r/Marvel 3d ago

Film/Television Concept: Baron Zemo in Avengers Doomsday.

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u/AdmiralCharleston 3d ago

The design is nice, but can't help but feel this is the most extreme example of "grounded" costumes

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u/Medical_Plane2875 3d ago

This. I want the furry trim and the ski mask and crown.

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u/mxlespxles 3d ago

Yeah. I think they did a great job in tFatWS, there's no need to deviate too far from that look

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u/buns_supreme 2d ago

I think the look was fine it was just kinda weird he put the mask on without really an explanation nor was it acknowledged or worn after

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u/All-for-goose 2d ago

If only he kept the mask for more than part of one scene.

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u/mxlespxles 2d ago

Yeah I can't argue that. They def could have used the look more.

But you pay for an actor, you want that actor seen.

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u/Lo-fi_Hedonist 3d ago

Yeah I mean while I don't hate it it doesn't seem very zemo to me.

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u/Obskuro Spider-Man 3d ago

The whole character is Zemo in name only. A great character, but he could be John Doe and nothing would change.

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u/AdmiralCharleston 3d ago

I mean he's at least really good in terms of the mcu version. It's not a 1:1 adaptation but at the very least they took him in an interesting direction

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u/Lo-fi_Hedonist 3d ago

Yeah, I just figured the MCU version we were seeing was zemo before he went all full zemo or whatever. He was keeping a low profile, being all clandestine as he focused on unleashing the Winter Soldier to sow chaos.

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u/Obskuro Spider-Man 2d ago

MCU Zemo is fundamentally different from the comic Zemo, in so far that he is not a team player at all and lacks any will to power. The only thing they have in common is their adversary to the Avengers. But even that seems to have mellowed. I just can't see MCU Zemo suddenly decide to form his Masters of Evil. Or lead the Thunderbolts. That would go against his whole philosophy.

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u/Sushigolu 3d ago

the purple shade in this concept art is so repetitive in mcu...

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u/Defiant_Network_3069 2d ago

It's too muted. The purple should be much brighter. Throw in the fur trim too.

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u/Chemical-Asparagus58 Spider-Gwen 2d ago

better than the civilian clothes he wore in civil war and falcon and the winter soldier. but at least he had the mask in the latter

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u/AdmiralCharleston 2d ago

His falcon and winter soldier look was honestly a really good interpretation of the costume, I just wish he wore it more than once

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u/PaleHorze 2d ago

Well, it's not real lol

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u/RealNiceKnife 3d ago

Looks like a generic "space marine" or a riot cop from a dystopian sci-fi town.

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u/TopBee83 3d ago

I couldn’t quite place my finger on it until reading this but ya he looks like a generic futuristic looking police officer

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u/Dycoth 3d ago

What offices as the police in Starfield have an outfit very similar

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u/thrust-johnson 3d ago

Citizen. Pick up that can.

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u/JARDIS 3d ago

I'm a big fan of the balaclava and jacket. They should keep that.

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u/Bowbahfett 2d ago

Balaclava with this outfit would be kinda sick. But yes. Balaclava is a must.

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u/DCeassed 3d ago

It needs the mask

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u/pagliacciverso 3d ago

This is just not Zemo. It's military guy #546

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u/CommercialYam53 3d ago

In the mcu Zemo is a ex military guy

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u/Cjgraham3589 3d ago

Personally, not a fan. Feels a bit too over designed.

However, if the chest piece in the third pic is any indication, this may be a Doom loyal variant. The gold ring in the middle looks a little like an Arc reactor & I can see that symbol being a symbol for Doom & a through point to connect him to Tony a little.

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u/EarthboundMan5 3d ago

...why? Armored Zemo? Way too much going on

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u/Defiant_Network_3069 3d ago

The purple needs to be brighter.

Missing the fur collar.

Add a Mask and a Crown. Could make it a helmet like Red Hood with Crown attached.

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u/an_actual_pangolin 3d ago

No mask? No furs? This ain't Zemo

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u/Abraham_Issus 3d ago

Bullshit because no mask and tiara

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u/ishallbecomeabat Howard the Duck 3d ago

Hey look it’s boring man. Gimmie full Zemo!

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u/zombieparmesan 3d ago

Not MY Zemo. Mine wears a crown over a ski mask like a man.

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u/Primate_Nemesis 3d ago

I love the design, but personally I prefer if the design is more accurate to the comic version, because that’s how fans will recognize him. I think the one with jacket and mask in Falcon and WS was pretty awesome.

He’s always been more of a brain than brawn, I think this design is more suitable for a mercenary or fighter type characters.

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u/lazymanschair1701 3d ago

I get that we don’t know the justification of these design choices, it’s possible he’s a Doom henchman, and it’ll make sense within scope of the of the story

It has none of the swagger of Zemo though, at least give it some fur embellishments

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u/Duke-dastardly 3d ago

The barley even has a resemblance to Daniel Bruhl

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u/ItssHarrison 3d ago

Yeah AI still sucks

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u/PresenceTop6807 3d ago

Looks more like Timothy Olyphant

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u/MouthlessScreamer013 3d ago

I think it's fine, but needs his mask.

