Sam Wilson/Relationships

Relationships of Sam Wilson within the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
==Family==
===Sarah Wilson===
Sarah is Sam's sister and two are very close. Following the death of their parents and her husband's death, the two run the Wilson family seafood company together. Sam is shown to be very protective of Sarah as seen when he forbids Bucky from flirting with her and the two are really care about their family business. After Sam takes on the mantle of Captain America, Sarah shows her support for her brother.
===AJ and Cass===
AJ and Cass are Sam's nephews, who look up to their uncle, especially after he accepts the mantle of Captain America. Sam cares very much about his nephews upbringing and future and wants to spend as much time as possible with them after being dusted for five years, and not watching them grow up during that time.
==Friends & Allies==
===Steve Rogers/Captain America===
Steve is Sam's best friend whom he meets during a run in Captain America: The Winter Soldier. The two imminently bond over their similarities in their areas of war and Sam advises Steve on how to adjust to the modern world. After Steve and Natasha are on the run, Sam has no hesitation to help them and is more than happy to step back into the field even though he has just got out, if it means helping Steve. Sam also decides to help Steve fight the Winter Soldier, whom he learns is his best friend from the '40s named Bucky Barnes.
The two are shown to be very close by Avengers: Age of Ultron and are shown to be like best friends. Sam also seems to be Steve's closest friend in the modern time. During the Sakovia Accords, Sam stays by Steve's side after he decides to not sign it, which breaks the Avengers apart, in Captain America: Civil War. Steve breaks Sam out and the other teammates and Sam joins Steve and Natasha on the run for the next two years.
After Sam is one of the victims of Thanos's snap and is eventually brought back, Sam offers to join Steve on his mission to return all the Infinity Stones to their rightful time, but Steve declines, saying he needs to do this alone. As an old man, Steve returns to the present timeline after living a life with Peggy Carter in an alternate timeline and passes his Captain America's Shield and the mantle onto Sam.
After Steve's retirement, Sam hands over his shield to the government until it is given to John Walker, who is given the title of Captain America. After help from Bucky Barnes, Sam gets back the shield and decides to officially take on the Captain America mantle.
===Bucky Barnes===
Sam first meets Bucky in Captain America: The Winter Soldier while he is under HYDRA's control as The Winter Soldier and Sam tries to help Steve fight Bucky in this state. Sam is reluctant to see Bucky regain his memories of his old life, telling Steve that Bucky is the kind of person they are meant to stop, not save. However, by one year later, Sam sees Bucky slowly regain his memories and they work together with Cap's team after agreeing not to sign the Sakovia Accords. 
By the time of 2018, the two are friendlier with each other and help the Avengers fight Thanos and his army in the Infinity War, until they are both victims of Thanos' snap.
The two reunite 5 years later in 2023 when they are both brought back to life along with the half of the universe that was dusted. Bucky supports Steve's plan in going back in time and passing on the mantle of Captain America to Sam and they reunite again 6 months later after Sam passes Steve's shield to the US government. After John Walker is given the title of Captain America, Sam and Bucky become closer friends and partners in stopping the Flag Smashers and regaining the shield from John. When successful, Sam and Bucky train together and Bucky watches on as Sam officially accepts the mantle of Captain America and expresses his gratitude and fondness of Sam as the new Cap. Sam later invites Bucky to his family cookout and they are shown to be extremely close, although Sam does warn Bucky not to flirt with his sister Sarah.
===The Avengers===
Sam first meets two of the founding members of the Avengers in 2014, Black Widow and Steve Rogers and helps them take down Project Insight, and is then officially put on the Avengers team one year later in Avengers: Age of Ultron, until he joins Cap's team against the idea of signing the accords, which causes Sam and his team in jail. Sam joins Black Widow and Steve on the run for two years until the Infinity War takes place. Following the Avengers victory against Thanos, Sam is still on the team but spends time with his family and Bucky Barnes.
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