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'The Falcon and the Winter Soldier': Who is Danny Ramirez's Torres? Fans already claim he's 'second Falcon'

For those unaware, Joaquin Torres is the Falcon in Earth- 616 and was first introduced in the comic 'Captain America: Sam Wilson #1' in 2015

This article contains spoilers for 'The Falcon and The Winter Soldier' Episode 1: 'New World Order'

'The Falcon and The Winter Soldier' was off to a breezy start and in typical Marvel fashion, the series introduced new characters who could go on to play integral roles in the future. One of them was Danny Ramirez's Torres, a marine and an absolute fan and friend of Sam Wilson/The Falcon (Anthony Mackie). The episode introduces him as someone close to Sam and also a  key contact in his missions. While nothing much has been revealed about the character, he's already made his mark as a fan-favorite on Twitter.

Torres is the man instrumental in helping Sam in his mission of recovering a hostage officer in the opening sequence. He is also tasked with finding out more about the Flag Smashers— the new baddies on the block. However, he does get off to a rough start when one of the members of the mysterious organizations rough him up when he's on a monitoring mission. For those unaware, Joaquin Torres is the Falcon of Earth- 616, according to the comics. He was first introduced in 'Captain America: Sam Wilson #1' in 2015. 

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Twitter users were raving about Ramirez's performance after the episode released. "LET ME PUT Y’ALL ONTO DANNY RAMIREZ WHO PLAYS TORRES ON THE FALCON AND THE WINTER SOLDIER, HE IS SO TALENTED AND FREAKING BEAUTIFUL," read one of the tweets.

Is Danny Ramirez's Torres the second Falcon?

Tweets also discussed the coming line-up of superheroes after Sam becomes the new Captain America. "The second Falcon confirm. They cant hide if now Sam is going to be the new Captain America and Torres is going to be Falcon. I wonder who is going to be the new winter soldier Karli could be revealed as Bucky's grandaughter Rikki Barnes. But this could be all red herring soup," one fan wrote.

Another tweet cheered this line-up, saying: "SO BY THE END OF THIS SEASON SAM IS THE NEW CAPTAIN AMERICA AND TORRES IS THE NEW FALCON I'M MANIFESTING #TheFalconAndTheWinterSoldier."

"HELLO THE TORRES GUY BECOMES THE NEXT FALCON??? A NEW LATINO HERO IN THE MCU I WON," exclaimed another fan. 

'The Falcon and The Winter Soldier' is available for streaming on Disney+