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- For the character from the live action remake, see Marquise Zaki.
| “ | Perhaps you mean to walk in the footsteps of your traitorous father. | „ |
| ~ Zaki before throwing a cup of wine in Heinel's face. |
Marquis Zaki (ザキ侯爵) is a minor antagonist of the anime series Voltes V. He's Emperor Zu Zambajil's chief inspector, sent by the latter alongside Zuhl to pretend aiding Prince Heinel in the invasion on Earth, but in truth to kill the prince if necessary in order to remove a possible threat to Emperor Zambajil's rule.
He was voiced by Tamio Ōki, who would go on to voice Sakamori Miwa in Tōshō Daimos.
In Voltes V: Legacy, Marquis Zaki was adapted into a female character called Countess Zaki. The female version of the character will be played by Vaness del Moral.
Personality[]
Marquis Zaki is a person full of deception, always seeking to kill Prince Heinel if he has the chance. To this end, he conspires with Belgan, and later Zuhl, to have the prince killed. He also likes delivering bad news to Emperor Zambajil, leading to many of the Emperor's executions being ordered. He is also extremely over confident, thinking that he can send Heinel to the latter's death via conspiracy, only for the prince to prove him wrong and kill him.
Biography[]
At the start of the series, Emperor ZZambajil sends his nephew, Prince Heinel, to lead an invasion against Earth with legions of fleets. In truth, he wants to send Heinel away to remove a perceived threat for his rule. To ensure Heinel's death, he sends Marquise Zaki pretend aiding Heinel, but in truth to kill him if necessary.
Being the chief inspector for the Emperor, Zaki constantly delivers bad news to the latter from his spying, leading to Emperor Zambajil ordering several excutions. The thought of telling Zambajil of Heinel's death fills him with glee.
Zaki meeting Heinel
He is first introduced to Heinel in episode 8 when he relentlessly insults and berates him for his failures in the war, going as for as to accuse him of being a traitor just like his father. He tells Heinel of all the insults Zambajil calls him behind his back, and then pours a cup of wine and throws it in Heinel's face.
The next day, Zaki conspires with Dr. Zuhl to send Heinel to his death by having the prince piloting a leopard beast fighter named Galgo while they leak information about its weak points (specifically, the armour on it's sides) to Big Falcon. Zaki attaches the blueprints to Galgo to the corpse of a hornless Boazanian prisoner, and places him in a boat destined to Big Falcon Island on autopilot. Zaki and Zuhl's plan is to make it look like the prisoner died trying to bring the information on Galgo. However, Katherine Rii overhears the plot and reports it to Heinel, so he orders Zuhl to reinforce the armour. As Zuhl is being watched by Heinel's guards, he is forced to comply, thus sabotaging the attempt.
During the battle, Heinel initially has the upper hand, overturning Voltes V at several points and resisting the barrage of projectiles aimed at him. Galgo absorbs all of Voltes V's remaining power, rendering them unable to move. As Heinel is on the verge of victory, Kenichi contacts Professor Hamaguchi, who tells him to allow Galgo to absorb the energy as according to the blueprints, an overload of energy would cause Galgo to explode. Kenichi obeys, and when Galgo reaches its limit, it refuses to obey Heinel's attempts to control it. Voltes V than uses Zaki's ship as a shield, causing Galgo to accidentally bites it. Due to being overloaded with power, Galgo's bite causes the ship to explode with Zaki inside.
Quotes[]
| “ | Have Heinel take command again, this time from Galgo | „ |
| ~ Zaki's plan to kill Heinel |
Episode Appearances[]
| Episode | Air date | Episode name | Screenplay | Storyboard | Staging | Animation director | Does Marquis Zaki appear? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | June 4, 1977 | Invaders from Outer Space | Taguchi Shoichi | Yoshiyuki Tomino | Yoshiyuki Tomino | Akihiro Kanayama | No |
| 2 | June 11, 1977 | Advance to Struggle | Taguchi Shoichi | Takahashi Sukesuke | Yuichiro Yokoyama | Akihiro Kanayama | No |
| 3 | June 18, 1977 | Tactics taught by Gravestones | Masaki Tsuji | Yoshiyuki Tomino | Yoshiyuki Tomino | Akihiro Kanayama | No |
| 4 | June 25. 1977 | Evil Shadow Super Sword | Gomu Fuyoshi | Kazuo Terada | Kazuo Terada | Sasamon Nobuyoshi | No |
| 5 | July 2, 1977 | Battleship Mikasa Calls For Crisis | Taguchi Shoichi | Takahashi Sukesuke | Yuichiro Yokoyama | Takahashi Sukesuke | No |
| 6 | July 9, 1977 | Inakake! Eiffel Horse | Masaaki Sakurai | Yoshiyuki Tomino | Yoshiyuki Tomino | Akihiro Kanayama | No |
