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● name: Fossil
● age: 30
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● other characters: N/A
character information
● name: James Buchanan "Bucky" Barnes
● canon: Marvel Cinematic Universe
● canon point: Post The Winter Soldier, but pre Civil War. He will be coming in approximately six months after the end of The Winter Soldier.
● age: Chronologically 97, physically mid-late twenties. He was born in 1917 and fell from the train in the mid 1940s. He then spent until 2014 being periodically frozen and unfrozen from cryogenic storage, as well as having super soldier serum in his system which naturally slows the ageing process.
● (canon) background: Here
● abilities:
↠ Super Soldier Serum: Bucky was injected with the super soldier serum as part of being tortured and experimented on by HYDRA when he was first captured during World War II. This serum makes him stronger, faster, and more durable than the average human. It also allows him to heal slightly faster than the normal human body; however, it doesn't grant amazing healing capabilities or superhuman abilities.
↠ Fighting skills: Initially, Bucky was a boxer from his youth and then trained to fight in the US army, specialising in sniping, and so has a range of combat ability from that past. However, his main combat training came in the seventy years he spent as the Winter Soldier. He was ruthlessly trained in all aspects of how to be the perfect assassin for HYDRA, an asset that they would be proud of. For this reason, he knows a wide variety of combat styles and can proficiently use all manner of both melee and ranged weapons. He is especially proficient with firearms and knives.
↠ Vehicles/Technology: Similarly to how Bucky was grilled in fighting techniques to be HYDRA's most valuable asset, they also made sure he was an expert in all other things he may come into contact with in pursuit of his missions. This meant he was trained to drive pretty much any vehicle - he favours a motorcycle, but he's even been canonically seen getting in a helicopter and working it with no issues - as well as basic cell phone/internet technology.
↠ Covert Operative: Bucky knows how to disappear. He knows how to fly under the radar and survive in the harshest of environments with very little (much of his training was in Siberia). He's managed to elude world governments, SHIELD, and HYDRA for six months at his current canon point even though he's heavily wanted.
↠ Prosthetic Arm: Bucky's prosthetic arm is significantly stronger and more durable than a real arm. He's seen using it to deflect bullets and to support himself by dragging it along the road while on a moving motorcycle. It functions exactly as a real arm would.
↠ Languages: Russian, Romanian, English - native fluency, these are the languages we've seen him speak in canon. However, as with all other aspects of his assassin training, it's fair to surmise he would be at least semi-fluent in most major languages of the world so that he would be able to carry out missions in these locations effectively.
● strengths:
↠ Loyalty: One of the key things that defines Bucky is his loyalty. It can be seen from before the war when he refuses to let Steve face his mother's death alone ("I'm with you 'til the end of the line"), to when he refuses to abandon Steve during an escape from the HYDRA base, to during the war when he agrees to follow Steve instead of Captain America, because that's who earned his loyalty. It's this loyalty that HYDRA corrupts as the Soldier, turning it onto their own goals, it's what makes him such a perfect asset. Whether it's been corrupted by HYDRA, or reawakened by his best friend refusing to fight him, loyalty is always at the core of Bucky.
↠ Determination/Survivor: No matter what life throws his way, Bucky will survive it through sheer grit and determination alone. He survives being experimented on as a POW when most others succumb to death, he survives an impossible fall into a frozen ravine, and he survives decades of being tortured and brainwashed. Even after all that, he's still going with a determination to survive and discover who he truly is. Even with all of the odds against him, being hunted by the remnants of SHIELD and HYDRA, as well as several world governments, he refuses to give up.
↠ Adaptable: Despite being used as a mindless weapon for decades, Bucky manages to evade being recaptured by adapting the skills he learned as the Soldier into ones to help him disappear. He knows how to blend in with most cultures, speaks a lot of languages, and is shown thinking on his feet during combat when things don't go to plan, to utilise the terrain and available possible weapons to his advantage.
● weaknesses:
↠ Identity issues: Bucky, especially at his current canon point, is a man struggling to find his identity once more. This can lead to him making extremely poor decisions in an effort to make sure that the 'Soldier' is not who he is any more. The Soldier was ruthless, cold, vicious, and emotionless, and existed simply as a weapon for HYDRA to aim and detonate. Bucky is struggling to overcome this and remember who he used to be before, but his memories are extremely fractured. He is so frightened of becoming the Soldier again (especially through the use of specific trigger words which can control him), that he often reacts on instinct to assume everyone is a threat.
↠ Arrogance: Even before Bucky became the Soldier, he possessed the cockiness of someone who has always excelled in life and expects to go right on excelling. Though he is a far cry from the man who used to charm the ladies with his confidence, some of that arrogance remains. As the Soldier it allowed him to know that he was the best at what he did, and now it drives him to believe that he can survive best on his own without the help of others. It's not as strong in his character as it used to be, but it definitely still exists.
↠ Paranoia/antisocial: An unfortunate remnant of what was done to him to turn him into the Soldier, and being hunted across the world, has turned Bucky into quite an antisocial and paranoid individual. He is always looking for the ulterior motive, suspecting a trap, or outright distrusted everyone he comes across as potential enemies. That is a detriment as it often leads him to isolating himself or refusing help that he needs from people who care.
● skills (optional): N/A - Bucky will not be wanting to take a job initially.
● housing (optional): I'm fine with Bucky being placed in the communal housing, but he won't use it. He is most likely to attempt to find a variety of unused buildings or apartments and ghost through them like a squatter, or even find a place outside to hide. Would this be acceptable?
● network username: Because Bucky is a paranoid fool who won't want anyone to know it's him, he will use the network username of "user.name".
● network sample: From Snowblind RPG one and two.
