In the classic comics, the Captain America sidekick Bucky epitomized the whole boy wonder stereotype in a way only rivalled by Robin. Seriously, just look at him!
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| Pictured: Lameness Personified |
Other than the critical misstep of putting a 15 YEAR OLD CHILD IN WWII, they put in him in one of the most flamboyant costumes imaginable. I mean, when I was 15 my biggest problem was an emerging case of acne. This kid was apparently shooting Nazis, and there's no way the Bucky in the picture above could pull that off. I kinda hate the whole boy-wonder sidekick thing, and Bucky was no exception. That is until Ed Brubaker came around and completely reinvented the character as a badass who would do some of the more morally dubious actions Cap couldn't be seen doing. Oh, and Brubaker also revealed Bucky was still alive in present day, now as a brainwashed soviet assassin codenamed "The Winter Soldier".
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| Definitively Not Lame |
After regaining his memories, it was in fact Bucky who took on the mantle of Captain America after the death of Steve Rogers, a role he continues to rock to this day. But why do I bring this up? Just to set up context for why the boy adventurer looks so freaking pissed off in this pic, our first image of Sebastian Stan as Bucky!
So while we have Chris Evans lookin' all hero-y n'stuff, Bucky is apparently staring death at some poor fool off camera. Joe Johnston described Stan as bringing a dark side to the role, which sounds perfect for the character if you ask me. I'm hoping Stan impresses us so we can see the Winter Solider as a villain in a future Captain America movie. Although I doubt we'll see Bucky become Captain America in any of the movies (killing Cap on camera would almost be as bad as murdering Optimus in the Transformers animated movie. Almost), he's too a cool supporting character to lose after the first movie. The Captain America trailer will premiere during the Superbowl, which means if you were planning on not watching the game before you should absolutely reconsider.
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