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James Buchanan "Bucky" Barnes is a [[Marvel Comics]] character. He first appeared in ''Captain America Comics'' #1 (March, 1941), created by Joe Simon and [[Jack Kirby]]. Bucky was originally the camp mascot at the base where Steve Rogers, the first [[Captain America]] was stationed, and when he stumbled upon Steve changing out of the costume, Steve was forced to take him on as a sidekick. Bucky's wartime adventures would come to an end when he and Captain America tried to sabotage a drone bomb bound for the US. While Captain America survived and plunged into the icy waters of the Arctic to [[Human Popsicle|be discovered decades later]] by [[The Avengers (Comic Book)|The Avengers]], Bucky was thought dead when the drone bomb exploded with him on board. His death continued to haunt Captain America after the latter's revival in the present. |
James Buchanan "Bucky" Barnes is a [[Marvel Comics]] character. He first appeared in ''Captain America Comics'' #1 (March, 1941), created by Joe Simon and [[Jack Kirby]]. Bucky was originally the camp mascot at the base where Steve Rogers, the first [[Captain America]] was stationed, and when he stumbled upon Steve changing out of the costume, Steve was forced to take him on as a sidekick. Bucky's wartime adventures would come to an end when he and Captain America tried to sabotage a drone bomb bound for the US. While Captain America survived and plunged into the icy waters of the Arctic to [[Human Popsicle|be discovered decades later]] by [[The Avengers (Comic Book)|The Avengers]], Bucky was thought dead when the drone bomb exploded with him on board. His death continued to haunt Captain America after the latter's revival in the present. |
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And then in 2006, [[Ed Brubaker]] started writing a new volume of Captain America, and the way the world saw Bucky was changed forever. While once viewed as a joke of a character, he was retconned to be a 17 year-old highly-trained commando assigned by the Army to be [[Captain America]]'s sidekick to counter the Hitler Youth, but also to serve as a covert assassin, performing operations that Captain America himself could never be seen doing; what was initially believed to be his origin was simply a cover story cooked up by the Army press. Instead of dying due to the drone, he instead lost his left arm and a fair chunk of his memory. He survived submersion in the Atlantic Ocean only to be later picked up by a Russian submarine hoping to rescue Cap for the Allies. While he'd lost memories of his life experiences, [[Laser |
And then in 2006, [[Ed Brubaker]] started writing a new volume of Captain America, and the way the world saw Bucky was changed forever. While once viewed as a joke of a character, he was retconned to be a 17 year-old highly-trained commando assigned by the Army to be [[Captain America]]'s sidekick to counter the Hitler Youth, but also to serve as a covert assassin, performing operations that Captain America himself could never be seen doing; what was initially believed to be his origin was simply a cover story cooked up by the Army press. Instead of dying due to the drone, he instead lost his left arm and a fair chunk of his memory. He survived submersion in the Atlantic Ocean only to be later picked up by a Russian submarine hoping to rescue Cap for the Allies. While he'd lost memories of his life experiences, [[Laser-Guided Amnesia|he retained skills honed through instinct, including his combat training]], and was thus [[Brainwashed and Crazy|molded]] into a Soviet assassin as sort of a sick joke by a humiliated Russian officer. As The Winter Soldier, he went on to become a [[Shrouded in Myth|legend of]] the [[Cold War]], performing acts of terrorism and sabotage on US soil under Soviet orders. |
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Bucky eventually [[My God What Have I Done|regained his memories]], and has since spent his days trying to [[The Atoner|atone for his sins]] as the Winter Soldier; working for [[Nick Fury]], and following [[Death Is Cheap|Steve's death]], serving as [[Captain America]] himself and as a member of [[The Avengers (Comic Book)|the Avengers]]. |
Bucky eventually [[My God, What Have I Done?|regained his memories]], and has since spent his days trying to [[The Atoner|atone for his sins]] as the Winter Soldier; working for [[Nick Fury]], and following [[Death Is Cheap|Steve's death]], serving as [[Captain America]] himself and as a member of [[The Avengers (Comic Book)|the Avengers]]. |
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For a long time, it was fondly accepted among comic book fans that Bucky was one of the few [[Comic Book Death|comic book characters that actually stayed dead]], along with [[Batman|Jason Todd]] and [[Spider Man|Uncle Ben]]. |
