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|fandomI = ''[[Marvel Cinematic Universe]]''
  
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|aka = Winter Falcon, WinterFalcon, BuckySam, Winter Bird
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|tropes = • {{Wikia|allthetropes|Battle Couple}} - Both are ex-military, Sam is an Avenger, and Bucky is a former assassin.<br>• {{Wikia|allthetropes|Friendly Rivalry}} - Bucky and Sam are both friends with Steve. This doesn't mean they have to like each other.<br>• {{Wikia|allthetropes|Headbutting Heroes}}<br>• {{Wikia|allthetropes|Like an Old Married Couple}}<br>• {{Wikia|allthetropes|Reformed But Rejected}} - Sam doesn't think that everything is all good just because Bucky says a couple of things about Steve's past.<br>• {{Wikia|allthetropes|Rivals Team Up}} - Sam and Bucky are paired together to get to the Quinjet.
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|tropes = • {{Wikia|allthetropes|Battle Couple}} — Both are ex-military, Sam is an Avenger, and Bucky is a former assassin.<br>• {{Wikia|allthetropes|Friendly Rivalry}} — Bucky and Sam are both friends with Steve. This doesn't mean they have to like each other.<br>• {{Wikia|allthetropes|Headbutting Heroes}}<br>• {{Wikia|allthetropes|Like an Old Married Couple}}<br>• {{Wikia|allthetropes|Reformed But Rejected}} — Sam doesn't think that everything is all good just because Bucky says a couple of things about Steve's past.<br>• {{Wikia|allthetropes|Rivals Team Up}} — Sam and Bucky are paired together to get to the Quinjet.<br>• {{Wikia|allthetropes|Vitriolic Best Buds}}
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'''SamBucky''' is the [[Shipping#Slash|slash]] ship between Bucky Barnes and Sam Wilson from the ''[[Marvel Cinematic Universe]]'' fandom.
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{{Dialogue|Bucky|You couldn't have done that earlier?|Sam|I hate you.|Captain America: Civil War.}}
  
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'''Winter Falcon''' is the [[Shipping#Slash|slash]] ship between Bucky Barnes and Sam Wilson from the ''[[Marvel Cinematic Universe]]'' fandom.
  
   
 
== Canon ==
  
== Canon ==
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=== Earth-616 ===
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Bucky and Sam became were close allies when fighting during the accords and had encountered each other when Bucky was still in the hands of HYDRA,
  
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<big>THE DEATH OF CAPTAIN AMERICA</big>
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As Steve is shot, Bucky heads to wear the sniper shot from, Sam following him from above. When Bucky enters the building, the shooter is gone. He notices the skylight, just as Sam flies through and pins him to the nearest wall. He accuses Bucky of shooting Steve, and that he better hope that he's still alive. Bucky says that he is, Sam realizing his mistake. Bucky says that he'd kill himself before that. Fury calls Bucky, saying he has his eyes on the shooter, and Bucky asks if Sam can carry him and fly at the same time.
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Sam carries him out, Bucky telling him to go for the helicopter carrying the shooter. Bucky pulls out two guns, Sam asksing what he's doing. Bucky responds that he's taking them out, and shoots at the helicopter blades. The shooter, Crossbones, jumps out as the copter goes down, and attacks Bucky, pulling him from Sam's arms. On top of the nearest building, Bucky is able to knock out Crossbones as Sam flies in. He tells Bucky to leave before the Shield Agents show up and rope him in. Bucky agress and asks if Sam can hands Crossbones. Sam says that he's not going anywhere. Bucky tells him to get to Steve soon, since he can't be there.
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Bucky regrets getting into a bar fight just as Sam shows up. He asks if they were bad guys, but Bucky says that they were just morons. He tells Sam that Steve would have liked what he said at the funeral, and that he really understood Steve. Sam says they have to run since the cops are on the way. Bucky agrees and goes to pay his tab just as Tony's speech from the funeral plays. Bucky pauses and Sam asks if he's coming. Bucky says yes and they leave.
   
