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SAM WILSON

Captain America

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name. Sam Wilson
species. Human
gender. Male

age. 40
height. 5'10''
build. Muscular
hair. Black
eyes. Brown

sexuality. Bisexual
relationship status. ---
family. Sister: Sarah Wilson. Nephews: AJ, Cass. Parents: Paul and Darlene Wilson (Deceased).

canon. MCU / The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
occupation. Captain America, formerly the Falcon
status. alive

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Personality

Compassion, Empathy, Helping Others

Core traits of Sam's personality are perhaps best summed up in the pararescuemen motto: "These Things We Do, That Others May Live". Sam is a man dedicated to helping others and doing what he believes to be right. Sam is ready to extend a helping hand, empathy and understanding - sometimes even to those who oppose him and seek to do him harm, willing to hear others out and stick up for the little people, the disenfranchised, the ones left behind by the world. He's ready and willing to put himself in harm's way for the right people - this can included opponents.

Reckless Self-Sacrifice

We see Sam save Bucky from an accident that Bucky, being a super-soldier, could likely have walked off despite being lethal to a regular human. The maneuver puts Sam himself at great risk of physical harm, but it shows that he sees others as people first, their abilities and use second. He will take a bullet even for someone who could walk a bullet off, and would sacrifice himself to do the right thing without hesitation.

Unwavering Moral Code, Wary of Authority

If he sees something done that he considers wrong, he will speak up about it, make his stance known and act if he is able to act. This refusal to stand idly by in the face of injustice or people in need can lead to Sam putting himself in harm's way and put him in conflict with authority figures, whom he does not blindly follow. This wariness of authority figures can of course easily become detrimental to Sam himself. If in doubt, he refuses to take the easy way out, and maintains a solid balance of conviction that never tips too far into cynicism or optimism. While he can be swayed, he will ultimately stay true to himself.

Unflinchingly Loyal, Stubborn

His loyalty isn't the easiest to gain, but it's incredibly hard to lose. Sam doesn't give up on people easily, and can be incredibly stubborn in his convictions.

Level-Headed with a Sense of Humour

Sam is able to remain level-headed and firm without portraying the full extent of the anger or hurt he might feel, often willing to diffuse a situation with humorous remarks, teasing and bantering for other's sake over raising his own voice. True anger leads to him shutting others out more than it does to him raising his voice.

Open but not Opening Up

While being open towards others, Sam rarely if ever opens up about his own feelings, trauma and needs. Even close friends are left in the dark about much of his inner life. Patient with others far beyond what many would put up with if he considers a person worth it, Sam can and will be hurt by others, letting them close but ever kept at arm's length without getting pushed away - and often without noticing that's what he's doing.

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Appearance & First Impressions

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History

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Timeline

- 1978: Birth
- 1996: Graduation (High School)
- 1996 - 1999: Works for Wilson Family Seafood
- 1999: Enlists in Air Force after father dies in car accident
- 1999 - 2001: PJ training
- 2001 - 2004: First combat tour (Afghanistan)
- 2004 - 2005: Recruitment into EXO Falcon project as one of two volunteers, training on prototypes
- 2005 - 2008: Second combat tour (Afghanistan) with EXO-7 Falcon suit. Mother dies (cancer). As one of only two EXO-7 PJs, Sam is denied emergency leave of absence. Shortly before ending their second combat tour together, Riley is shot down by RPGs and dies, Sam leaves the Air Force
- 2008 - 2011: LSU, Bachelor Degree in Counseling. Sam shortens the four year program to three due to his course load + military credit. His aunt dies during this time
- 2011 - 2014: VA Counselor in DC
- 2014: Meets Steve Rogers, steals the EXO-7 Falcon suit from storage, helps Cap stop Hydra/Project Insight
- 2014 - 2016: Takes point in the secret missing person case of Bucky Barnes
- 2015: Becomes the Falcon, is recruited into the Avengers officially, EXO-7 suit upgraded with Stark Tech
- 2015 - 2016: Training and missions alongside the Avengers, primarily Steve, Natasha, Wanda, Vision, Rhodey
- 2016: Refuses to sign the Sokovia Accords, assists Steve and Bucky in escaping capture, brief imprisonment in the Raft, prison break with Steve Rogers
- 2016 - 2018: Wanted fugitive, in hiding with Steve and Natasha. His brother-in-law dies during this time period, shortly after the birth of Sarah Wilson's second child
- 2018: Battle of Wakanda, death (Snap)
- 2018 - 2023: Dead
- 2023: Returned to life (Blip), second battle against Thanos, loses Natasha and Steve, inherits the shield, becomes Captain America

Early History

Sam grows up in the small fishing town Delacroix, Louisiana, working on his family's fishing boat and seafood business alongside his sister. He joins the Air Force as a pararescueman, serving two combat tours in Afghanistan, becoming a test pilot for the EXO Falcon project, successfully flying in infamous and highly classified missions alongside his wingman, Riley. During a night mission, Riley is hit by an RPG. Sam is unable to save him, which profoundly shakes his life, leaving him unable to find a reason to continue fighting. He leaves the Air Force. Instead of returning to his family, Sam refocuses his life around further helping others by becoming a counsellor for veterans with PTSD in Washington, DC.

