even if cap dies I would hate to see bucky become captain america
it just wouldnt work
I'd be ok with it and if it did happen i'd take it over Sam becoming Cap.
One of caps defining qualities is his leadership and how everyone respects him, that's not happening with Bucky
Steve is the greatest war hero in American history, Bucky is the greatest hydra assassin. He can't just be putting on that suit just because
That's exactly what happens though
And i'd say that it's more about actual skills in combat than anything else, which is always what people are asking themselves whenever Steve dies or quits and they're wondering "Who can be the new Captain America?" Bucky's time as Cap was then looked at as him redeeming himself for everything he did as the Winter Soldier (Even though that wasn't his fault anyways). Not really that different from Sam being Cap now. Neither of them necessarily has the credentials that Steve does, but then being Captain America at all isn't about having those exact credentials anyways. It's about doing a good job carrying the torch after Old Man Rogers bites the dust.
in the MCU captain america is very much about being a respected leader which is built on what steve did in the war.
tony was willing to check his ego and let cap lead the team, he's not doing that for bucky. none of these people are going to be looking to bucky for leadership
sam is a nobody that would get washed in .1 seconds if he tried to be cap
it may work when you have unlimited amounts of comic series to develop bucky into a suitable replacement captain america but that's not happening in the MCU. the next time we see cap is when the team suits up to battle thanos and they are not going to give bucky a starting role