Arnim Zola

**Doctor** **Arnim Zola** is an enemy of Captain America from Marvel Comics. He is a Nazi scientist and A.I. supervillain working for HYDRA.

## History

### Origins

Arnim Zola was a swiss nazi scientist who worked for the Red Skull and HYDRA during World War 2. Through Project: Paperclip, he was given a job for the US government and became a founding member of SHIELD while secretly bringing HYDRA into their ranks. Eventually, Zola received a fatal diagnosis in 1972 and passed away, but his mind was transferred into a complex computer system.

### Attack on Stark Expo

Around 2010, Arnim Zola and his robots attacked the Stark Expo in Hong Kong to steal the giant arc reactor from the nearby Stark Tower. This plan was thwarted by the joined efforts of Iron Man and attendees of the Stark Expo in Stark's *Iron Wing Mark VIII*.

At the same time, he used nano-bots to try stealing a Data-Core with top secret SHIELD information. This plan was thwarted by the shrunken-down heroes Ant-Man and the Wasp along with SHIELD who coordinated various SHIELD deputies to fight him with EMP Blasters in Defense/Assault Ground Rovers.

#### Avengers Training Initiative

Zola's attack inspired Iron Man to begin setting up superhero outposts across the world to prevent similar occurrences.

## Appearances and allusions

### Ant-Man and the Wasp: Nano-Battle

Arnim Zola is main-antagonist of this attraction. His face is projected in the queue where he torments Tony Stark and he reappears in the climax to be shot at by guests.

### Avengers Training Initiative

Zola is main-antagonist of this attraction.

### Iron Man Experience

Zola is the main-antagonist of this attraction, leading giant robots to try and steal a giant arc-reactor from the Stark Tower of Stark Expo.

### Marvel Super Hero Academy

In the PYM offices of the Disney Wish, there is a sticky-note with a drawing of one of Zola's Swarmbots and the note, "Bad News".

### PYM Test Kitchen

Zola's robots appear in artwork on the walls and Zola is indirectly referenced as part of the restaurant's backstory.

### Stark Factory

Zola is indirectly referenced by Peggy Carter's case file, "Paperclip candidates Q-Z". There is also a drawer labelled with reference to his work.

## Trivia

* As Nano-Battle was created from the remains of *Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin*, Zola takes on the role of Emperor Zurg.
* Zola's presence in the Hong Kong parts is somewhat odd as he is not typically enemies of Iron Man nor of Ant-Man & the Wasp, traditionally being an enemy of Captain America.
* Arnim Zola was once envisioned to be main-antagonist of *Avengers: Quantum Encounter* before Ultron was decided on instead.
* Computer-screens in the pre-show of *Spider-Man W.E.B. Adventure* have been asserted by some to be Zola's computer screens.

## References

1. ↑ https://disneycruiselineblog.com/2022/07/disney-wish-disneys-oceaneer-club-marvel-star-wars-cargo-bay-captains-deck-imagineering-lab-fairytale-hall-its-a-small-world-nursery-walkthrough/
2. ↑ https://www.insider.com/disneyland-paris-avengers-campus-marvel-details-easter-eggs-2022-7#the-filing-cabinets-behind-peggys-desk-reference-other-avengers-campuses-marvel-characters-test-cases-and-more-10
3. ↑ https://thedirect.com/article/avengers-quantum-encounter-disney-hydra-exclusive
4. ↑ https://fans.disneylandparis-news.com/en/5-secrets-que-vous-ne-connaissez-peut-etre-pas-a-marvel-avengers-campus/