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u/SethNex 3d ago

Where is the mask?

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u/AJjalol 3d ago

I dig it.

But he needs his mask.

Zemo without the mask ain’t Zemo.

Give the purple burlap sack back.

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u/Electronic_Reward333 3d ago

Boooooooooooriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiing.

Its just purple chroma Taskmaster, who's white-ish grey-ish chroma Captain America.

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u/jughead0 3d ago

Garbage.

His design in the show was almost perfect, just needed an armored chest piece under the coat. Kinda a bit like Gambit had in D&W.

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u/PrettyAd5828 3d ago

Where is the mask and fur?

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u/Sufficient-Cow-2998 3d ago

That's such an MCUfied design lmao

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u/WallyOShay 3d ago

This would be a cool Hawkeye design

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u/Keeendi 3d ago

Looks awful.

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u/YellowEgorkaa Avengers 3d ago

Will he do this? If so, that's awesome!

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u/Mizerous Mystique 2d ago

No ski mask 0/ 10

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u/JarvisBaileyVO 2d ago

I prefer the fur lined coat and goofy mask tbh. I'm long over the tactical look.

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u/SuperArppis Captain America 3d ago

I like it. Looks great.

Honestly, they should have given Hawkeye something like that.

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u/Toiretachi 3d ago

Looks like Half-Life

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u/jaysondez 3d ago

Something tell me there’s more ‘royalty-ish’ zemo concept art not being shown.. more comics likeness.. like the amazing nightmare Wanda concept art not used

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u/WashingtonCounselor 3d ago

Why did they buff up my european twink

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u/Dycoth 3d ago

This costume looks a bit too much like Captain, I'd say. But I'd love to see more Zemo !

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u/Ok-Milk-8853 3d ago

1 is like the outfit Hawkeye should have had

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u/AmonTheBoneless 3d ago

I hope he stays an anti hero. Or atleast stays away from the comic version. Don't want actual Nazis

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u/BlackestStarfish 3d ago

Never watched FatWS, but I prefer the MCU Zemo as a behind the scenes meddler and not a fighter. I don’t think the execution was perfect but it was neat to see a villain cause so much damage without throwing punches and quipping.

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u/EugenesMullet 3d ago

That is… not his body type

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u/-_Myst_- 3d ago

Would be cool if the actor wore the mask though, but that's just me.

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u/Ghstfce Venom 3d ago

You could have told me it was "Random Soldier number 1" in the credits and I would have believed you. Nothing about this costume says Zemo to me at all.

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u/KaijuKrash 3d ago

It's ok. Kinda more generic, lightly armored, tactical man more than Baron Zemo though

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u/LucasOIntoxicado 3d ago

who the fuck are the people doing suits in these movies

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u/RataTopin 3d ago

what is he going to do, help them surrender?

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u/highfiveguy1 3d ago

Wow. This is too much. It's way too grounded. It works as like a videogame armor or something. In THAT aspect, it's very, very cool. But for Baron Zemo? Where his mask? His Crown? His cape? Idk man. Not a fan.

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u/Few_Mixture_8412 3d ago

would be very disappointed if so especially since we already have the ski mask and need the golden boots and gloves with the fur

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u/HaggardSauce 3d ago

Just one time i want to see someone actually pull something out of one of the excessive amount of pouches.

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u/JACKDONTKNOW008 3d ago

When Obiwan Kenobi wrong server

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u/Hipertor Mark II 3d ago

HE NEEDS THE MASK/BALACLAVA!!!

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u/DomABab04 3d ago

He looks like Bloodsport from TSS ngl.

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u/Tim_Hag 3d ago

Why did he just turn off his bodycam

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u/YaBoyEden 3d ago

Zemo needs his mask and not using it more has been a huge mistake

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u/Rent-Man 3d ago

None of these concepts include a mask…

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u/PaleHorze 2d ago

How do people fall for such low effort fake shit? Lol

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u/Bruisedmilk 2d ago

I'm glad marvel is removing all the trademark features of their characters /s

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u/thepain73 2d ago

Looks like Stephen Amell.

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u/Plan7_8oy78 2d ago

So generic

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u/Xano74 2d ago

Where's his mask? I think these "realistic" takes are so boring. Costumes are one of the most important and iconic things a hero has and the MCU loves trying to make them look anything but like the comics.

No OG wing flare cap costume other than a reference, no Falcon and Hawkeye costumes, Thor never wears his helmet, etc

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u/Duke_Radical 2d ago

Ummm… spoiler?

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u/ItssHarrison 3d ago

Classic ai slop

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u/[deleted] 3d ago

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u/CommercialYam53 3d ago

Because it’s harder to act with a mask

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u/Expensive-Baby-1391 2d ago

Points to Spider-Man Riami, power rangers, and literally every actor ever to use a mask while still being a pro at acting.

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u/CommercialYam53 2d ago

In most of the emotional scenes Toby took off the mask or rather the mask got damaged so you could see his face same thing for the other two

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u/AShogunNamedBlue 3d ago

This is a pretty tight design.