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Re: Interesting patterns you've noticed in fanfic

[(Anonymous)]

It better not be Sam, considering how he's the best Captain America the comics line has produced in a long ass time. He needs to survive past Bucky's reign so he can take up the shield himself.

Re: Interesting patterns you've noticed in fanfic

[(Anonymous)]

Rumor has it Marvel is considering letting Sharon take the shield if Steve dies in the movie. But that could just be a red herring to throw fans off the trail of Bucky or Sam becoming the new Cap.

Re: Interesting patterns you've noticed in fanfic

[(Anonymous)]

Oh, I don't think at all that Sam would be next. His storyline in the comics is just starting to really rile up the racists (Fox News legit ran a segment about how disgruntled they are that Captain America is targeting ~wholesome American conservatives~ instead of muslims). I would hope that Captain Sam would get a few years to sink in before he takes up the shield, maybe after Sharon and Nat have had a go.

Re: Interesting patterns you've noticed in fanfic

[(Anonymous)]

Tbh, I think it's going to be Bucky. I could see them giving the shield to Sharon only to pander towards fans who want more female superheroes or to prod at DC.

Honestly, whatever happens, I just want Bucky and Sam to have some screentime together because SebStan and Mackie have amazing chemistry together.

Re: Interesting patterns you've noticed in fanfic

[(Anonymous)]

Bucky and Sam can be co-captains. Which is genuinely the next special coming out, so there will be canon precedent!

/only wishful thinking re: the movies, I know it won't happen

Re: Interesting patterns you've noticed in fanfic

[(Anonymous)]

I reeeeally can't see them giving the shield to Sharon. As much as I love her, she was such a small part of Winter Soldier's plot, and casual fans probably wouldn't even recognise who she is because she doesn't (in the films) have a cool superhero name or uniform. I'd imagine that's a red herring, like you say, or somebody's hopeful speculation being repeated so much it becomes a rumour.

I think it'll be Bucky, honestly. SebStan's got a pretty long contract, if I remember, and he's been an integral part of Steve's story since The First Avenger. I'd love it to be Sam, but it actually makes sense in terms of the movies for it to be Bucky. In the comics, there are countless legacy characters and people switching superhero names, but that's not a big thing in the MCU. (The closest thing would be Scott taking on the Ant-Man mantle, and the general public aren't even supposed to know Ant-Man existed.) Sam has his own strong identity as the Falcon in the movies, but after the events of Winter Soldier, Bucky doesn't have his own identity as a superhero (and is still struggling with his personal identity, I'd imagine). Having him become Cap gives him that identity.

Re: Interesting patterns you've noticed in fanfic

[(Anonymous)]

It was reported by a spoiler site that's been about accurate about every other mcu spoiler they've posted prior to the movie's release. But they did say that separate scenes with Bucky, Sam, and Sharon using the shield as the new Cap were filmed, similar to how three different secondary character death scenes are filmed. I do think that it's going to be Bucky, but I would still like to see the Sharon scenes at some point. I think she's going to be relegated to love interest in the movie tbh.