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Captain America: The Winter Soldier is a 2014 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Captain America, produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It is the sequel to Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) and the ninth film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).
- Overview
- History This is an abridged version of Bucky Barnes' history. For a complete history see Bucky Barnes' Expanded History Early Life
- Personality
- Attributes
- Paraphernalia
- Notes
- Trivia
- See Also
- Links and References
There are things from the Winter Soldier days that I'm just remembering. Weapons left in the field... Dangers I can still prevent. I think maybe that's the path... A way to the redemption I've been looking for.
—Bucky
Early Life
James Buchanan "Bucky" Barnes was born in 1925. In 1935, he tragically lost both of his parents early in his life; his mother, Winnifred Barnes had died when he was a child and his father, George Barnes had died in an accident while in basic training at Camp Lehigh. Barnes was separated from his younger sister, Rebecca Barnes, who was sent to boarding school while he persuaded officials into letting him remain at Camp Lehigh as a ward of the state due to sharing his father's love of the armed forces. He was eventually considered the camp mascot. During World War II, Barnes set up a profitable endeavor providing soldiers with various non-requisition supplies in 1940. He traveled to England, and soon began to receive select assignments as a special military operative, having received hand to hand combat training with British Commandos under the tutelage of William Essart Fairbairn and Colonel Rex Applegate. After his training with military combat instructors, Barnes met and befriended Steve Rogers, who had recently become the US government operative, Captain America. He was assigned to accompany Rogers but was initially unaware of the true nature of his work. One night, Barnes happened into Rogers' tent just as he was changing to his masked identity. Sworn to secrecy, Barnes joined Captain America on his first mission against the Red Skull, freeing many Nazi prisoners. For several months afterward, Barnes underwent an intensive training program under Captain America's tutelage. When he finished, Barnes received his own costumed identity as Bucky and was designated as a counterexample to Hitler Youth. Although he was able to work with his mentor for most of his missions, James was trained to carry out missions the government officials did not want Captain America to be openly involved in. He was cynical and slightly dubious of the idealistic Steve Rogers, but they soon became the closest of friends.
As Bucky
When America entered World War II after the bombing of Pearl Harbor in December 1941, Captain America and Bucky abandoned their military identities for most of the war to devote their full energies to serving as costumed freedom fighters. They soon found themselves allied with the Sub-Mariner, the original Human Torch, and his young mutant partner, Toro, in a team that Winston Churchill dubbed the Invaders. Bucky served Captain America and the Invaders capably and faithfully, leaving the team only temporarily in 1942 to organize and lead his own team of teenage soldiers, the Kid Commandos. Once, to rescue the Invaders from the Red Skull, Bucky assembled a team of costumed super-humans who operated on the home front, a group that would remain together until the end of the war and was known as the Liberty Legion. He also worked with another group of teenagers, the Young Allies.[citation needed] In late 1945, toward the end of the war, Captain America and Bucky were in London, England, on the trail of Nazi scientist Baron Heinrich Zemo. They discovered Zemo in the process of stealing an experimental drone plane built by the Allies. In the ensuing battle with Zemo's powerful humanoid robot, both Captain America and Bucky were rendered unconscious and strapped to the drone plane to be delivered to Hitler in Berlin. Unable to stand the sight of their patriotic costumes, Zemo dressed them in U.S. Army uniforms. Managing to escape before Zemo activated the plane, the two American champions saw the drone plane begin to move just as they jumped off. Quickly, Captain America and Bucky grabbed a motorcycle and tried to catch up with it. Just before it flew out of reach, the two leaped for the plane. Bucky leaped first and managed to get a grip on the plane's wing. Captain America missed and shouted to his partner to let go in case the plane was booby-trapped. Bucky was unable to comply with his partner's commands because his uniform sleeved snagged onto the cockpit of the plane. The plane exploded, seemingly killing Bucky instantly. Captain America plunged into the English Channel to undergo the process of suspended animation, but Bucky's remains were never recovered, strengthening the belief that he was killed in action.