The Falcon

In 2014, Sam encounters Steve Rogers, eventually joining him after HYDRA takes over SHIELD, realizing the stakes of what they're up against and the threat to the world at large this poses, reclaiming the EXO-7 FALCON suit. Once committed back to the fight, Sam is there to stay even after the threat is handled, agreeing to search for Bucky Barnes, aka the Winter Soldier, once he's broken out of his brainwashing and goes into hiding.

This secret mission alongside his recruitment into the Avengers in 2015 and subsequent missions with them, keeps him busy until 2016, when the government introduces the Sokovia Accords, a document meant to control the Avengers under government oversight. Sam is the first to vocally oppose this, not trusting the idea that any government should be allowed to dictate where and how they act, as it would subject them to other people's agendas. When Bucky is framed for a bombing and his Winter Soldier programming temporarily reactivated, Sam fights to defend him, violating the Accords and becoming an enemy of the government. He's temporarily imprisoned, but broken out by Steve and Natasha, going into hiding as a wanted fugitive with them for the next two years.

When Thanos attacks Earth in 2018, they join the fight to defend Earth. As a result of Thanos using the Infinity Stones, half of all life in the universe is eradicated, including Sam. He's returned to life 5 years later. Steve passes the shield and title of Captain America to Sam.

Captain America

In the following 6 months, Sam does contract work for the Air Force as the Falcon, initially rejecting the shield and giving it to a museum to be laid to rest. When new super-soldiers arrive and the shield is given to another white man, Sam has to walk a tightrope between a country's legacy of failing black people, his own need to do the right thing, and what kind of fight he needs to be fighting, culminating in him reclaiming the shield and choosing to become a different kind of symbol with it - a black man with no super powers other than the belief that we can all do better.

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Abilities & Skills

Pararescue

Sam has received the nearly two year gruelling Air Force PJ Training, also known as "Superman School" that includes training from multiple military branches and is designed to cover a wide range of special ops and rescue skills. Pararescuemen are combat medics that are dispatched into the field to rescue injured soldiers in a wide variets of situations. The training includes the following courses according to the US Air Force: Basic Military Trainig, Special warfare Preparatory, Assessment and Selection Course, Special Warfare Pre-Dive and Combat Dive Course, Airborne School (Parachuting), Military Free-Fall Course, SERE Training (Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape), various Paramedic/EMT courses.

Paramedic/Combat Medic

As part of his pararescue training, Sam is able to provide on-site emergency medical care.

Flight/Pilot

Outside of his parachute/skydiving training, Sam is shown competently handling aircraft familiar to him. Most of his flight prowess is depicted with the EXO-7 FALCON wingsuit and follow-up models, however, a combination wingsuit and thruster pack that keeps its pilot airborn. Sam is extremely fast and agile with this. Canonically, the EXO-7 was still a prototype, with only Sam Wilson and his wingman Riley piloting the suits, implying they'd been testing the FALCON suits mark 1 through 6 as well. later, Stark Industries would improve on the prototype design, and at his current canon point, Sam as Captain America has instead received a new take on the suit as designed by Wakandan technicians.

Martial Arts/Acrobatics

As part of his unique training and later combat outings as the Falcon and becoming Captain America, Sam has developed a unique fighting style. Trained in aerial and unarmed combat, his style includes a combination of firearm improvisation, flight maneuvers and modern army combat styles that are influenced by elements from Muay Thai, American Boxing and Taekwondo, relying on fast and acrobatic maneuvers over brute strength, often employing kicks boosted by momentum and his thrusters over punches. Additionally, in order to handle the shifting equilibrium of his fast flight speeds, Sam trains hard to be nimble and acrobatic. In addition to regular runs, we see his training including flips to keep his body in constant, fast motion.

Marksman

While mostly seen using the retractable sidearms of his former Falcon suit, Sam has been shown using a variety of firearms with skill and accuracy, as befits his military training. Additionally, he's trained to use the vibranium shield offensively as well as defensively, throwing it with great skill and accuracy.

Engineering

Sam performs maintenance and calibrations both on his wingsuit as well as his drone in between missions, not trusting specialised professionals over his own skills. He's also seen doing repairs on his family's boat.

Languages

Sam speaks English and Arabic.

Fishing/Cooking

Sam has spent his childhood and youth working on a fishing boat and for his parents' seafood business. He has reasonable skill at fishing and handling fishing related tools, can be seen fixing nets, is comfortable on boats, and has a good grasp of cooking especially surrounding seafood.

