ARMEDMETAL,       EST. 2018.   BUCKY BARNES OF MARVEL COMICS.   NOT MCU COMPLIANT.

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name.  James buchanan barnes, jr.
nicknames.  Bucky Barnes, The Winter Soldier, Sgt. Barnes, The Revolution.
gender.  Cisgender Male, He/Him.
sexuality.  Bisexual.
date of birth.  03/10/1925, 101yrs.
birthplace.  Shelbyville, Indiana.
current residence.  Verse dependent.occupation.  Verse dependent. Former officer of the 107th Infantry Regiment. Former SHIELD operative. Spy. Assassin.
affiliations.  U.S. Army, British Commandos, Captain America, The Invaders, KGB, Department X, Wolf Spider Ops Program, Black Widow Ops Program, S.H.I.E.L.D., and the Thunderbolts.ethnicity.  Ashkenazi Jewish, English, Polish, German.
languages.  English, Russian, German, Romanian, Japanese, Mandarin, French, and light conversational skills in other languages.
distinguishing features.  Bionic metal prosthetic for his left arm.
mental health.  Severe PTSD, with memory loss, flashbacks, intense nightmares and periods of insomnia, heightened reactions, mood swings, severe anxiety, and depressive episodes.height.  5'11 / 180cm.
FACECLAIM.  Sebastian Stan.
appearance.  Pale blue, tired eyes with dark, nearly black hair. Length varies, as he fluctuates between cropping it short and growing it out to about shoulder length.

ABILITIES AND SKILLS.

■ ㅤHis strength is in the 800lbs range. Cybernetic enhancements grant him superhuman strength in his left arm. Palm sensors, sensory array, and stabilization sensors help him throw objects with increased accuracy.■ ㅤENHANCED PHYSICAL CONDITION, including durability, reflexes, stamina, strength, agility, balance, etc. Rate of healing and metabolism is faster than that of the average human. Barnes' physical body is much harder and far more resistant to physical injury than the body of a human being.■ ㅤBarnes is capable of running and moving at speeds much faster than any Olympic-class runner, enabling him to run at speeds of up to 40 mph.■ ㅤHe is a MASTER MARKSMAN, extremely accurate and very skilled in both sharpshooting and knife throwing.■ ㅤEXPERT SHIELD FIGHTER, he is rapidly proficient with his former partner's shield. He is able to throw it with near perfect aim, able to strike multiple targets in a single throw.■ ㅤHe is a MASTER of stealth, espionage, acrobatics, hunting, and scouting. Barnes is a master martial artist and proficient armed fighter.■ ㅤHIGH WEAPONS PROFICIENCY and is an expert at wielding many weapons, including including pistols, rifles, knives, grenades, etc.■ㅤ EXPERT TACTICIAN, and is a very skilled strategist and team leader.■ ㅤHe is an ADVANCED MILITARY OPERATOR and MASTER ASSASSIN.

BIOGRAPHY.

ARC I.

After tragically losing both his mother and father at the age of ten, Barnes was separated from his younger sister and sent to Camp Lehigh, where he spent his time as a ward of the state, and later, a camp mascot. At the age of fifteen, he had begun to set up a rather profitable and unofficial business supplying soldiers with items that were hard to come by at the time.He later was trained in hand to hand combat by British Commandos, and acted as a selective military operative, eventually undergoing extensive training to become Captain America’s sidekick and a counterexample to Hitler Youth. At the age of sixteen, he and Steve Rogers devoted their time to being costumed freedom fighters, special operatives, and public mascots for the war. He spent much of his time freeing Nazi prisoners, liberating concentration camps, and carrying out missions that were deemed to be to dangerous for Captain America's reputation.In late 1945, whilst in London pursuing the Nazi scientist, Baron Heinrich Zemo, he was believed to be killed in action after a plane explosion.

ARC Ii.

