Zak

"*Go slow, and don't take any nonsense from the Star mob. Show them explosives don't scare us. If they come too close, just..."*

*"BLOW THEM UP?!?"*

*"Yeah, with your hooter, dummy! No silly games, okay? You don't have to be* that *brave!*"

— Zorran and **Zak**, *Munitions*

## Background Information

### Appearance

TUGS (1989)Salty's Lighthouse (1997-1998)

### Portrayers

Shaun Prendergast (TUGS)
Scott McNeil (Salty's Lighthouse)

### Fanfics

The Secret & Dearest Life of Everything in Sodor (2021-present)

## Character Information

### Occupation

Tugboat (cartoon)
Tugboat driver (fanfic, as a human)

### Friends

Ten Cents, Sunshine, Hercules, Big Mac, Warrior, Grampus, O.J., Top Hat, Big Mickey, Sally, Boomer, Frank and Eddie, Izzy Gomez, Captain Star, Captain Zero, Zorran, Zebedee, Zip, Zug, Mighty Mo, Lillie Lightship, Bluenose, Sea Rogue, Billy Shoepack
**Fanfic:** Theodore, Emily, Oliver, Foduck, The Dispatcher, Thomas, Percy, James, Gordon, Edward, Henry, Emily, Rebecca, Nia, Toby, Sir Topham Hatt, Duck, Bill and Ben, Timothy, Rosie, Stanley, Ryan, Sonny, Diesel, Daisy, Salty, Porter, Paxton, Sidney, Philip, Victor, Skarloey and Rheneas, Whiff, Marion, Skiff, Hiro, Kenji, Mavis, Annie and Clarabel, Charlie, Billy, Terence, Bertie, Bulgy, Cleo, Ruth, Donald and Douglas, Cranky, Carly, Judy and Jerome, Billy, Elizabeth, George, Peter Sam, Sir Handel, Mighty Mac, Duncan, Freddie, Duke, Owen, Merrick, Harvey, Millie, Luke, Stephen, Glynn, Shane, Aubrey and Aiden, Tamika, Ace. Isla, Spencer, Henrietta, Hugo, Rocky, Harold, Flynn, Captain, Butch, Belle, Nelson, Jack, Alfie, Oliver, Max and Monty, Kelly, Byron, Ned, Isobelle, Patrick, Brenda, Buster, Darcy, Kevin, Oliver, Ashima, Rajiv, Noor Jehan, Shankar, Charubala, Lorenzo, Beppe, Gina, Stefano, Ester, Gabriela, Raul, Gustavo, Marcia and Marcio, Fernando, Hank, Sam, Gator, Norman and Dennis, Hong-Mei, Yong Bao, An-An and Yin-Long, Den, Dart, Beau, Toad, Duchess, Lexi, Theo, Hurricane, Merlin, Frankie, Beresford, Caitlin, Connor, Ferdinand, Bash and Dash, Emerson, Lei, Natalie, Cassia, 'Arry and Bert, Bert, Rex, Mike, Lucy, Phillip and Filmore, Hank, George

### Likes

Working on the harbour, pulling and delivering barges

### Dislikes

Getting angry by Zorran, missing barges, the Star fleet (sometimes)

## Character's Bio

### Full name

Zechariah Abdel Diab (fanfic, as a human)

### Race

Egyptian, Albanian, Chechen, Ingush, Yemeni, Kazakh and Turkish (fanfic, as a human)

## Physical Apearance

### Species

Tugboat (cartoon)
Human (fanfic)

### Eye Colour

Black (cartoon)
Cerulean (fanfic, as a human)

### Complexion

Black and white (cartoon)
Pale (fanfic, as a human)

### Status

Alive

**Zak** is a harbour tug and the third member of Captain Zero's Z-Stack fleet. He is used for a wide variety of tasks around Bigg City Port. Zak's main role was that of a flunky and second-man to devious Zorran, and is generally a vicious, calculating thug. He is usually seen working with Zebedee.

Zak speaks with a gruff Cockney accent.

In the fanfic, *The Secret & Dearest Life of Everything in Sodor*, Zak's middle name and surname, Abdel Diab, was a reference to Egyptian singer and actor, Amr Diab.

## Description

Throughout the series, Zak is shown following Zorran’s orders, assisting in the Z-Stacks’ schemes, talking to Zebedee and insulting the Star Tugs. Sometimes, his engine is steaming due to his neglectance to get it seen to.

## Biography

### *TUGS*

Zak’s only notable role in the whole series is in *High Tide*.

He and Zebedee are competing against Big Mac and Warrior for the contract to deliver steel. En route, the poor state of his engine proves to be very severe. Zebedee and Zak aren’t as wise as Big Mac and try to fool him and Warrior by going through the Canal. While steaming through the Canal, Zebedee’s tall load hits the railway bridge due to the high tide and the bridge collapses. This terrible accident makes the Z-Stacks lose the completion and the Stars receive the contract.

## Personality

Zak has quite a thuggish personality, often aggressive and threatening. Publicity material for the series indicated that he saw himself as a potential leader of the Z-Stacks.

## Technical Details

### Basis

Like the other Z-Stacks, Zak is based on the Moran Fleet tugs from the 1920's.

## Physical Appearance

### Livery

Zorran was painted entirely in black but with white lines and mast, black funnel with two white stripes and number zero on the bottom, matching nameplate with his name was painted in white and he also wears a black hat with white line.

### Fanfic

As a human, Zak had pale complexion, black hair and a pair of cerulean eyes. He wears a black jacket with silver buttons and white lining and number 3, white necktie, black necktie, a pair of black trousers and shoes. He also wore a black hat with white line.

## Fanfics

The Secret & Dearest Life of Everything in Sodor

Zak appears in the fanfic alongside the other tugboat drivers as a human. In the second series, Zak and the other Z-Stack drivers went to helping the Star Fleet, Salvage Fleet and Big Harbour Fleet to crossing the Up River to delivering the barges to Uptown. Suddenly, Billy heard there's someone needed help. Zak and the other tug drivers were told by Billy that he heard someone needs help. Then, the tugboat drivers drives their tugs to the Up River to save Percy and James.

After the rescue, James was feeling alright, soaking wet and covered with a big towel, but Percy wasn't breathing. Hercules laid him down on the ground and performs CPR on him. Later, Hercules stops performed it as he heard Percy was finally breathing slowly and he was listening to his heart that was beating. Percy was awake as he coughs out the water from his lungs. Hercules touches him in the back with his hand as he covered him around with a big towel. He lifted him up and bring him and James to his tugboat to take a rest.

After James and Percy arrived from Island of Sodor, Zorran and Zak went to see them as he asked them both questions, Percy tells him that Thomas was seriously ill due to his illness. But Percy was starting to cry that he misses his best friend as James confronted him and Ten Cents and Theodore gave him a hug.