As the Winter Soldier
Bucky however was very much alive. When he had failed to disarm the plane in time, he had leaped off of the plane but did not escape completely unscratched. The explosion had claimed his entire left arm. He then plunged into the icy waters only to undergo the same process his mentor had. After the war had ended, a Russian submarine hoping to recover and capture the missing "Captain America" instead found the preserved body of Bucky. After being retrieved and examined for any traces of the Super-Soldier Serum, his body was placed in cryostasis. Winter Soldier was used to conduct many strategic assassinations across the world and would sometimes stay in one nation for extended periods. One of his targets was Itsu, the pregnant wife of his wartime ally Logan who he killed in 1946 under orders from an unknown source. In 1954, he was revived and outfitted with a replacement bionic arm, which had been made after a Soviet spy had recovered schematics for cybernetic appendage. The arm was to be replaced by a newer and more advanced one every time there was an improvement in their technology. While he had no memory of his past, Barnes still had considerable physical skill. He was indoctrinated to hate the West and was provided with mental implants during sensory deprivation, molding him into the perfect assassin.
Ever since his youth, Bucky willingly in his heart wanted to save the lives of innocent people and defend his country, though he remembers many terrible things he had done when he first became the Winter Soldier. As a brainwashed assassin, he showed no regretful thoughts or feelings when he committed assassinations. Recently, Bucky's mind was resto...
Powers
Enhanced Physical Conditioning: James Barnes has been injected with a perfected version of the Infinity Formula by Nick Fury in order to save his life. As a result, Barnes' body was enhanced to the peak of human potential of strength, agility, stamina, speed, etc. The formula is definite such that if Barnes decided to live an unhealthy lifestyle, none of his powers would be weakened by any conventional means. •Peak Human Strength: Barnes' strength is enhanced to the very peak of human potential, making him far stronger than average humans. He is strong enough to break a solid wall with a single punch, as well as effortlessly lifting a full grown man over his head with one arm and throwing him. He easily used a large sofa as a weapon against Viper; furthermore, this strength extends to his legs, enabling him to leap several times higher in a single bound, and smaller heights into the air without a running start. •Peak Human Speed: Barnes is capable of running and moving at speeds much faster than any Olympic-class runner, enabling him to run at speeds of up to 40 mph. He was able to move fast enough to exit a building as it was exploding. •Enhanced Stamina: Barnes' musculature produces considerably less fatigue-toxins, allowing him to physically exert himself for several hours before showing any sign of fatigue or tiring. He can also hold his breath underwater for longer periods of time,[100] •Peak Human Agility: Barnes' equilibrium, coordination, dexterity, and flexibility is enhanced to levels that are superior to any Olympic gold-medalist. He was able to leap at longer distance from one building to another building,[101] swing on a large flag or pole with great performance, and also evade several missile explosions that targeted him in mid-air; furthermore, he utilized his shield to deflect a bullet from Sinthea Shmidt with perfect timing.[102] Barnes had used both of his legs to strike the guards at the same time while strained.[103] He also evaded a speeding car at close range.[104] •Enhanced Durability: Barnes' physical body is much harder and far more resistant to physical injury than the body of a human being. He withstood very strong blows from superhuman foes like Ursa Major, Hyperion,[105] and Spider-Man. He also withstood electrocution,[106] several gunshots and puncture wounds, as well as a fall from several stories, with little to no injury. •Enhanced Reflexes: Barnes' reflexes are similarly enhanced and rival those of Captain America or Spider-Man.[102] His reaction speed is superhumanly fast which makes it possible for him to easily dodge multiple gunshots at point-blank range simultaneously.[107] He even dodged bullets from multiple gunmen while underwater. •Regenerative Healing: Barnes' rate of healing is much faster than normal humans. He is able to heal broken bones, torn muscles, several gunshots, knife wounds,[108] and various other injuries within several days, like regenerating damaged cells from his heart. Most lesser injuries -- like cuts, bruises, scrapes, or burns -- heal within a few hours.