Zap Rowsdower

Zap Rowsdower is the deuteragonist of the 1990 film The Final Sacrifice who lived in Canada and was a drifter. 
He was portrayed by the late Bruce J. Mitchell.
During the 1980s Rowsdower was part of a cult that was descended from the Ziox, that sought to take over the ancient civilization and use their power to take over the world. After the cult killed archelogist Thomas McGregor Rowsdower either left or was thrown out of the cult by its leader Satoris as he was only partially descended from Ziox. (Rowsdower claimed he was thrown out but Satoris later said he left voluntarily). 
Haunted by the memories of his time in the cult and the violence that the cult employed against people trying to discover the lost city of the Ziox, Rowsdower left his girlfriend and became a full time drifter, drinking his way around Canada in a temperamental Chevy pickup.
In 1990 Rowsdower encountered Thomas's son Troy hiding in the back of his truck, who was being pursued by Satoris and his men. After Troy helped him get his truck up and running again, they drove to a nearby town where Rowsdower contacted police so they could take custody of Troy, who he assumed was a runaway. Before the police could arrive the cult caught up with them and Troy fled in Rowsdower's truck, with Rowsdower barely able to leap into the cargo box before Troy sped off. 
Making camp, Rowsdower told Troy about the cult, while being careful not to reveal his past with the cult. Troy later learned about Rowsdower's membership in the cult due to a tattoo on his arm.
While on the run from the cult they discovered clues to the location of the Ziox city. Finding a cabin in the woods they hid in it until the cult assumed they had escaped. The cabin's owner was Thomas's partner Mike Pipper, who further filled in Troy on the ancient city and how he and Troy's father had run afoul of the cult. Rowsdower then spent the evening watching the sunset while drinking a fair amount of beer and wondering if there was beer on the sun. 
After Troy was kidnapped by the cult, Rowsdower was forced to engage Satoris in combat. Satoris nearly defeated Rowsdower before he was shot by Troy and burst into flame. With Satoris gone, the Ziox city came out of hiding and the remaining cult members returned to their homes, finally free from Satoris's control.
As the Ziox city rose up out of the lake, the cult's tattoo finally disappeared from Rowsdower's arm. Overjoyed that he was free, he hugged Troy before the two left on further adventures throughout Canada.
==Trivia==
* The Final Sacrifice was largely obscure until it was shown as a 9th season episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000. 
* In the credits for the film, the production staff had reversed the names for Troy and Rowsdower, with Troy actor Christian Malcolm being credited as Rowsdower and Bruce J. Mitchell being credited as Troy McGregor. By the time the mistake was discovered there was no money left to go in and fix the mistake and the credits were not changed. 
* Rowsdower would become one of the favorite characters to MST3K fans, who found a number of similarities to Mitchell.
* Upon learning of Bruce Mitchell's death, a large number of fans left messages of sympathy with his family, who were grateful for all the messages of support from the MST3K community. 
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