Because I got big shoes to fill." ―John Walker to Sara Haines Something Captain America always had, always needs to have, and I'm gonna need every ounce of it. Banner, okay? I don't have the flashiest gadgets, I don't have super strength. Fanfare about Captain America's return to the modern-day world was established soon after Walker was chosen to take on the mantle, making him a superhero celebrity in the process. Walker being presented as Captain Americaįollowing his appointment, Walker began attending various meetings with government officials and made speeches as Captain America, duties that he did not express any genuine interest in. Shortly after receiving approval from the President, Walker was unveiled to the world and announced as "The New Captain America" by a Government Official, on the behalf of the Global Repatriation Council and the United States Department of Defense. The shield was quickly into custody of the United States Department of Defense and given to Walker, who was nominated for his extensive military career. Walker begins his training with the shield feeling that he could not fulfill Rogers' legacy. Sam Wilson, who had been trusted to become the next Captain America by Rogers himself, had donated the symbolic Captain America's shield to the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. In the months following the retirement of Steve Rogers, the American government became aware of its need for a new symbolic hero to take his place. Join me in welcoming your new Captain America." ― Government Official "On behalf of the Department of Defense and our Commander-in-Chief, it is with great honor that we announce here today that the United States of America has a new hero. 1.3.3 Battle for Captain America's Shieldīiography Early Life Custer's Grove High School.Despite his discharge, Walker was recruited by government agent Valentina Allegra de Fontaine to continue serving America in secret as the U.S. Walker confronted Morgenthau again in New York City, before abandoning his revenge to join Wilson and Barnes in thwarting her attack on the GRC. When his partner and best friend Lemar Hoskins was killed in action, Walker brutally murdered a surrendering foreign national, leading to him being publicly stripped of his mantle and discharged with total loss of rank. However, his aspirations of living up to Rogers' legacy attracted the ire of Sam Wilson and Bucky Barnes in their pursuit of the Flag Smashers, during which he took the Super Soldier Serum after failing to apprehend Karli Morgenthau. "John" Walker is a former Captain of the United States Army's 75th Rangers Regiment who was chosen to succeed Steve Rogers as the second Captain America. "Mercy bears richer fruit than strict justice." ―John Walker to the Flag Smashers
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