 
=== Captain America: The Winter Soldier ===
  
=== Captain America: The Winter Soldier ===
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Steve, Sam, and [[Natasha Romanoff|Natasha]] had kidnapped Jasper Sitwell, one of the undercover HYDRA agents working for SHIELD, and had taken the freeway when they encountered the Winter Soldier, who threw Jasper out of the car into a passing truck, killing him. Before the Soldier could assassinate Steve and Sam, Sam immediately pushed down on the brakes, resulting in the Winter Soldier getting thrown off the car.
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Steve, Sam, and Natasha had kidnapped Jasper Sitwell, one of the undercover HYDRA agents working for SHIELD, and had taken the freeway when the Winter Soldier lands on the roof and throws Sitewell out the window and kills him. The Winter Soldier starts to shoot at the three through the roof, and they're able to throw him off. He lands in front of their car just as a HYDRA truck shows up and forces the car forward. Sam tries to stop the car as the Winter Soldier jumps on top of the roof. He then shoves his hand through the front window and takes the wheel out of Sam's hands, and the car crashes.
   
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Steve fights the Winter Soldier, and in the process takes off his mask and reveals him to be Bucky Barnes. As he's about to shoot Steve, Sam flies down and kicks him in the face.
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This did not stop him, however, as he slowed himself down with his metal arm before charging back at the car and ripping out the steering wheel, causing the car to lose control and crash. Everyone got out of the car before Winter fired a grenade launcher, which Steve took with his shield, sending him plummeting into a bus below.
  
   
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Steve stands at the top of the abandoned dam, Sam coming up to him and tells him that Bucky will be there when they execute their plan. Steve knows. Sam tells Steve that whoever Bucky was, the guy he is now is the kind you stop, not save. Steve says that he doesn't know if he can do that, and Sam says that he might not have a choice, since he doesn't know him.
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Winter then targeted Natasha, who eventually temporarily disabled Winter's metal arm and strangled him. Soon, Winter was close to eliminating Natasha, but was saved by Steve, who fought Winter.
  
   
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As Sam and Steve make their way to the helicarrier control room, Bucky rams Steve off the side. Sam goes to get him, but Bucky grabs onto one of his wings and throws him back. Sam stops himself from falling to the ground and starts to shoot at Bucky, who is able to dodge before taking cover. Sam starts to fly away, but Bucky launches a zipline at his wing and slams Sam into the ground. He pulls off the wing and runs towards Sam, and kicks him off the edge of the Helicarrier. Sam is luckily able to land safely at the bottom.
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After it is revealed that the Winter Soldier is Bucky Barnes by Steve, Winter is left confused and attempts to shoot Rogers, but is quickly kicked down by Sam when he flew down on is Falcon suit. Winter then disappeared, a unit of STRIKE agents taking Steve, Sam, and Natasha into custody. This fails though, as Maria Hill went undercover and saved the trio.
  
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After taking down HYDRA, Sam, Steve and Natasha meet up, and Natasha gives Steve the Winter Soldier file. Sam asks if he's going after Bucky and Steve says that he doesn't have to come with. Sam says he knows, and asks when they start.
   
 
=== Captain America: Civil War ===
  
=== Captain America: Civil War ===
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As the power goes out, Steve realizes that the man who framed Bucky is the one interrogating him, and he and Sam run down to the room finding all the guards unconscious. Steve enters the room and confronts the intergator. Sam walks in and a brainwashed Bucky takes a swing at him, Sam ducking just in time. Bucky is able to punch him in the gut and throw him across the room, knocking him out.
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After the fall of Project Insight, Bucky's encounter with Steve and T'Challa, the Black Panter, and Bucky turning back into the Winter Soldier. Sam and Bucky meet again after Steve saved Bucky from drowning.
  
