Zarok

For Zarok as a character, see the boss fights against him, Zarok (boss), and Zarok Serpent.

Zarok
[[Image: File:ZarokPS4Remake.png |250px]]
Biographical information
AKA	Sorcerer, Necromancer The Mad Magician
Gender	Male
Died	1386 (847 originally)
Behind the scenes information
Voiced by	Paul Darrow (English) Norio Wakamoto (Japanese)

"Sir Daniel Fortesque, my old nemesis, so we meet again!" ― Zarok, MediEvil

Zarok (ザ・ロック, Zarokku) is the primary antagonist of MediEvil, MediEvil: Resurrection and the PS4 remake. He is voiced by the late Paul Darrow in English and by Norio Wakamoto in Japanese.

Book of Gallowmere entry

It is said that Zarok's preoccupation with necromancy stems from an obsession to resurrect his childhood puppy.

Let's just reflect for a moment: isn't that just tragic? All this poor, troubled soul has ever wanted is to command the forces of darkness, enslave mankind, and play ball one last time with dear old Mr Snuffy.

Story

Background

Zarok was King Peregrin's advisor and court magician. Zarok, however, began conducting horrific experiments on the bodies of the dead. When the King found out, he banished Zarok from the land. All of his living dead were routed out and destroyed. Zarok, being an unforgiving soul, went into hiding and vowed to wreak his revenge on the King. He employed the aid of Shadow Demons to help him build a vast castle.

Under the cover of night, Zarok's dark army spilled forth from their corrupt haven. The army marched south across the Silver Mountains and through the Silver Woods. Soon afterwards, even the Pumpkin lands belonged to Zarok.

Retaliation was swift and violent, King Peregrin's forces led by Sir Daniel Fortesque drove Zarok's army back from Gallows Town. There was much rejoicing, but the war was not over yet.

Zarok's army had then overtaken the flood lands. He knew the King would try and stop him, so he prepared an ambush. This lead to the Battle of Gallowmere, in which Sir Daniel was killed. The history books said that he had defeated Zarok, just seconds before dying himself. Zarok survived the battle, however. He remained in hiding, preparing a more powerful, stronger army of unholy monsters.

MediEvil / MediEvil: Resurrection

100 years after the war, Zarok returns to Gallowmere once again. Using the powers of a spell book spell, Zarok steals the souls of the townspeople and resurrects the dead. While passing through Gallowmere's many locales, Zarok leaves behind him a green, slimy trail of magic. He is looking for the Shadow Artifact, which is required to open the tomb in which Shadow Demons are held.

Daniel first encounters Zarok at Cemetery Hill. Zarok tries trapping Dan in the necropolis by bringing two Gargoyles to life. Later in the game, Daniel releases Zarok's Shadow Demons, because he needs an item located within the tomb to make further progress. The demons are killed, however, when Daniel releases lava upon them in The Haunted Ruins.

Zarok awaits in his lair. He sends Fazguls and later his champion Lord Kardok to kill Dan, but Daniel manages to outsmart them. In the end, Zarok decides to confront Dan himself and transforms into a monster. Upon defeat, he casts a spell that causes his lair to collapse. He is then crushed in the wreckage.

MediEvil 2

Although Zarok himself doesn't make an appearance, his spellbook is the main cause of the events that occur. A likeness of his monster form can be found in the museum along with a book declaring him a coward.

Abilities

Using the power of his staff and spellbook, Zarok can resurrect the dead, animate the inanimate and steal the souls of living beings. He was also able to build his own boiler guards and city; The Time Device - using science.

Personality

Zarok is a creepy, bitter and twisted soul. He is petty and vain yet intelligent, terrifying and evil yet charismatic, tough and dangerous yet at times campier than a Caravan park. He berates Daniel and calls him mocking nicknames. He also seems to be held in a very high regard amongst his minions. In MediEvil: Resurrection, there is a running gag of him not being able to give an evil laugh.

Appearance

Zarok has pale grey/greenish skin and yellow eyes, and a somewhat feminine attire which consists of purple/red robes with gold highlights and a helmet with pointed "horns". He is rather thin, and he has two horns on each cheek. In MediEvil: Resurrection, his outfit has green gems, possibly to match his trident. His eyes are pale yellow/green and sometimes glow when he casts magic.

In the PS4 Remake, Zarok greatly resembles his concept art from the original MediEvil. His outfit is more purple, the gems on it are now red and he has a horn on his chin, as well as thick eyebrows with three points.

Non-MediEvil appearances

Main article: Cameos

Creatures

An image of Zarok appears in Creatures, an artificial life program created by Millennium Interactive.

PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale

Main article: Zarok

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Zarok appears as a downloadable minion in PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale. He is also mentioned multiple times throughout Sir Dan's arcade mode.

Quotes

MediEvil

• (to his army) "Fire!"
• (to Dan) "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... Ha, ha, ha!"
• (to his warriors) "Prepare to attack, my warriors, I want the dogs gnawing marrow from those bones within the hour...Aargh! What is that Fortesque, your lucky cup?"
• (after being defeated) "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!"

MediEvil: Resurrection

• (to Dan) "Ohhh Nooo... YOU'RE back. Looking like something from a butcher's dustbin. And what's that SMELL? Eau dee-Composition? Well, you're too late, anyway - my army has already risen from the grave. Still, never mind, eh? Chalk it up as yet another of your inglorious failures... mwah HAH! ... HAH...! I really need to work on that mocking laugh."
• (after being defeated) "CURSE you, Fortesque, curse you! Curse you THRICEFOLD! SO - it's come to THIS, I am finally DEFEATED. Painfully! Ignominiously! But particularly, painfully! But if I am to fail - then all shall perish with me! I didn't get to be the embodiment of evil without maintaining certain traditional standards! You are DOOMED Fortesque! You will NEVER leave this place! Mmwah-ha-HAH! Ha-HARRRRR! Oooh, yes! Now THAT was an evil laugh!"

Gallery

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• Zarok small.jpg

  Concept art of Zarok.

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  Render of Zarok, Daniel and the Shadow Demons.

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  Zarok overlooking the battlefield.

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  Zarok giving command to fire.

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  Zarok in his library.

• Livelli 1.jpg

  Zarok and Daniel in the Sleeping Village.

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  Japanese artwork of Zarok.

• Zarok.png

  Zarok's in-game model.

|-|MediEvil 2=

• Zarok's death ME2.png

  Zarok's death.

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  Zarok in The Museum.

|-|MediEvil: Resurrection=

• Zarok Resurrection.png
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  Resurrection render.

• Thmb Zarok serpent rollover.jpg

  Zarok's serpent form.

|-|Non-MediEvil appearances=

• ZarokCreatures.png

  Zarok in Creatures.

• ZarokMinion.png

  Zarok as a minion in All-Stars.

</tabber>

Trivia

• A hedge sculpture of Zarok appears in The Asylum Grounds level in MediEvil.
• Zarok makes a possible joke about the practice of sheep sodomising in Scotland before the final battle of MediEvil when he says "Oooh... Oh not right now!" after he accidentally transforms himself into a sheep.
• The original plot of MediEvil 2 involved Zarok being trapped in the Tower of London, implying he may have survived being crushed by his lair.
• In MediEvil: Resurrection he refers to Dan as "Dannikins" and "Forty-darling".
• Zarok would have been the main antagonist in the 2003 MediEvil 3 Fate's Arrow concept pitch, teaming up with Kiyante, an evil sorceress with similar ambitions.

External links

• Zarok at the Villains Wiki.

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