• Winter Soldier
• Civil War
• Infinity War
• Falcon and the Winter Soldier

“	Captain America: I'm not gonna fight you. You're my friend. Winter Soldier: You're my mission. You're... my... mission! Captain America: Then finish it. 'Cause I'm with you to the end of the line.	„
	~ Captain America and the Winter Soldier

“	Iron Man: Do you even remember them? Bucky Barnes: I remember all of them.	„
	~ Iron Man and Bucky Barnes

“	Steve Rogers: How you been Buck? Bucky Barnes: Not bad, for the end of the world.	„
	~ Steve Rogers and Bucky Barnes

“	I am no longer the Winter Soldier. I am James 'Bucky' Barnes, and you're part of my efforts to make amends.	„
	~ Bucky Barnes

Summary

Sergeant James Buchanan "Bucky" Barnes is a former soldier of the 107th Infantry Regiment and the childhood best friend of Steve Rogers. As World War II was escalating, he was recruited to become a member of the Howling Commandos. During the time between 1943 and the end of the war in 1945, they had attacked and disabled many HYDRA bases.

In the midst a fight on a HYDRA train, Barnes was attacked and plummeted off the side of the train. He was presumed to be deceased, though he had actually survived, albeit with the loss of his left arm. Brainwashed and armed with a new cybernetic limb, Barnes became an enhanced HYDRA operative known as the Winter Soldier. Over the next several decades, he would eliminate anyone who posed a threat to HYDRA, including Howard Stark. Eventually, when he was ordered by HYDRA leader Alexander Pierce to assassinate Nick Fury, the Winter Soldier was confronted by Steve Rogers, triggering him to begin remembering his prior life.

In the aftermath of the Battle at the Triskelion, the Winter Soldier went on the run on a self-imposed mission to remember his past and end his violent history. However, Barnes was accused of murdering the King of Wakanda, causing the Black Panther to engage him in a vengeance-driven pursuit. Barnes was saved by Captain America, sparking the Avengers Civil War as he became a target for Thaddeus Ross and Iron Man. When Tony learned that the Winter Soldier had killed his family, he attempted to kill Barnes, only to be defeated by Rogers. Barnes was then taken to Wakanda, where he chose to be cryogenically frozen until his mind could be restored of the mental programming implanted by HYDRA.

Barnes gradually recovered with help from Shuri and was nicknamed by the native Wakandans as White Wolf, with a vibranium bionic arm. When Thanos's forces invaded Wakanda to take the Mind Stone from Vision, Barnes joined the Avengers in defending Vision. Despite their best efforts, Thanos became victorious, and Barnes was among those killed by Thanos after he united the six Infinity Stones.

In 2023, Barnes, along with all other victims of the Snap, were resurrected by the efforts of Hulk and the Avengers. Barnes participated in the Battle of Earth, fighting against Thanos' forces. In the aftermath of the battle, he bid Rogers farewell as Rogers traveled back in time to the 1940s and was present to witness Rogers, as an old man, return to choose Wilson as his successor.

Powers and Stats

Tier: 8-C, higher with Bionic Arm

Name: James Buchanan "Bucky" Barnes, The Winter Soldier, The White Wolf

Origin: Marvel Cinematic Universe

Classification: Enhanced Human, Cyborg

Gender: Male

Age: 106 chronologically (Born on March 10, 1917), 30 biologically (He fell from the train in the beginning of 1945 and was kept in cryptosleep. He was released from the ice several times but was placed back in cryptosleep after his missions. He came out from cryptosleep in 2014, but later went back to cryptosleep in 2016, and came back out in 2018) during the events of Avengers: Endgame

Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Longevity, Master Hand-to-Hand Combatant, Expert Acrobat and Parkourer, Weapon Mastery, Stealth Mastery, Vehicular Mastery, Bionic arm, Regeneration (Low; Healed from a broken arm), Explosion Manipulation with Weaponry

Attack Potency: Building level+ (Nearly equal to Captain America. Kicked a soldier into a Quintjet engine. Fought with John Walker despite being slightly weaker than him. Knocked out a Flag Smasher without using his metal arm), higher with Bionic Arm (Casually stopped Captain America's shield dead in its tracks, as well as overpowered and severely injured him. Briefly overpowered Mark 46 Iron Man, crushed his gauntlet and damaged the arc reactor. Knocked down a fortified door. Ripped out a bulletproof SUV door)

Speed: Subsonic travel speed (Can run on par with Captain America. Caught up with a truck) with Massively Hypersonic+ combat and reaction speed (Kept up with Captain America and Mark 46 Iron Man. Blocked gunfire. Dodged fire from Falcon's Setyr PPPs. Caught a knife thrown by a Flag Smasher). Subsonic+ (Has used M1911s and Tommy guns in the past) to Supersonic+ attack speed with firearms (Has used Steyr AUGs, long-barrelled HK416s and M4 Carbines). Supersonic+ attack speed with his signature M249 light machine gun

Lifting Strength: Class 100 (Comparable to Captain America and John Walker. Threw a large object at Spider-Man at high speed), higher with Bionic Arm (Crushed Iron Man's gauntlet. Can overpower Captain America. Broke out of thick metal restraints. Broke John Walker's arm with the combined power of Falcon's thrusters)

Striking Strength: Building level+, higher with Bionic Arm

Durability: Building level+ (Took a beating from Mark 46 Iron Man. Survived a fall from a mountain when the Super Soldier Serum didn't kick in properly and only lost his left arm. Survived a metal girder falling on him. Was rammed into a pillar by Karli Morgenthau. Jumped from the height of 200 feet without a parachute), higher with Bionic Arm (Deflected Captain America's shield, though was damaged by it when Steve applied force for a longer period of time). At least Large Planet level with Vibranium Arm (Should be comparable to Captain America's Vibranium Shield)

Stamina: Superhuman (Comparable to Captain America)

Range: Standard melee range. Hundreds of meters with firearms

Intelligence: Gifted (Decades worth of close combat, stealth, firearm, tactical, and communication skills forced upon him through brainwashing by HYDRA. An incredibly ruthless and efficient assassin as the Winter Soldier)

Standard Equipment: Knives, grenade launchers, sniper rifles, assault rifles, pistols, his custom M249 light machine gun, bulletproof suit and goggles, Grapple Device.

Weaknesses: His bionic arm can be forcibly removed and is susceptible to electrical attacks. Suffered from depression

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