Later, still fighting, Rogers tells Barnes what he said at his mother’s funeral. Then Rogers takes off Barnes’ mask and bam! He realizes he was fighting his old pal all along. During the war, Barnes is captured by HYDRA who performs experiments that eventually result in Barnes' non-human abilities.Īfter being sent to kill Nick Fury, a masked Barnes (still brainwashed) encounters both Black Widow and his old best bud, Captain America. What are Bucky Barnes' powers?Īs a soldier, Barnes' powers were his combat skills: hand-to-hand (he was a boxing champion), guns, grenades. Here’s everything else to know about him before the upcoming Disney+ series, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, emerges from cryogenic sleep. In fact, actor Sebastian Stan told us in a recent cover story that playing Barnes in the Marvel movies has been celebrated by combat veterans, who often tell Stan his character helps them cope with post-traumatic stress. Friendships are complicated sometimes.īarnes is the Marvel character who’s been beat down, dusted, dismembered, and brain-hacked the most, making him something of an underdog, as well as a true super soldier. Unlike many superheroes, Barnes generally plays second fiddle to leading man Captain America, who’s both Barnes’ bestie and also someone he occasionally tries to murder with a knife when he's acting more as The Winter Soldier. Like most superheroes, James Buchanan 'Bucky' Barnes was orphaned at a young age and acquired his powers after an accident nearly took his life.

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