● prose/action sample: From the test drive meme
● name: Fossil
● age: 30
● contact:
● other characters: N/A
character information
● name: James Buchanan "Bucky" Barnes
● canon: Marvel Cinematic Universe
● canon point: Post The Winter Soldier, but pre Civil War. He will be coming in approximately six months after the end of The Winter Soldier.
● age: Chronologically 97, physically mid-late twenties. He was born in 1917 and fell from the train in the mid 1940s. He then spent until 2014 being periodically frozen and unfrozen from cryogenic storage, as well as having super soldier serum in his system which naturally slows the ageing process.
● (canon) background: Here
● abilities:
↠ Super Soldier Serum: Bucky was injected with the super soldier serum as part of being tortured and experimented on by HYDRA when he was first captured during World War II. This serum makes him stronger, faster, and more durable than the average human. It also allows him to heal slightly faster than the normal human body; however, it doesn't grant amazing healing capabilities or superhuman abilities.
↠ Fighting skills: Initially, Bucky was a boxer from his youth and then trained to fight in the US army, specialising in sniping, and so has a range of combat ability from that past. However, his main combat training came in the seventy years he spent as the Winter Soldier. He was ruthlessly trained in all aspects of how to be the perfect assassin for HYDRA, an asset that they would be proud of. For this reason, he knows a wide variety of combat styles and can proficiently use all manner of both melee and ranged weapons. He is especially proficient with firearms and knives.
↠ Vehicles/Technology: Similarly to how Bucky was grilled in fighting techniques to be HYDRA's most valuable asset, they also made sure he was an expert in all other things he may come into contact with in pursuit of his missions. This meant he was trained to drive pretty much any vehicle - he favours a motorcycle, but he's even been canonically seen getting in a helicopter and working it with no issues - as well as basic cell phone/internet technology.
↠ Covert Operative: Bucky knows how to disappear. He knows how to fly under the radar and survive in the harshest of environments with very little (much of his training was in Siberia). He's managed to elude world governments, SHIELD, and HYDRA for six months at his current canon point even though he's heavily wanted.
↠ Prosthetic Arm: Bucky's prosthetic arm is significantly stronger and more durable than a real arm. He's seen using it to deflect bullets and to support himself by dragging it along the road while on a moving motorcycle. It functions exactly as a real arm would.
↠ Languages: Russian, Romanian, English - native fluency, these are the languages we've seen him speak in canon. However, as with all other aspects of his assassin training, it's fair to surmise he would be at least semi-fluent in most major languages of the world so that he would be able to carry out missions in these locations effectively.
● strengths:
↠ Loyalty: One of the key things that defines Bucky is his loyalty. It can be seen from before the war when he refuses to let Steve face his mother's death alone ("I'm with you 'til the end of the line"), to when he refuses to abandon Steve during an escape from the HYDRA base, to during the war when he agrees to follow Steve instead of Captain America, because that's who earned his loyalty. It's this loyalty that HYDRA corrupts as the Soldier, turning it onto their own goals, it's what makes him such a perfect asset. Whether it's been corrupted by HYDRA, or reawakened by his best friend refusing to fight him, loyalty is always at the core of Bucky.
↠ Determination/Survivor: No matter what life throws his way, Bucky will survive it through sheer grit and determination alone. He survives being experimented on as a POW when most others succumb to death, he survives an impossible fall into a frozen ravine, and he survives decades of being tortured and brainwashed. Even after all that, he's still going with a determination to survive and discover who he truly is. Even with all of the odds against him, being hunted by the remnants of SHIELD and HYDRA, as well as several world governments, he refuses to give up.
↠ Adaptable: Despite being used as a mindless weapon for decades, Bucky manages to evade being recaptured by adapting the skills he learned as the Soldier into ones to help him disappear. He knows how to blend in with most cultures, speaks a lot of languages, and is shown thinking on his feet during combat when things don't go to plan, to utilise the terrain and available possible weapons to his advantage.
● weaknesses:
↠ Identity issues: Bucky, especially at his current canon point, is a man struggling to find his identity once more. This can lead to him making extremely poor decisions in an effort to make sure that the 'Soldier' is not who he is any more. The Soldier was ruthless, cold, vicious, and emotionless, and existed simply as a weapon for HYDRA to aim and detonate. Bucky is struggling to overcome this and remember who he used to be before, but his memories are extremely fractured. He is so frightened of becoming the Soldier again (especially through the use of specific trigger words which can control him), that he often reacts on instinct to assume everyone is a threat.
↠ Arrogance: Even before Bucky became the Soldier, he possessed the cockiness of someone who has always excelled in life and expects to go right on excelling. Though he is a far cry from the man who used to charm the ladies with his confidence, some of that arrogance remains. As the Soldier it allowed him to know that he was the best at what he did, and now it drives him to believe that he can survive best on his own without the help of others. It's not as strong in his character as it used to be, but it definitely still exists.
↠ Paranoia/antisocial: An unfortunate remnant of what was done to him to turn him into the Soldier, and being hunted across the world, has turned Bucky into quite an antisocial and paranoid individual. He is always looking for the ulterior motive, suspecting a trap, or outright distrusted everyone he comes across as potential enemies. That is a detriment as it often leads him to isolating himself or refusing help that he needs from people who care.
● skills (optional): N/A - Bucky will not be wanting to take a job initially.
● housing (optional): I'm fine with Bucky being placed in the communal housing, but he won't use it. He is most likely to attempt to find a variety of unused buildings or apartments and ghost through them like a squatter, or even find a place outside to hide. Would this be acceptable?
● network username: Because Bucky is a paranoid fool who won't want anyone to know it's him, he will use the network username of "user.name".
● network sample: From Snowblind RPG one and two.
● prose/action sample: From the test drive meme