Though Steve Rogers had a tumultuous life, his replacement, Sam Wilson, had gone through much harsher conditions before taking the mantle.
Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT There is no question that Steve Rogers had a tough time before picking up, and then maintaining, the Captain America mantle in the MCU; but, as implied by Rogers' faith in his replacement, Sam Wilson's origins were arguably a lot harsher.
With that being said, the backgrounds of each person to hold the mantle are far from identical. While the MCU did a stellar job of taking both and putting them through the same later-life experiences that forged them into the MCU's paragons of virtue, it's impossible to say that both came from the same place. With that in mind, the new Captain America is arguably the one with the harsher origin story.
The MCU's New Cap Origin Was Tougher Than The Original Steve Rogers grew up in Hell's Kitchen with a sick mother and a plethora of ailments himself before enlisting to fight in World War II. It was there that Rogers received the Super Soldier Serum and later took the mantle of Captain America as a symbol of patriotism, which he later embodied with gusto.
It was then Wilson's own experience of war that also adds an extra layer of hardship to Wilson's backstory. Distinctly lacking in the super soldier serum department, Wilson took part in the War in Afghanistan and gained PTSD for his efforts. This led to him forming the District of Columbia Support Group for veterans going through the same thing.
Captain America's Replacement Has Way More To Lose Sam Wilson, while spiritually the perfect successor to Steve Rogers, is decidedly more squishy. While he is an expert in combat, he is not empowered by the Super Soldier Serum that made Rogers next to impervious. This makes Wilson's willingness to step into the shoes of a superhero even more impressive, as he is far less likely to take a punch from someone like Thanos and keep swinging.
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