Earlier this week we got our first look at the first merchandise being done for the upcoming
Disney+ Falcon and the Winter Soldier series with Hasbro's
Marvel Legends prop replica Captain America shield. Well now thanks to
MCUCollector and vintage.man02 we have a look at new
Walgreens exclusive Marvel Minimates based on the upcoming show. These apparently were actual found on shelf even though
Diamond Select Toys has yet to officially announce them.
There are two 2-pack which feature
Falcon with Baron Zemo and
Winter Soldier with USAgent. Now here is where the minor
SPOILER comes in.
The
USAgent figure is actually labeled as
Captain America. This seemingly confirms the rumors that in the Disney+ series will see
John Walker AKA USagent, at least temporarily take over the mantle of
Captain America. This isn't terribly surprising if you are familiar with Walker's story from the comics.
In the comics the US Government for a time stripped
Steve Rogers of the
Captain America title because they felt they couldn't control him and gave it to Walker. Eventually Rogers regained the
Captain America mantle and Walker became
USAgent.
At the end of
Avengers Endgame, we saw an old Rogers hand the
Captain America mantle over to
Sam Wilson, so likely the Government will strip him of the mantle and give it to
Walker. Again, at least for a while. This likely explains why Walker's costume is blue as opposed to black. Hopefully when Walker actually becomes
USAgent, which we are confident he will, they will change the color of his costume from blue to black.
With
Minimates based on the series already hitting shelves, could
Marvel Legends figures be far behind????