   
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Bucky wakes up, his arm locked in a machine, with Sam watching him. Sam calls over Steve and the three start to talk. Steve belives that they're talking to Bucky without mind control, but Sam asks if that makes everything automatically okay. Bucky tells them that Zemo was looking for the other Winter Soldiers. Sam asks if they all turned out like him, and Bucky says that they were worse. Sam tells Steve that this would have been easier a week ago, and they don't know if the accords will allow Tony to help.
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After having small talk, the trio stole a car to meet Sharon Carter, a SHIELD agent that had recovered Steve's shield from the river and Sam's Falcon suit. Bucky, having stayed in the car with Sam while Steve and Sharon talked, eventually asked if Sam could move his seat up. Sam refused, leading to Bucky moving over a little. Steve and Sharon then share a kiss before she departs.
  
   
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The three steel a car and meet up with Sharon Carter for their equipment. While Steve gets their stuff, Sam and Bucky sit in the car, Sam in front, Bucky in back. Bucky asks Sam to move his seat up, but Sam just deadpans "no". Bucky scoots to the side, Sam glancing back at him. They watch Steve kiss Sharon, and when he turns around they both nod their heads and smile, embarrassing him.
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The trio then met Clint Barton, who had gathered other superheroes that supported Steve and Bucky. As they talked, Bucky overheard over the airport speakers that the airport would be evacuated due to [[Tony Stark|Iron Man's]] arrival. Bucky then spread this message.
  
   
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The team then went into the airport, Steve and Sam taking ground inside the airport. They then see Spider-Man, or Peter Parker, crawling on the windows of the building. Spider-Man then broke into the building to fight Bucky and Sam. After he kicked Sam to the ground, Spider-Man caught Bucky's metal arm when he attempted to punch him. He complimented on how 'cool' Bucky's arm was.
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As Bucky and Sam run through the airport, they see Spider-Man climb along the outside windows. Bucky asks what that is, but Sam just comments on everyone having a gimmick. Spider-Man then swings around and knocks through the window, and kicking Sam to the side. He then goes to punch Bucky, who stops him, and Sam gets up and flies him away from Bucky.
   
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Sam then started fighting Spider-Man while Bucky threw random objects at the teen, which were thrown back at him. Bucky and Sam are then pinned to the ground by Spider-Man's webs while he mocks them. Sam then activates Redwing, who hooked onto Spider-Man and flew him out of the building, making Bucky ask if he could've done that earlier.
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As Spider-Man chases after Sam, Bucky throws some debris at him to distract him, but it gets thrown back in his face. Sam is brought down by Spider-Man and webbed against the railing. As Spider-Man swings to kick Sam, Bucky runs in front of him and takes the hit, sending them both to the lower floor. Spider-Man webs them both, but Sam sends Red Wing to remove him before he can make an official arrest. Bucky tiredly asks if he couldn't have done that earlier, Sam replying that he hates him.
   
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=== Avengers: Infinity War ===
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Bucky and Sam are eventually separated when Steve and Bucky flee on the Quinjet.
  
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Sam and Bucky don't end up meeting, but both fought in Wakanda at the time. The two both turn to dust as a result of the Decimation, or Thanos' Snap.
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== Moments ==
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=== Captain America ===
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'''Issue #25'''
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* Sam asks who Bucky is talking to, and he responds with Nick Fury.
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* Sam asks if it's the real Nick Fury, Bucky assures him it is.
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* Sam watches as Bucky falls towards the building.
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'''Issue #26'''
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* Sam gets a call from Fury about Bucky.
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'''ISSUE #27'''
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* Sam tells Sharon that Bucky went missing.
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* Sam tells Sharon that Bucky's been looking for Cap's shield.
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* Sam tells Sharon that Bucky is going to kill Tony.
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* Sam and Sharon follow Bucky's trail.
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'''ISSUE #28'''
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* Sam sends his birds out looking for Bucky.
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=== Captain America: The Winter Soldier ===
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* The Winter Soldier fires at Sam and Natasha.
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* Sam asks how it's possible for Bucky to be alive after all these years.
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=== Avengers: Age of Ultron ===
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* Sam tells Steve that he's perfectly okay looking for cold leads on Bucky.
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=== Captain America: Civil War ===
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* Sam reminds Steve that Bucky would have helped him in 1945, not so much now.
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* Steve tells Sam where Bucky is.
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* Sam knocks away the Helicopter that is shooting at Bucky.
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* Sam follows Bucky and Steve under the bridge.
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* Sam and Bucky are both arrested.
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* Sam looks over at Bucky as he's taken away by authorities.
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* Sam watches Bucky get interrogated.
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* Sam reminds Steve that when they looked for Bucky for two years they couldn't find him.
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* Bucky and Sam meet with Clint and Scott.
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* Bucky and Sam search for the Quinjet as Steve confronts Team Iron Man.
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* Rhodey scans the airports and see's Sam and Bucky running through the terminal.
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* Sam sees Bucky get webbed by Spider-Man.
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* Bucky and Sam run side by side as the join the rest of Team Cap.
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* Sam tells Bucky and Steve that they need to leave.
   
