Phase 2 · Film

Captain America: The Winter Soldier

Name: Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Genre: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
Released: 2014-03-20

In-universe: 2014
Released: Mar 2014
Thread: Origins & S.H.I.E.L.D.

HYDRA is exposed as having grown inside S.H.I.E.L.D. since its founding; Project Insight is destroyed and the agency dismantled. Bucky Barnes returns as the Winter Soldier.

Chronology

2014HYDRA is exposed inside S.H.I.E.L.D. and Project Insight is destroyedSource: Marvel official timeline (2023)

Flashbacks and time travel are listed here rather than moved on the map, so the entry keeps a single honest position on the timeline.

Leads to

Direct continuationCaptain America: Civil WarDirect continuation of Steve and Bucky

Comes from

Shared characterCaptain America: The First AvengerBucky Barnes returns as the Winter Soldier; Peggy reappears
Shared characterThe AvengersThe post-New York S.H.I.E.L.D. is taken apart from inside

Placement and dates follow the sources listed in the method page.