[109] •Enhanced Balance: Barnes' balance and dexterity are in levels superior to that of the world's most highly trained humans and finest athletes. The perfect example of his balance was shown during his evasion movements on one occasion when he used just two fingers to stand on the very edge of a building without any slip nor hesitation. •Enhanced Longevity: The Perfected-Infinity Formula in Barnes' blood has completely stopped him from aging. Unlike Nick Fury, the formula extends Barnes' lifespan and youth which resulting his appearance of a man in his early 30's despite being born in 1925. Cybernetic Enhanced Physiology: Whether or not additional capabilities are from unknown enhancements or the sustained effects of the Infinity Formula injection, but some of Barnes' abilities are shown to be at a greater level than peak human, such as his durability, reflexes, balance, and endurance. The implants associated with his cybernetic arm are known to have given him certain powers beyond typical human limitations, despite the fact that he is classified as peak human. •Bionic Arm: An implanted cybernetic arm is known to give Barnes powers beyond that of the limitations of peak human classification. •Superhuman Strength: Barnes has some degree of superhuman strength in his bionic arm. The cybernetic arm has been shown to destroy the undercarriage of a S.H.I.E.L.D. Flying Car, as well as effortlessly murder dozens of men with a single blow.[110] He also destroyed a Cosmic Cube. He has been shown to break hardened steel chains with relatively no effort.[100] •Stabilization Sensors: Barnes can detect the balance of objects via his bionic arm, such as Captain America's shield, and thereby throw the items with pinpoint accuracy, even causing them to properly ricochet to return to him. •Tactical Reload: Thanks to Fixer's upgrade, the arm can also reload weapons automatically.[111] •Palm Sensors: The weapons that Barnes use have palm print sensors, which means if someone else attempts to use the scanned weapons, the weapons will self-destruct. •Sensory Array: The arm houses different sensors which allow him to map out his surroundings and identify targets,[112] such as locating Miles Morales despite of his Spider-Camouflage. The arm can project holograms to appear and feel like a normal human arm, as well as pass through security such as metal detectors without setting them off. It can also shield other metallic objects from detection such as firearms and knives. •Extended Reach: Barnes can apparently either control his bionic arm even if it has been removed from his body, possibly via additional cybernetic implants, or his arm can be programmed to perform certain actions on its own while removed from his body. •Electrical Discharge: Barnes can discharge bolts of electrical energy from his arm's palm, as was done to the Man With No Face,[107] The Spot, and one of the Cape-Killer soldiers.[113] Thanks to Fixer's upgrade, he can emit a stream of flame burst from his arm.[111] He can generate enough heat from his bionic arm to damage a huge robot, causing it to self-destruct.[114] •Electromagnetic Pulse: Barnes can discharge an EMP, rendering electronic devices useless, though he failed to use it on a prepared Iron Man. •Cybernetic Defense: Barnes' bionic arm is resistant to bladed weapons, such as when Sinthea Shmidt tried to stab him with a knife, and the blade broke,[115] or when it managed to withstand an attack from Black Panther's Vibranium claws with no visible damage.[116] It is also highly resistant to explosions, withstanding Molotov cocktails with no signs of damage,[112] and can even withstand impact from multiple high-caliber rounds simultaneously. For example, Barnes was able to use his arm to block several shots fired by Black Widow during their fight. Also, during a rough landing, his bionic arm took the brunt of the force but sustained no damage. •Retractable Blade: The cybernetic arm possesses a retractable blade that can be used for close combat.[111]
Abilities
•Master Martial Artist: Barnes is a dangerously skilled martial artist and an extremely formidable unarmed combatant, as well as a proficient armed fighter.[117] He received training from World War Two hand-to-hand combat luminaries William E. Fairbairn and Colonel Rex Applegate, the same instructors who taught Steve Rogers, in multiple martial arts and acrobatics as a teenager, and was trained in more of them while being molded into an assassin by the Soviet Union. As a teen, he defeated some of the highest skilled adult soldiers in just seventeen seconds. He has single-handedly beaten Crossbones,[101] a squad of S.H.I.E.L.D. agents, Wolverine,[118] and the Black Widow, as well as defeated a regiment of Hydra agents alongside the Young Avengers, and fought both Captain America and Iron Man to a standstill. He fought against Daredevil,[119] and defeated Punisher,[120] and Gamora in a brief fight. During his training, he simply defeated Hawkeye,[121] and Falcon in just a few moves.