Related: Is John Walker Evil In The Comics? Unlike Walker, he made the decision not to kill when he very easily could've done, and that shows just why he was worthy of the Cap mantle, and why Walker never could be. Instead, Steve drove Captain America's shield into Iron Man's arc reactor, leaving it there. Walker viciously beats Nico to death, and Steve has the opportunity to kill Tony, once his helmet is removed. Iron Man is desperate to take Bucky down (and causes him considerable harm), and Steve needs to stop him. Walker was primarily motivated by the death of Lemar Hoskins Civil War gave Steve a lot of things to fight for/against, including the Sokovia Accords, but none more important to him than Bucky.īoth Walker and Steve use their shields to try and either avenge or help defend the person who, in that moment, means the most to them in the world: Battlestar has been killed by a Flag-Smaher, so Walker wants to tear them apart. Unlike Nico, Tony was somewhat protected by his Iron Man armor, which is what prompted Steve to use his shield in the first place - he was so consumed by his anger that his fists weren't enough, his face similarly contorted in rage like Walker's is, and yet even then he's able to show greater restraint when it matters most. Even in Marvel Comics, Captain America would almost never use the edge of the shield in the way Walker does in Falcon and Winter Soldier, but Steve did use it like that against Iron Man in Captain America: Civil War.Ĭoming at the end of the fight between Steve Rogers, Bucky Barnes, and Tony Stark in Captain America: Civil War, Steve used his shield to beat down Iron Man. The ending of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier episode 4 is one of the darkest, bloodiest moments in MCU history, but there is one previous movie scene it has echoes of - if only to prove the point. Related: All 11 Falcon & Winter Soldier Easter Eggs In Episode 4 When Battlestar is killed by Karli Morgenthau, Walker loses it he gives chase to Nico, the nearest Flag-Smasher he can find, and viciously beats him to death with the Captain America shield. But for Walker, while he has incredible physical gifts, bad becomes worse with regards to his aggressiveness. Of course, as Abraham Erskine himself warned back in Captain America: The First Avenger, the serum amplifies that which is within. All episodes are now streaming on Disney+.Continuing to go to any measures necessary to both prove himself as the new Captain America and to take down the Flag-Smashers, Walker ended up taking the last remaining vial of Super Soldier Serum in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier episode 4. The shield itself was taken by the series' eponymous protagonists Sam Wilson/The Falcon and Bucky Barnes/The Winter Soldier after they battled Walker.Ĭreated by Malcolm Spellman and directed by Kari Skogland, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier stars Anthony Mackie, Sebastian Stan, Emily VanCamp, Wyatt Russell, Noah Mills, Carl Lumbly and Daniel Brühl. As a result, the following episode saw Walker lose the title of Captain America. The ending of "The Whole World Is Watching" saw the then-current Captain America John Walker - now possessing superpowers - use the shield to murder a member of the Flag Smashers in retaliation for the death of his friend Lemar Hoskins. So, we put blood on the shield and tore apart its legacy in that moment." It had to be the death of something iconic, and that was the shield. "It had to be as horrific as you imagined … It couldn’t just be the death of a superhero. "I wanted it to be provocative and shocking," Skogland explained. RELATED: How Falcon and Winter Soldier’s Finale Sets Up a Season 2
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