Marquise Zaki

For the character from the original 1977 anime, see Marquis Zaki.

Marquise Zaki is a major antagonist in the television drama action science fantasy series Voltes V: Legacy. She is Emperor Zu Zambojil's Chief Researcher.

She was played by StarStruck Season 3 avenger Vaness del Moral.

History[]

After continuing to lose battles against Voltes V, Zardoz is frustrated and desires a new strategy. Emperor Zambojil sends his chief researcher, Marquise Zaki, to help Zardoz. While introducing herself to him, Zaki gets touchy and flirtatious with Zardoz, which makes Zandra very jealous. However Zardoz rebuffs her advances and admonishes her for the unimpressiveness of her underlings Takeo and Arisa. Though she presented them as powerful warriors that could defeat Voltes V, he considers them an embarassment and walks out of the room in frustration.

Marquise Zaki dispatches Takeo and Arisa to kidnap Little Jon Armstrong, the youngest member of the Voltes team. Takeo and Arisa disguise themselves as humans and try to take Jon hostage, but other Camp Big Falcon personnel come to his aid. While Jon tries to use his invisibility device to hide himself, he is still discovered and then kidnapped. Dr. Hook then regretfully informs the Voltes team that Jon has been taken hostage.

Steve, Mark, Bert and Jamie look for Jon, and then fall into a trap set up by the Boazanians. The trap leads them to a stage constructed by Zaki. Bert realizes that the stage has a force field around it, meaning they can't escape. Feeling hopeless, Mark angrily insults Jon and blames him for being kidnapped. Steve angrily retorts that it isn't his fault, but Mark repeats his claim that the Armstrong brothers are magnets for misfortune. Steve then tries to hit Mark, but Jamie intervenes, only to get injured in the process by Steve, causing her to fall. Both boys are horrified and apologize to her, feeling ashamed. Jamie scolds them both, reminding them that she's just been discharged from the hospital and forced herself out of the ward to save Jon. The four then hear laughter, coming from none other than Marquise Zaki. She calls their fight entertaining.

The four begin attacking Zaki's guards, but when Steve turns a gun on Zaki, she threatens Jon by holding a knife to his neck. Steve, Bert and Jamie surrender and drop their weapons but Mark refuses. Mark loads his gun anyway, pointing it at Zaki despite her pressing the knife further, until Steve wrestles the gun out of his hands. Zaki then releases Jon and he reunites with the Voltes team.

Zaki and her guards then lead the four into another room, where they are observed by Horned Boazanian nobles. Zaki announces that they are to spar with Takeo and Arisa for their entertainment. The Voltes team underestimate the twins, with Bert saying they're not Beast Fighters so they don't stand a chance. Before the fight, Takeo and Arisa ask the Voltes team of the fate of General Watson. Steve tells them that he's dead and he gave his life for the good Boazanian rebels. Takeo is dumbstruck, whispering to Arisa "Our adoptive father is gone....". Arisa, however, is skeptic and calls Steve a liar. Marquise Zaki chides them for talking and says that they must send two fighters from their team to battle Takeo and Arisa one-on-one. Jamie says that she will fight Arisa, and Bert decides to fight Takeo.

Meanwhile, Prince Zardoz asks Zandra and Draco where Marquise Zaki has gone. They both say they don't have any idea. Zardoz expresses frustration at the fact that when his uncle sent him aides, both disappeared suddenly - first General Oslak, and now Marquise Zaki. However, Draco was suspicious of Zaki and had a soldier tail her before she left. The soldier reveals to Draco, Zandra and Zardoz that Marquise Zaki is having the Voltes team battle Takeo and Arisa, which is directly against what Zardoz ordered. Zardoz finally loses faith in his uncle and accuses him of trying to replace his position.

The soldier Draco sent informs the three of what the Marquise has been doing. Zardoz calls Takeo and Arisa traitors for standing by Watson and angrily screams at them. He then orders for them to be put to death, while Marquise Zaki is to be brought back to Boazania. The twins bravely face the firing squad, Takeo's last words praising General Watson and Arisa's last words praying for the liberation of Boazan. Zandra then kills Zaki by shooting her.

Differences[]

In the original anime, Zaki was male.
In the original anime, Zaki tormented Heinel because of the fact that his father was a traitor, and because he was a rival to Zambajil for the throne (who Zaki was loyal to). In the live-action adaptation, Zaki tries to seduce Zardoz, but he rejects her.
In the original anime, Zaki had grey skin. In Legacy, she has tanned skin.
Legacy states that Marquise Zaki is the Emperor's Chief Researcher. In the anime, Zaki was the Chief Inspector.

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