Falcon

"I thought you said you were a pilot." "I never said pilot."

- Captain America and Sam Wilson

Samuel Thomas "Sam" Wilson is an Armed Forces paratrooper who is an ally of Captain America under the codename Falcon.

Biography
Sam Wilson joined the United States Air Force and became a Pararescueman working with the 58th rescue squadron. He was a test pilot for the EXO-7 Falcon along with his wingman, Riley. After Riley was killed in action, Sam found that he had a hard time trying to find a reason to continue serving. After returning home, he joined the V.A. helping veterans with PTSD. While out on a morning jog, Wilson met Steve Rogers and the two talked about their status as veterans and their time serving in the Armed Forces.

While on the run from HYDRA, Steve Rogers and Natasha Romanoff sought refuge with Wilson. While at his home, Sam learned of Steve and Natasha's current predicament and offered his assistance, revealing to them that he was part of military project that tested a new form of winged jetpacks.

After retrieving his wings, Wilson traveled with Rogers and Romanoff to interrogate HYDRA sleeper agent Jasper Sitwell. After capturing Sitwell and leaving for the Triskelion they were ambushed by the Winter Soldier. A fight soon erupts in the streets and Rogers, Romanoff, and Wilson are taken into custody. They are rescued by a disguised Maria Hill, who takes them to a secret facility where S.H.I.E.L.D. Director Nick Fury was recuperating from an assassination attempt.

Wilson later helped Rogers install three special chips that would take away HYDRA's control over the Project Insight Helicarriers. Wilson is able to install one of the chips in the Bravo Insight Helicarrier. Later, on his way to the third Helicarrier, Wilson's flight suit was damaged by the Winter Soldier and he was forced to skydive down to the Triskelion where he was attacked by Brock Rumlow. However, their fight was cut short when the Helicarrier crashed into the Triskelion, forcing Wilson to jump from the 41st floor of the building is saved by a helicopter piloted by Fury and Romanoff. Wilson later agreed to help Rogers in his search for Bucky.

Powers and Abilities
As the Falcon, Wilson employs a set of mechanical wings, which allow for flight with high speed and maneuverability.

Wilson is trained in gymnastics and hand-to-hand combat.

Relationships

 * Riley - Wingman & Friend †
 * Captain America - Partner & Friend
 * Black Widow - Ally
 * Nick Fury - Ally
 * Maria Hill - Ally
 * Winter Soldier - Enemy
 * Brock Rumlow - Enemy

Trivia

 * In the comics, Sam is a Harlem native who moved to California and became a drug dealer. His plane crashed, and he was genetically altered with the ability to speak telepathically with birds.
 * In the comics, Sam is the uncle of Jim Wilson, who was in the film The Incredible Hulk. It is unknown if this relationship will be shown in any future Marvel Cinematic Universe productions.
 * Falcon's suit in the film is more similar to the suit of his Ultimate comics variant than that of his Mainstream Universe version.
 * Anthony Mackie was extremely disappointed to discover that the suit he would be wearing in the film would not resemble the red spandex suit from the mainstream comics.