Bucky is loyal, brave, resilient and has a strong sense of justice much like his friend Captain America; during the 1940s he was charming, while in present times he tends to be more distant and self-contained. As the Winter Soldier, Bucky was an elusive, dangerous, and amnesiac assassin. He was ruthless, brutal, and under the complete control of HYDRA. After Steve Rogers reminded him of his past, Bucky broke from his programming and saved his friend and former target from drowning.