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Zarok was [[King Peregrin]]'s advisor and court magician. But Zarok began to conduct horrific experiments on the bodies of the dead. When the king found out, he banished Zarok from the land declaring that ''The dead are to be honoured; not to be kept as play things of alchemists!'' All of Zarok's living dead were routed out and destroyed. Zarok, being an unforgiving soul went into hiding and vowed to wreak his revenge on he king. He employed the aid of Shadowy Demons to help him build his 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 trough the Silver Woods. Soon afterwards even the Pumpkin lands belonged to Zarok.

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

Zarok's army had soon overtaken the flood lands. He knew the King would try to stop him, so he prepared an ambush. This lead to the battle of Gallowmere, in which [[Sir Dan]] was killed. The history books said that he had defeated Zarok, seconds before dying himself. The truth was different, however. Zarok wasn't defeated. He remained in hiding, preparing a more powerful, stronger army of unholy monsters.

100 years after the war, Zarok returned to [[Gallowmere]] once again. Using the powers of a spellbook spell, Zarok stole the souls of the townspeople and resurrected 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 that holds his Shadow Demons.

Daniel first encounters Zarok at [[Cemetery Hill]]. Zarok tells Dan that he will be trapped in the necropolis forever before bringing two stone gargoyle statues to life, causing them to slide rocks down the hill. 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|The Haunted Ruins]].

Zarok awaits Dan in his [[Zarok's Lair|lair]]. He sends his Fazguls and later his champion [[Lord Kardok]] to kill Dan, but Daniel manages to defeat all of them. In the end, Zarok decides to confront him himself and transforms into a [[Zarok (boss)|monstrosity]]. Upon his defeat, he casts a spell that causes the lair to collapse. Zarok is then crushed by a piece of the collapsing ceiling.