Baron Helmut Zemo
First off, yes HELMUT Zemo. I think he is the better of the main two Zemo’s, and his father was very well known as a Nazi. Take that away from him and I don’t feel he is the same villain. Helmut also has super powers close to if not on the level of Captain America, therefor creating another villain that can actually go toe to toe with him. Zemo should be the last resort of HYDRA, and essentially their only hope to secure their world after the events of the Avengers: Age of Ultron. Not really sure what his “World destruction plan” should consist of, but there are plenty of story arcs to use.
The Winter Soldier
Hopefully they get the Winter Soldier on a rampage. Essentially he’s spent the last few years just destroying all he can of HYDRA to write the wrongs they did him. This will lead to Zemo needing to take him out, and he will use Crossbones for that. The story should hugely be Captain bringing him back to sanity, as well as saving his life. Their friendship was shows terrifically in the last film, and hopefully they chose to expand on it here.
Crossbones
Crossbones will be batterd, brused, and wanting revenge. Zemo is going to give it to him. Zemo can break him out of prison early on, and from there use him to try and kill everyone who screwed him over in the last film. Basically the fists of Zemo for the film. Seeing him and Falcon go at it again would be terrific. One thing I hope he does is fight and imprison the Winter Soldier. Also, give him the mask...
MODOK
MODOK will take little to no background story. Essentially just have him say it to whoever asks. Leader of AIM, working with HYDRA because he knows AIM can’t take out the world on its own. Essentially allow him to be the role Zola was in the first Captain America film. I think he should be the one to give Zemo his powers, and also create any sort of superweapon or bio toxin or whatever may be used in the film. The mad scientist essentially of the film I think could add a lot to it, and I think he could attempt to use the winter soldier for a greater purpose.
So now as you can see, I have set up how the film will go. The Winter Soldier is hot on Zemo’s trail, Crossbones takes him out and imprisons him. Now MODOK is using the Winter Soldiers powers possibly to create a super army for HYDRA to take over the world.
Sharon Carter
Essentially all I can say is she should take the place of the Black Widow from the last film. Travel and fight with Cap trying to save his past, meanwhile though she should fall in love with him.
The Falcon
Essentially the same as last time. Captain’s right hand man, I’d like him to kill off Crossbones maybe in this one, but they deffinently set up a rivalry between the two of them in the last film.
Captain America
Cap in this one should be tracking down bucky, through his search he uncovers the rest of HYDRA, and must take them down. Taking out AIM while in the process, and I think that’s what MODOK can do in this film. He can add in the “we need inside information” character, if they need one.
All in all I don’t have a full on story, I’m slowly working that out in my head. But I think all of these characters can easily be used, and only 2 of them would be new in this film. Like? Hate? Sound off below. With this many characters also, and less SHIELD, it opens up a lot of screen time for each one, bring more character development. Also allows more action scenes for just about everyone, so we can get our fill of what each character brings to the table.