Why is Sam Wilson's Captain America costume sporting a full helmet?
With a full helmet added to the outfit—something Chris Evans' Steve Rogers never had—Sam Wilson's new Captain America suit is getting an upgrade in Captain America: Brave New World. The first teaser for the movie had some surprises, including Samuel Sterns' comeback and Red Hulk's introduction plus a quick view of Tiamut following Eternals. The teaser also offers a glimpse of the rationale behind the Captain America suit's major make-over.
New Captain America Helmet Designed by Sam Wilson
Introduced in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, the first Captain America suit was among the most comic-accurate ones of recent times. But the vibrant design was useless for stealth operations and impractical for actual application. With the more subdued design, Captain America: Brave New World has addressed these problems. The suit also features a complete helmet among several improvements. Sam Wilson is seen in the first trailer sporting a new suit with a less ostentatious blue-dominant color scheme. Sam Wilson is flying next to Joaquin Torres in one shot sporting a blue helmet with silver highlights. This helmet probably allows Sam Wilson to breathe and shields his face from the wind during supersonic flights.
Why Sam Wilson in Captain America's Brave New World Needs a Helmet
Including the helmet marks a major departure from earlier Captain America designs, which just featured a half-mask and goggles. Designed especially for supersonic flight, the helmet's form resembles those of helmets used by actual military pilots. Although Sam Wilson has flown Falcon for a long period, the improved Captain America suit lets him reach even faster, thus a helmet is essential. This implies that the suit itself has seen notable improvements in flight capacity. President Ross most certainly gave Sam Wilson and Joaquin Torres these upgrades, implying that their suits would feature cutting-edge technologies. Like other Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) costumes, the helmets could have nanotechnology, which would enable better protection and utility during flight.
This implies for the MCU.
Sam Wilson's Captain America suit's addition of a full helmet marks a notable shift and implies that the MCU is reinterpreting Sam Wilson's Captain America role. With the new suit implying a significant change in his capabilities and implying that Sam Wilson is assuming a new role in the MCU, he is obviously changing in Captain America: Brave New World. Given that the MCU's current fixation with retractable headwear, it will be fascinating to see how Sam Wilson makes use of the new technology in the forthcoming film.