For a long time, it was fondly accepted among comic book fans that Bucky was one of the few [[Comic Book Death|comic book characters that actually stayed dead]], along with [[Batman|Jason Todd]] and [[Spider Man|Uncle Ben]]. |
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* [[All Girls Want Bad Boys]]: Played with. Women will once in a while express attraction to Bucky due to his reputation as the Winter Soldier, but he is decidedly not a bad boy. |
* [[All Girls Want Bad Boys]]: Played with. Women will once in a while express attraction to Bucky due to his reputation as the Winter Soldier, but he is decidedly not a bad boy. |
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* [[Artificial Limbs]]: The Soviets replaced the arm he lost in [[World War 2]] with a cybernetic one, which has a lot of handy abilities, such as an [[EMP]]. It also allows him to handle and throw [[Captain America]]'s shield properly. |
* [[Artificial Limbs]]: The Soviets replaced the arm he lost in [[World War 2]] with a cybernetic one, which has a lot of handy abilities, such as an [[EMP]]. It also allows him to handle and throw [[Captain America]]'s shield properly. |
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* [[Anti Hero Substitute]]: Bucky as [[Captain America]] subverts this, sort of. He's a [[Sliding Scale of Anti |
* [[Anti Hero Substitute]]: Bucky as [[Captain America]] subverts this, sort of. He's a [[Sliding Scale of Anti-Heroes|Type 1]], so he doesn't carry the same connotations this trope usually does. |
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** [[Classical Antihero]]: Despite being a good person at heart and genuinely wanting to do right by his country, he is plagued by his desire to [[The Atoner|make up for the wrongs he did as the Winter Soldier]] and by doubts as to whether or not he can actually do the mantle justice. |
** [[Classical Antihero]]: Despite being a good person at heart and genuinely wanting to do right by his country, he is plagued by his desire to [[The Atoner|make up for the wrongs he did as the Winter Soldier]] and by doubts as to whether or not he can actually do the mantle justice. |
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* [[Back From the Dead]]: After a fashion. |
* [[Back From the Dead]]: After a fashion. |
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** [[Badass Normal]]: ...He started out as a hellraising soldier trained by the SAS. |
** [[Badass Normal]]: ...He started out as a hellraising soldier trained by the SAS. |
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** {{spoiler|To bring it back to the [[Badass Abnormal]], he now has the [[Nick Fury|Infinity Formula]] coursing through his veins, after the very last sample of it was used to restore him from the brink of death.}} |
** {{spoiler|To bring it back to the [[Badass Abnormal]], he now has the [[Nick Fury|Infinity Formula]] coursing through his veins, after the very last sample of it was used to restore him from the brink of death.}} |
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* [[Badass Boast]]: When Clint Barton tried to [[Dark Reign (Comic Book)|justify killing Norman Osborn]] by pulling out the "[[ |
* [[Badass Boast]]: When Clint Barton tried to [[Dark Reign (Comic Book)|justify killing Norman Osborn]] by pulling out the "[[Hitler's Time Travel Exemption Act|If you could go back in time & kill Hitler]]" argument, Bucky simply chimes in that he ''did'' [[Subverted Trope|kill Hitler]]. |
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* [[Bash Brothers]]: Captain America and Bucky. The original and the best. |
* [[Bash Brothers]]: Captain America and Bucky. The original and the best. |
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* [[Battle Couple]]: Bucky and [[Black Widow]]. And by god, it is glorious. |
* [[Battle Couple]]: Bucky and [[Black Widow]]. And by god, it is glorious. |
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** [[Neuro Vault]]: In his last appearance as [[Captain America]] {{spoiler|before his supposed second death}} it was revealed that the reason why he was extradited to Russia was because he had information on how to locate and activate a team of [[Deep Cover Agent|Deep Cover Agents]] much like the Winter Soldier subconsciously sealed in his mind, and [[Renegade Russian|the warden]] of his gulag had plans for this information. |
** [[Neuro Vault]]: In his last appearance as [[Captain America]] {{spoiler|before his supposed second death}} it was revealed that the reason why he was extradited to Russia was because he had information on how to locate and activate a team of [[Deep Cover Agent|Deep Cover Agents]] much like the Winter Soldier subconsciously sealed in his mind, and [[Renegade Russian|the warden]] of his gulag had plans for this information. |
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* [[Depending On the Artist]]: Is his gun a .45 or a Luger? |
* [[Depending On the Artist]]: Is his gun a .45 or a Luger? |
