Disney+ Makes MCU History by Replacing Superhero With New Actor

Marvel Studios just broke new ground when it comes to superhero mantles. New confirmation from the set of a Marvel Disney+ production confirmed one hero is officially being replaced with another in a way that is a first for the MCU streaming sphere. 

Photos from the set of Daredevil: Born Again Season 2 confirmed that Angela Del Toro will become White Tiger in future episodes, just like her character in Marvel Comics. While fans suspected this, Angela assuming the White Tiger mantle from her late uncle, Hector Ayala, both of whom were introduced on Disney+, is the first time in MCU history that a superhero title exclusive to streaming shifted from one original Disney+ character to another. Season 2 of Daredevil: Born Again reportedly arrives on Disney+ in March 2026.

Granted, there have been similar instances, especially in the wake of Avengers: Endgame, of characters taking up the moniker of another. But within the world of streaming, White Tiger is the only hero to be "replaced" by another without ever having been on the big screen (find out what happened to Daredevil: Born Again's Hector Ayala here).

Marvel Disney+ Characters Who Inherited MCU Mantles

Check out how Daredevil: Born Again's new superhero swap compares to other MCU title trades or instances where a character's mantle was passed on in some way:

Captain America (John Walker & Sam Wilson)

Perhaps the closest instance to Daredevil: Born Again's White Tiger milestone is Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie) and John Walker (Wyatt Russell), who both assumed the title of Captain America after Steve Rogers. However, while John Walker originated on streaming via The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, the title of Captain America and Sam Wilson are products of the silver screen. Regardless, both characters becoming Captain America at different times were huge for the MCU, but in dramatically different ways.

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier even featured another pseudo-Captain America in Isaiah Bradley (Carl Lumbly), further enriching the Cap legacy by exploring the secret super soldier's incarceration and mistreatment by the U.S. government.

Hawkeye (Kate Bishop)

Throughout Hawkeye's Disney+ run, Hailee Steinfeld's Kate Bishop progressively grows into the role of the MCU's next sharpshooting hero. But whether she's officially the new Hawkeye may be up for debate since the title change is only implied by the series conclusion. There's also the fact that more Hawkeye was considered, but a Season 2 may be in jeopardy due to this "insult offer."

Steinfeld and her co-star, Jeremy Renner, are rumored to return in Avengers: Doomsday, so perhaps the team-up movie will clarify just who has the ownership of the Hawkeye mantle. 

Hulk (She-Hulk)

Since Bruce Banner's Hulk is headed back to the MCU and due to Jennifer Walters taking the reins at the end of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, this one is debatable. However, as Tatiana Maslany's character embraces her She-Hulk persona and is mentored by Bruce at one point, it's worth including. 

Similarly to The Falcon and The Winter Soldier, She-Hulk didn't shy away from featuring other Hulk-adjacent characters. The show not only brought back Abomination, but also introduced fans to Todd Phelps, AKA HulkKing, and Bruce's son, Skaar.

Wiccan 

Perhaps the strangest instance of a kind of MCU character swap, William Kaplan's body from Agatha All Along is inhabited by Billy Maximoff or Wiccan (Joe Locke) in the series' sixth episode. This occurs after Billy seemingly "dies" in the WandaVision finale on Disney+.

The final episode of Agatha All Along spurred on a similar scenario with Billy's brother, Tommy, indicating that he would soon also be reincarnated. Vision Quest seems to be running with that baton, with Ruaridh Mollica rumored to taking on the role of Tommy Maximoff/Speed in the show.

Falcon (Joaquin Torres)

Captain America: Brave New World showed more of Joaquin Torres (Danny Ramirez) and Sam Wilson's literal "wing" man. But while Joaquin originated on Disney+ in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Sam Wilson's passing of the Falcon mantle didn't occur on Disney+ (and Falcon himself debuted on the big screen in The Winter Soldier).

Ramirez was recently seen pictured alongside several of his other Avengers: Doomsday co-stars in Bahrain, which gave fans a hint at who he could be sharing the most screentime with in the film.

White Tiger (Angela Del Toro)

The new White Tiger, Angela Del Toro (Camila Rodriguez), made her Daredevil: Born Again debut in Season 1, Episode 3. But it wasn't until Episode 4 that she was fully introduced to audiences in reacting to her uncle's death and shown to be in possession of the White Tiger amulet.

With rumors of a Young Avengers or Champions project in the works at Disney+, it's possible that Angela could carry her father's legacy there as well.