Zoe

Zoe the zombie

Zoe is a teenage female zombie who lives in the Land of Xora. She is a citizen of the land, who lives with her pet dog and cat, Mmea and Cutie. She originally helps in quests for the Tree of Life and offers Ezen several pieces of advice to help him, but she eventually leaves for the Legion of Life.

She serves as one of the main characters of the series, being a background character of Ancient Wizarding World and one of three pentagonists (alongside Sven and Guard) of The Tree of Life, specifically serving as a supporting character in Book 1, a major character of Book 2 and one of two tritagonists (alongside Sven) of Book 3.

## Biography

### Background

Not much of Zoe's backstory is revealed, though bits and pieces are unveiled by source materials aside from the actual story, including monument rewards, the books at the library, etc. She lived in the Town of Terrors for a very long time, with her mothers. However, at some point, they were both executed by the Sheriff of the town, and Zoe fled, deciding that she, as a zombie, could make a difference with the discrimination against her kind in the world.

Zoe was known to live in the Land of Xora for the majority of her life, occasionally traveling to the Outskirts of Lijos and Edge of Lijos just for her own enjoyment. She was something of an activist, particularly after her terrible experience when briefly living in the Town of Terrors. Not much is known about what specifically she did, but she was decently popular, as many monsters across Lijos knew and appreciated what she did.

### The Tree of Life, Book 1

#### The Beginning

Zoe is first introduced once the Bringers of Life, Dabsar, Chappal, Zian and Ezen defeat The Wither Boss and plan to quickly escape before he comes back. Zoe arrives and, seeing that they are weary travelers, offers them a place to stay in the Land of Xora. Ezen is suspicious of her, although the others very quickly accept her invitation very quickly.

#### The Base

Zoe gives a brief explanation to them about what happened to the land, although they get a much more in-depth explanation by her cat and dog, Cutie and Mmea. Zoe sympathizes with Ezen's suspicion, although she promises that she can, in fact, be trusted.

#### The Humans

After the Bringers of Life with the exception of Ezen head to the Woods of Woe in order to collect the first few Tree of Life pieces, Zoe spots Ezen sort of waiting at the bottom of the mountain in the Land of Xora, and decides to offer him some company. She tries conversing with him, bringing up Cutie and Mmea and the fact that they can talk to Ezen to promote some sort of conversation, but Ezen is not very respondent. Soon enough, Zoe decides to become blunt and points out Ezen's insecurity, and the fact that he's hiding it from his friends. At this, Ezen explains that he feels his friends don't care all that much about him being an enderman or how that impacts him, although he admits that it's mostly because he pretends that it's all fine. Zoe tells him that his friends can never give him the support that he wants if he continues to lie, which triggers a memory from Ezen involving his mother, Izen, and her telling him those exact words. He thanks Zoe for her words. Zoe advises that he find his friends, even though he was advised not to, and Ezen chooses to go.

After successfully defeating the Spider Queen Arachne, the Bringers of Life return to the Land of Xora, having successfully gained the three Tree of Life pieces and feeling rather accomplished. Zoe is there to congratulate them, and agrees with them while stating that Coo Coo deserves another chance to do the right thing, considering everything she went through, including the fact that she was apparently a former friend of Chappal and that animals, being not as dangerous monsters and humans, are safer to be around, and that therefore it will be safe for Ezen to accompany Dabsar, Chappal and Zian to the Tree of Topsies. Zoe wishes them luck on their journey.

#### The Animals

Once again, Zoe is waiting at the Land of Xora alongside Cutie and Mmea for the Bringers of Life once they return, this time bringing back Pilin. Zoe sympathizes with Pilin's history, and welcomes him into their group. It is mentioned that Zoe, Mmea and Cutie will be in the Village of Life this time once the Bringers of Life finish completing this area, and then will give instructions from there. They bid farewell after, with Pilin now joining the Bringers of Life.