After his preserved body was discovered by a Russian submarine, he was taken into their custody and placed in cryostasis until 1954, when he was fitted with a cybernetic left arm and molded into the perfect soldier, frequently being brainwashed with all traces of his past life wiped from his memory.Indoctrinated to hate the West, he began to be used as a tool for the KGB, specifically under the control of Department X for their Black Widow Ops Program. It was here that he acted as a trainer and mentor for those in the Red Room Academy, as well as becoming the handler of the unsuccessful Wolf Spider Ops Program.Due to being deemed too unstable, when he was not needed for an operation or assassination, he was kept in cryostasis to cease his ageing and effectively "muzzle" him. This process repeated, with many attempts on Bucky's part to escape that only resulted in being re-captured and brainwashed, until the eventual collapse of the USSR in 1991.

ARC III.

After the collapse of the USSR, the Winter Soldier was passed around between former KGB operatives, various names claiming ownership over him and using him and his abilities to further their agenda.Former high - ranking member of the Soviet KGB, General Aleksander Lukin, was the last handler to have control over Barnes before he broke free from his conditioning. During a mission gone awry, he was reunited with his former partner, Captain America, who used the Cosmic Cube to partially restore his lost memories.

ARC IV.

After having his memories partially restored by the Cosmic Cube, he was overwhelmed with guilt and remorse about his past actions, decisively destroying the Cube and fleeing the scene to avoid being taken by his former handler yet again, unaware that Red Skull had transferred his consciousness into Lukin's body.He finds himself hiding out in Serbia attempting to recover pieces from his past and work towards eliminating Lukin. It was here that he and Steve Rogers fought side by side for the first time in decades. Barnes was unable to properly face him, fleeing once more and eventually scrapping his plan to seek out Lukin.It was during this time that he began to learn about the impact that Captain America had had in inspiring contemporary young heroes, and catching up on things he had missed whilst under the control of the KGB and in cryostasis.Upon emerging from hiding in the later years, Barnes realised he could no longer hide or run from his past, the whole world wanting answers in regard to the former enemy agent of the United States, thus beginning the process of his trial and eventual (though conditional) governmental pardon.

ARC V.

After being reunited with former allies such as Steve Rogers, Natasha Romanoff, and those affiliated with S.H.I.E.L.D, etc., Barnes finally had the opportunity to focus on repairing his mind and healing from decades’ worth of abuse and torture. While still accepting government sanctioned missions and using his abilities to aid in the right causes alongside his friends, he now spends his days in an isolated cabin in his home - state of Indiana with his rescue therapy cat, Alpine.Though regaining all of his memories is a painful work in progress, he still strives to collect every piece; he knows he can never fully move forward until he has faced every bit of what he's done, and thus aims to track down faces from the past to find what was lost and make amends.

VERSES.

MAIN VERSE.

  • TIMELINE. Current day. This will be the default verse for all interactions unless otherwise plotted.

  • AGE. 95 - 100.

  • INSPIRATION. Ed Brubaker's Captain America, Captain America and Bucky, and Winter Soldier runs. Kyle Higgin's Winter Soldier: Second Chances.

  • important note. Predominantly focused within a recovery based arc, in which Bucky is trying to piece his life back together and heal in the aftermath of being the Winter Soldier. For headcanons and things to note regarding my particular portrayal, click here. I still have yet to make a post for every single headcanon I have, as I have been writing this character for the better part of a decade, so feel free to ask if you have any questions.

An orphaned Army brat turned Captain America's sidekick disappeared and was presumed dead near the end of WWII. Unbeknownst to most, he was turned into the KGB's secret weapon at the hands of their subdivision, Department X, during the Cold War. Given a version of the super soldier serum and fixed with a metal arm that gave him superior strength, Barnes was repeatedly brainwashed and placed into a cryogenic chamber for the better part of seventy years, taken out only when needed for assassination missions and to assist in training the members of Department X's Black Widow Ops and Wolf Spider Ops programs.Long after the collapse of the USSR, and having had his memories restored by the Cosmic Cube, Bucky now grapples with the effects of his PTSD on a mission of healing and personal redemption; whether it be occasionally helping out the Avengers, leading the Thunderbolts as The Revolution, or helping people escape a life of crime and start over, Barnes is now in the midst of reclaiming his identity all whilst attending a lot of therapy sessions with his cat, Alpine.

