Name: Fossil Age: 29 Contact Info:bibbety Other Characters: Alphonse Elric
Character Information
Name: James Buchanan Barnes / Bucky Barnes Canon: Marvel Cinematic Universe Age: Technically pushing 100, chronologically approx 30 Gender: Male Canon Point: Post-Winter Soldier, pre-Civil War (between films) Background Link:Here Inventory: One baseball cap, one face mask with filter, one set of clothes (worn), one set of clothes in a rucksack.
Personality: At his current canon point, Bucky is caught in a transitional period. He's not the Winter Soldier any more, but neither is he the man he used to be. He's closer to Bucky than the Winter Soldier by this point, but it's by no means a cut and dry situation and to properly explain who he is now, it's necessary to talk about both of the people he has been in the past.
First, Bucky Barnes.
The core of Bucky's personality is probably his loyalty. No matter what else might be going on, no matter the overwhelming odds or the social implications, Bucky is loyal to his friends and to his ideals. He sticks with Steve Rogers even when the going is at its toughest in their youth, and that then carries forwards to being willing to follow Steve into the heat of the fiercest battles as a Howling Commando during World War II. The evidence of his unwavering loyalty is seen most clearly through something Steve says about him ('Even when I had nothing, I had Bucky'), and three instances of his behaviour in the first film. Firstly, he makes sure to be with Steve during and after his mother's funeral, refusing to take no for an answer in helping. It's then that he coins the line that will come back to haunt him later: 'I'm with you 'til the end of the line, pal. Secondly, he refuses to run and save himself when the HYDRA base is collapsing, saying he won't leave without Steve. And finally, he states that he'll follow the skinny kid from Brooklyn (Steve) into war, rather than Captain America. As proud as he is of all his friend has achieved, it's Steve Rogers that earned his loyalty, and that holds true whether he's skinny with health problems, or able to bench press three women atop a motorcycle.
He is an easy-going charmer, often preferring to focus on the fun that life has to offer rather than the grim reality facing him. While Steve was desperately trying to enlist, going so far as to lie on his forms, Bucky only wanted to go dancing and enjoy the last night he had before being shipped off overseas. He is a man who enjoys all the pleasures of being a young and athletic soldier, mostly with the women. He is a flirt and a charmer, someone with a quick wit and a ready laugh. He enjoys being the life of the party, and it even irritates him slightly when Steve becomes more popular with the ladies after his transformation.
He does, however, know when to be serious if the situation calls for it. He's a soldier, so he's used to taking orders and obeying them as well as working in a team. He will listen to Agent Carter despite her being a woman in a time when women were not seen as suited for positions in the armed forces, and he is always there to help Steve fight off the bullies - whether they come in small-minded cinema goer or Nazi form.
Above all, Bucky is a survivor. It's stated that nobody who is taken away in the HYDRA base to be experimented on returns, but Bucky is still alive when he is found by Steve. He forces himself to move, to fight, and to ultimately escape. This is, perhaps, the trait he shares most strongly with the Winter Soldier. The Winter Soldier is what happened after Bucky Barnes fell from a train and was presumed dead. He was not. He was, instead, rescued by HYDRA (an organisation that began life as a Nazi research division), and trained into the ultimate assassin.
The Winter Soldier bears little resemblance to Bucky Barnes.
In order to create the perfect soldier, someone who would be obedient, efficient, and ruthless, the scientists at HYDRA subjected Bucky to severe mental conditioning and torture. His personality, memories, and free will were constantly being erased whenever they began to surface, leaving him a blank slate to be controlled. As the Soldier, he was merely an asset, not a human being. His conditioning was so severe that he doesn't resist the mind wipes, even though he knows they will be agony for him, even placing the bit between his own teeth in preparation.
He is vicious and without conscience as the Soldier, caring little about collateral damage in pursuit of his target. It is that, combined with his single-minded focus and extensive training, that make him one of the most dangerous assassins of his time. He is a man who has been brutally tortured, conditioned, and frequently kept in storage like a tool between missions. He bears so little resemblance to Bucky Barnes, that he doesn't even recognise his name the first time he comes face to face with Steve (his target at the time).
However, Bucky was not completely gone from the Soldier. Repeated exposure to Steve Rogers allowed the programming to begin to fail and memories to resurface. This led to a conflict of interest where he initially tried to kill Steve with everything in his arsenal, and ended in saving him from drowning. By the end of the fight he isn't sure who he is, and so he takes off. He flees HYDRA, he flees from Steve Rogers, and he goes underground to try and figure out who he is.
This is where Bucky is at his current canon point. He's not the Soldier any longer, but neither is he completely Bucky Barnes. He has a lot of his old memories and he no longer wishes to be an assassin, but he is a man heavily damaged by trauma and decades of programming. He survives, but he is not trusting and his priority is not his well-being. The Soldier is still inside him, and so he is still dangerous and if attacked will likely retaliate with extreme prejudice. He is distrustful, wary, and confused. He will likely not make allies or friend easily, and he could be triggered into becoming the Soldier again under the right (or wrong) circumstances.
Flavor Abilities: Bucky has a highly advanced metal prosthetic replacing one of his arms, he will keep this though it's strength will be diminished to that of normal human (rather than super soldier) levels. He has been highly trained in the abilities needed to be the perfect assassin; he speaks numerous languages, can operate most weaponry and vehicles, and is an expert at several forms of hand-to-hand fighting.
Suitability: Bucky is used to survival situations and psychological torture, albeit of a different nature. It will be interesting to see how he manages to cooperative aspect of surviving in Norfinbury, as he's so used to working as a lone assassin.