### The Tree of Life, Book 2

#### The Life

Indeed, once the Bringers of Life conclude their quest in the Lands Beyond, Zoe is there alongside Cutie and Mmea, waiting at the Village of Life. After a long conversation with Nadu, the mayor of the town and the famous leader of the Legion of Life, the group parts, with Zoe joining Ezen and Pilin on animal watching, in order to enjoy their time here. Sometime while that happens, however, Ezen and Pilin suddenly vanish, and Zoe has no idea where, so she goes to the Bringers of Life. Upon seeing that they are being attacked by a mysterious beast, Zoe kills it and tells them what happened, and they all conclude that the Order of Magma must have kidnapped them. Zoe informs them that they are ready to launch an attack on the Order of Magma, and that the three of them should join in order to do it. They do.

Once they arrive, with Cutie, Mmea, Sven and Guard having joined them, Nadu gives them an inspiring speech about fear and bravery, while also giving them info on what the plan is. After being informed that they'll need someone on the inside of the Order of Magma airship, Zoe offers herself, though Nadu tells her that she needs her here. In the end, it is Dabsar, Chappal and Zian who end up going on the mission, which Zoe seems to be okay with. During the battle that follows, the Magma Queen attacks Nadu and fatally wounds her. Zoe realizes they need help and find the Bringers of Life, where it is revealed that Pilin was a spy for the Order of Magma, which Zoe grows saddened upon hearing. She explains what happened and they all head back to the airship of Nadu in which she says her final farewell to all of them and then dies. At this, Sven has to become the new commander of the Legion of Life, and shortly afterwards, Zoe makes a choice and chooses to stand by Sven's side and help him rebuild the Legion of Life as it will have collapsed after the death of Nadu. Although her friends are saddened to hear of her departure, they accept her decision, and after tearful goodbyes, they part ways.

#### The Death

Sometime after they split, Zoe travels alongside Sven and Guard across Lijos in order to gather new members for the Legion of Life, as everyone has quit after the death of Nadu. They manage to recruit Feza from the Lands Beyond, Baana, Ocie and Puerto from the Tree of Topsies, and Bob and Sid from the Woods of Woe, all in an attempt to make the Legion of Life more diverse, including multiple different species from multiple races in order to really send the message that the Legion of Life wishes to build a future in which all of the races are equal. Once Dabsar, Chappal, Zian, Cutie and Mmea arrive at the City of Life, Zoe asks them to join the legion, to which they all very easily accept, and tells them that Ezen should join too. They celebrate their newfound membership, until suddenly the alarm goes off, alerting Sven that someone is attacking the city. Sven concludes that it is the Order of Magma, who have somehow found them. After listening in, Zoe realizes that there are a lot of monsters and that they need to clear the city. The Legion of Life goes on a quest to chase out the monsters and save the city, but once they arrived, it is too late, and it's been destroyed. After debating briefly on what to do, especially with the added fact that Ezen has been captured, Zoe interjects that they should invade Myrkur, to which everyone hesitantly agrees to. They start with entering the Outskirts of Myrkur.

The Outskirts of Myrkur is an incredibly difficult area to fight off, and the group ends up slitting up several times in order to cover more ground. The first time this happens is when crossing the first base in the Order of Magma, in which the Bringers of Life have to fight Skinscraper. However, Skinscraper stops fairly quickly, and begs for them to let him join them. Zoe is one of the few members to say that they should attempt to trust Skinscraper, considering he actually knows the way around this place. With hesitation, Sven agrees. Once they arrive at the alternate base at the Outskirts of Myrkur and fought Leethos, the group briefly argues as to whether it is worth all this simply to rescue Ezen or not, and they all conclude eventually that it is, since he can be used as a vessel due to his void magic. After another split-up, the Bringers of Life have fought off Baibee, Azen and Vogana — but are then confronted by Pozan, who instructs for them to all be cursed to the ground. After they execute Skinscraper and leave with Ezen, Zoe, Sven, Cutie and Mmea arrive just in time to save the Bringers of Life. As they are all worried on what to do next, Mmea assures them that she has a plan, and tells them that they must return to the Land of Xora.

