Bucky Barnes/Helmut Zemo

Bucky Barnes/Helmut Zemo also known as WinterBaron is the non-canonical slash pairing of Bucky Barnes and Helmut Zemo in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
==Canon==
===Relationship in the Marvel Cinematic Universe===
Zemo (portrayed by Daniel Brühl) and Bucky (portrayed by Sebastian Stan) are both allies and enemies. Zemo once used Bucky's Winter Soldier programming in his agenda for breaking up the Avengers.Captain America: Civil War 2016 Film Seven years later, Bucky used Zemo to help him tracking down an anti-nationalist organization of super soldiers called the Flag Smashers.The Falcon and The Winter Soldier 2021 TV Mini Series
==Fandom==
Although the two characters had first met in Captain America Movieverse, the pairing just gained popularity after the release of the television miniseries The Falcon and the Winter Soldier in 2021. Many fans began shipping these two following S1 Episode 3, Power Broker. In this episode, Bucky, Sam and Zemo go undercover in Madripoor, with Bucky undercover as the Winter Soldier and Zemo pretending to be his handler. This was also the first episode where the two has substantial interactions.
The main portmanteau for this ship is "WinterBaron". Other names include "WinterZemo", "Zucky", and "Zecky". In early shipping days, many shippers used snowflake and crown emoticons (❄️👑) on their twitter display names to symbolize the ship. Nowdays, snowflake and purple heart emotions (❄️💜) are more commonly used.
There is a relatively wide variety of this pair dynamics due to the complex relationship and characterization of the two characters.
 
===Tropes in Fanworks===
Tropes by Fandom
*Nebulous Zemo Parole Universe
*#ZemoWearsCologne
*Helmut Zemo's Sword
*Helmut Zemo's Coat
*Zeemster - Zemo as a hamster
*EKO Scorpion
*Chin-Stroking Scene
*Hunting Down Hydra Operatives
*Night in Madripoor
Common Tropes
*Enemies to Lovers
*Hurt/Comfort
*Asphyxiation - Bucky choking Zemo with his metal arm.
*Fluff - there is a fair amount of Fluff, taking the third place of AO3 additional tags.
*Dub-con - prevalent during the airing of TFATWS S1 Episode 3, but became less common following the airing of the next two episodes.
*Undercover Mission
==Notable Fanworks==
===Fanfiction===
* Tabula Rasa by Aelara_Vayne
* Called to Heel by Bagheera (2021)
* Waspy by deadonarrival (2021-2022)
* Searching For... by BelyyVolk (2021-2023)
* That Which You Fear by Spintwin (2021)
* Killers Dancing by Sparcina (2021-2022)
* It's nothing but time and a face that you lose by Captain_Mercurian (2022-)
* Drossel by SageGarnish (2021-)
* The Soldier's Time by WinterSabbath (2021)
* walking down a crumbling line by Asher_2179, darthpumpkinspice (2021)
* dragging in the dust of old, ignoble glories by darthpumpkinspice (2021)
* A Soldier and a Baron walked into a bar... by Thorny (2021)
* Bambi Eyes by Fuddlewuddle (2021)
* Obeisant by vipjuly (2021)
* Too Good To Be True by AnadoraBlack (2021)
* Honest performances by BreadTheft1796 (2022-2023)
===Fanart===
* fanart by MaXKennedy (Apr 13, 2021)
* fanart by Chopus (18 Jul 2021)
* fanart by lis-alis (19 May 2021)
* fanart by sgkg (Jun 15, 2021)
* fanart by Semains (May 19, 2021)
* fanart by EmptyMidnight (Sep 17, 2021)
* fanart by fleshtony (Jun 27, 2022)
===Rec Lists===
* by zsparz
* by vradika
* by 5ummit
===Fanvids===
* Zemo & Bucky — RASPUTIN -tfatws- fanvid by LisaWinchester (April 28, 2021)
* Zemo & Bucky — Bad Romance fanvid by LisaWinchester (May 2, 2021)
* Do I wanna know? I Bucky + H.Zemo (AU) fanvid by ThePandoricaOfFandom (May 19, 2021)
* Bucky & Zemo - I Wanna Be Your Slave (TFATWS) fanvid by cadaver sanguisugus (May 29, 2021)
===Challenges===
*WinterBaron Bingo
*Three Weeks of Winterbaron
*WinterBaron Server Secret Santa
*Winterbaron Valentine's Day Event 2025
===Podfics===
* Podfics by flannelsaurus
===Collection===
*Winterbaron Creature Fics
==Meta==
* by kylexwarrior
* by luna-rainbow
* by goodbyejames
* by sagegarnish
* by bottombaron
* by gaily-daily
* by sokoviaaccordsarticle16
* by Merelypassingtime
==Archives, Communities, and Resources==
===Archives===
* James "Bucky" Barnes/Helmut Zemo tag on Ao3
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===Communities===
*Winterbaron Discord (18+)
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===Resources===
* WinterBaron article on Shipping Wiki
* Winterbaron on Urban Dictionary
==Gallery==
File:Winter Soldier - Tarot by maXKennedy.jpg|Tarot by maXKennedy – Zemo and Bucky in the "tarot" art style.
File:Winter Soldier - Swords by maXKennedy.jpg|Swords by maXKennedy – Zemo and Bucky in the "tarot" art style.
File:Birthday Gift (Winterbaron).jpg|Wing Alternative Universe by EmptyMidnight
File:Forgive Me Father.jpg| Priest Alternative Universe by EmptyMidnight 
File:Winterbaron (The Sound of Your Heart).jpg|The Sound of Your Heart by lis-alis
File:A quiet time in the mountains.png|A Quiet Time in the Mountains by lis-alis
==Published Commentary/Further Reading==
* Why Zemo Crossed His Own Name Off Bucky's Book by Orquiola, J. for ScreenRant
* Why Bucky Didn't Kill Zemo In Sokovia by Erdmann, K. for ScreenRant
==References==
==Navigation==
Category:Captain America Relationships
Category:The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Relationships
Category:Slash Pairings