History Comicbook / BuckyBarnes

* AgentsDating: They become this in Bucky's new ''Winter Soldier'' ongoing. Offering a deeper look into their relationship, the book contrasts Bucky's [[ClassicalAntiHero guilt and self-doubt]] with Natasha's [[LadyOfWar confidence and pragmatic demeanor]].

* DominoMask: A dark blue one as Cap's sidekick and a black one as the Winter Soldier. (in the movie, it's GuyLiner, CoolShades / goggles coupled with a mask that covers his lower face).
* DroppedABridgeOnHim: [[spoiler: In Comicbook/FearItself. He'd be a SacrificialLion if not for the shortage of attention given by other characters who aren't Steve, Nick Fury, or Black Widow.]]

* BackFromTheDead: After a fashion. [[spoiler: Again after Fear Itself.]]

* PosthumousNarration: [[spoiler: This is what his monologues in his new series ''Captain America and Bucky'' are shaping up to be, until Marvel gives sufficient explanation as to how and why he's recounting his experiences in UsefulNotes/WorldWarII after dying in ''ComicBook/FearItself'']] This was finally explained[[spoiler: , sort of, in Fear Itself 7.1, where it's revealed that he's NotQuiteDead, and will be returning to his Winter Soldier identity. As the ''Captain America and Bucky'' story eventually revealed, he was doing some catching up with his now-aged sister.]]

* ArtificialLimbs: The Soviets replaced the arm he lost in UsefulNotes/WorldWar2 with a cybernetic one. After he loses his Soviet one stopping the Red Skull's Sleeper, he gets a new from Nick Fury which has a lot of handy abilities, such as an {{EMP}}. It also allows him to handle and throw Captain America's shield properly, making him (alongside ComicBook/{{Hawkeye}}) one of the only two non-super soldier serum-embued person to be able to use it.

* MyGreatestFailure: Steve regarded Bucky's supposed death at the end of UsefulNotes/WorldWar2 as this for a long time after his revival in the modern day.

* PosthumousNarration: [[spoiler: This is what his monologues in his new series ''Captain America and Bucky'' are shaping up to be, until Marvel gives sufficient explanation as to how and why he's recounting his experiences in UsefulNotes/WorldWar2 after dying in ''ComicBook/FearItself'']] This was finally explained[[spoiler: , sort of, in Fear Itself 7.1, where it's revealed that he's NotQuiteDead, and will be returning to his Winter Soldier identity. As the ''Captain America and Bucky'' story eventually revealed, he was doing some catching up with his now-aged sister.]]

* {{Retcon}}: Creator/EdBrubaker's retooling of the Bucky character into a teen assassin, [[BrainwashedAndCrazy brainwashed]] into becoming a Soviet agent after secretly surviving UsefulNotes/WorldWar2, paving the way for his reintroduction into modern day comics is often hailed as one of the most well done Retcons in recent history. His original death in TheSixties was a retcon as well, saying that the Captain America and Bucky from TheFifties were actually impostors. According to Brubaker, it was when he learned that this oft-flashbacked-to death was just a retcon that he determined that, if he ever got to write Captain America comics, he'd undo it.

* VitriolicBestBuds: With Namor, the ComicBook/SubMariner. Namor is proud and Bucky constantly snarks him, but they fought side by side in WorldWarII and the kind of friendship forged there means they have a much higher tolerance for each others' crap-- Steve is openly passive-aggressive and disgusted with Namor's actions with the Illuminati, but Bucky is silent on the matter and they work together with the usual banter in the first issue of his current ongoing.

* IndyPloy: As Captain America, his tactical ability was often displayed through his prodigious reliance on these.

* BadassBoast: When Clint Barton tried to [[ComicBook/DarkReign justify killing Norman Osborn]] by pulling out the "[[HitlersTimeTravelExemptionAct If you could go back in time & kill Hitler]]" argument, Bucky simply chimes in that he ''[[SubvertedTrope did]]'' [[BeenThereShapedHistory kill Hitler]].
* BashBrothers: Captain America and Bucky. The original and the best.

