Baron Helmut J. Zemo is a Sokovian nobleman, former Colonel of the Sokovian Armed Forces, and commander of EKO Scorpion. Following the Battle of Sokovia, Zemo became a criminal mastermind who had sought revenge against the Avengers and other enhanced individuals, after losing his entire family, and became obsessed with destroying them. Knowing he was no match against the Avengers, Zemo planned to have them destroy themselves, framing Winter Soldier for bombing the United Nations.