Zakoz

Zakoz's first render.

**Zakoz** is an OC created by ZakozController, who is the brother of DaGamingSaurus. He is also set to appear in videos on the YouTube channel, Retro World, alongside Saurus.

## Design

Zakoz's design is heavily inspired by the Carnotaurus design from Disney's *DINOSAUR (2000)*, which has the exact identical roars and height of the creature from the film. However, ZakozController has confirmed that the Carnotaur design is only a temporary transformation for his OC, as he does indeed have a human form.

While human, Zakoz has the model of the main protagonist from *Pokémon: Let's Go Pikachu/Eevee*, only with adjustments to his attire. He sports Carnotaur horns on the top of his head and a tail at the back of his waist. He wears different clothing, depending on his mood or preference, which include:

* A black and yellow hoodie themed of the Alton Towers coaster, The Smiler.
* A lava-colored shirt themed of the Thorpe Park coaster, Nemesis: Inferno
* A white shirt with the Jurassic World logo stamped on the middle.

He sports blue eyes, but one of them is partially covered in a hypnotizing swirl, regarding his ridethrough on the Smiler.

While in his Carnotaur form, Zakoz gains reddish skin on the upper half of his body and a beige color on his underbelly. His horns are also the same color as his underbelly but are shorter than in his human form. He has purple spikes rowing down from the top of his neck to the tip of his tail.

He was also created in SCUMLabs, along with his brother.

## Personality

Zakoz is a nice and gentle soul of a creature, always looking out for his friends at a time of need. However, since he puts people before himself most of the time, he forgets about his own wellbeing sometimes. He is also known to suffer from social anxiety, due to his time in both SCUMLabs and living on Terlawk.

While in his Carnotaur form, Zakoz is also quite caring for his friends and allies but could occasionally snap into a frenzy state at random intervals.

## Backstory

**(THIS BACKSTORY ONLY REFERS TO THE OC AND IS NOT MEANT TO REFELCT ON THE PAST OF ITS CREATOR!)**

Zakoz was created in SCUMLabs alongside his brother, being the centerpiece of an experiment run by the scientists. As such, Zakoz was treated horribly by most of the scientists, who only used him for experiments and nothing else. Eventually, he and his brother warmed up to one scientist in particular, who showed them all kinds of prehistoric animals. They soon took interest in the animals throughout their lives.

One day, a meteorite struck the facility, leaving Zakoz and Saurus as the only survivors. As Saurus gave into the crystals made by the meteor, Zakoz's own monster refuses that power, not wanting to feel pain ever again. Zakoz and Saurus left the destroyed facility and lived out their lives elsewhere in the world, until they suddenly arrived at Terlawk.

Zakoz made an oath to protect everyone from his pain, at the cost of losing all memories of the incident with the meteorite. He has since made friends in Terlawk who, despite their quirks, Zakoz has grown to admire and hopefully get pieces of his memory restored along the way.

## Powers and Abilities

Unlike Saurus, Zakoz doesn't have many powers to speak of aside from his usual powers that he constantly tested in SCUMLabs, which include:

* **Dino Transformation:** Zakoz can transform into a Carnotaurus, thanks to his Carnotaur DNA lurking inside his genetic code. Unfortunately, the Carnotaur form is both inaccurate and unpredictable. He also loses all human speech while in this form.
* **Immense Strength:** Zakoz's Carnotaur form has immense power, capable on dealing heavy blows to enemies and objects around him.
* **Speed:** Zakoz can run at fast speeds, regardless of his chosen form. This is due to the many exercises he had to endure while at SCUMLabs.
* **Marmalization:** Zakoz has the power to marmalize (control or frighten) people unwillingly. Due to his exposure to the Smiler, he can burst out into a hysteric laughter when cackling too long or too hard. This state is currently known as "The Corrected" by ZakozController.

## Relationships

Zakoz's relationships between the residents of Terlawk are still growing, due to his anxiety, but he still appreciates them for accepting him for who he is.

### Saurus

Saurus and Zakoz are brothers who always look out for one another. Even if Zakoz is in the midst of a rampage, Saurus tries his hardest to not deal too much damage to him, as he doesn't want to lose his only brother he has.

### Komoduo

Zakoz and Komoduo are in good terms with each other, however, the two rarely talk, mainly because of Zakoz remaining distant from the other members of Terlawk since arriving.

## Trivia

* Zakoz's creator's real name is Zak.
* Zakoz is the only member in Terlawk who loses all human speech when transforming into his alter ego.
* The swirls on his eye are faint while under normal conditions, but when becoming The Corrected, both eyes are swirled up, along sporting a toothy grin.
* Zakoz has been described to be British, much like Saurus.
* Zakoz has been known to suffer from Astraphobia (fear of thunder and lightning), referencing ZakozController's own fear of thunderstorms.
* Originally, he wore a yellow hat and bowtie, in similar fashion to Saurus, but ZakozController rejected the idea as he thought the horns looked too good to replace.