Bucky Barnes Finally Uses His Metallic Arm To Unleash The One Attack It’s Perfect For

Bucky Barnes, once known as the Winter Soldier, has come a long way in his journey from villain to hero. Today, he is a beloved member of the Marvel Universe, but his time outside the Avengers prevented him from participating in their most iconic team-ups. However, in Laura Kinney: Wolverine #5, he makes up for lost time by pulling off one of the most classic moves in Marvel.

Written by Erica Schultz and illustrated by Giada Belviso, Laura Kinney: Wolverine #5 delivers an exciting team-up between Bucky Barnes and Wolverine’s successor. When they face off against Hydra’s deadly robots, Bucky uses his cybernetic arm to hurl Laura into battle, bringing the Fastball Special to life.

In this thrilling moment, Bucky showcases the true potential of his metal arm, combining strength, strategy, and teamwork to take down a formidable threat. It’s not the first time this classic move has been reinvented, but it cements Bucky as an iconic Marvel hero.

Laura Kinney And Bucky Barnes Execute A Perfectly Timed Strike With Their Own “Fastball Special”

Laura Kinney: Wolverine #5; Written By Erica Schultz; Art By Giada Belviso; Available April 9, 2025 From Marvel Comivs

In Laura Kinney: Wolverine #5, Bucky Barnes and X-23 are on a mission to stop the renegade scientist Henrick Schneider. The pair is ambushed by a swarm of Hydra robots, which quickly puts them on the defensive. After Bucky takes a heavy hit, both he and X-23 realize they need a new plan to defeat the mechanical foes. While strategizing, X-23 asks Bucky how much he can bench, and with a quick flex of his mechanical arm, he is immediately on the same page.

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The scene shifts into high gear as Bucky decides to leverage his cybernetic arm to launch Laura into the air, giving her the perfect vantage point to take down the Hydra bots. In an instant, we see the classic Marvel maneuver unleashed, the iconic fastball special. The push provides a perfect vantage point for Wolverine to unleash her greatest weapon and turn the bots into scrap. Bucky’s use of his mechanical arm in this iconic moment showcases just how far he’s come.

The Fastball Special Is A Rite Of Passage For Marvel Heroes, And Bucky Just Showed Off His Skills

Wolverine And Bucky Make A Great Team

The Fastball Special is one of the most iconic superhero moves in Marvel history, often associated with characters like Wolverine and the Hulk. The move is so well known that even Marvel Rivals added it as a team-up move in-game. Now, Barnes has taken part in this legendary move, cementing his place in Marvel’s long history of iconic team-ups. By using his cybernetic arm to launch Laura into action, Bucky transforms this moment into one of his own, forever linking him to this fan-favorite tactic.

Bucky’s decision to pull off the Fastball Special also symbolizes his growth as a hero. No longer the brainwashed Winter Soldier, Bucky is now a strategic and capable member of the Marvel hero community. This move proves that he can not only hold his own in battle but also elevate his teammates by playing to their strengths. By mastering the Fastball Special, Bucky Barnes is solidified as an iconic Marvel hero in his own right, capable of standing shoulder to shoulder with the greats.

Laura Kinney: Wolverine #5 will be available April 9, 2025 from Marvel Comics.

X-Men

Movie(s)

X-Men (2000), X2, X-Men: The Last Stand (2006), X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009), X-Men: First Class (2011), The Wolverine (2013), X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014), Deadpool (2016), X-Men: Apocalypse (2016), Logan (2017), Deadpool 2 (2018), Dark Phoenix (2019), The New Mutants, Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)

First Film

X-Men (2000)

TV Show(s)

X-Men: Pryde of the X-Men, X-Men (1992), X-Men: Evolution (2000), Wolverine and the X-Men (2008), Marvel Anime: Wolverine, Marvel Anime: X-Men, Legion (2017), The Gifted (2017), X-Men ’97 (2024)

Character(s)

Professor X, Cyclops, Iceman, Beast, Angel, Phoenix, Wolverine, Gambit, Rogue, Storm, Jubilee, Morph, Nightcrawler, Havok, Banshee, Colossus, Magneto, Psylocke, Juggernaut, Cable, X-23

Video Game(s)

X-Men: Children of the Atom (1994), Marvel Super Heroes (1995), X-Men vs. Street Fighter (1996), Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter (1997), Marvel vs. Capcom (1998), X-Men: Mutant Academy (2000), Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes (2000), X-Men: Mutant Academy 2 (2001), X-Men: Next Dimension (2002), Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds (2011), Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 (2011), X-Men Legends (2005), X-Men Legends 2: Rise of Apocalypse (2005), X2: Wolverine’s Revenge (2003), X-Men (1993), X-Men 2: Clone Wars (1995), X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse (1994)

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