![]() It’s not clear if this the course Marvel Studios will be taking with this John Walker, yet just judging from his presentation press conference and Sam Wilson’s reaction, fans are almost guaranteed to get a duel between the Falcon and Walker at some point. Through the course of many traumatic events, John Walker’s mental state deteriorates, turning him into an even bigger liability that’s eventually stopped by a returning Steve Rogers. Nevertheless, while John Walker is by no means a bad guy in the traditional sense he is essentially a very hot-tempered and aggressive Cap who’s not fully in control of his power. government does get a more compliant Captain America. ![]() Basically, the government sees in John Walker a Captain America that would be fully willing to do its bidding, unlike the more principle-based Rogers whose own moral compass causes him to honorably give up the shield. ![]() government, the military officials at the Commission on Superhuman Activities choose John Walker/Super Patriot as their next Cap. The Super Patriot is an antagonist to Captain America, who basically embodies the opposite of Steve Rogers's views on patriotism and markets himself as a conservative hardliner “superhero” capable of beating Captain America due to his superior power, he’s basically the Yang to Rogers’s Ying.įor these reasons, when Steve Rogers decides to return the Captain America shield and suit to the U.S. However, if that’s not the case, John Walker can still be connected to the story in several ways, as his first official identity in Marvel Comics is that of the Super Patriot. Considering the re-worked Flag-Smashers group have already shown their might in the first episode, the Power Broker could eventually jump into the fold over the next five episodes, even in a different incarnation, that somehow ties Baron Zemo, the Flag-Smashers, and John Walker all together, since there ought to be an explanation to what kind of powers Walker has and where he got them from. Here things already take an interesting turn as the Power Broker, aka Curtis Jackson, is noted for giving superpowers to normal individuals including the group known as the Thunderbolts. In the comic books, John Walker also comes from a military background, enlisting after the death of his brother during the Vietnam War, but after being discharged from the army his dream of heroic greatness leads him to become a test subject for a man known as the Power Broker, who grants Walker superhuman abilities and strength even exceeding that of Steve Rogers. Agent, but it’s his path as Captain America stand-in that's most interesting and could be partially used to drive the plot of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. John Walker is eventually destined to assume the identity of U.S. RELATED: The Falcon And The Winter Soldier Can Avoid A Major WandaVision Problem As was seen in the first episode's final shot, John Walker represents a wholly different Captain America than what either of the two main characters would bring to the table, backed by an incredibly interesting comic book origin story that explains the new Cap’s snarky grin and what he'd represent in the new MCU. ![]() After the deep dive into post-traumatic stress disorder and grief that was WandaVision, early looks at Disney Plus’ new Marvel series had The Falcon and the Winter Soldier looking like a routine action affair to pick a new Captain America, yet the show's already proving it might be leaning into more serious subjects.Īside from Bucky Barnes and Sam Wilson, the show introduces another man vying for Steve Rogers's shield, John Walker (played by Wyatt Russell). First appearances can be deceiving and perhaps that applies to The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.
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