* BattleCouple: Bucky and Comicbook/BlackWidow. And by god, it is glorious.
* {{Bowdlerise}}: Of the three versions of the Winter Soldier storyline (the Ed Brubaker comics run, ''WesternAnimation/TheAvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes'' and ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier''), [=EMH=] couldn't use the iconic "Who the hell is Bucky?" line as-written.

* VitriolicBestBuds: With Namor, ComicBook/TheSubmariner. Namor is proud and Bucky constantly snarks him, but they fought side by side in WorldWarII and the kind of friendship forged there means they have a much higher tolerance for each others' crap-- Steve is openly passive-aggressive and disgusted with Namor's actions with the Illuminati, but Bucky is silent on the matter and they work together with the usual banter in the first issue of his current ongoing.

Bucky eventually [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone regained his memories]], and has since spent his days trying to [[TheAtoner atone for his sins]] as the Winter Soldier; working for ComicBook/NickFury, and following [[DeathIsCheap Steve's death]], serving as CaptainAmerica himself and as a member of Comicbook/TheAvengers.

* ''CaptainAmerica''

* AntiHeroSubstitute: Bucky as CaptainAmerica subverts this, sort of. He's a ClassicAntiHero, so he doesn't carry the same connotations this trope usually does.

* BreakoutCharacter: In a complete reversal of the typical ReplacementScrappy / LegacyHero reactions, fans absolutely '''loved''' Bucky as CaptainAmerica, to the point where some were even hoping that it'd stay that way even after Steve Roger's inevitable [[DeathIsCheap resurrection]]. And were overjoyed when for a while that's exactly what happened, with the revived Steve instead taking the role of Director of ComicBook/{{SHIELD}}.

* MultiRangedMaster: As CaptainAmerica, but only because [[ThrowingYourShieldAlwaysWorks the shield]] is a PrecisionGuidedBoomerang. He often uses it in conjunction with his pistol, which [[DependingOnTheArtist may or may not be]] a heavily modified P08 Luger.

* NotWearingTights: Averted when he started out as Cap's sidekick, and during his stint as CaptainAmerica, but played straight (sort of, he wore a DominoMask with his jumpsuit) during his time as the Winter Soldier. As the page picture shows, he's back to playing the trope straight again.

* SpyFiction: Bucky's new ''Winter Soldier'' ongoing has shaped up to be this. Creator/EdBrubaker has played with EspionageTropes before, especially during Bucky's stint as CaptainAmerica, but he goes all out here. One could say the book is SpyFiction masquerading as a [[NotWearingTights Superhero story]]. It's primarily [[TuxedoAndMartini Martini-flavored]]; aside from Bucky's usual [[ActionHero hands-on approach]], he dons [[BadassInANiceSuit nice suits]] as disguises and uses some snazzy [[CloakAndDagger SHIELD]]-issue gadgets. There is a bit of [[TrenchcoatBrigade Stale Beer]] in there as well, considering the main conflict is a plot to depose a political leader (granted, said leader is Doctor Doom, but still). And then this plot is to be executed with the [[WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs liberal use of]] [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot machinegun-wielding fascist gorillas]].

** [[spoiler: Pretty much the reason why he has faked his death and gone back to the Winter Soldier codename. It's all for Steve to return to his original role as CaptainAmerica to coincide with the [[Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger 2011 movie]].]]

* TheTeamNormal: He was this during his time in The Invaders; on a team with [[SuperSerum Captain]] [[CaptainAmerica America]], [[FlyingBrick Namor the]] ComicBook/SubMariner, and [[PlayingWithFire The Human Torch and Toro]], he only had his black-ops training to his credit.

