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Throughout the war, Cap and Bucky fought alongside infantry and with a group of heroes known as the Invaders, as well as other groups of younger heroes. In the closing months of World War II, Captain America and Bucky were both presumed dead in an explosion over the English Channel.
It was learned that Bucky was revived and brainwashed by Soviets as the assassin Winter Soldier. With the help of Captain America, he recovered his memory and after the apparent murder of Rogers, Bucky took the mantle of Captain America. Although Steve Rogers returned, Bucky remained as Captain America. After Bucky was almost killed by Red Skull's daughter, he decided to fake his death and secretly return to his role as the Winter Soldier, with his lover Black Widow.
Source:http://marvel.wikia.com/James_Buchanan_Barnes_(Earth-616)
Powers
Infinity Formula:
Thanks to Nick Fury and his Infinity Formula, Bucky's longevity and his aging process has been enhanced. But without repeat exposure he will begin to age normally overtime.
Bionic Arm:
It was used to replace Bucky's missing arm.
Superhuman Strength
Has some degree of superhuman strength in his bionic arm.
Enhanced Reaction Time:
His arm's reaction time is greater than that of any Olympic athlete who has and will ever compete
Sensory Array:
The arm houses different sensors which allow him to pass through security such as metal detectors without setting them off. It can also shield other metallic objects from detection such as firearms and knives.
Extended Reach:
He can apparently either control his bionic arm even if it has been removed from his body (possibly by cybernetic implants), or his arm can be programmed to perform certain actions on its own while removed from his body.
Electrical Discharge:
He can discharge bolts of electrical energy from his arm's palm.
EMP:
He can discharge an EMP rendering electronic devices useless. He failed to use it on a prepared Iron Man.
Abilities
Master Martial Artist:
Barnes is a dangerously skilled martial artist and hand-to-hand combatant. He received training from World War Two hand-to-hand combat luminaries William Essart Fairbairn and Colonel Rex Applegate as well as Captain America (Steve Rogers) in multiple martial arts, and acrobatics as a teenager during WWII and was trained in more of them while being molded into an assassin by the Soviet Union. He has single-handedly beaten Crossbones, a squad of SHIELD agents, Wolverine and the Black Widow, defeated a regiment of Hydra agents alongside the Young Avengers, in combat and fought Captain America (Steve Rogers) and Iron Man to a standstill.
Expert Marksman:
He is an extremely accurate marksman. Skilled in sharpshooting and knife throwing.
Skilled Shield Fighter:
Barnes is becoming rapidly proficient with his former partner's shield. He is able to throw it with near perfect aim striking multiple targets in a single throw and achieving a boomerang-like return after throwing it at single person or object.
Skilled Acrobat:
He is an Olympic level athlete and acrobat capable of many difficult acrobatic feats.
Peak Human Conditioning:
Has shown Olympic to possible near peak human level strength, agility, endurance, dexterity, etc.
Advanced Scout:
Barnes is a very gifted scout and adept at stealth and concealment.
Multi-lingual:
He is fluent in English, Russian, German, Japanese, and a little French. He might be able to speak other languages.
Expert Spy:
He is an expert in the field of espionage thanks largely to World War Two hand-to-hand combat luminaries William Essart Fairbairn and Colonel Rex Applegate, his former partner, Steve Rogers, the United States military, British SAS regiment, and the Russian Government. He is skilled in stealth, demolitions, survival, deducing other persons ways of thinking and other fields.
Expert Assassin:
Barnes is an adept of his generation as Matthew Murdock and Elektra Natchios is of theirs, possibly the most lethal assassin in the marvel universe rivaling others such as Bullseye or Elektra. During an operation on the Russian Front with the Invaders, Barnes has from concealment thrown a 60 centimeters-long knife to penetrate the winter uniform outer garment of a German soldier with such accuracy as to pierce his heart in high arctic winds several meters. Barnes has mastered and implemented several methods to silently eliminate sentries with bladed weapons, garrotes or his bare hands, making him as lethal in his own way as his former Invader teammates, the Torches, Union Jack or Namor. He is a master at stealth and tracking and is very intelligent. He was able to render Wolverine's superhumanly acute senses such as smell completely useless by luring him to an abandoned warehouse that was completely soaked on the inside with oil and even soaking himself to make it so that Wolverine could not detect him. Barnes has made a habit out of constantly studying his surroundings and depicting what he can and cannot do in whatever situation he should fall in much like his former partner, Captain America before his death. During Barnes' visit to the Captain America exhibit that had been made to honor him after his death, he was constantly detecting potential ways to sneak in and out of the museum and the room without being detected and only taking out a small number of security to do so. The Black Widow stated to Tony Stark that he was one of the most dangerous men she knew.
Strength level
Olympic to peak human strength and some level of superhuman strength in bionic arm.
Weaknesses
Electromagnetic pulse could possibly render bionic arm useless. Although this could be questionable due to the fact his arm is capable of emitting an EMP.
Equipment
A uniform composed of steel mesh and chain mail. 'Formerly' (as the Winter Soldier) body armor, (as Bucky) a bullet proof fabric costume.
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