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Feb. 1st, 2022 06:34 amOOC INFORMATION
Player Name: Em
Are you over 18?: Yep
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Other Characters in Game: Dean Winchester
IC INFORMATION
Character Name: James Buchanan "Bucky" Barnes
Canon: MCU / Falcon & The Winter Soldier
Canon Point: Post F&TWS
Background: Link.
Suitability: He'd definitely be able to engage with things — especially given all the groundwork Sam's laid down. He'll roll his eyes and sigh heavily about it, but at the end of the day he can't sit idle. Dude's a soldier at heart, he's always gonna fight for a cause. Doing good for people is how he plans to heal from all the bad he did as the Winter Soldier. That won't change just because he's in another world.
Powers:
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. 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: 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.
PERSONALITY QUESTIONS
Describe an important event in your character's life and how it impacted them.
The most significant event in Bucky's life was not a pleasant one: getting blasted off a speeding train in the alps and plummeting to what should have been his death, only to be recovered by HYDRA. Through torture and brainwashing, they eradicated his sense of self, repressed his memories, and turned him (quite literally) into a killing machine. In a way, Bucky basically has three incarnations — the man he was, the Winter Soldier, and the man he is now. He's still recovering from his trauma, it still impacts him every single day. His mental health, his dreams, his motivations, they all revolve around his guilt and finding ways to overcome it. Figuring out who he is now and letting go of the past is an ongoing process.
Does your character have a moral code, or other set of standards they try to live by?
Bucky is exceptionally morally good. He's so committed to doing the right thing and fighting for the cause he believes in, he's willing to devote (and give) his life to it. It took him a while to reconcile his desire to be good with his instinct to fight; the two seemed like mutually exclusive concepts, and so he spent a long time trying to refrain and live a peaceful civilian life. It didn't work, it wasn't him, and the guidelines given to him by his therapist (don't do anything illegal, don't hurt anyone) didn't quite fit with his need to do what he believes needs to be done. Sam helped him understand the motivation that feels right for him: to be of service. Outside of that, when it comes to judgment calls and decision-making, his moral compass is generally "What do I think Steve Rogers would do?"
What quality or qualities do they admire most?
Bucky respects people who are willing to stand up for what's right, no matter the cost, and no matter who it is they're standing up to. It's hard to say whether he was influenced by his friendship with Steve, or if his friendship with Steve existed because of this, but either way it's a trait that will instantly appeal someone to him. It's one of the reasons why he pushed Sam so hard into taking up the mantle, before he learned about the reality and the complexities surrounding it. Secondary to this, Bucky admires loyalty. He has it in spades himself, it's arguably one of his largest personality traits, and so getting it back as good as he gives or seeing it in others always earns his respect.
Do they have a part of themselves they dislike?
Bucky Barnes loves everything about himself.
Just kidding, the guy is a mess of conflict and trauma. He spent years as the Winter Soldier, it's a part of him and likely always will be, and he absolutely resents it. He has an incredibly low sense of self-worth, and generally doesn't believe he deserves happiness when he took it away from so many people.
What is their sign, and why?
Bucky's sign is strength — which has absolutely nothing to do with his super soldier abilities. It's the sign of protectors, which is something he spent his whole life doing. Protecting Steve before the war, protecting his country during it, protecting the world from Thanos, and protecting the shield & its legacy from entities that would sully it. He's willing to — and has — laid down his life in the name of things he feels he needs to protect.
SAMPLES & ARRIVAL
Samples:
Log
Network
Arrival Scenario: Cadens/Free Cities
Player Name: Em
Are you over 18?: Yep
Contact:
Other Characters in Game: Dean Winchester
IC INFORMATION
Character Name: James Buchanan "Bucky" Barnes
Canon: MCU / Falcon & The Winter Soldier
Canon Point: Post F&TWS
Background: Link.
Suitability: He'd definitely be able to engage with things — especially given all the groundwork Sam's laid down. He'll roll his eyes and sigh heavily about it, but at the end of the day he can't sit idle. Dude's a soldier at heart, he's always gonna fight for a cause. Doing good for people is how he plans to heal from all the bad he did as the Winter Soldier. That won't change just because he's in another world.
Powers:
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. 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: 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.
PERSONALITY QUESTIONS
Describe an important event in your character's life and how it impacted them.
The most significant event in Bucky's life was not a pleasant one: getting blasted off a speeding train in the alps and plummeting to what should have been his death, only to be recovered by HYDRA. Through torture and brainwashing, they eradicated his sense of self, repressed his memories, and turned him (quite literally) into a killing machine. In a way, Bucky basically has three incarnations — the man he was, the Winter Soldier, and the man he is now. He's still recovering from his trauma, it still impacts him every single day. His mental health, his dreams, his motivations, they all revolve around his guilt and finding ways to overcome it. Figuring out who he is now and letting go of the past is an ongoing process.
Does your character have a moral code, or other set of standards they try to live by?
Bucky is exceptionally morally good. He's so committed to doing the right thing and fighting for the cause he believes in, he's willing to devote (and give) his life to it. It took him a while to reconcile his desire to be good with his instinct to fight; the two seemed like mutually exclusive concepts, and so he spent a long time trying to refrain and live a peaceful civilian life. It didn't work, it wasn't him, and the guidelines given to him by his therapist (don't do anything illegal, don't hurt anyone) didn't quite fit with his need to do what he believes needs to be done. Sam helped him understand the motivation that feels right for him: to be of service. Outside of that, when it comes to judgment calls and decision-making, his moral compass is generally "What do I think Steve Rogers would do?"
What quality or qualities do they admire most?
Bucky respects people who are willing to stand up for what's right, no matter the cost, and no matter who it is they're standing up to. It's hard to say whether he was influenced by his friendship with Steve, or if his friendship with Steve existed because of this, but either way it's a trait that will instantly appeal someone to him. It's one of the reasons why he pushed Sam so hard into taking up the mantle, before he learned about the reality and the complexities surrounding it. Secondary to this, Bucky admires loyalty. He has it in spades himself, it's arguably one of his largest personality traits, and so getting it back as good as he gives or seeing it in others always earns his respect.
Do they have a part of themselves they dislike?
Bucky Barnes loves everything about himself.
Just kidding, the guy is a mess of conflict and trauma. He spent years as the Winter Soldier, it's a part of him and likely always will be, and he absolutely resents it. He has an incredibly low sense of self-worth, and generally doesn't believe he deserves happiness when he took it away from so many people.
What is their sign, and why?
Bucky's sign is strength — which has absolutely nothing to do with his super soldier abilities. It's the sign of protectors, which is something he spent his whole life doing. Protecting Steve before the war, protecting his country during it, protecting the world from Thanos, and protecting the shield & its legacy from entities that would sully it. He's willing to — and has — laid down his life in the name of things he feels he needs to protect.
SAMPLES & ARRIVAL
Samples:
Log
Network
Arrival Scenario: Cadens/Free Cities
