Zopilote

### Personality

Ruthless, cruel, selfish, greedy, cold-hearted, murderous, eccentric, obsessive, arrogant, failure-intolerant

### Appearance

Pale skin, dark circles under eyes, green eyes, long black hair in two braids with beads in them, purple earrings in huge earlobes, pointed ears, dark green sleeveless tunic, grey shorts, grey bandages round legs, bird-like feet (human form)
Black Vulture with black feathers, dark grey head and feet, and white collar (vulture form)

### Allies

Ash Delgado, Carla Delgado (formerly), Chancellor Esteban (formerly), Troyo, Orizaba

### Minions

Ash Delgado (formerly), Chancellor Esteban (formerly)

### Enemies

Princess Elena, Flo, Mateo, Alacazar, King Raul and Queen Lucia, Bobo

### Powers and abilities

Dark magic (formerly)
Shapeshifting (vulture only; formerly)

### Possessions

His tamborita (formerly)
Several dark magic objects (formerly)

### Fate

Turned into a small bird by Mateo and eaten by a tiger hawk

**Zopilote** is the mentor of Ash Delgado and an antagonist in the third season of the Disney Channel animated series *Elena of Avalor*.

## Personality

Zopilote's primary motivation for becoming an Malvago was simply greed, so he could take whatever he wanted without anyone trying to stop him. He also takes delight in taking inconsequential items simply to cause misery, such as stealing Ash Delgado's pet mice.

## Appearances

#### Season Three

* Sister of Invention
* Captain Mateo
* Dreamcatcher
* Spirit of a Wizard
* Coronation Day

## History

When Ash Delgado was much younger, Zopilote came to her village and because of his great power, he took everything of value simply because nobody could stop him. Despite him causing great misery to Ash, this inspired her to become a Dark Malvago herself, so she'd never be weak or powerless again, so she went to him and became his apprentice. For 10 years, she worked hard to master the skills he taught her, at the cost of living with her family and seeing Carla grow up.

When they lose their tamboritas in combat with Elena and her friends, Ash takes Carla to meet Zopilote in order to acquire replacement tamboritas. As he only has one spare tamborita, he gives it to Carla because she wins his favor. But he does offer Ash a compromise, a puzzle map to the place where all Maruvian objects were made, if she solves the puzzle, she will be able to gain great power from this place.

After he flies away, Elena's group finds them in Zopilote's cave and to defend herself, Ash steals Zopilote's tamborita and she takes it away with her as she and Carla escape.

In “Captain Mateo”, After Esteban acquires magical power from the Well, Ash takes him to Zopilote for training his powers. Ash begs for forgiveness for stealing his tamborita, though Zopilote instead expresses pride at his prized student’s malice act. He is unimpressed when Ash informs him that it got destroyed, but regardless decides to teach Esteban, who he learns got the magic of Takaina, how to use his new powers, on the condition that Ash remember that he is the master.

In “Dreamcatcher”, Zopilote continues training Esteban on how to use his new powers but becomes frustrated at his reluctance. He realizes that Esteban doesn’t like his new life and desires to return to the palace, but he informs him that the only thing waiting for him there is a princess who wants to banish him to a deserted island.

In “Spirit of a Wizard”, after Esteban masters his teleportation powers, he informs him and Ash that the entrance to Takaina was sealed shut by enchanted crystals from Princess Elena’s scepter. The three decide to steal her scepter and formulate a plan to ambush her and the others. When Esteban uses his powers to find them, Zopilote learns that Alacazar is with them and reveals that he has a history with him. During the ambush, Zopilote attempts to kill Mateo only for Alacazar to take the blast instead. Though they succeeded briefly in getting the scepter, Elena eventually manages to get it back with Mateo’s help. Unfortunately for Zopolite, in the ensuing battle, Zopolite was transformed permanently into a small bird, at which point he was seen fleeing from a hungry hawk intent on catching and eating him.

It is revealed that Zopolite has always been Alacazar's enemy and magical rival.

In "Coronation Day", it is revealed that Zopilote had since been eaten. As a green spirit in the Spirit World, he is recruited by Ash into joining her olaball team, facing off against Elena, her parents, and Bobo, so she can return to the living world. Though Ash does wind up winning, it turns out her "reward" is to stay in the Spirit World with Grand Macaw, and as she is escorted accordingly in spite of her pleas and sobs, Zopilote does nothing to help her and comments to Orizaba she is his greatest disappointment.

## Trivia

* In his humanoid form, Zopilote resembles a harpy, but is male rather then female.

## Gallery

*The image gallery for **Zopilote** may be viewed here.*