Zorran

Evil-doer
Full Name	Zorran
Alias	None
Origin	TUGS
Occupation	Harbour Tug Leader of the Z-Stacks
Powers / Skills	Speed Strength Leadership skills Intelligence
Goals	Beat the Star Tugs for business (usually fails)
Crimes	Corruption Corporate sabotage
Type of Villain	Corrupt Business Rival

“	That bunch of clapped-out sardine cans are gonna find they missed the boat, or my name's not Zorran!	„
	~ Zorran

“	He's up to something, and I'd like to know what. You know, I never trusted that Zorran.	„
	~ Ten Cents about Zorran

Zorran is the main antagonist of Thomas & Friends' short-lived sister TV show TUGS, and it's American adaptation Salty's Lighthouse.

He was voiced by Chris Tulloch in TUGS, and by Scott McNeil in Salty's Lighthouse.

Biography

Zorran is #1 of the Z-Stacks, and (as such) is the leader of the fleet. He is often described as devious, cunning and full of ideas to undermine his rivals, the Star Fleet. He is a harbour tug, along with his Z-Stack companions Zebedee and Zak, and his Star Fleet rivals, O.J., Warrior, and Big Mac. Known for being devious and manipulative, Zorran is often looked at as a pragmatic tug, as he is only devious as necessary as it is.

He is undoubtedly the most intelligent tug of the fleet, and always has plans to win contracts over the Star Fleet. However, one way or another, his schemes all blow up in his face, either from the incompetence of the other Z-Stacks or his own overconfidence. All tugs, including his Z-Stack companions, fear him, although the only tug Zorran himself is shown to fear is Hercules, and he has even been known to be insolent and insubordinate towards his boss, Captain Zero, which shows that even he can have cowardly tendencies.

Despite being a clear villain, Zorran has a good reason for being the head of his fleet. He is the most sensible and wisest tug of his fleet (although his wisdom is no match for O.J.'s) and as shown in Munitions, he is capable of handling dangerous and massive deliveries of explosives, and he even goes as far as to not let other power-abusing tugs like Bluenose push him around, such as when he refused to move a munitions barge when it was being unloaded by Big Mickey after Bluenose ordered him to do so.

Gallery

An angry Zorran

"What do you know about it, you South American heap of junk?"

A surprised Zorran

Zorran with Nantucket in Quarantine

Zorran stuck on a rock in Trapped

Zorran's model at the Tugs Exhibition

Trivia

• Zorran has Diastema as he is shown to have a gap in his teeth.
• In Salty's Lighthouse, his voice is more evil sounding than his TUGS version despite being friends with the Star Fleet.
• Throughout the series, Zorran is shown to have a strong dislike towards Izzy Gomez, the Mexican tramp steamer.
• Zorran's model is currently owned by Tugs: The Exhibition, an organization that showcases the models. However, he was only sold with his surprised face. It's currently unknown where his other facemasks are.
• According to Chris Tulloch, Zorran's eye mechanism was built too big and would always lift his hat whenever he moved his eyes up. The crew decided to leave this as it fitted Zorran's character.
• Although he is a steam tug, Zorran's deep aggressive whistle sounds more like air horns fitted to modern diesel tugboats.
• Zorran is presumably Captain Zero's favorite tug.
• Zorran's name is likely based on the name "Moran". Which are a fleet of tugboats that operated in New York during the 1920s, the real life tugboat fleet that inspired the Z Stacks.