 
=== Avengers: Infinity War ===
  
=== Avengers: Infinity War ===
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* Bucky and Sam watch as the first of Thanos' forces hit the shield around Wakanda.
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Steve and Bucky don't end up meeting, but both fought in Wakanda at the time. The two both turn to dust as a result of the Decimation, or Thanos' Snap.
  
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* Bucky tells Sam that he loves Wakanda when the shields protect them.
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== Quotes ==
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{{Dialogue|Sam|Wow, when Fury said were in the *bleep*, I had no idea you took out the entire bar. Tell me they're HYDRA or A.I.M. or something, please.|Bucky|No...just morons.|Captain America #26}}
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{{Dialogue|Bucky|Can you move your seat up?|Sam|No.|Captain America: Civil War}}
   
 
== Behind the Scenes ==
  
== Behind the Scenes ==
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{{Quote|It only took about four press tours for someone to kind of get the idea, that these two lunatics, should have a show.|Sebastian on ''The Winter Soldier and Falcon''<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anI_6B9Tp1w Sebastian Stan teases Avengers Spin-Off with Anthony Mackie]</ref>}}
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{{Quote|I did appreciate any interaction I had with Falcon really enjoyed especially throwing punches at him.|Sebastian Stan on Bucky in Civil War<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzG3-Wrt6Sw&t=380 CAPTAIN AMERICA CIVIL WAR Cast Interviews]</ref>}}
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{{Quote|Somebody the other day said, 'You know what the real love story is? The Falcon and Winter Soldier.'|Sebastian Stan<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lw-dcrg4BcQ&t=105 Anthony Mackie, Sebastian Stan talk Captain America: Civil War in Singapore]</ref>}}
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When a fan at Ace Comic Con asks if Sebastian would ever play an LGBT character again that he would as long as the story is right, just as Anthony Mackie makes his entrance<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRPmRjJ4iOA&t=1946 Sebastian Stan , Anthony Mackie & Tom Holland - Panel at Ace Comic Con Seattle]</ref>. As Anthony sat down, he pulled Sebastian towards him and placed his arm over his shoulder. Sebastian then stated that said story could happen now<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRPmRjJ4iOA&t=2099 Sebastian Stan , Anthony Mackie & Tom Holland - Panel at Ace Comic Con Seattle]</ref>.
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{{Quote|It only took about four press tours for someone to kind of get the idea, that these two lunatics, should have a show.|Sebastian on ''The Falcon And The Winter Soldier''<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anI_6B9Tp1w Sebastian Stan teases Avengers Spin-Off with Anthony Mackie]</ref>}}
   
