Panther, with costume modifications by Desmond Burrell. Reception Accolades In 2012, IGN ranked Sam Wilson 96th in their "Top 100 Comic Book Heroes" list. In 2012, IGN ranked Sam Wilson 45th in their "Top 50 Avengers" list. In 2018, CBR.com ranked Sam Wilson 3rd in their "20 Versions Of Captain America Ranked Worst To Best" list. In 2020, CBR.com ranked Sam Wilson 3rd in their "Marvel: Every Version Of Captain America" list. In 2022, Collider included Sam Wilson in their "10 Strongest Superhero Sidekicks in Marvel Comics" list. In 2022, Newsarama ranked Sam Wilson 9th in their "Best Avengers members of all time" list. In 2021, CBR.com ranked Sam Wilson 5th in their "10 Smartest Marvel Sidekicks" list. in 2022, Screen Rant included Sam Wilson in their "10 Best Leaders Of The Avengers In Marvel Comics" list. In 2022, CBR.com ranked Sam Wilson 1st in their "10 Best Marvel Legacy Heroes" list and 4th in their "10 Coolest Avengers" list. Other characters named Falcon Joaquin Torres As part of the 2015 All-New, All-Different Marvel branding, Captain America (Sam Wilson) investigated the disappearance of Mexican teenager Joaquin Torres after he was abducted by the Sons of the Serpent. Captain America discovered that Joaquin was being used in the experiments of Karl Malus who turned Joaquin into a bird/human hybrid using Captain America's pet bird Redwing. When Karl Malus was defeated, Captain America took Joaquin in. When it was discovered Joaquin's bird/human hybrid condition wasn't temporary, Captain America learned from Claire Temple that Joaquin's condition was permanent due to Redwing being vampiric and sporting a healing factor. When Captain America was captured by the Serpent Society and thrown out the window by Viper, he was saved by Joaquin. Using his link with Redwing, Captain America telepathically sent Joaquin the knowledge on how to fight where he held his own until Misty Knight and Demolition Man showed up. After the Serpent Society was defeated, Captain America allowed Joaquin to become his sidekick, enabling him to become the new Falcon. During the "Secret Empire" storyline, Falcon II and Ironheart join the Champions when they join up with the Underground. Adrian Toomes In a 2017 storyline, Adrian Toomes developed a modified version of his electromagnetic wing harness with a reinforced helmet and lightweight, razor-sharp, nano-woven wings that responded to his mental commands. He temporarily took the name Falcon, believing it was vacant at the time,