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Sep. 17th, 2018 02:18 pm« « « FRAGMENTED » » »
Name: James Buchanan "Bucky" Barnes Door: door pass: dominant. Canon: MCU Canon Point: Post CW Age: 100 Appearance: here. History: here. Personality: Bucky Barnes’ personality can best be compared to a venn diagram, comprised of two or three distinct personalities combining, only encompassing who he truly is on a daily bases somewhere in the overlapping middles. The original circle, the man who he was at the very start, is Sergeant Barnes. He’s a loyal and compassionate man, sticking true to both the people he loves and the causes he fights for. He goes above and beyond for friends and family, for his country, and gives his everything to the things he deems worth it. Beyond just those two defining trains he’s also an incredibly social man; he carries a quiet charisma and a sarcastic, dry wit that makes him charming and appealing to women, strangers, and peers (largely made evident by the impressive number of dates he’s gone on, and the respect he earns from his company during the war). He’s not excessively outgoing, doesn’t go out of his way to draw attention to himself, but seems to be comfortable in crowds and one on one alike. He’s skeptical, grounded, and observant, unimpressed by big promises that are ultimately unrealistic (such as Stark’s flying car prototype, or the figurehead of Captain America outside of the man behind the mask). He’s a great shot, a strong man in his own way, and generally morally good. A secondary small but admittedly darker, more dense circle is composed of the Winter Soldier. A Russian-made elite Hydra assassin with no conscience and no need for personality traits that don’t suit mission purpose, it’s a strategic tactical personality with mindless, ruthless violence and immeasurable combat skill. The winter soldier speaks a number of languages even Bucky doesn’t realize until he hears, knows an enormous array of weapons, fighting styles, survival tactics, vehicle operations such as helicopters and motorcycles, and ways to hide from the eyes of governments and individuals alike. He is a method to completing a mission objective personified. He follows orders by any means necessary, and his means are vast, calculated, and unfaltering. The last, most recent circle is made of the man he’s become after regaining free will, put together with only spotty memories of his past initially. He’s an inherently broken, fractured person with a guilt complex the size of a mountain. He’s a man who knows how to fight but tries not to, a man who appreciates the quiet and compassionate people of Romania or Wakanda, who runs when he can but stands his ground when he can’t. Some of his sense of humor remains intact, though it’s occasionally clouded in darkness and bitter self-deprecation. He keeps to himself in part because he feels he has to, because he’s not sure who in the world his enemies could be but also because he’s spent a century being out of touch with reality. Technology, pop culture, and social norms have evolved leaps and bounds from what he’s used to, although he does a decent job picking up on things and integrating quickly. His time as a depersonalized assassin has taken a big hit on his social skills, but he gets by with gentleness and by saying exactly what he believes to be the truth without filtering it or beating around the bush. Good or bad, intimate or distant, he’s frank in conversation and in voicing his doubts. From these three distinct personalities and times in his life he makes up himself, pulling from one of the sources over the other when the situation best suits him. He has since regained the majority of his memories from both of his prior lives, and has worked intently on healing the worst parts of his mind. Despite that, though, he still has underlying layers of self-loathing and instability, and being in a setting that will test both his control and his ability to break others as he has been broken will be a real challenge for him. Powers and Abilities: Straight from the Wiki. Artificially Enhanced Physiology: Barnes was one of many prisoners of war used in Zola's quest to recreate the Super Soldier Serum and received an alternate formula variation. There were no apparent effects at the time of his rescue by Steve Rogers, but the changes brought on Barnes' body were sufficient to let him survive plunging into an icy river at the bottom of a fall that should have killed him. Zola further refined Barnes' body in the Winter Soldier Program, ultimately creating an enhanced soldier with physical abilities equal to the Captain America, and without mental enhancements or psychological instabilities which continue to plague similar programs into the 21st century. Like Captain America he too has early levels of superhuman conditioning, due to his Super-Soldier physiology. Enhanced Strength: As the Winter Soldier, Barnes's physical strength is immensely enhanced to the early levels of superhuman condition by a series of treatments performed on him by HYDRA scientists. He has used his legs and right arm to strike enemies with tremendous force and his physical might is easily on par with Captain America. Bionic Arm (he won't have this at the start of the game thanks to the time of his canon point): HYDRA also removed the remnants of his severed left arm and replaced the missing limb with a cybernetic one. The bionic arm gives him extraordinary superhuman strength superior to that of Captain America, though not quite on par with that of Spider-Man. Winter Soldier was able to rip open a S.H.I.E.L.D armored SUV, rip apart Falcon's EXO-7 suit, and smash concrete by punching it. With his bionic arm supporting his already enhanced natural strength, the Winter Soldier was shown to be able to overpower Captain America in a fight. Enhanced Speed: Winter Soldier's speed is tremendously enhanced beyond the peak of human potential, moving into the early levels of superhuman condition. Bucky's speed is equal to both Black Panther and Captain America, as he was able to stay ahead of them with a slight head start. In combat, he can