Marvel Confirms A Definitive Change For Captain America 5 Years After Steve Rogers" MCU Era Ended

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The second full trailer for Captain America: Brave New World reveals how the world sees the new Captain America following Steve Rogers" retirement. D23 Brazil 2024 unveiled trailers for the MCU"s 2025 releases, including Thunderbolts* and Captain America: Brave New World. The latter provides a clearer look at Harrison Ford"s Red Hulk and confirms that Isaiah Bradley was brainwashed by the Leader, who"s pulling the strings behind a secret conspiracy.
It"s no secret that Steve Rogers" legacy is inherently intertwined with the Captain America title. Even though Sam Wilson has everything he needs to don the mantle, some will inevitably question his capabilities. In the Captain America: Brave New World trailers, President Ross voices this sentiment by telling Sam Wilson, "you"re not Steve Rogers," to which Sam responds "You"re right. I"m not." However, most people recognize that Sam Wilson didn"t replace Steve Rogers, but became Captain America.
Captain America Is Dead, Long Live Captain America Sam Wilson Is Officially Recognized As Captain America In The MCU Close Four characters address Sam Wilson as Captain America. In the second Captain America: Brave New World trailer, Isaiah Bradley, Giancarlo Esposito"s Sidewinder, The Leader, and Ruth Bat-Seraph are shown calling Sam "Cap" or "Captain America". The fact that both close allies, government officials, mercenaries, and supervillains acknowledge Sam Wilson"s title reveals that he isn"t overshadowed by Steve Rogers" legacy, and that he instead made the Captain America mantle his own.
Sam Wilson not only inherited the Captain America title — he earned it as well
Steve Rogers" absence in Captain America: Brave New World"s trailers suggests that his whereabouts will be ignored. The MCU"s lack of clear-cut information about Steve Rogers" death has been a sign of respect to the character, as Steve"s perfect ending in Avengers: Endgame doesn"t require any form of follow-up. Sam Wilson"s first mission as Captain America wasn"t easy either, as he had to fight to recover the shield from John Walker at the same time he stopped a terrorist group in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. Sam Wilson not only inherited the Captain America title — he earned it as well.
Brave New World Confirms Captain America's New Most Important Weapon Sam Wilson Could Be More Powerful Than Steve Rogers, Even Without The Super Soldier Serum

Captain America: Brave New World"s second trailer offers a glimpse at Captain America"s fighting prowess. Sam Wilson has never been faster, stronger, and more agile. In the trailer, Captain America faces multiple armed enemies simultaneously, battles the Red Hulk, and races fighter jets. Cap survives a missile attack while airborne and slices a burning car in half — both with the help of his vibranium wings. These feats are unique to Sam Wilson and might make him a more powerful Captain America than Steve Rogers.

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1 However, Captain America: Brave New World"s second trailer suggests that Sam Wilson will once again prove his worth without his full Captain America gear. Just like he stopped the Flag-Smashers mostly without his shield in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Sam Wilson will allegedly be "caught without his wings" while fighting Sidewinder, and he will be stripped of his shield at some point in the film. Yet, Captain America will come out on top anyway, as he always does.
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