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Family

His sister Sarah is three years younger than Sam. Because of the blip she's now technically two years older.

Sam does not go to college after high school because he prioritizes helping his family, and they can't afford a degree for him anyway, especially when medical bills for his mother keep piling up. He works for Wilson Family Seafood for three years to allow Sarah to focus on graduating High School with good grades, but the family business was always gonna be hers to inherit - she has a passion for it that he doesn't, for him the connection is more sentimental than fulfilling. When their father dies in a car accident, Sarah steps up in the business after her graduation, and Sam enlists with the AirForce.

Sam's mother loses her battle with cancer during his second combat tour in Afghanistan. Because he is one of the few PJs and one of only two EXO Falcon pilots, Sam is denied leave of absence, and cannot return home for the funeral.

Sam's aunt (his tt) is especially close to Sarah, and Sam loves her for how much she's there for his sister during his combat tours, especially after their mother's death when he can't come home. She dies after he leaves the Air Force.

Sam's first nephew, Cass, is born around the time Sam meets Steve Rogers. Sam lives and works in DC, and then in NYC as an Avenger, but he makes time to see his sister, brother-in-law and nephew as often as he can despite his busy schedule and often international missions. Sam's second nephew, AJ, is born around the time Sam becomes a fugitive and on the run with Steve and Natasha. If Sam ever met him, AJ was a newborn. When Sam returns to life after the Blip, not having seen his family in 7 years, his nephews have little to no memory of him due to how young they were when he had to disappear and when he died.

Sam's bother-in-law dies sometime in between Sam becoming a fugitive and Sam's death.

Riley

Sam and Riley meet during PJ training, and become inseperable. This means by the time Riley dies, Sam and him have known each other for 9 years.

During the prototype test phase for the EXO Falcon wingsuits, Sam strongarms his way into always being the first to test a new model. Riley initially assumes Sam wants to push his military career ahead by doing this, but figures out pretty fast that it's because the prototypes have a tendency to malfunction, and Sam is protecting Riley from getting hurt.

Because Sam is the primary test pilot for the prototypes and the finalized EXO-7 Falcon suit, "Falcon" becomes Sam's callsign. Because of Riley's strawberry blonde hair, Sam decrees his callsign as "Redwing". This is why he names his Star Tech Recon/Combat Drone Redwing - that way, his partner is still up in the sky with Sam, helping him get the job done.

Riley was Sam's partner, wingman, best friend and lover. The latter is a fact Sam never shared with anyone. Don't ask don't tell was still in effect while they were both in the Air Force. Sam thought he was going to spend the rest of his life with Riley.

When Riley dies, Sam is the one who has to review the suit's uploaded data over and over again for the debriefing, as he's the only other EXO-7 pilot, and his insight into the circumstances of Riley's death is invaluable.

Sam hates the word classified - because that was slapped all over Riley's files. The EXO-7 Falcon project was highly classified, and therefore Riley's family never learned the full truth of how their son died. It was declared a standard training accident.

There wasn't enough of Riley left to be sent home, so the family received an urn. Sam doesn't know what exactly happened to it, if it was buried or sits on a mantlepiece somewhere - he never met Riley's family, same as he was never able to introduce Riley to his own family. They wanted to do all that and more after returning home from their second combat tour.

Other

Sam is a good cook. He holds no candle to his sister, but he's more than competent in the kitchen, especially with southern comfort food and seafood.

Sam is male leaning bisexual with some leanings towards demisexual. He's careful with his affections. Casual flirtations are easy, but he doesn't tend to date a lot or sleep around, and hasn't seen anyone since Riley's death - too busy mourning, studying, working, and then being an Avenger, and then being a fugitive, and then being dead. He's technically out, but since he doesn't date that much, this is just not something that tends to come up a lot. Sam also considers his sexuality about the least interesting part of himself.

Sam loves flying above all else in life, and despite the trauma and PTSD associated with his combat tours on the EXO-7 Falcon wings, he's never quite as happy as when he's in the air.

Sam may be a tall, very muscular and strong man, but since he flies through the air with nothing but a winged jetpack on his back, he needs to have excellent control over his body. Among other things, Sam took some modern dance and acrobatics classes to achieve the necessary levels of speed and agility.

Sam received some standard regulation military therapy, which was never designed to help him adapt to becoming a civilian. He learned to cope by throwing himself into his bachelor's degree in counseling. He still has the number of a more highly qualified VA counselor in his phone, having always intended to seek actual therapy and counseling for himself, but never made the call.

Sam hates when people make joking comparisons between him and Icarus. After all, it was Riley who fell to the desert sands in charred pieces. Sam is the one who survives, filling the deep trenches of his grief with love until they're dug up all over again over his next loss. This doesn't stop him from loving every single damn person he lets into his life as fiercely and deeply as he can.

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