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Falcon
Sam Wilson
A pararescue veteran with a telepathic link to birds, later the first Black man to carry the Captain America shield.
Powers
Commonly got wrong
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Commonly believed Falcon's power is his wings.
Actually The wings are technology. His actual power is a telepathic link with birds, created by the Red Skull using the Cosmic Cube — which means the ability was imposed on him rather than earned or inherited.
The feat ledger
Powered wings give controlled flight, technology rather than a mutation
A telepathic link with birds, originally his only actual power
Sees through a bird's eyes at distance, effectively remote reconnaissance
Manoeuvres in combat at speeds that make him hard to hit
The link was created by the Red Skull with the Cosmic Cube, not by accident
Coordinates flocks as a distributed surveillance network
He was the first African-American superhero in mainstream comics without 'Black' in his name
Directs birds to search an area faster than any team could
Continuities
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- Earth-616 — The main Marvel Comics continuity
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