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Name: Fossil
Age: 29
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Other Characters: Alphonse Elric
Character Information
Name: James Buchanan Barnes / Bucky Barnes
Canon: Marvel Cinematic Universe
Age: Technically pushing 100, chronologically approx 30
Gender: Male
Canon Point: Post-Winter Soldier, pre-Civil War (between films)
Background Link: Here
Inventory: One baseball cap, one face mask with filter, one set of clothes (worn), one set of clothes in a rucksack.
Personality: At his current canon point, Bucky is caught in a transitional period. He's not the Winter Soldier any more, but neither is he the man he used to be. He's closer to Bucky than the Winter Soldier by this point, but it's by no means a cut and dry situation and to properly explain who he is now, it's necessary to talk about both of the people he has been in the past.
First, Bucky Barnes.
The core of Bucky's personality is probably his loyalty. No matter what else might be going on, no matter the overwhelming odds or the social implications, Bucky is loyal to his friends and to his ideals. He sticks with Steve Rogers even when the going is at its toughest in their youth, and that then carries forwards to being willing to follow Steve into the heat of the fiercest battles as a Howling Commando during World War II. The evidence of his unwavering loyalty is seen most clearly through something Steve says about him ('Even when I had nothing, I had Bucky'), and three instances of his behaviour in the first film. Firstly, he makes sure to be with Steve during and after his mother's funeral, refusing to take no for an answer in helping. It's then that he coins the line that will come back to haunt him later: 'I'm with you 'til the end of the line, pal. Secondly, he refuses to run and save himself when the HYDRA base is collapsing, saying he won't leave without Steve. And finally, he states that he'll follow the skinny kid from Brooklyn (Steve) into war, rather than Captain America. As proud as he is of all his friend has achieved, it's Steve Rogers that earned his loyalty, and that holds true whether he's skinny with health problems, or able to bench press three women atop a motorcycle.
He is an easy-going charmer, often preferring to focus on the fun that life has to offer rather than the grim reality facing him. While Steve was desperately trying to enlist, going so far as to lie on his forms, Bucky only wanted to go dancing and enjoy the last night he had before being shipped off overseas. He is a man who enjoys all the pleasures of being a young and athletic soldier, mostly with the women. He is a flirt and a charmer, someone with a quick wit and a ready laugh. He enjoys being the life of the party, and it even irritates him slightly when Steve becomes more popular with the ladies after his transformation.
He does, however, know when to be serious if the situation calls for it. He's a soldier, so he's used to taking orders and obeying them as well as working in a team. He will listen to Agent Carter despite her being a woman in a time when women were not seen as suited for positions in the armed forces, and he is always there to help Steve fight off the bullies - whether they come in small-minded cinema goer or Nazi form.
Above all, Bucky is a survivor. It's stated that nobody who is taken away in the HYDRA base to be experimented on returns, but Bucky is still alive when he is found by Steve. He forces himself to move, to fight, and to ultimately escape. This is, perhaps, the trait he shares most strongly with the Winter Soldier. The Winter Soldier is what happened after Bucky Barnes fell from a train and was presumed dead. He was not. He was, instead, rescued by HYDRA (an organisation that began life as a Nazi research division), and trained into the ultimate assassin.
The Winter Soldier bears little resemblance to Bucky Barnes.
In order to create the perfect soldier, someone who would be obedient, efficient, and ruthless, the scientists at HYDRA subjected Bucky to severe mental conditioning and torture. His personality, memories, and free will were constantly being erased whenever they began to surface, leaving him a blank slate to be controlled. As the Soldier, he was merely an asset, not a human being. His conditioning was so severe that he doesn't resist the mind wipes, even though he knows they will be agony for him, even placing the bit between his own teeth in preparation.
He is vicious and without conscience as the Soldier, caring little about collateral damage in pursuit of his target. It is that, combined with his single-minded focus and extensive training, that make him one of the most dangerous assassins of his time. He is a man who has been brutally tortured, conditioned, and frequently kept in storage like a tool between missions. He bears so little resemblance to Bucky Barnes, that he doesn't even recognise his name the first time he comes face to face with Steve (his target at the time).
However, Bucky was not completely gone from the Soldier. Repeated exposure to Steve Rogers allowed the programming to begin to fail and memories to resurface. This led to a conflict of interest where he initially tried to kill Steve with everything in his arsenal, and ended in saving him from drowning. By the end of the fight he isn't sure who he is, and so he takes off. He flees HYDRA, he flees from Steve Rogers, and he goes underground to try and figure out who he is.
This is where Bucky is at his current canon point. He's not the Soldier any longer, but neither is he completely Bucky Barnes. He has a lot of his old memories and he no longer wishes to be an assassin, but he is a man heavily damaged by trauma and decades of programming. He survives, but he is not trusting and his priority is not his well-being. The Soldier is still inside him, and so he is still dangerous and if attacked will likely retaliate with extreme prejudice. He is distrustful, wary, and confused. He will likely not make allies or friend easily, and he could be triggered into becoming the Soldier again under the right (or wrong) circumstances.
Flavor Abilities: Bucky has a highly advanced metal prosthetic replacing one of his arms, he will keep this though it's strength will be diminished to that of normal human (rather than super soldier) levels. He has been highly trained in the abilities needed to be the perfect assassin; he speaks numerous languages, can operate most weaponry and vehicles, and is an expert at several forms of hand-to-hand fighting.
Suitability: Bucky is used to survival situations and psychological torture, albeit of a different nature. It will be interesting to see how he manages to cooperative aspect of surviving in Norfinbury, as he's so used to working as a lone assassin.
RP Samples: Three threads here