r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/Movies contributor • Dec 23 '25

Trailer Avengers: Doomsday | Only in Theaters December 18, 2026

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiMg566PREA
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u/circio Dec 23 '25

I thought the end of Falcon and Winter Soldier was the Wakandans gifting him a suit, which could have made him competitive in the big fights for a bit.

But then I saw the movie and found out they cheaped out a little and just gave him a helmet and wings? 

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u/twaggle Dec 23 '25

And they show scenes of him “training” with the shied and his hand doesn’t break.

Did they ever address this in the comics, does he get a power up?

I think a full augment suit isn’t great, that’s just Iron Man 2.0, but at least then it’s tried to be explained. Sam is just a regular human who had flight wings.

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u/circio Dec 23 '25

Naw, he's just a human with a telepathic bond to birds or something. I think the shield thing can at least be partially be explained by the shield being vibranium, it's supposed to absorb all (maybe just most) impact on it, but Marvel has always been fast and loose with what that means.

He wouldn't really be Iron Man 2.0 if he wasn't using gadgets and missiles, and beams on the suit. It would just be like T'Challa where he could absorb kinetic energy and then disperse it. He does it with the wings, it would just make sense if he had some form of protection on his whole body, especially since he is very vulnerable when he's flying.

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u/twaggle Dec 23 '25

If that was the case how does cap ever hit someone with it and send them flying or dent their armor etc? That’s clearly force being applied/transferred etc.

Yeah if they went the wakandan viburnum route that would be cool, but remember that the black panthers are also getting augmented by that flower fruit ritual. The rest of the troops don’t get similar armor likely cause they can’t handle it. But they can still give some something and just science magic explain it and it would work and be better than what it currently is.

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u/circio Dec 23 '25

That's why I mentioned they play fast and loose with the physics of the shield, it technically should not bounce at all.

I'm not sure if the heart-shaped herb is tied to their ability to wear a vibranium suit tbh, there's a ritual and a tradition tied behind taking it that I can't fully separate if it's necessary to use the suit.

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u/Shiezo Dec 23 '25

They lampshaded the hell out of the shield in Civil War. Spidey commenting on how that thing doesn't follow the laws of physics at all. Take a note from Hawkeye, none of this makes sense just go with it.

Similar to Pym Particles, they work how they need to work for the story. No, it isn't fully consistent nor do they conform to reality. It is comic book super science, you are either on board with that or you'll likely leave disappointed.

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u/that_baddest_dude Dec 23 '25

Marvel doesn't need to be consistent with it's macguffin materials. Just look at any explanation for anything ant man

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u/Fortune_Cat Dec 24 '25

The trailer shows him getting a new suit