Baron Zemo
Who is he? Or, better yet, where is he?!?
All that we know about this character is that he is portrayed by Daniel Brühl and that he won’t wear the iconic mask. Other than that…
Other than that, it is expected for him to actually appear in subsequent movies, something which is very rare in the MCU (as far as villains are concerned).
Now, we can suppose that he is the mastermind behind the Accords. We can suppose that he knows from the start who will oppose the Accords and that he counts on such a Civil War. It is as simple as divide and conquer, but even better – this time, the split factions of the Avengers will battle and wear themselves down all by themselves. All that Zemo needs to do in the end is appear and deliver the finishing blow.
Obviously, this will convince the two warring factions of the Avengers to unite against the common threat, thus ending the Civil War. Or, at least, this is what many fans want. To be honest, we’d be more interested in a different approach – namely, the villain actually winning and disbanding the team until the bigger threat arrives (yes, Thanos).
In this way, Zemo will indeed survive and, maybe, he will get to wear the mask in a sequel.
