Bucky Barnes

Bucky Barnes has been on one hell of a journey in the Marvel Cinematic Universe to date – perhaps more than anybody else in the franchise. Starting life as a kid in Brooklyn, and a friend of Steve Rogers, he joins the army. He’s then apparently killed in action, before being revived by HYDRA, brainwashed and kept in cryogenic suspension as their controlled assassin.

He’s fought his childhood friend in Captain America: The Winter Soldier; now, he returns in Captain America: Civil War as the man framed for the attack that triggered the implementation of the Sokovia Accords. Knowing he’s been framed, Captain America helps him escape the authorities, and the two somewhat rekindle their friendship.

Sebastian Stan’s character is great in the movie. His action scenes are superb, his character has developed significantly, and he’s become someone audiences are rooting for. He even has a couple of funny lines, which wasn’t expected. Now, he’s back in suspended animation in Wakanda, where their scientists will try to finally free him completely from HYDRA’s control.

And now we move on to the MCU’s flagship character, who has a key role in this movie.