easily keep up with the extremely agile Black Widow and Black Panther. Enhanced Durability: Winter Soldier's bones and muscles are apparently vastly denser and more resilient than a normal human's. He even managed to survive a fatal fall from immense heights into Daube River in the Swiss Alps. Arnim Zola's further experiments greatly fortified his physique to the extent that he routinely leaps from significant heights onto hard surfaces and lands without any apparent injury. Enhanced Stamina: Winter Soldier's musculature produces far less fatigue toxins during physical activity than the musculature of an ordinary human, allowing him to exert himself at peak capacity for hours before tiring. Hence, he could endure the Clash of the Avengers and the later showdown at the HYDRA Research Base without showing signs of fatigue. Enhanced Agility: Winter Soldier's vastly enhanced agility is superior to even Olympic gold medalists. He could quickly leap on top of midsize cars in a single bound and do complicated acrobatic flips to avoid gunfire into cover. Enhanced Reflexes: Winter Soldier's reflexes are enhanced to extraordinary levels. His reflexes are responsive enough to catch Captain America's shield being thrown at him at a high velocity. He was also able to catch enemy grenades thrown at him, dodge fire from Falcon's Steyr SPPs, and leap on top of a moving car accelerating towards him with pinpoint accuracy. Regenerative Healing Factor: Winter Soldier's body is able to heal with extraordinary speed and efficiency, that are beyond of a regular human being, though he is unable to regenerate missing limbs. This may be one of the factors of his survival from the Swiss Alps. Also, the injuries he had received during his battle with Iron Man healed in a matter of days without bruises or scars. Master Martial Artist: Winter Soldier is an extremely skilled and formidable martial artist and hand-to-hand combatant, excelling at improvisation and weapons handling. Originally, Barnes was a three-time YMCA welterweight boxing champion. Later, as the first Winter Soldier, Barnes received vast training from HYDRA, as well as the United States Armed Forces. Combined with his enhanced physical abilities, Barnes became a dangerously capable master assassin who can slaughter dozens of enemies alone, take on and even overpower extremely skilled combatants such as Black Widow and Falcon with relative ease, being in charge of training the other Winter Soldiers, and going toe-to-toe with the likes of Black Panther and even Captain America himself. The two engaged in a brutal one-on-one fight, both matching each other with every move, though Rogers was ultimately able to defeat him in their second duel. He later beat Rogers after being released by Zemo, catching him off guard. Barnes also single-handedly killed up to a dozen well-armed Quinjet pilots in a single encounter, and escaped uninjured. Bucky later overpowered a suitless Tony Stark, Sharon Carter, and Black Widow, all in rapid succession and fought evenly with Black Panther, although he was pressured and could not defeat him, chosing to flee instead. Barnes also held his own repeatedly against T'Challa wearing his Panther Habit and although he was briefly outmatched by Iron Man in Mark XLVII Armor, he later managed to beat him to submission. He employs a mixed martial arts that include elements of Kali knife fighting, Boxing, Taekwondo, and Krav Maga. Knife Mastery: Winter Soldier excels in knife fighting with an emphasis in Kali knife fighting. The Winter Soldier usually resorts to his combat knife in close quarters combat. He usually holds the knife in his natural hand and uses his bionic arm for support should he need more force to overpower a downward stab or toss it between hands to advance his assault. Master Marksman: Barnes is highly proficient in handling firearms with remarkable precision, even prior to being turned into the Winter Soldier. During World War II, he shot a HYDRA operative that even Captain America did not see until he was down. As the Winter Soldier, he became an even deadlier master marksman. He accurately fired a single round through Black Widow's stomach and into a nuclear scientist that she was protecting, killing him. Winter Soldier is also capable of making long range shots without the use of a rifle, for example, shooting Nick Fury multiple times through the wall of Steve Rogers's apartment and from the top of another building. As the Winter Soldier, Barnes has caught and handled Captain America's Shield on two occasions and showed impressive ability in doing so. He was also able to use his gun to swiftly take out many Outriders during the Battle of Wakanda. Master Assassin: Winter Soldier is a master assassin. Ever since he's been brainwashed, Winter Soldier has lived in complete anonymity with most of the intelligence community not even believing he exists. He's been credited with over two dozen of HYDRA's most crucial assassinations in the last 50 years. He was even able to shoot Nick Fury while himself outside of Rogers' apartment, and shoot through Black Widow to take out his target. Master Acrobat: Due to his extraordinarily enhanced agility and reflexes, Winter Soldier has shown immense capability in using flips to evade fire such as when he flipped to cover when he was being shot at by Falcon's Steyr SPPs. He could also maintain balance of a moving motorcycle he was utilizing while engaged in a fight with Black Panther. Expert Pilot: Winter Soldier was able to hijack a Quinjet after killing the pilot. Multilingualism: Barnes speaks his native English, as well as fluent Romanian and seasoned Russian (albeit with a thick accent). It is shown that he can also understand (and possibly speak) German. He most likely is able to speak and understand a multitude of other languages as well, seeing as he mentioned that the other Winter Soldiers knew over thirty languages. Inventory: The man has no real earthly possessions worth keeping if we're honest with ourselves. Bucko comes in with naught but the clothes on his back. Samples: one - heavier in dialogue two - heavier in introspection |
