A new poster for The Falcon and the Winter Soldier gives a closer look at Sam Wilson's Captain America suit that he dons in the finale. Sam's journey to becoming Captain America began in 2019 with Avengers: Endgame when Steve Rogers passes his shield down to him. It took a little under two years for the MCU to follow up on that, but now all of Falcon and the Winter Soldier's episodes are out in the world and fans have had plenty of time to see Sam wrestle with the decision to take on the mantle of Captain America and its complicated legacy.

Falcon and the Winter Soldier complicated this legacy further, with Bucky introducing Sam to Isaiah Bradley, a Super Soldier that worked for the US government at the same time as Steve Rogers. While Steve was lauded for his heroism, Isaiah Bradley was eventually imprisoned and experimented on, his legacy hidden from the world. Sam spends much of the latter half of the season mulling over whether or not to take on the role of Captain America, seeking out Bradley for more advice.

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With the help of Bucky, Sam eventually decides that he is the right person to don the shield, making his debut as the new Captain America in Falcon and the Winter Soldier's finale. A new poster from Marvel puts Sam front-and-center in his Captain America suit, giving an up close look at the outfit. As a gift from Wakanda, the suit's high-tech wings both callback to his origins as the Falcon while cementing his status as the new Star-Spangled Man.

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Another roadblock in Sam's way to becoming Cap was John Walker, the US government's pick for the next Captain America, introduced at the end of the series' first episode. Falcon and the Winter Soldier spends a lot of time establishing Walker as an anti-hero of sorts, pitting him against Bucky and Sam, but trying to show that he ultimately has good intentions. All of that is washed away, though, when Walker takes the Super Soldier serum and murders a Flag Smasher in cold blood, making Sam and Bucky realize that they have to steal the shield back.

Walker ends the series by becoming US Agent, a mantle he takes on in the comics, but his future seems more uncertain than Sam's. Captain America 4 has been announced with Falcon and the Winter Soldier showrunner Malcolm Spellman set to pen the screenplay. There's also the possibility of a second season, teased at the end of the finale with a new title: Captain America and the Winter Soldier. Sam may have spent the majority of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier's run wrestling with the future,  but it's clear after the finale that he's more than ready to take it on.

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