 
== Fanon ==
  
== Fanon ==
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Not being a very popular ship among the ''Marvel Cinematic Universe'' fandom, there isn't a lot of fanfiction compared to more popular ships, like [[Stucky]] or [[Stony]]. While some fans started shipping them from ''The Winter Soldier'' most based it on the press tour interviews between actors Anthony Mackie and Sebastian Stan.
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Not being a very popular ship among the ''Marvel Cinematic Universe'' fandom, there isn't a lot of fanfiction compared to more popular ships, like [[Stucky]] or [[Stony]]. There were some who shipped them in the comics, and would combine some of their 616 characteristics with their MCU counterparts, which is common for fans of both. Some fans started shipping them from ''The Winter Soldier'' most based it on the press tour interviews between actors Anthony Mackie and Sebastian Stan. Given that Marvel has a history of hiring actors who are similar to their characters, it made MCU fans want to see more of Sam and Bucky interact. More started to ship the two after Civil War, given their more shared screen time. With the announcement of the Winter Soldier and Falcon series fans of the pairing were excited. The end of Endgame also set up the two for the series, but also caused many to ship them.
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Most ship them based on their more snarky back and forths, specifically saying that they have a more buddy cop dynamic. Many joke about how the only reason they spend time together is because they're both best friends with Steve, and when he's not around they'll instantly start fighting.
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After Endgame, the increase in fans of the pairing were due to the end result of the movie. The two were left alone without Steve, and would often use that as a point in current fics of pairing them together.
   
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On AO3, there are a total of 1,628 works. On Wattpad, there are only 66 stories with the Winterfalcon tag.
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On AO3, there are over 1800 works, and is the second most written ship for Sam. On Wattpad, there are only 66 stories within the Winterfalcon tag.
   
 
== Fandom ==
  
== Fandom ==
 
'''FAN FICTION '''
  
'''FAN FICTION '''
 
:{{AO3/Tags|Bucky/Sam|James%20%22Bucky%22%20Barnes*s*Sam%20Wilson}}
  
:{{AO3/Tags|Bucky/Sam|James%20%22Bucky%22%20Barnes*s*Sam%20Wilson}}
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:[https://www.fanfiction.net/movie/Avengers/?&srt=1&r=10&c1=134460&c2=144085 Bucky/Sam (Avengers movies)] on [https://www.fanfiction.net FanFiction.net]
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:[https://www.fanfiction.net/movie/Captain-America/?&srt=1&r=10&c1=70886&c2=117225 Bucky/Sam (Captain America movies)] on [https://www.fanfiction.net FanFiction.net]
 
:{{Wattpad/Stories|winterfalcon|Winter Falcon}}
  
:{{Wattpad/Stories|winterfalcon|Winter Falcon}}
   
 
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'''TWITTER'''
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:{{Twitter/Hashtag|sambucky|SamBucky}}
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'''WIKIS'''
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:{{Fanlore|Bucky_Barnes/Sam_Wilson|Bucky Barnes/Sam Wilson}}
   
 
== Trivia ==
  
== Trivia ==
 
* On Earth-616 both have taken on the mantle of Captain America.
  
* On Earth-616 both have taken on the mantle of Captain America.
 
* In a promo for Avengers: Infinity War, Thor is looking through the figurines for the big battle and knocking them all down. When he gets to Sam and Bucky he says "I like those guys, they can stay"<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rg6X22hFuV8&t=56 AVENGERS: Infinity War - Thor Viral Video & First Look (2018)]</ref>.
  
* In a promo for Avengers: Infinity War, Thor is looking through the figurines for the big battle and knocking them all down. When he gets to Sam and Bucky he says "I like those guys, they can stay"<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rg6X22hFuV8&t=56 AVENGERS: Infinity War - Thor Viral Video & First Look (2018)]</ref>.
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* A Winter Soldier and Falcon series was announced to be in the works, and would stream on Disney+<ref>[https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/falcon-winter-soldier-limited-series-marvel-1203015438/ Falcon-Winter Soldier Limited Series in the Works With ‘Empire’ Writer]</ref>.
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** An article on The Mary Sue site was written on why Bucky and Sam should be a couple in the Winter Soldier and Falcon series<ref>[https://www.themarysue.com/falcon-winter-solider-tv-series-make-em-kiss/ Why the Falcon/Winter Soldier TV Series Should Make Them a Couple]</ref>.
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== Lists ==
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== Gallery ==
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== Videos ==
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The Rise Of Falcon & The Winter Soldier - WinterFalcon
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Bucky & Sam - Here it goes again
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Sam Wilson vs Bucky Barnes - Can Can
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Bucky and Sam - Where Did The Party Go
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== Variations ==
  