* AlternateCompanyEquivalent: He began life as Marvel's version of ComicBook/{{Robin}} -- specifically of [[ComicBook/{{Nightwing}} Dick Grayson]] as the KidSidekick, but he was a DeadSidekick by 1964, while [[ComicBook/RedHoodAndTheOutlaws Jason Todd]] didn't follow suit until 1988. Since then, this has become a ZigZaggedTrope, with Bucky having parallel story beats to both Jason (comes back to life, fights mentor, becomes brooding bad boy rogue) and Dick (takes over mentor's mantle after his death, keeps mantle with his blessing when he comes back from the dead due to overwhelming fan support, returns it later anyway) at different points. Whether or not one is copying the other is a matter of debate, but ''ComicBook/{{Nightwing}}'s'' cancellation in favor of ''Grayson,'' a series where Dick becomes a spy and is teamed up with a beautiful woman who has a spider web tattoo has been seen as [=DC=]'s attempt to replicate the Bucky and BlackWidow dynamic.

* SpyFiction: Bucky's new ''Winter Soldier'' ongoing has shaped up to be this. Creator/EdBrubaker has played with EspionageTropes before, especially during Bucky's stint as CaptainAmerica, but he goes all out here. One could say the book is SpyFiction masquerading as a [[NotWearingTights Superhero story]]. It's primarily [[TuxedoAndMartini Martini-flavored]]; aside from Bucky's usual [[ActionHero hands-on approach]], he dons [[BadassInANiceSuit nice suits]] as disguises and uses some snazzy [[CloakAndDagger SHIELD]]-issue gadgets. There is a bit of [[TrenchcoatBrigade Stale Beer]] in there as well, considering the main conflict is a plot to depose a political leader (granted, said leader is DrDoom, but still). And then this plot is to be executed with the [[WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs liberal use of]] [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot machinegun-wielding fascist gorillas]].

* TheTeamNormal: He was this during his time in The Invaders; on a team with [[SuperSerum Captain]] [[CaptainAmerica America]], [[FlyingBrick Namor the]] SubMariner, and [[PlayingWithFire The Human Torch and Toro]], he only had his black-ops training to his credit.

* ArtificialLimbs: The Soviets replaced the arm he lost in UsefulNotes/WorldWar2 with a cybernetic one. After he loses his Soviet one stopping the Red Skull's Sleeper, he gets a new from Nick Fury which has a lot of handy abilities, such as an {{EMP}}. It also allows him to handle and throw Captain America's shield properly, making him the only non-super soldier serum-embued person to be able to.

* AlternateCompanyEquivalent: He began life as Marvel's version of {{Robin}} -- specifically of [[ComicBook/{{Nightwing}} Dick Grayson]] as the KidSidekick, but he was a DeadSidekick by 1964, while [[ComicBook/RedHoodAndTheOutlaws Jason Todd]] didn't follow suit until 1988. Since then, this has become a ZigZaggedTrope, with Bucky having parallel story beats to both Jason (comes back to life, fights mentor, becomes brooding bad boy rogue) and Dick (takes over mentor's mantle after his death, keeps mantle with his blessing when he comes back from the dead due to overwhelming fan support, returns it later anyway) at different points. Whether or not one is copying the other is a matter of debate, but ''ComicBook/{{Nightwing}}'s'' cancellation in favor of ''Grayson,'' a series where Dick becomes a spy and is teamed up with a beautiful woman who has a spider web tattoo has been seen as [=DC=]'s attempt to replicate the Bucky and BlackWidow dynamic.

** Bucky also becomes this with TheFalcon, Sam Wilson.

James Buchanan "Bucky" Barnes is a Creator/MarvelComics character. He first appeared in ''Captain America Comics'' #1 (March, 1941), created by Joe Simon and Creator/JackKirby. Bucky was originally the camp mascot at the base where Steve Rogers, the first CaptainAmerica was stationed, and when he stumbled upon Steve changing out of the costume, Steve was forced to take him on as a sidekick. Bucky's wartime adventures would come to an end when he and Captain America tried to sabotage a drone bomb bound for the US. While Captain America survived and plunged into the icy waters of the Arctic to [[HumanPopsicle be discovered decades later]] by ComicBook/TheAvengers, Bucky was thought dead when the drone bomb exploded with him on board. His death continued to haunt Captain America after the latter's revival in the present.

