Winter Soldier (Marvel Cinematic Universe)

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* 2023

## Summary

**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. During a fight on a HYDRA train, Barnes was attacked and promptly plummeted off the side of it. He was presumed dead, but he had actually survived, albeit with the loss of his left arm. Brainwashed and armed with a new bionic arm, 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. Between missions, he would be put into a cryogenic stasis, due to his mental instability. Eventually, when ordered by 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, Bucky went on the run from HYDRA on a self-imposed mission to remember his past and end his violent history. However, during this time, Barnes was accused of murdering King T'Chaka, causing Black Panther to engage him in a vengeance-driven pursuit. Barnes was saved by Captain America, sparking the Avengers Civil War as he also became a target for Thaddeus Ross and Tony Stark. When Iron Man learned that the Winter Soldier had killed his family, he attempted to kill Barnes, only to be defeated by Rogers. However, Barnes was heavily injured in the fight, and his bionic arm was destroyed. He 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 native Wakandans as **White Wolf**, with a vibranium bionic arm. When Thanos's forces invaded Wakanda to take the Mind Stone from Vision, he joined the Avengers in defending him. Despite their best efforts, Thanos was victorious and Barnes was among those killed by him from the Snap. In 2023, all the victims of the Snap were resurrected by the efforts of the Avengers, including Barne. He participated in the Battle of Earth, fighting against Thanos' forces. In the aftermath of the battle, he bid Rogers farewell as Steve traveled back in time to the 1940s and was present to witness Rogers, as an old man, return to choose Wilson as his successor. He later teams up with him to put an end to the Flag Smashers.

## Powers and Stats

**Tier:** **High 8-C**, **higher** with Bionic Arm

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

**Origin:** Marvel Cinematic Universe

**Gender:** Male

**Age:** 106 years old chronologically

**Classification:** Enhanced Human Cyborg

**Powers and Abilities:** Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Enhanced Senses, Longevity, Master Combatant, Master Acrobat, Weapon Mastery, Stealth Mastery, Regeneration (Low), Explosion Manipulation (via Explosives). Resistance to Diseases, Extreme Temperatures, Drugs

**Attack Potency:** **Large Building Level** (Comparable to Captain America, Karli Morgenthau and Post-Serum John Walker, and fought against each of them. Fought, defeated and knocked out Flag Smashers, who are enhanced by an improvised Super Soldier serum), **higher** with Bionic Arm (Casually stopped Captain America's Vibranium Shield dead in its tracks. Overpowered and severely injured Captain America. Damaged Mark 46 Iron Man's gauntlet. Knocked down a fortified door. Backhanded a metal forklift)

**Speed:** **Subsonic** travel speed (Comparable to Captain America. Caught up with a truck). **Relativistic** combat and reaction speed (Kept up with Captain America and Iron Man. Blocked gunfire. Easily dodged bullets from Falcon's Setyr PPPs). **Subsonic+** to **Supersonic+** attack speed with firearms

**Lifting Strength:** **Class M** (On par with Captain America. Threw a billboard very fast. Pinned Mark 46 Iron Man), **higher** with Bionic Arm (Crushed Mark 46 Iron Man's gauntlet. Overpowered Captain America. Broke out of thick metal restraints. Ripped out a bulletproof SUV door)

**Striking Strength:** **Large Building Level**, **higher** with Bionic Arm

**Durability:** **Large Building Level** (Withstood attacks from Mark 46 Iron Man. Took multiple hits from the likes of Captain America, Karli Morgenthau, Flag Smashers and John Walker. Survived falling off a mountain prior to the Super Soldier serum kicking in properly. Uninjured from jumping off a plane at 200 feet. Withstood being near a blast from the Sanctuary II). **Higher** with Bionic Arm (Deflected Captain America's Vibranium Shield, though was damaged by it when more force was exerted for an extended period of time). **Far higher** with Vibranium Arm

**Stamina:** Superhuman (Comparable to Captain America and fought against him for extended periods of time)

**Range:** Standard melee range. Hundreds of meters with firearms

**Standard Equipment:** Bionic Arm (now made of Vibranium), knives, grenade launchers, sniper rifles, assault rifles, pistols, custom M249 light machine gun, bulletproof suit and goggles, Grapple Device

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

**Weaknesses:** Bionic Arm can be forcibly removed and is susceptible to electrical attacks. Suffered from depression

**Feats:** Respect thread