New Character - Baron Zemo (Helmut Zemo) 5*

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  • GrimSkald
    GrimSkald Posts: 2,729 Chairperson of the Boards

    @Blackstone said:

    @Waddles_Pines said:
    In the comics have they ever explained why he has those giant gold rectangle things on top of his ears...

    Technology to protect him from psychic attacks.

    In the "Avengers Under Seige" storyline back in the 80s, where' Zemo assembled an absolutely massive number of villains for the Masters of Evil, Helmut had Moonstone brainwash a villain named Blackout (he was more-or-less useless otherwise.) Blackout was Zemo's contigency to counter Captain Marvel (this is the Monica Rambeau, later Photon version, who was incredibly powerful.) He also had the Tinker create a device to over-ride Moonstone's control over Blackout and integrated that device into his headpiece.

    I'm guessing it's whatever the writers need it to be...

  • BriMan2222
    BriMan2222 Posts: 1,713 Chairperson of the Boards
    edited 26 August 2025 20:46

    @Blackstone said:

    @Waddles_Pines said:
    In the comics have they ever explained why he has those giant gold rectangle things on top of his ears...

    Technology to protect him from psychic attacks.

    And what does the WWF championship belt do? Or is that just to let everyone know that he's the undisputed world champion and he's ready to lay the smack down?

  • Blackstone
    Blackstone Posts: 759 Critical Contributor

    @GrimSkald said:

    @Blackstone said:

    @Waddles_Pines said:
    In the comics have they ever explained why he has those giant gold rectangle things on top of his ears...

    Technology to protect him from psychic attacks.

    In the "Avengers Under Seige" storyline back in the 80s, where' Zemo assembled an absolutely massive number of villains for the Masters of Evil, Helmut had Moonstone brainwash a villain named Blackout (he was more-or-less useless otherwise.) Blackout was Zemo's contigency to counter Captain Marvel (this is the Monica Rambeau, later Photon version, who was incredibly powerful.) He also had the Tinker create a device to over-ride Moonstone's control over Blackout and integrated that device into his headpiece.

    I'm guessing it's whatever the writers need it to be...

    Once the seed is planted it's likely open to interpretation including being expanded on to meet the writer's needs. I'm surprised it's not used more in his stories.

  • Blackstone
    Blackstone Posts: 759 Critical Contributor
    edited 26 August 2025 21:27

    @BriMan2222 said:

    @Blackstone said:

    @Waddles_Pines said:
    In the comics have they ever explained why he has those giant gold rectangle things on top of his ears...

    Technology to protect him from psychic attacks.

    And what does the WWF championship belt do? Or is that just to let everyone know that he's the undisputed world champion and he's ready to lay the smack down?

    To be the champ, you gotta beat the champ...

    (To paraphrase another belt wearer)

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