Baron Helmut Zemo

Helmut Zemo
Baron Helmut Zemo, during the final battle of the Siege of Avengers Mansion
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Captain America #168 (December 1973) (As Baron Zemo) Captain America #275 (cameo), Captain America #276 (full) (As Citizen V) Thunderbolts Annual #1997
Created by	Tony Isabella (Writer) Sal Buscema (Artist)
In-story information
Team affiliations	Commission on Superhuman Activities Thunderbolts Masters of Evil Secret Empire HYDRA
Notable aliases	Baron Zemo, Citizen V, Phoenix, Iron Cross, Mark Evanier
Abilities	Scientific genius Master swordsman and hand-to-hand combatant Skilled strategist Superhuman strength, speed and agility Slowed aging Possesses the Moonstones

Helmut J. Zemo is a fictional supervillain seen in various American comic books published by Marvel Comics, notably Captain America and The Avengers. Having first appeared in Captain America #168 (December 1973), the character can be seen as Baron Zemo in Captain America #275 and as Citizen V in Thunderbolts Annual #1997

In 2009, Helmut Zemo was ranked as IGN's 40th Greatest Comic Book Villain of All Time.Daniel Brühl portrays the character in the 2016 film Captain America: Civil War, which is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Helmut Zemo (aka the 13th Baron Zemo) is Heinrich Zemo's son who was born in Leipzig, Germany. His father taught him the idea that the Master Race should rule the world. Helmut was originally an engineer until he became enraged when reading a report about the return of Captain America and his father's death. Helmut would ultimately follow in his father's footsteps as a supervillain using his family's money and his own scientific know-how to recreate his father's work.

He first surfaced under the alias of the Phoenix, and captured Captain America to get revenge upon him for the death of his father. He was presumed deceased when he fell into a vat of boiling, specially-treated Adhesive X. As he had not been wearing his mask when he fell into the vat, his face was hideously scarred by the boiling Adhesive X, giving his face the appearance of molten wax.

He resurfaced years later as Baron Zemo, first allied with Arnim Zola's mutates. He allied with Primus I and the half-rat/half human mutate Vermin, and kidnapped Captain America's childhood friend Arnold Roth in order to lure Captain America into a trap. He forced the Captain to battle hordes of mutates before revealing that he knew the Captain's secret identity.