!!Warning: This page contain unmarked spoilers for the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse. Read at your own risk.[[quoteright:250:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/WinterSoldier1_final__low__6571.jpg]]
->'''The Winter Soldier''': ''Who the hell is Bucky?''

* AlternateCompanyEquivalent: He began life as Marvel's version of {{Robin}} -- specifically of [[ComicBook/{{Nightwing}} Dick Grayson]] as the KidSidekick, but he was a DeadSidekick by 1964, while [[RedHoodAndTheOutlaws Jason Todd]] didn't follow suit until 1988. Since then, this has become a ZigZaggedTrope, with Bucky having parallel story beats to both Jason (comes back to life, fights mentor, becomes brooding bad boy rogue) and Dick (takes over mentor's mantle after his death, keeps mantle with his blessing when he comes back from the dead due to overwhelming fan support, returns it later anyway) at different points. Whether or not one is copying the other is a matter of debate, but ''ComicBook/{{Nightwing}}'s'' cancellation in favor of ''Grayson,'' a series where Dick becomes a spy and is teamed up with a beautiful woman who has a spider web tattoo has been seen as [=DC=]'s attempt to replicate the Bucky and BlackWidow dynamic.

* ''WesternAnimation/AvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes'' (Bucky portrayed by Creator/ScottMenville, Winter Soldier by Jon Curry)

* AffirmativeActionLegacy: Mark Gruenwald introduced an African American Bucky named Lemar Hoskins, who quickly changed his name to Battlestar after learning that [[UnfortunateImplications "Buck" used to be]] a [[ValuesDissonance derogatory term for black men]]. The female Rikki Barnes also used the Bucky identity before taking on the alias of Nomad. The future Bucky seen in ''[[YoungAvengers The Children's Crusade]]'' is a black teen named Steve Wilson-Bradley, the grandson of TheFalcon.

* {{Bowdlerise}}: Of the three versions of the Winter Soldier storyline (the Ed Brubaker comics run, ''WesternAnimation/AvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes'' and ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier''), [=EMH=] couldn't use the iconic "Who the hell is Bucky?" line as-written.

* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: Just like his partner and the original Cap, he's no slouch in defeating foes way more powerful than himself. Of particular note is his takedown of ComicBook/{{Ares}}, Greek God of War in the pages of NewAvengers.

* RetCanon: A strangely recursive example. In the original Winter Soldier story line, the Soldier has straggly, chin-length hair. After he regains his memories, however, Bucky gets a haircut, and is usually drawn with a '40s-style three-quarters part. The movie ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier'' reproduces the initial character design for the Winter Soldier almost note for note, including the longer hair, and so, in order to tie in to Bucky's BreakoutCharacter status from one of the hottest movies of the year, Bucky's character design for his new [[Comicbook/MarvelNOW Avengers NOW]] ongoing shows him with the longer hair again. The major departure in the movie costume is the use of a full face mask with goggles instead of the comic's domino mask. Both ''Avengers Assemble'' and ''Bucky Barnes: The Winter Soldier'' have incorporated the mask + goggles combo into Bucky's gear.

** A less profane version of this exchange appears in ''WesternAnimation/AvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes'' episode "Winter Soldier". Since Winter Soldier isn't brainwashed in this scene, it feels more like his way of telling Cap, "{{That man is dead}}", than an expression of memory loss.

Bucky eventually [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone regained his memories]], and has since spent his days trying to [[TheAtoner atone for his sins]] as the Winter Soldier; working for NickFury, and following [[DeathIsCheap Steve's death]], serving as CaptainAmerica himself and as a member of Comicbook/TheAvengers.

* DarkIsNotEvil: For a time, after being released from his Soviet brainwashing, he continued to wear the same black leather costume he did as the Winter Soldier while working for NickFury and helping Cap from the shadows. Even [[http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/36/buckycaptainamerica.jpg/ his costume]] as Captain America contains more black than red-white-and-blue, but he's every bit as nice as Steve is.

