Zigzag

Zigzag is the main villain of the film The Thief and the Cobbler. He is an evil sorcerer with blue skin, several rings on his fingers, and long shoes that extend as he walks. He is King Nod's grand vizier, but the king is the only one who trusts him. He usually speaks in rhymes. He has a pet vulture named Phido, whom he sometimes abuses and rarely feeds him.

Near the beginning of the film, Zigzag stepped on one of Tack's tacks, and had him taken to the palace, intending to have his head cut off. He was planning to marry Princess Yum-Yum so he could become king. When Tack (who was fixing Princess Yum-Yum's shoe) chased after the thief who stole it, he ran into Zigzag, who took the opportunity to lock him in a cell. After the thief stole the three golden balls that protected the Golden City, he lost them, and Zigzag sent his minions to retrieve them. He asked King Nod for Princess Yum-Yum's hand in marriage should he return the golden balls, but Kind Nod refused, so Zigzag tracked down the Mighty One-Eye and teamed up with him, charming some alligators and giving One-Eye the golden balls.

One-Eye made Zigzag ride in the front during the battle, but when Tack set off a chain reaction that destroyed One-Eye's machine and his entire army, Zigzag attempted to kidnap Princess Yum-Yum, but was stopped by Tack, who defeated him in combat. Zigzag later stepped on a tack and fell into a pit, where One-Eye's alligators were, and they began to eat him. Phido, who was itching for a meal throughout the movie, entered the pit and ate Zigzag starting with his head.

In all three versions of the film, Zigzag's role, voice, and death are the same.

Voiced by Vincent Price