The following contains spoilers from the Marvel Studios film Captain America: Brave New World, now in theaters. The Winter Soldier’s career has taken quite a turn since the events of TV’s The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.

While stopping a conflict between the United States and Japan at Celestial Island, Sam Wilson/Captain America (Anthony Mackie) watches his protege, Joaquin Torres/Falcon (Danny Ramirez), get shot out of the air. He lands in the Indian Ocean, and luckily, a search team finds him.

Captain America #2! Just as Sam Wilson’s Captain Americasoars back into cinemas with his latest MCU outing, the Avenger adds a surprising hero to his supporting cast in the comics, possibly the biggest in Captain America lore since Bucky Barnes’ Winter Soldier.