Winter Soldier

Winter Soldier
Real name	James Barnes
Alternative name(s)	Bucky Winter Soldier
Species	Human
Gender	Male
Hair color	Brown
Eye color	light blue
Enemies	Red Skull Baron Strucker
Affiliation	Allies Captain America Avengers
First appearance	014
Voiced by	Scott Menville John Curry

"Sorry, but the world needs Captain America more than Bucky."

―Bucky

Bucky was Captain America's partner during World War II. After being brainwashed by the Red Skull, he became an agent known as the Winter Soldier but later broke free and became a freelance mercenary.

Biography

World War II

In 1943, Bucky helped Captain America to get inside the Red Skull's fortress in Norway. After the two American allies defeated the HYDRA goons, Bucky and Captain America pursued the Red Skull in his rocket ship, but the Red Skull got away and set the rocket to blow in 30 seconds. As Bucky got his leg stuck to the ladder, Rogers tried to free him from the bars, but when Bucky said the world needs Captain America more than Bucky, he knocked him off the rocket and into the frozen water to save him before he died in the explosion in tragedy whilst saluting farewell.

Bucky crashes into the ocean after Captain America alters reality

Change of reality

When Captain America and Baron Strucker touched the Cosmic Cube in the 21st century, Captain America changed reality to make it so Bucky survived the explosion.

Bucky ended up frozen somewhere in the Arctic ocean.

Change into the Winter Soldier

Fury versus Winter Soldier

"Captain America has abandoned you, little one. You have a new teacher now."

―Red Skull to Bucky

He lost an arm in the explosion, and was later found by the Red Skull and HYDRA. He was brainwashed and given a robotic arm. The Skull trained him and sent him on many missions. One such mission was to infiltrate Nick Fury's group when they blew up a HYDRA base. He took out the team except for Fury, and got out of there before the explosion that took Fury's left eye. Between missions, they put him into hibernation so he wouldn't age and left his honed combat skills intact.

Creation of the Red Hulk

He sneaks onto the S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier, and steals the sample of the Hulk's blood. Then he injects it into the willing Thunderbolt Ross, who changes into the Red Hulk. Later, he went to Washington, D.C. where he meets up with Secretary of Defense Dell Rusk, along with Falcon, Doc Samson, and the Red Hulk.

Code Red

When a virus affected people outside of Avengers Mansion, Winter Soldier, along with Doc Samson and Falcon, attacked the Avengers. Doc Samson and Falcon were defeated, but Winter Soldier managed to capture Captain America and take him to Dell Rusk, who was revealed to have been the Red Skull. Bucky cured Captain America of the virus and later fled.

Cap defeated the Skull and took him into custody.

Galactus

During the Galactus invasion, the Winter Soldier was brought in as a weapon specialist and fought with the team to battle the Fire element of Galactus' Heralds (Firelord).

He and the other heroes left for the Avengers to be praised as Earth's Mightiest Heroes by the people.

Physical appearance

Bucky wears the same costume based from the comics but trimmed. He wears the usual Winter Soldier in the present day but also trimmed.

Personality

He is a true believer in Captain America and is quite a patriot. He usually makes jokes on opponents like the time he made a joke about Baron Strucker about his "hair issue" being bald and all, which angers Strucker.

As Winter Soldier, he is somehow cold and emotionless person as he took orders from Dell Rusk without hesitation or question. After breaking control, he restored his friendship with Cap but retained his impulsive side.

Powers and abilities

He is a skilled fighter and a specialist under US military training with no need of powers. He is able to hold his own in battle with or without Captain America.

Equipment

Besides using his honed hand-to-hand combat abilities, Bucky sometimes uses weapons to defeat other tougher opponents if necessary as he used one of HYDRA's machine pistols on a group of HYDRA troops and used Strucker's sword to cut the wirings connecting to the machine.

Being Winter Soldier, he has a wide array of high-tech weapons and gear - including his bionic arm - at his disposal to accomplish his any assigned even the most dangerous missions with ease.

Appearances

• 014. "Meet Captain America"
• 015. "The Red Skull Strikes!"
• 016. "If This Be Doomsday!"
• 106. "Meet Captain America"
• 121. "Hail, Hydra!"
• 209. "Nightmare in Red"
• 220. "Code Red"
• 221. "Winter Soldier"
• 226. "Avengers Assemble!"

Background in other media

• In 2014, Marvel Cinematic universe released it's ninth film, Captain America: The Winter Solider, a sequel to Captain America: The First Avenger and following on from The Avengers, which featured Sebastian Stan reprising his role as Bucky Barnes and becoming The Winter Soldier.