[122] He fought against Ares by simply using his tactical prowess to surprisingly stimulate him.[123][124] His combatant skills were also able to overpower foes like Ursa Major, Boris Bullski,[109] Unicorn, Spider-Man (Miles Morales), and Batroc the Leaper.[125] Barnes defeated Erlking with just one punch,[126] and fought against William Burnside two times, dominating both encounters.[102] He even fought Taskmaster and surprised him with armed combat.[127] •Master Marksman: Barnes is an extremely accurate marksman and very skilled in sharpshooting and knife throwing. His perfect accuracy was shown when he shot twelve men at different locations at the same time.[128] As a teenager, he was the best sniper in his division.[104] •Expert Shield Fighter: Barnes became rapidly proficient with his former partner's shield. He is able to throw it with near perfect aim, striking multiple targets in a single throw, and achieving a ricochet return after throwing it at a person or object. •Accelerated Development Process: Barnes' accelerated learning process are in levels greater than what is naturally possible. Due to his training from World War II instructors as a teen, General Phillips classified him as the best natural fighter in history, even before his special training. During his special training with S.A.S, he rapidly studied every combat move of Steve Rogers; furthermore, he was also gifted enough to learn and complete the utmost fighting skills training from the Soviet Union in a week. •Master of Stealth: Barnes can appear from place to place without being detected. •Master Acrobat: Barnes performs very excellent acrobatics that are superior to the finest trained athlete and is capable of accomplishing many difficult acrobatic feats.[122][129] •Master Advanced Scout: Barnes is a very gifted scout and adept at stealth and concealment.[130] •Weapons Proficiency: Barnes is proficient at wielding many weapons including pistols, rifles, knives, grenades, etc.[100] •Multilingual: Barnes is fluent in English, Russian, German, Japanese, Chinese, and a little French. He might be able to speak other languages.[131][132] •Expert Tactician: Barnes is a very skilled strategist and has led teams such as the Thunderbolts with excellent planning to ensure victory. •Master Spy: Barnes is an expert in the field of espionage thanks largely to World War Two hand-to-hand combat luminaries William Essart Fairbairn and Colonel Rex Applegate, his former partner, Steve Rogers, the United States military, British SAS regiment, and the Russian Government. He is skilled in stealth, demolitions, survival, deducing other persons ways of thinking and other fields.[133] •Advanced Military Operator: Over the years of studying Captain America, Barnes is excellent skilled in all Armed force disciplines including intellect gathering, escape arts, assassination, demolition, survival tactics, hunting, swimming, mountaineering, interrogation, map making and reading, disguising, communication systems, explosions, computers, reading and making wood craft signs, and other secret code languages.[134] •Master Assassin: Barnes is an adept of his generation as Matthew Murdock and Elektra Natchios is of theirs, possibly the most lethal assassin in the Marvel Universe rivaling others such as Bullseye or Elektra. During an operation on the Russian Front with the Invaders, Barnes has from concealment thrown a 60 centimeters-long knife to penetrate the winter uniform outer garment of a German soldier with such accuracy as to pierce his heart in high arctic winds several meters. Barnes has mastered and implemented several methods to silently eliminate sentries with bladed weapons, garrotes or his bare hands, making him as lethal in his own way as his former Invader teammates, the Torches, Union Jack or Namor. He is a master at stealth and tracking and is very intelligent. He was able to render Wolverine's superhumanly acute senses such as smell completely useless by luring him to an abandoned warehouse that was completely soaked on the inside with oil and even soaking himself to make it so that Wolverine could not detect him.[135] Barnes has made a habit out of constantly studying his surroundings and depicting what he can and cannot do in whatever situation he should fall in much like his former partner, Captain America before his death. During Barnes' visit to the Captain America exhibit that had been made to honor him after his death, he was constantly detecting potential ways to sneak in and out of the museum and the room without being detected and only taking out a small number of security to do so. The Black Widow stated to Tony Stark that he was one of the most dangerous men she knew.