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:'''[[Samstevebucky]]''' refers to the ship between Sam, [[Steve Rogers]], and Bucky.
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:'''[[Samstevebucky]]''' refers to the ship between [[Steve Rogers]], Sam and Bucky
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:'''[[Stackie]]''' refers to the ship between their actors, [[Sebastian Stan]] and [[Anthony Mackie]]
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== References ==
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== Navigation ==
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Bucky – “You couldn't have done that earlier?”
Sam – “I hate you.”
— Captain America: Civil War.

SamBucky is the slash ship between Bucky Barnes and Sam Wilson from the Marvel Cinematic Universe fandom.

Canon

Earth-616

THE DEATH OF CAPTAIN AMERICA

As Steve is shot, Bucky heads to wear the sniper shot from, Sam following him from above. When Bucky enters the building, the shooter is gone. He notices the skylight, just as Sam flies through and pins him to the nearest wall. He accuses Bucky of shooting Steve, and that he better hope that he's still alive. Bucky says that he is, Sam realizing his mistake. Bucky says that he'd kill himself before that. Fury calls Bucky, saying he has his eyes on the shooter, and Bucky asks if Sam can carry him and fly at the same time.

Sam carries him out, Bucky telling him to go for the helicopter carrying the shooter. Bucky pulls out two guns, Sam asksing what he's doing. Bucky responds that he's taking them out, and shoots at the helicopter blades. The shooter, Crossbones, jumps out as the copter goes down, and attacks Bucky, pulling him from Sam's arms. On top of the nearest building, Bucky is able to knock out Crossbones as Sam flies in. He tells Bucky to leave before the Shield Agents show up and rope him in. Bucky agress and asks if Sam can hands Crossbones. Sam says that he's not going anywhere. Bucky tells him to get to Steve soon, since he can't be there.

Bucky regrets getting into a bar fight just as Sam shows up. He asks if they were bad guys, but Bucky says that they were just morons. He tells Sam that Steve would have liked what he said at the funeral, and that he really understood Steve. Sam says they have to run since the cops are on the way. Bucky agrees and goes to pay his tab just as Tony's speech from the funeral plays. Bucky pauses and Sam asks if he's coming. Bucky says yes and they leave.

Captain America: The Winter Soldier

Steve, Sam, and Natasha had kidnapped Jasper Sitwell, one of the undercover HYDRA agents working for SHIELD, and had taken the freeway when the Winter Soldier lands on the roof and throws Sitewell out the window and kills him. The Winter Soldier starts to shoot at the three through the roof, and they're able to throw him off. He lands in front of their car just as a HYDRA truck shows up and forces the car forward. Sam tries to stop the car as the Winter Soldier jumps on top of the roof. He then shoves his hand through the front window and takes the wheel out of Sam's hands, and the car crashes.

Steve fights the Winter Soldier, and in the process takes off his mask and reveals him to be Bucky Barnes. As he's about to shoot Steve, Sam flies down and kicks him in the face.

Steve stands at the top of the abandoned dam, Sam coming up to him and tells him that Bucky will be there when they execute their plan. Steve knows. Sam tells Steve that whoever Bucky was, the guy he is now is the kind you stop, not save. Steve says that he doesn't know if he can do that, and Sam says that he might not have a choice, since he doesn't know him.

As Sam and Steve make their way to the helicarrier control room, Bucky rams Steve off the side. Sam goes to get him, but Bucky grabs onto one of his wings and throws him back. Sam stops himself from falling to the ground and starts to shoot at Bucky, who is able to dodge before taking cover. Sam starts to fly away, but Bucky launches a zipline at his wing and slams Sam into the ground. He pulls off the wing and runs towards Sam, and kicks him off the edge of the Helicarrier. Sam is luckily able to land safely at the bottom.