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* [[Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu]]: Just like his partner and the original Cap, he's no slouch in defeating foes way more powerful than himself. Of particular note is his takedown of [[Dark Avengers|Ares, Greek God of War]] in the pages of [[The Avengers (Comic Book)|New Avengers]]. |
* [[Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu?]]: Just like his partner and the original Cap, he's no slouch in defeating foes way more powerful than himself. Of particular note is his takedown of [[Dark Avengers|Ares, Greek God of War]] in the pages of [[The Avengers (Comic Book)|New Avengers]]. |
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* [[Dirty Communists]]: Who he worked for as the Winter Soldier during the [[Cold War]]. In modern times, he was awakened from cryonic storage and commissioned by [[Renegade Russian]] [[Corrupt Corporate Executive|Aleksander Lukin]], which led to the discovery of his existence by [[Captain America]]. |
* [[Dirty Communists]]: Who he worked for as the Winter Soldier during the [[Cold War]]. In modern times, he was awakened from cryonic storage and commissioned by [[Renegade Russian]] [[Corrupt Corporate Executive|Aleksander Lukin]], which led to the discovery of his existence by [[Captain America]]. |
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* [[Domino Mask]]: A dark blue one as Cap's sidekick and a black one as the Winter Soldier. |
* [[Domino Mask]]: A dark blue one as Cap's sidekick and a black one as the Winter Soldier. |
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* [[Military Superhero]]: Just like Cap. |
* [[Military Superhero]]: Just like Cap. |
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* [[Multi Ranged Master]]: As [[Captain America]], but only because [[Throwing Your Shield Always Works|the shield]] is a [[Precision Guided Boomerang]]. He often uses it in conjunction with his pistol, which [[Depending On the Artist|may or may not be]] a heavily modified P08 Luger. |
* [[Multi Ranged Master]]: As [[Captain America]], but only because [[Throwing Your Shield Always Works|the shield]] is a [[Precision Guided Boomerang]]. He often uses it in conjunction with his pistol, which [[Depending On the Artist|may or may not be]] a heavily modified P08 Luger. |
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* [[My God What Have I Done]]: His reaction upon getting his memories back. |
* [[My God, What Have I Done?]]: His reaction upon getting his memories back. |
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** [[The Atoner]]: What he decides to be after coming to terms with what he's done under Soviet brainwashing. |
** [[The Atoner]]: What he decides to be after coming to terms with what he's done under Soviet brainwashing. |
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* [[My Greatest Failure]]: Steve regarded Bucky's supposed death at the end of [[World War 2]] as this for a long time after his revival in the modern day. |
* [[My Greatest Failure]]: Steve regarded Bucky's supposed death at the end of [[World War 2]] as this for a long time after his revival in the modern day. |
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** Finally explained {{spoiler|, sort of, in [[Fear Itself (Comic Book)|Fear Itself 7.1]], where it's revealed that he's [[Not Quite Dead]], and will be returning to his Winter Soldier identity. As the ''Captain America and Bucky'' story eventually revealed, he was doing some catching up with his now-aged sister.}} |
** Finally explained {{spoiler|, sort of, in [[Fear Itself (Comic Book)|Fear Itself 7.1]], where it's revealed that he's [[Not Quite Dead]], and will be returning to his Winter Soldier identity. As the ''Captain America and Bucky'' story eventually revealed, he was doing some catching up with his now-aged sister.}} |
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* [[Red Baron]]: Nobody knew him by name when he was operating as the Winter Soldier, not even his own Soviet superiors. |
* [[Red Baron]]: Nobody knew him by name when he was operating as the Winter Soldier, not even his own Soviet superiors. |
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* [[Redemption Demotion]]: When Bucky was reintroduced as the Winter Soldier, he was presented as a cold, unerring, and efficient assassin who could eliminate the Red Skull without even batting an eyelash. [[My God What Have I Done|After regaining his memories]] and subsequently taking on the [[Captain America]] mantle, while he did fairly well, he showed an over-reliance on [[Indy Ploy|Indy Ploys]] and a [[Distressed Dude|tendency to end up being saved by his buddies from harm]]. |
* [[Redemption Demotion]]: When Bucky was reintroduced as the Winter Soldier, he was presented as a cold, unerring, and efficient assassin who could eliminate the Red Skull without even batting an eyelash. [[My God, What Have I Done?|After regaining his memories]] and subsequently taking on the [[Captain America]] mantle, while he did fairly well, he showed an over-reliance on [[Indy Ploy|Indy Ploys]] and a [[Distressed Dude|tendency to end up being saved by his buddies from harm]]. |