Weaknesses
Electromagnetic pulses could theoretically render his bionic arm useless; however, his arm is capable of emitting an EMP itself and thus must have some degree of shielding.[103]
Equipment
Mask and Body Armor: In addition to body armor, Barnes wears a domino mask with technology that can detect hidden areas and locations.[112] Former Equipment As Captain America •Captain America's Uniform As Bucky •He possessed a bullet proof fabric costume.
Weapons
A modified handgun capable of penetrating even fabric of the thickness and composition of A.I.M. Uniforms, a combat knife, sniper rifles, various other automatic weapons, as well as mission-specific equipment.[117] Former Weapons As Captain America •Captain America's Shield. As Bucky •Conventional firearms, explosives and combat knives.
Transportation
Transportation Device: Barnes had at times used a teleportation device to travel to different locations. Motorcycle: An Indian motorcycle.[136]
•Bucky Barnes was one of the characters featured in Series A of the Marvel Value Stamps issued in the 1970's.
•Bucky was ranked as 53rd on IGN's Top 100 Comic Book Heroes in 2011.[137]
•Bucky used to be notable as one of the few comic book deaths that stuck. A frequent aphorism among comic book fans, known as the Bucky Clause, was that "No one in comics stays dead except Bucky, Jason Todd, and Uncle Ben". Ironically, both Bucky and Todd have been brought back to life in their respective universes.
•Bucky's death has also been used to explain why the Marvel Universe has very few kid sidekicks, as no responsible hero wanted to endanger a minor in similar fashion. Stan Lee also harbored a well-known dislike for young sidekicks in general.
•Roger Stern and John Byrne also considered bringing Bucky back, before deciding against it.[139]
•During Incredible Hulk, there was a group of immortals called the Pantheon. Their leader, Agamemnon, was rumored by the readers to be Bucky, due to his appearance and his stories about his adventures during the World War II.
•In Dark Reign: The List - Avengers #1, Bucky stated he assassinated Hitler, although it is known that it was the original Human Torch from What If? #4 (in continuity) and Secret Avengers #23. Tom Brevoort confirmed many times it was in fact a joke from Bucky.[140]
•It was revealed in Wolverine (Vol. 3) #38 that Bucky had a hand in helping Wolverine escape from the Weapon X program.
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Apr 4, 2014 · With Chris Evans, Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, Robert Redford. As Steve Rogers struggles to embrace his role in the modern world, he teams up with a fellow Avenger and S.H.I.E.L.D agent, Black Widow, to battle a new threat from history: an assassin known as the Winter Soldier.
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Mar 20, 2024 · 2023- Winter Soldier Witnesses Falcon Becoming New Captain America In the aftermath of the battle, Barnes joins Sam Wilson as they see Captain America off to return the Infinity Stones throughout time. However, it's revealed why Steve Rogers stayed in the past: to be with his love Peggy Carter.
Barnes had enlisted into the Army following the attack on Pearl Harbor and was assigned to the 107th in 1943. His unit was captured by HYDRA, where Barnes was injected with the Super Soldier Serum by Arnim Zola. Barnes was rescued by Rogers, who had become Captain America.
After the cataclysmic events in New York with The Avengers, Marvel's Captain America: The Winter Soldier, finds Steve Rogers, aka Captain America, living quietly in Washington, D.C. and trying to adjust to the modern world.
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