After taking down HYDRA, Sam, Steve and Natasha meet up, and Natasha gives Steve the Winter Soldier file. Sam asks if he's going after Bucky and Steve says that he doesn't have to come with. Sam says he knows, and asks when they start.

Captain America: Civil War

As the power goes out, Steve realizes that the man who framed Bucky is the one interrogating him, and he and Sam run down to the room finding all the guards unconscious. Steve enters the room and confronts the intergator. Sam walks in and a brainwashed Bucky takes a swing at him, Sam ducking just in time. Bucky is able to punch him in the gut and throw him across the room, knocking him out.

Bucky wakes up, his arm locked in a machine, with Sam watching him. Sam calls over Steve and the three start to talk. Steve belives that they're talking to Bucky without mind control, but Sam asks if that makes everything automatically okay. Bucky tells them that Zemo was looking for the other Winter Soldiers. Sam asks if they all turned out like him, and Bucky says that they were worse. Sam tells Steve that this would have been easier a week ago, and they don't know if the accords will allow Tony to help.

The three steel a car and meet up with Sharon Carter for their equipment. While Steve gets their stuff, Sam and Bucky sit in the car, Sam in front, Bucky in back. Bucky asks Sam to move his seat up, but Sam just deadpans "no". Bucky scoots to the side, Sam glancing back at him. They watch Steve kiss Sharon, and when he turns around they both nod their heads and smile, embarrassing him.

As Bucky and Sam run through the airport, they see Spider-Man climb along the outside windows. Bucky asks what that is, but Sam just comments on everyone having a gimmick. Spider-Man then swings around and knocks through the window, and kicking Sam to the side. He then goes to punch Bucky, who stops him, and Sam gets up and flies him away from Bucky.

As Spider-Man chases after Sam, Bucky throws some debris at him to distract him, but it gets thrown back in his face. Sam is brought down by Spider-Man and webbed against the railing. As Spider-Man swings to kick Sam, Bucky runs in front of him and takes the hit, sending them both to the lower floor. Spider-Man webs them both, but Sam sends Red Wing to remove him before he can make an official arrest. Bucky tiredly asks if he couldn't have done that earlier, Sam replying that he hates him.

Avengers: Infinity War

Sam and Bucky don't end up meeting, but both fought in Wakanda at the time. The two both turn to dust as a result of the Decimation, or Thanos' Snap.

Moments

Captain America

Issue #25

  • Sam asks who Bucky is talking to, and he responds with Nick Fury.
  • Sam asks if it's the real Nick Fury, Bucky assures him it is.
  • Sam watches as Bucky falls towards the building.

Issue #26

  • Sam gets a call from Fury about Bucky.

ISSUE #27

  • Sam tells Sharon that Bucky went missing.
  • Sam tells Sharon that Bucky's been looking for Cap's shield.
  • Sam tells Sharon that Bucky is going to kill Tony.
  • Sam and Sharon follow Bucky's trail.

ISSUE #28

  • Sam sends his birds out looking for Bucky.

Captain America: The Winter Soldier

  • The Winter Soldier fires at Sam and Natasha.
  • Sam asks how it's possible for Bucky to be alive after all these years.

Avengers: Age of Ultron

  • Sam tells Steve that he's perfectly okay looking for cold leads on Bucky.

Captain America: Civil War

  • Sam reminds Steve that Bucky would have helped him in 1945, not so much now.
  • Steve tells Sam where Bucky is.
  • Sam knocks away the Helicopter that is shooting at Bucky.
  • Sam follows Bucky and Steve under the bridge.
  • Sam and Bucky are both arrested.
  • Sam looks over at Bucky as he's taken away by authorities.
  • Sam watches Bucky get interrogated.
  • Sam reminds Steve that when they looked for Bucky for two years they couldn't find him.
  • Bucky and Sam meet with Clint and Scott.
  • Bucky and Sam search for the Quinjet as Steve confronts Team Iron Man.
  • Rhodey scans the airports and see's Sam and Bucky running through the terminal.
  • Sam sees Bucky get webbed by Spider-Man.
  • Bucky and Sam run side by side as the join the rest of Team Cap.
  • Sam tells Bucky and Steve that they need to leave.

