly exercises. Like Steve, he has a sense of duty and willing to fight for what he believe in. Sam also provides Steve with wise counsel, even if Steve doesn't agree. He also has a sense of humor.

In Captain America: Civil War, despite being a former soldier of the United States, and although Sam is loyal to his country, he does not trust or believe in the government in general, as he is aware of the corruption as well as the hidden agendas in the government itself, as it is one of the main reasons why he did not sign or support the Sokovia Accords, this shows that his morals and honor match that of Steve Rogers'.

Sam is very loyal to his comrades and friends, as he joined Steve's cause, in the Avengers Civil War, he has no regrets for helping Steven despite knowing that he could get arrested, he was reluctant to reveal where Steven and Bucky Barnes, were going to Tony Stark, he only did it because because the latter was being very persistent, and only because Sam believed he was trying to make things right.

However, after he was freed from the Raft by Steve, he learns from the latter (off-screen) that Tony try to kill Bucky because he discovered he was responsible for the death of his parents, well completely disregarding the fact that he was under the influence of HYDRA at the time, and was not in control of his actions, it can be assumed that Sam became disgusted by Tony's actions, and has lost complete trust and respect for his former teammate.

Abilities

 * Skilled Hand-To-Hand Combatant: Sam's previous history in the Armed Forces, makes him both an experienced soldier, skilled in hand-to-hand combat. Sam was able to take down HYDRA agents. However, HYDRA agent Rumlow proved to be able to best him. With his suits wings and armor, he can hit hard enough to send enemies flying, especially while in flight.
 * Expert Aviator: Sam shown to an extraordinary aerialist due to his time as military pararescue. Sam was able to dodge multiple long range dorsal and ventral guns and cannons fire, from Insight Helicarriers and multiple missiles from a armed Quinjet.
 * Weapons Proficiency: Sam can handle most type of firearms, having been trained in the army. He shown to be proficient with a knife.
 * Expert Marksman: Sam's history with the Armed Forces made him proficient in the use of firearms.
 * Expert Tactician: Sam has shown capabilities in planing special operations, as he was able to help Captain America and his team strategize the plan to destroy the Insight Helicarriers and unmask HYDRA. He was able to react and respond to Ant-Man's unprecedented appearance and was able to perfectly counter his unique attacks after only viewing them momentarily.
 * Master Pilot: Sam displays the utmost skill when flying with his EXO wings; he can perform many advanced and complicated maneuvers while in midair.

Equipment

 * EXO-7 Falcon Flight Suit: Wilson's personal military winged jet pack. The current one used in Captain America: The Winter Soldier was the only suit left, though it was destroyed halfway through the final battle while fighting alongside the Winter Soldier. It was later repaired and seen again at the end of Avengers: Age of Ultron.
 * Flight Gear:
 * Arm-Mounted Collapsable Machine Pistols:
 * Tactical Parachute:
 * Redwing Drone: A robotic drone armed with machine guns, multiple types of scanners, and is strong enough to be used as a battering ram or a ride for Captain America.

Relationships

 * Captain America - Ally, friend and team leader.
 * Black Widow - Ally and teammate turned enemy.
 * James Rhodes - Teammate turned enemy.
 * Vision - Teammate turned enemy.
 * Wanda Maximoff - Ally and teammate.
 * Nick Fury - Ally.
 * Maria Hill - Ally.
 * The Avengers - Allies and Teammates.
 * Winter Soldier - Enemy turned ally.
 * Hawkeye - Ally.
 * Ant-Man - Ally.
 * Brock Rumlow - Enemy.

Appearances/Actors

 * Marvel Cinematic Universe (4 films)
 * Captain America: The Winter Soldier (First appearance) - Anthony Mackie
 * Avengers: Age of Ultron  - Anthony Mackie
 * Ant-Man - Anthony Mackie
 * Captain America: Civil War - Anthony Mackie
 * Marvel Cinematic Universe (1 comic)
 * Avengers: Age of Ultron Prelude - This Scepter'd Isle

Behind the scenes

 * Michael B. Jordan read for the part.
 * Mackie was unhappy with the modern take on his costume as Falcon. He wanted the red spandex look from the comics.
 * The filmmakers were interested in adding more of a tactical design to the Falcon costume than was represented in the comic books. Accordingly, they incorporated a lot of real-world webbing, straps and gear. The final result was a costume that retained the iconic parts of the Falcon costume but stripped away the more comic book elements that would not work in the modern day. The Falcon costume takes actor Anthony Mackie 25 minutes to put on.
 * Trailers, behind the scenes pictures, and promotional art showed Sam in a long sleeve flight suit during the battle on the Insight Helicarriers, whereas in the film the uniform was short sleeved.
 * Anthony Mackie did quite a bit of wirework flying as Falcon. The stunt coordinators would fly him 70 feet up in the air and land him precisely on a little tape mark so he could walk right out of the wires and into the scene. Luckily for all involved, Mackie is athletic and highly coordinated, which made everyone’s job easier.
 * Anthony Mackie, whose excitement and energy for his character was infectious, liked to say ‘cut the check!’ whenever something had gone right or a scene had been completed. It became a contagious phrase that caught on and before long everyone on set was saying it.

Trivia

 * In the comics, Sam is the uncle of Jim Wilson.
 * In the comics, Sam Wilson is a social worker who help vets with PTSD, in real life, Mackie helps vets with PTSD.
 * The look of Sam Wilson is based on the version of the character from the Ultimate Universe.
 * Sam's screen time in Captain America: Civil War is 10:30.