Zopilote

Zopilote is an antagonist in the third season of the Disney Junior TV series Elena of Avalor. He is the mentor of Ash Delgado and later Chancellor Esteban.

Personality
Zopilote takes pride in being evil, stealing whatever he wants from Ash’s village and happily trying to kill Mateo during an attempt to steal Princess Elena’s scepter. He also finds delight when those he mentors become evil, as when he learned that Ash stole his tamborita, he wasn’t angry with her and was instead proud of his student’s maliciousness.

History
When Ash was a young girl, Zopilote invaded her village and stole whatever he wanted, including her two pet mice. This act caused Ash to believe that only wicked people win, so she sought Zopilote as her mentor, and for 10 years he taught her dark magic.

In “Sister of Invention”,

In “Captain Mateo”,

In “Dreamcatcher”,

In “Spirit of a Wizard”,

Trivia

 * ”Zopilote” is Spanish for “buzzard”, which is what Carla calls him when rudely snatching his tamborita from him.
 * ”Zopilote” is another name for a black vulture, which is befitting given that he can shape-shift into a vulture.