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| “ | Why did you say punk!? You think I can't beat you by myself? You're just a pathetic loser! You couldn't beat me in all of... never ending... ETERNITY! | „ |
| ~ Zowie to U-1. |
Zowie, also known as Lord Zowie or Prince Zowie is the main antagonist of the 2002 PlayStation 2 rhythm game Gitaroo Man and it's PlayStation Portable port Gitaroo Man Lives!.
He is the leader of the Gravillian Empire and he has a pet cat named Ming-Ming. He is voiced by Akira Ishida in Japanese and Douglas Kirk in English.
Appearance[]
Zowie has big red horns and small yellow horns coming out of his head. He has red eyes and spiky white hair (In the conceptual artwork, he has very light brown hair). He wears a red cape but not in the VS Play mode, and has a evil-looking costume. He is also very skinny, looks rather effeminate and has blue nail polish on his fingers. He bears a strong resemblance to U-1's rival on earth Kazuya both physically and personality wise. They also have the same voice.
In his armored gitaroo, his appearance is drastically different. His big horns are bigger, more crooked, and are a really dark shade of red and his small horns are the same shade of red as the big horns of his regular state. He has no eyebrows and his eyes look less effeminate and more intimidating. His eyes are also outlined in black and the real bottom of the outline is red. His hair is also light brown like his normal state in the conceptual artwork instead of white.
Biography[]
Zowie in his armored gitaroo.
It is unknown who the king or queen who originated from the Gravillian Empire are but he is the prince of the Gravillians. It is claimed by Gregorio Wilhelm III that no one has seen Zowie's gitaroo. It can be seen in VS Play mode, it appears similar to the main protagonist U-1's gitaroo but with darker colors. He has a pet cat named Ming-Ming who Gregorio claims is hard to handle. Zowie's goal is to obtain all the legendary gitaroos to take over the universe. He has every single one except U-1's legendary gitaroo. Zowie is determined to take the gitaroo from U-1 and rule the universe. He bears a strong resemblance to U-1's bully and classmate on earth, Kazuya although the two aren't related.
Before the events of the game, Zowie and Ming Ming torture the elder Miranda once they capture him to reveal the last gitaroo's location and he reveals that U-1 on Earth has it. Zowie then sends a squad out to Earth to try to steal it.
Once U-1 is near Planet Gitaroo, Zowie first comes into contact with him as a hologram coming out of a blimp. He demands the gitaroo but U-1 refuses. He then bullies U-1 telling him he cannot defeat him. Later on, the day after U-1 plays the "Legendary Theme" for a girl he just met named Kirah, Zowie kidnaps Puma. U-1 falls into a trap which makes him end up in the area were the prisoners Zowie captured are. U-1 soon finds out that Zowie was the one who kidnapped Puma. He orders the Sanbone Trio to defeat U-1.
Once U-1 defeats the Sanbone Trio and Gregorio, he ends up in Gitaroo Arena. Where Zowie prepares the stage for the test to see who the true ruler of Planet Gitaroo is. The strongest and most deadliest Gravillian warrior is none other than Kirah. After U-1's battle with Kirah, she willingly gives him her gitaroo and betrays Zowie by going to U-1's side and realizes that her music is not for fighting. U-1 now has all eight gitaroos and has the potential to unleash his true form. Zowie enraged that Kirah betrayed him, unleashes his armored gitaroo, a giant mech suit. Gregorio claims it's the apex of Gravillian technology and is extremely powerful. Zowie tells U-1 he cannot beat him in all of never ending eternity, which makes U-1 beyond furious. Zowie continues to bully U-1 which causes U-1 to eventually unleash his true form. The two fight in a final battle over Planet Gitaroo. U-1 ultimately defeats Zowie and he falls into space.
It is unknown what Zowie's status is at this point, but he is most likely deceased due to him being attacked with U-1's incredible powers and falling into space. In the duet mode exclusive to the PSP port, there is a stage against Zowie's cat Ming-Ming. She most likely is trying to get revenge for Zowie, but there is no story for these stages, so it is unclear if the stage is actually canon to the main storyline, or if it was just meant to be extra content for the port. This could mean that Ming-Ming has followed in Zowie's footsteps as the new ruler of the Gravillian empire. Of course, she ends up being defeated by U-1 and Kirah.