10 Superheroes Who Changed Identities For The Better
5. Sam Wilson
A number of people who have taken up the shield of Captain America over the years, but the newest might be the most controversial.
Falcon has been one of Captain America's closest friends for decades, often partnering up with The Sentinel of Liberty to fight crime using his incredible power of flight and slightly goofier power of being able to talk to birds.
After a fight against the villain Iron Nail used up the last of the super-soldier serum in Steve's body, leaving him an old man, he was forced to retire and so appointed Sam as his successor.
This being comics it wouldn't be long until Sam reverted back to the identity of Falcon, with Steve stepping back into the part of Captain America following that... unpleasantness in Secret Empire, but his live action counterpart is currently tearing things up as the Sentinel of Liberty in the MCU.