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I remember a while ago there were several metas talking about Bucky being right-handed (which he then confirms in TFATWS) while the Winter Soldier is left-handed, usually using this scene as proof:

And maybe even this:

But recently I saw several gif sets of Bucky on the train right before the fall (one of which I’ll reblog after this) and look:

He’s moving the gun between his left hand and right hand interchangeably, even when the right arm is not injured. In a later scene, he takes down the trooper with a single shot with left-handed aim — so he’s no slouch on that side. He then goes back to using his right hand when he picks up the shield.

On the converse, the Winter Soldier also uses his right hand and left hand interchangeably, notably in that scene:

In fact I think if you do an overall tally of how both Bucky and the Winter Soldier reach for their weapons — whether that’s a rocket launcher or a gun or knives — you’ll find that the majority of the time it’s in their right hand (just a quick GIF search would prove this). But the times they do use it in their left hand, they are still dangerously competent with it.

So I think Bucky (and the Winter Soldier) is right-hand dominant as he says, but he’s learned to use his left hand competently as a shooter before became the Winter Soldier. He’s then turned it into a useful skill to throw off his opponents.

Up until this point he’s been trying to stab Steve with his right hand, but Steve keeps blocking it with his shield. When Bucky drops the knife into his left hand, Steve’s attention follows the knife and Bucky instead uses his right hand to punch Steve in the head.

I think another part of the “Winter Soldier is left-handed” thought comes from the fact he often uses the left arm for brute force tasks - like ripping off doors from cars and helicopters, and punching into cement.

For most of us, our dominant hand is both the stronger and more dextrous hand, but for Bucky his right hand is more dextrous while his left arm is stronger (we’ll just accept the science of that for now…). So I feel like this is something that Bucky has learned to adapt — he uses that left arm for tasks that require the mechanical strength or as a metal shield, while the right is still his instinctive go-to for fine coordination tasks.

How, why, and when Bucky learned to be ambidextrous not just for firearms but also for hand to hand combat is a delicious source of angst worth exploring.

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Bucky getting excited about technology (and pissing off the Starks) 1943-2014.

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Just get back here, dammit.

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the neverending tale of Bucky Barnes being a lil shit.

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”Bucky, this stopped being funny 70 years ago”

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incorrigible.

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it’s called reverse psychologing.

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and bucky thought he would never see anything better than “star-spangled man with a plan”

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Gym Bros (TM)

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mfw i decide to remake a comic from 8 years ago

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[when i woke up…] (slightly older nahida)

sometimes i think about how rukkha using her powers to protect everyone causes her to become small and vulnerable, yet she never had someone (like a familiar) there to protect and take care of her during those times… i wish nahida never has to wake up alone and confused again.

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im almost positive that bucky doesnt bother updating anyone at avengers hq that his address and phone changed, so when they they cant contact him they probably panic

rhodey gets sent to speak to sam about bucky going AWOL, to ask if hes heard anything and that theyre gonna need sams help to find him

just for him to get to sams place in delacroix and have bucky open the door, half dressed from just waking up and drinking coffee from a handmade "worlds best uncles" mug

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the links share their time’s respective Zora through sketches of varying quality

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All of Four is offended by the existence of these ‘weapons’ and is in agreement that they do not deserved to exist.

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I don't know if wolves also act like dogs, but this seems like a cute thing for Wolfie to do :D

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Game Concept: JRPG set in the US but the developers know nothing about America

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Game Concept: JRPG set in the US but the developers know nothing about America