Who becomes the new Captain America at the end of Avengers: Endgame?

Sam Wilson becomes the new Captain America at the end of Avengers: Endgame. Formerly known as the Falcon, Wilson receives Steve Rogers's shield after Rogers returns from the past as an elderly man.

The handover is a quiet but important moment in the film's final sequence. Rogers has chosen to live a full life with Peggy Carter and recognizes that the Captain America mantle should pass to someone he trusts. Wilson initially hesitates, understanding that the shield represents a major moral and public responsibility, but eventually accepts the legacy.

Wilson's path to the role began in Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014), where he met Rogers and became one of his closest allies. His military experience, compassion, and independent judgment made him a natural successor, even though he had no super-soldier serum.

Viewers sometimes confuse the end of Endgame with the events immediately afterward. John Walker is appointed Captain America by the U.S. government in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, but Wilson is the successor chosen by Steve Rogers and ultimately takes up the mantle himself.