MODERN VERSE.

  • timeline. Current day. This is a seldom used modern verse for non-marvel interactions. Available upon request and with extensive plotting.

  • age. 37 - 43.

  • inspiration. CBS's Fire Country. General inspiration from Marvel Comics, as I have adapted his canon background to fit into a more generalized verse.

Following in his deceased father's footsteps, James Barnes enlisted in the Army straight out of high school, with every intention of having a long lasting and fulfilling career within the military. Having served for several years on the ground and in the front lines, he lost his arm in combat and his career was cut short. Honorably discharged, with only a Purple Heart and a metal prosthetic arm to show for it, Barnes' life continued to crumble.Battling PTSD alone and with little support adjusting to civilian life, Barnes wound up in prison, shaving off time by being an inmate firefighter through their conservation camp program. Upon his release, he became a firefighter full time.

EXTERNAL LINKS.

■ ㅤMETA POSTS & HEADCANONS, ZIMNIYSTAL. sideblog dedicated to a collection and archive of headcanon and meta postsㅤ for my personal portrayal of Bucky Barnes.■ ㅤJOURNAL ENTRIES, DNEVNIKAS. Sideblog dedicated to a collection and archive of supplemental in-character journal entries and letters, created for character development purposes for my personal portrayal of Bucky Barnes.■ ㅤPLOTTING CALL, LINK.

BONDS.

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ㅤ001. ACTIVITYㅤ ㅤThis blog is low to medium activity, incredibly sporadic, and mutuals only. I will be here when the inspiration strikes. I am a full time student with a job, multiple blogs, several disabilities, and a novel that I'm writing. I don’t always have the energy or ability to be online. It may take me a while, even months, to reply to things. If this is an issue for you, I would suggest not following.

ㅤ002. ETIQUETTEㅤ ㅤSTANDARD ROLEPLAY ETIQUETTE APPLIES. Don't try and control my characters without prior discussion, don't force ship, don't push me and make me uncomfortable, and don't be a bigot.I have a ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY for any form of racism, homophobia, transphobia, antisemitism, xenophobic bullshit, and general dickish behavior. You will be blocked immediately.

ㅤ003. SHIPPINGㅤ ㅤI DO LOVE IT, THOUGH NOWADAYS I AM A BIT MORE SELECTIVE ABOUT WHO I SHIP BUCKY WITH romantically. But generally speaking if you feel there is potential for something, whether that be platonic, familial, hate ships, romantic, or otherwise, just ask.

ㅤ004. FORMATTINGㅤ ㅤ I tend to use double spacing and the occasional font in a couple of words in my formatting. If this is an issue for you for whatever reason, and you need me to alter this to make my writing more accessible for you, just say so.

ㅤ005. PLOTTINGㅤ ㅤ Plotting is hard SOMETIMES. I do enjoy it, but I am not always great at it. Especially if it's a character I am unfamiliar with and we're starting with a blank slate. My go-to way of starting up threads is through memes, and I always make sure to make prompt responses as detailed as possible to be able to do that. It's very much a throwing pasta at the wall to see if it sticks way of gathering up interactions, but it works.But you should always feel free to approach me if you have any ideas or would like to try plotting! I am adaptable as shit if need be.

ㅤ006. CONTENT WARNINGSㅤ ㅤ Extensive discussions about severe trauma and mental health, brainwashing and indoctrination, torture, murder, etc. Occasional references to the WWII.

ㅤ007. DNIㅤ ㅤ My DNI list is fairly short and sweet, but may grow as time goes on, and I do have some hard no situations that I feel the need to make abundantly clear. I am not interested in writing with:

  • White washed muses, such as the MCU Maximoffs.

  • Harry Potter muses, removed from canon or not.

  • Anyone who uses Generative AI for writing, graphics, etc.

ㅤ008. COMMSㅤ ㅤ I hate Tumblr IMs and hand out my Discord like candy on Halloween, so if you want it, just ask!