 Joe" animated continuity, Falcon is established to be the younger half brother of Duke (the characters are unrelated in the comics).This relation serves as one of the main focuses in "", in which Falcon's irresponsible behavior causes Serpentor to escape captivity, which results in a hostility between himself and Duke when Duke is forced to use his influence to bail Falcon out of trouble.Falcon was first released as an action figure in 1987.