| 7 | July 16, 1977 | New member Takko-chan | Taguchi Shoichi | Masakazu Higuchi | Yuichiro Yokoyama | Norio Shioyama | No |
| 8 | July 23, 1977 | Conspiracy of the Underground Castle | Gomu Fuyushi | Kazuo Terada | Kazuo Terada | Akihiro Kanayama | Yes |
| 9 | July 30, 1977 | A big pinch caused by a dream! | Masaaki Sakurai | Yoshiyuki Tomino | Yoshiyuki Tomino | Sasamon Nobiyoshi | No |
| 10 | August 6, 1977 | Cannot Combine with Voltes | Taguchi Shoichi | Takahashi Sukesuke | Takahashi Sukesuke | Takahashi Sukesuke | No |
| 11 | August 13, 1977 | Revived Voltes V | Taguchi Shoichi | Hiromichi Yanagi | Yuichiro Yokoyama | Saburo Sakamoto | No |
| 12 | August 20, 1977 | Voltes Resurrection | Gomu Fuyoshi | Yoshiyuki Tomino | Yoshiyuki Tomino | Akihiro Kanayama | No |
| 13 | August 27, 1977 | The Father of Conspiracy Calls For Crisis | Taguchi Shoichi | Kazuo Terada | Kazuo Terada | Norio Shiomiya | No |
| 14 | September 3, 1977 | Father and son trap | Masaki Tsuji | Hiromichi Yanagi | Yuichiro Yokohama | Akihiro Kanayama | No |
| 15 | September 10, 1977 | Emperor's gift | Masaaki Sakurai | Takahashi Sukesuke | Kazuo Yamasaki | Takahashi Sukesuke | No |
| 16 | September 17, 1977 | Falcon in danger of destruction | Gomu Fuyushi | Yoshiyuki Tomino | Yoshiyuki Tomino | Saburo Sakamoto | No |
| 17 | September 24, 1977 | Sprinkle love and tears | Gomu Fuyushi | Kazuo Terada | Kazuo Terada | Sasamon Nobuyoshi | No |
| 18 | October 1, 1977 | Father! The Earth is Near! | Taguchi Shoichi | Yuichiro Yokoyama | Yuichiro Yokoyama | Akihiro Kanayama | No |
| 19 | October 8, 1977 | Cry in your father's chest | Taguchi Shoichi | Tomino Yoshiyuki | Kazuo Yamazaki | Norio Shioyama | No |
| 20 | October 15, 1977 | The Mystery of Numbers Written in Blood | Masaki Tsuji | Takahashi Sukesuke | Kazuo Uehera | Akihiro Kanayama | No |
| 21 | October 22, 1977 | Secret Base of Intrigue | Gomu Fuyoshi | Kazuo Terada | Kazuo Terada | Saburo Sakamoto | No |
| 22 | October 29, 1977 | Traitor's Plan | Taguchi Shoichi | Yuichiro Yokohama | Yuichiro Yokohama | Sasamon Nobuyoshi | No |
| 23 | November 5, 1977 | Puppies, Walk to tomorrow! | Yumiko Tsukamoto | Takeshashi Sukesuke | Kazuo Yamazaki | Takehashi Sukesuke | No |
| 24 | November 12, 1977 | New General's challenge | Taguchi Shoichi | Taro Isohama | Kazuo Yamazaki | Akihiro Kanayama | No |
| 25 | November 19, 1977 | Self destruct! Super elctromagnetic ball! | Gomu Fuyoshi | Kazuo Terada | Kazuo Terada | Norio Shioyama | No |
| 26 | November 26, 1977 | A mysterious flying mecha | Gomu Fuyoshi | Yuichiro Yokohama | Yuichiro Yokohama | Akihiro Kanayama | No |
| 27 | December 3, 1977 | The identity of the mysterious hawk mecha | Taguchi Shoichi | Yanagi Hiromichi | Masuji Harada | Sasamon Nobayoshi | No |
| 28 | December 10, 1977 | Kentaro Go's secret | Gomu Fuyoshi | Kazuo Terada | Kazuo Terada | Akihiro Kanayama | No |
| 29 | December 17, 1977 | Hero of Boazania | Gomu Fuyoshi | Yuichiro Yokohama | Yuichiro Yokohama | Akihiro Kanayama | No |
| 30 | December 24, 1977 | One-on-one combat with the earth at stake | Masaaki Sakurai | Kazuo Yamazaki | Kazuo Yamazaki | Akihiro Kanayama | No |
| 31 | December 31, 1977 | Defense Minister Oka scatters into the sky! | Masaki Tsuji | Taro Isohama | Aoi Akira Kase Mitsuko |
Sasamon Nobuyoshi | No |
| 32 | Jungle Chase | January 7, 1978 | Gomu Fuyoshi | Kazuo Terada | Kazuo Terada | Akihiro Kanayama | No |
| 33 | February 4, 1978 | Devil's Bacteria Attack | Gomu Fuyoshi | Taro Isohama | Yuichiro Yokohama | Norio Shioyama | No |
| 34 | January 28, 1978 | The Fire of Hatred Calls For a Crisis | Taguchi Shoichi | Kazuo Yamazaki | Kazuo Yamazaki | Saburo Sakamoto | No |
| 35 | February 4, 1978 | Requeim for star warrior! | Masaki Tsuji | Taro Isohama | Takao Yotsutsuji | Sasamon Nobuyoshi | No |
| 36 | February 18, 1978 | Underground castle attack begins | Taguchi Shoichi | Kazuo Terada | Kazuo Terada | Akihiro Kanayama | No |
| 37 | February 25, 1978 | Farewell! Enemy Commander Heinel! | Taguchi Shoichi | Yuichiro Yokoyama | Yuichiro Yokoyama | Norio Shiomiya | No |
| 38 | March 11, 1978 | Launch into the universe! | Masaki Tsuji | Taro Isohama | Takao Yotsutsuji | Saburo Sakamoto | No |
| 39 | March 18, 1978 | Boazania's Great Offensive and Defensive Battle | Taguchi Shoichi | Kazuo Yamazaki | Kazuo Yamazaki | Akihiro Kanayama | No |
| 40 | March 25, 1978 | The Crumbling Tower of Evil | Taguchi Shoichi | Kazuo Terada | Kazuo Terada | Akihiro Kanayama | No |
Trivia[]
- He shares his voice actor with Professor Sakonji. Interestingly, the two never appeared in the same episode together.
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