Why is Zemo in Bucky's book?
Rachel Davis
Updated on February 20, 2026
Zemo qualifies as someone who Bucky wanted revenge from. If anything, it was Zemo who had to make amends to Bucky for how he used Barnes in Captain America: Civil War and the irreparable damage he caused as a result.
Why did Bucky have Zemo in his book?
Zemo was the one that should be apologizing to Bucky for brainwashing him. Bucky wasn't in Sokovia during the battle with Ultron so he had no part in the destruction. Ok so Bucky was a super soldier, but he never hurt Zemo directly.What book does Zemo say to Bucky?
Bucky attempts to resist the conditioning but when Zemo finishes reciting his trigger words - "Longing," "rusted," "furnace," "daybreak," "seventeen," "benign," "nine," "homecoming," "one," and "freight car" - his head bows and Bucky responds in Russian, "Ready to comply." Bucky's rehabilitation in Wakanda following ...What did Helmut Zemo do to Bucky?
Targeting the Winter SoldierUncovering the information about Bucky Barnes and the book used to control the Winter Soldiers, Zemo devised a plan to use Barnes to create a conflict within the Avengers and destroy them from the inside, since doing it by force would be impossible for him.