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⏵ player information
name and pronouns: Inky (she/they)
age: 18+
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⏵ character information
name: Sam Wilson
canon: Marvel Cinematic Universe
age: 38
canon point: Post "Captain America: Civil War"
history: Sam @ MCU Wiki
abilities:
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 variety of situations. The training includes the following courses according to the US Air Force: Basic Military Training, 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 extensive on-site 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 airborne. 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 incredible accuracy.
Engineering:
Sam performs maintenance and calibrations on the advanced tech of both his wingsuit as well as his drone in between missions, not trusting specialised professionals over his own skills. He's also seen doing a variety of 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.
Social/Community Work:
Sam has attended LSU for a bachelor's degree that he would have needed to carry out the work we see him doing upon his first appearance in the MCU, when he works as a counselor at Veteran Affairs in DC, having worked with veterans and their families in need of professional help for an unknown number of years at that point. He has theoretical and practical knowledge in this area of social work. Furthermore from his time at home in Delacroix, he's used to lending hands to various community efforts, as his parents were and his sister still is considered a pillar of the community, often providing food for those less fortunate and packing meal kits for others in a soup kitchen esque setup. His parish is also known in real life for tending to the abandoned graveyards in the region so they don't fall into disrepair, and the Wilson family can be safely assumed to partake in work like that.
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.
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.
samples: Log | Network/Inbox
name and pronouns: Inky (she/they)
age: 18+
contact:
⏵ character information
name: Sam Wilson
canon: Marvel Cinematic Universe
age: 38
canon point: Post "Captain America: Civil War"
history: Sam @ MCU Wiki
abilities:
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 variety of situations. The training includes the following courses according to the US Air Force: Basic Military Training, 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 extensive on-site 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 airborne. 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 incredible accuracy.
Engineering:
Sam performs maintenance and calibrations on the advanced tech of both his wingsuit as well as his drone in between missions, not trusting specialised professionals over his own skills. He's also seen doing a variety of 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.
Social/Community Work:
Sam has attended LSU for a bachelor's degree that he would have needed to carry out the work we see him doing upon his first appearance in the MCU, when he works as a counselor at Veteran Affairs in DC, having worked with veterans and their families in need of professional help for an unknown number of years at that point. He has theoretical and practical knowledge in this area of social work. Furthermore from his time at home in Delacroix, he's used to lending hands to various community efforts, as his parents were and his sister still is considered a pillar of the community, often providing food for those less fortunate and packing meal kits for others in a soup kitchen esque setup. His parish is also known in real life for tending to the abandoned graveyards in the region so they don't fall into disrepair, and the Wilson family can be safely assumed to partake in work like that.
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.
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.
samples: Log | Network/Inbox