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| “ | So, even from the shackles of death, my old enemy pursues me! You're too late, Fortesque! Already, my army has risen from the grave! You will never leave this necropolis! | „ |
| ~ Zarok |
| “ | Ohh, no... You're back! Looking like something from a butcher's dustbin! *sniffs* Ugh, and what's that smell? Eau dee-composition? | „ |
| ~ Zarok upon seeing Dan alive in MediEvil: Resurrection. |
Zarok is the main antagonist of the MedEvil series. He is a vengeful and powerful evil sorcerer hellbent on taking over the realm of Gallowmere with an army of undead and other ghoulish creatures. He is also the arch-nemesis of Sir Daniel Fortesque.
He was voiced by Norio Wakamoto in Japanese and the late Paul Darrow in English.
Biography[]
Past[]
Little was known about Zarok's past but became fascinated with conducting dark magic after once owning a pet dog named "Mr Snuffy" of whom was accidentally killed by one of the King's guardsman, fascinated, this became his path to villainy and twisted experimentations to conquer the dead before meeting with an unnamed master outside of Galloper to learn many forbidden dark magic. at some point later in his life, Zarok was the Court Magician to King Peregrin, ruler of Gallowmere. However, he was banished from the kingdom when the king learned of his experiments on resurrecting the dead. Zarok swore revenge and continued his experiments, eventually creating an undead army large enough to declare war on Gallowmere.
According to legend, Zarok was defeated and slain by Sir Daniel Fortesque, King Peregrin's champion and best friend, though Fortesque himself was mortally wounded in the battle. However, this was a lie fabricated by the king to hide the fact that Fortesque actually died from the first arrow shot from Zarok's forces, piercing his left eye. Zarok himself survived, though was forced to retreat by the king's forces and other heroes.
MediEvil (1998)[]
100 years after the battle, Zarok had finally returned to exact his vengeance on the people of Gallowmere. First, he casted a spell that forced the kingdom into a state of perpetual night, and then stealing the souls of the residents of Gallows Town, turning them into murderous minions. Using the collected soul energy, he then resurrected the dead from the local necropolis to rebuild his undead army. However, his spell ended up bringing back Daniel Fortesque from the dead as well.
Aided by other heroes from the afterlife, Fortesque chased Zarok throughout Gallowmere, eventually confronting the sorcerer in his lair. After seeing his best minions being defeated in battle, Zarok then transforms himself into a terrifying beast form and fights Fortesque himself, but loses in the end. In a last-ditch attempt to destroy his foe, Zarok casts one-last spell to destroy his entire castle, causing a large debris from the ceiling to fall and crush him to death, releasing all of the souls that he stole and returning the dead back to the grave.
MediEvil 2[]
Zarok is the overarching antagonist due to still being deceased in the sequel, his spellbook fell into the hands of another power-hungry sorcerer 500 years later to take over London.
MediEvil Resurrection[]
exact The events played from the first game except Zarok's fate changes after defeating him, he would encounter Sir Daniel where he would began to bring back his undead champions from the dead including Lord Kardok being the one who shot Sir Daniel Fortesques's missing eye as he began mocking the latter. After his defeat where he dramatically delares his defeat before the blood he spilled on the ground his swiped as he would conquer his powers as he maniacally laughs around the cracks surrounding his lair, while also praising himself for giving off "an evil laugh", However this proved to bring his inevitable end when moments before Sir Daniel Fortesque quickly evades the giant statue of his enemy around the large debris, leaving Zarok to be crushed to death, releasing all of the souls that would put Sir Daniel to rest.
Quotes[]
| “ | Sir Fortesque my old nemesis, so we meet again! I see that a century spent as worm food has done nothing to diminish your naive obsession with the freedom of Gallowmere. | „ |
| ~ Zarok to Sir Daniel Fortesque reaching his Lair before sending his undead warriors to attack him. |
| “ | Ughh - Curse you Sir Knight, I am finally defeated, yet if I am to fail, then all shall perish! You are doomed Fortesque, you will never leave this domain Ha Ha Ha! | „ |
| ~ Zarok's last words before being crushed by the rubble caused by his own magic after attempting to kill Sir Daniel Fortesque. |
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