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* [[Renegade Russian]]: Aleksander Lukin, CEO of [[Mega Corp|Kronas]]. The discovery of the Winter Soldier's existence was due to Lukin recommissioning the Soldier after decades of [[Suspended Animation]] since the end of the [[Cold War]] to acquire the Cosmic Cube and enact a plan to use the Cube and Kronas to destroy the American economy from within. He is a protege of the Soviet officer who had Bucky brainwashed in the first place. |
* [[Renegade Russian]]: Aleksander Lukin, CEO of [[Mega Corp|Kronas]]. The discovery of the Winter Soldier's existence was due to Lukin recommissioning the Soldier after decades of [[Suspended Animation]] since the end of the [[Cold War]] to acquire the Cosmic Cube and enact a plan to use the Cube and Kronas to destroy the American economy from within. He is a protege of the Soviet officer who had Bucky brainwashed in the first place. |
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* [[Retcon]]: [[Ed Brubaker]]'s retooling of the Bucky character into a teen assassin, [[Brainwashed and Crazy|brainwashed]] into becoming a Soviet agent after secretly surviving [[World War 2]], paving the way for his reintroduction into modern day comics is often hailed as one of the most well done Retcons in recent history. |
* [[Retcon]]: [[Ed Brubaker]]'s retooling of the Bucky character into a teen assassin, [[Brainwashed and Crazy|brainwashed]] into becoming a Soviet agent after secretly surviving [[World War 2]], paving the way for his reintroduction into modern day comics is often hailed as one of the most well done Retcons in recent history. |
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* [[Shrouded in Myth]]: The Winter Soldier. |
* [[Shrouded in Myth]]: The Winter Soldier. |
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* [[Spy Fiction]]: Bucky's new ''Winter Soldier'' ongoing has shaped up to be this. [[Ed Brubaker]] has played with [[Espionage Tropes]] before, especially during Bucky's stint as [[Captain America]], but he goes all out here. One could say the book is [[Spy Fiction]] masquerading as a [[Not Wearing Tights|Superhero story]]. |
* [[Spy Fiction]]: Bucky's new ''Winter Soldier'' ongoing has shaped up to be this. [[Ed Brubaker]] has played with [[Espionage Tropes]] before, especially during Bucky's stint as [[Captain America]], but he goes all out here. One could say the book is [[Spy Fiction]] masquerading as a [[Not Wearing Tights|Superhero story]]. |
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** It's primarily [[Tuxedo and Martini|Martini-flavored]]; aside from Bucky's usual [[Action Hero|hands-on approach]], he dons [[Badass in A Nice Suit|nice suits]] as disguises and uses some snazzy [[Cloak and Dagger|SHIELD]]-issue gadgets. There is a bit of [[Trenchcoat Brigade|Stale Beer]] in there as well, considering the main conflict is a plot to depose a political leader (granted, said leader is [[Dr. Doom]], but still). And then this plot is to be executed with the [[What Do You Mean It Wasn't Made On Drugs|liberal use of]] [[Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot|machinegun-wielding fascist gorillas]]. |
** It's primarily [[Tuxedo and Martini|Martini-flavored]]; aside from Bucky's usual [[Action Hero|hands-on approach]], he dons [[Badass in A Nice Suit|nice suits]] as disguises and uses some snazzy [[Cloak and Dagger|SHIELD]]-issue gadgets. There is a bit of [[Trenchcoat Brigade|Stale Beer]] in there as well, considering the main conflict is a plot to depose a political leader (granted, said leader is [[Dr. Doom]], but still). And then this plot is to be executed with the [[What Do You Mean It Wasn't Made On Drugs?|liberal use of]] [[Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot|machinegun-wielding fascist gorillas]]. |
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* [[Status Quo Is God]]: {{spoiler|Pretty much the reason why he has faked his death and gone back to the Winter Soldier codename. It's all for Steve to return to his original role as [[Captain America]] to coincide with the [[Captain America the First Avenger|2011 movie]].}} |
* [[Status Quo Is God]]: {{spoiler|Pretty much the reason why he has faked his death and gone back to the Winter Soldier codename. It's all for Steve to return to his original role as [[Captain America]] to coincide with the [[Captain America the First Avenger|2011 movie]].}} |
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* [[Superhero Packing Heat]]: Justified as he's a thoroughly unpowered -though in good shape and well trained- hero going against Cap's still-powered rogues gallery. |
* [[Superhero Packing Heat]]: Justified as he's a thoroughly unpowered -though in good shape and well trained- hero going against Cap's still-powered rogues gallery. |