Avengers: Infinity War

  • Bucky and Sam watch as the first of Thanos' forces hit the shield around Wakanda.
  • Bucky tells Sam that he loves Wakanda when the shields protect them.

Quotes

Sam – “Wow, when Fury said were in the *bleep*, I had no idea you took out the entire bar. Tell me they're HYDRA or A.I.M. or something, please.”
Bucky – “No...just morons.”
— Captain America #26
Bucky – “Can you move your seat up?”
Sam – “No.”
— Captain America: Civil War

Behind the Scenes

“I did appreciate any interaction I had with Falcon really enjoyed especially throwing punches at him.”
— Sebastian Stan on Bucky in Civil War[1]
“Somebody the other day said, 'You know what the real love story is? The Falcon and Winter Soldier.'”
— Sebastian Stan[2]

When a fan at Ace Comic Con asks if Sebastian would ever play an LGBT character again that he would as long as the story is right, just as Anthony Mackie makes his entrance[3]. As Anthony sat down, he pulled Sebastian towards him and placed his arm over his shoulder. Sebastian then stated that said story could happen now[4].

“It only took about four press tours for someone to kind of get the idea, that these two lunatics, should have a show.”
— Sebastian on The Falcon And The Winter Soldier[5]

Fanon

Not being a very popular ship among the Marvel Cinematic Universe fandom, there isn't a lot of fanfiction compared to more popular ships, like Stucky or Stony. There were some who shipped them in the comics, and would combine some of their 616 characteristics with their MCU counterparts, which is common for fans of both. Some fans started shipping them from The Winter Soldier most based it on the press tour interviews between actors Anthony Mackie and Sebastian Stan. Given that Marvel has a history of hiring actors who are similar to their characters, it made MCU fans want to see more of Sam and Bucky interact. More started to ship the two after Civil War, given their more shared screen time. With the announcement of the Winter Soldier and Falcon series fans of the pairing were excited. The end of Endgame also set up the two for the series, but also caused many to ship them.

Most ship them based on their more snarky back and forths, specifically saying that they have a more buddy cop dynamic. Many joke about how the only reason they spend time together is because they're both best friends with Steve, and when he's not around they'll instantly start fighting.

After Endgame, the increase in fans of the pairing were due to the end result of the movie. The two were left alone without Steve, and would often use that as a point in current fics of pairing them together.

On AO3, there are over 1800 works, and is the second most written ship for Sam. On Wattpad, there are only 66 stories within the Winterfalcon tag.

Fandom

FAN FICTION

Bucky/Sam tag on AO3
Bucky/Sam (Avengers movies) on FanFiction.net
Bucky/Sam (Captain America movies) on FanFiction.net
Winter Falcon stories on Wattpad

TUMBLR

Winter Falcon posts on Tumblr
WinterFalcon posts on Tumblr
Fun Dynamic

TWITTER

SamBucky hashtag on Twitter
Winter Falcon hashtag on Twitter

WIKIS

Bucky Barnes/Sam Wilson on Fanlore

Trivia

  • On Earth-616 both have taken on the mantle of Captain America.
  • In a promo for Avengers: Infinity War, Thor is looking through the figurines for the big battle and knocking them all down. When he gets to Sam and Bucky he says "I like those guys, they can stay"[6].
  • A Winter Soldier and Falcon series was announced to be in the works, and would stream on Disney+[7].
    • An article on The Mary Sue site was written on why Bucky and Sam should be a couple in the Winter Soldier and Falcon series[8].

Lists

Fandometrics
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Gallery

Videos

Variations

Samstevebucky refers to the ship between Steve Rogers, Sam and Bucky
Stackie refers to the ship between their actors, Sebastian Stan and Anthony Mackie

References

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