Avengers: Infinity War - 35 Easter Eggs & References Explained

14. White Wolf

White Wolf
Marvel Comics

After Captain America sets up the Avengers taking Vision to Wakanda to ask Shuri to work on removing the Mind Stone from his head safely, we get our first trip to the secretive African nation.

In that introduction, we see Bucky's return and just as he was in the Black Panther post-credits scene, he's referred to here as the "White Wolf" and is given a brand new Vibranium arm.

In the comics, White Wolf was an orphan whose parents were killed in a plane crash, after which he was adopted by T'Chaka, He was bullied by other Wakandans for his skin colour but rose to the position of head of the Wakandan secret police before he jealously clashed with T'Challa and ended up being exiled. That doesn't fit Bucky's arc, but it's nice to see the name paid homage to at least.

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