* FakingTheDead: [[spoiler: Only [[CaptainAmerica Steve Rogers]], ComicBook/BlackWidow, and NickFury know of his survival, because if word got out that he's still alive, it's back to the gulag for him.]]

* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: He's come down in history as "Bucky," which is half-nickname, half-superhero legacy. Originally, his girlfriend, Black Widow, was the only person who regularly called him "James," but more recent writers are having him known as such because they feel "Bucky" isn't a particularly dignified name for an adult hero. More rarely, someone will call him Jim, such as the team in ''Captain America Corps'' or Bucky Cap himself, addressing his time-traveling teenage counterpart in ''AvengersInvaders''.

* ArtificialLimbs: The Soviets replaced the arm he lost in UsefulNotes/WorldWar2 with a cybernetic one, which has a lot of handy abilities, such as an {{EMP}}. It also allows him to handle and throw Captain America's shield properly.

* DominoMask: A dark blue one as Cap's sidekick and a black one as the Winter Soldier. (in the movie, it's GuyLiner instead of a mask)

* BreakoutCharacter: In a complete reversal of the typical ReplacementScrappy / LegacyHero reactions, fans absolutely '''loved''' Bucky as CaptainAmerica, to the point where some were even hoping that it'd stay that way even after Steve Roger's inevitable [[DeathIsCheap resurrection]].

* RetCanon: A strangely recursive example. In the original Winter Soldier story line, the Soldier has straggly, chin-length hair. After he regains his memories, however, Bucky gets a haircut, and is usually drawn with a '40s-style three-quarters part. The movie ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier'' reproduces the initial character design for the Winter Soldier almost note for note, including the longer hair, and so, in order to tie in to Bucky's BreakoutCharacter status from one of the hottest movies of the year, Bucky's character design for his new [[MarvelNow Avengers NOW]] ongoing shows him with the longer hair again. The major departure in the movie costume is the use of a full face mask with goggles instead of the comic's domino mask. Both ''Avengers Assemble'' and ''Bucky Barnes: The Winter Soldier'' have incorporated the mask + goggles combo into Bucky's gear.

Over at Creator/DCComics, compare and contrast {{ComicBook/Robin}}, particularly {{Nightwing}}/{{ComicBook/Grayson}} and [[RedHoodAndTheOutlaws Red Hood]]. Also cross reference ''ComicBook/CaptainAmerica'', ''ComicBook/TheFalcon'', and ''ComicBook/BlackWidow'', for more information on Bucky in relation to his best friends and parent franchise.

* ''ComicBook/Runaways2015'' -- ''ComicBook/SecretWars'' tie-in, featuring a teenage Bucky Barnes... with a metal arm who uses the codename Winter Soldier. Huh.

* ''ComicBook/Runaways2015'': ''ComicBook/SecretWars'' tie-in, featuring a teenage Bucky Barnes... with a metal arm who uses the codename Winter Soldier. Huh.

* ''[[ComicBook/Runaways2015 Runaways]]'': ''ComicBook/SecretWars'' tie-in, featuring a teenage Bucky Barnes... with a metal arm who uses the codename Winter Soldier. Huh.

Over at Creator/DCComics, compare and contrast {{ComicBook/Robin}}, particularly {{Nightwing}}/{{Grayson}} and [[RedHoodAndTheOutlaws Red Hood]]. Also cross reference ''ComicBook/CaptainAmerica'', ''ComicBook/TheFalcon'', and ''ComicBook/BlackWidow'', for more information on Bucky in relation to his best friends and parent franchise.

Over at Creator/DCComics, compare and contrast {{ComicBook/Robin}}, particularly {{Nightwing}} and [[RedHoodAndTheOutlaws Red Hood]]. Also cross reference ''ComicBook/CaptainAmerica'', ''ComicBook/TheFalcon'', and ''ComicBook/BlackWidow'', for more information on Bucky in relation to his best friends and parent franchise.