Sergeant James Buchanan Barnes of the Howling Commandos, born March 10th, 1917. He was drafted as a world war two soldier, but was tragically loss on a mission with Captain Steve Rogers, later known as Captain America. He was found by HYDRA, and resisted physical and psychological torture for 20 years before he broke. He was used as the Winter Soldier, an assassin and terrorist on behalf of the Soviet government.

Over time, with the help of the Avengers, he broke the brainwashing, was back to being Bucky, not The Soldat. He was heavily different than he had been in the 40's, however. His Brooklyn accent almost always masked by a totally neutral one, and he recoiled at any physical touch, even from Steve- his oldest friend.