Back at the Land of Xora, the Legion of Life members are all there, and all prepared for battle. Mmea gives them a detailed plan on what should happen, with some of the members remaining here to defend Lijos from a potential attack, and others going on a rescue mission for Ezen. Zoe, among Sven, Guard, Dabsar, Chappal and Zian are the people who decide to go on the stealth mission, ensuring to bring him back, no matter what it takes.

### The Tree of Life, Book 3

#### The Darkness

After journeying through the Edge of Lijos and arriving at Cloud Castle, Zoe and the rest of the group encounter some of the demons, including Coo Coo Junior, Crazy and Waawa. They learn pretty quickly that the demons are no longer allied with Coo Coo or the Order of Magma, and that they have imprisoned her in the Obsidian Palace. They tell them where they need to go in order to reach Myrkur (find Mewi) and that they might risk freeing Coo Coo if they do that. They decide to take the risk either way, and once they arrive and release Coo Coo, Chappal realizes that she is under control of Zovan, prompting a fight in which they try to get Coo Coo out of Zovan's control. They manage to succeed, and after a brief death fake-out, Coo Coo joins the Legion of Life, which Zoe seems to be alright with.

Once they go through the End dimension, the group reaches the lair of Mewi, who has insight on pretty much everything that happens in Lijos, and informs them what the Order of Magma is planning: to use Ezen to resurrect The Void, which could be used to pretty much decimate the entire world. Mewi then tells them that the only way to fight them off is to complete the Tree of Life, which they'll find the final three pieces here, in Myrkur and in Mount Etheral in the Void, and then sends them off on the journey.

#### The End

Soon enough, they all arrive in Myrkur, and run through it in order to fight the Magma Queen and rescue Ezen. Once they reach, however, they realize that the Order of Magma has left already to invade Lijos. They all break down, thinking that they've failed, until suddenly Ezen comes with Pilin, and they are ready to head to the Void. While many Legion of Life members are hesitant to trust Pilin, Zoe doesn't say much, and just sits there, letting everyone else make the decision. She doesn't seem to object to him joining them at all. With this, they enter the Void.

On their journey, the group accidentally splits up, with Zoe going with Pilin, Sven and Guard in order to search for the final Tree of Life piece. After they reach and the group briefly rejoices, Zoe quickly realizes that this is not actually the final Tree of Life piece, and that technically, they still have a single piece left before they can complete it. While the group contemplates what to do, Komodi suddenly comes in and informs them that Ezen has been possessed by The Deathmaster and is being used to attack Dabsar, Chappal, Zian and Coo Coo. The group goes to the scene in which it's happening, and quickly wonder what to do, knowing that to free him, someone might have to die. Everyone volunteers themselves, until eventually they try a way in which no one dies, which almost works, until The Deathmaster has all of them on the edge of a cliff. Due to efforts from Pilin, Ezen is nearly out of his trance, and Zoe, the only person spared from his attack, decides to take a stand and fight him off alone, which ends up draining her entire life force. Before she dies, she tells them all that they have great things in life waiting for them, and asks them to be happy, before killing The Deathmaster, and herself in the process.

## Physical Appearance

Zoe has green skin, with a turquoise shirt and purple pants, standard to a regular zombie skin. She typically wears a cyan helmet and has a pickaxe in hand.

## Personality

Zoe is friendly and kind from the moment she's first seen. She quickly welcomes Dabsar, Chappal, Zian and Ezen to the Land of Xora and does everything she can to make them feel welcome (even Ezen, who is fairly distrusting to her at first).

After this, she shows she is fairly insightful, as she's able to tell what upsets Ezen, which is the racism towards endermen, but he refuses to share it, as he believes that it would only upset his friends, which Zoe disagrees with, and that holding it in will only make it worse for him and for others (which are the exact words Izen, Ezen's mother, once told Ezen), demonstrating wisdom.

Once Zoe steps into the Order of Magma War, she begins to realize that she has been hiding from the war her whole life, and is remorseful of this. She is determined to "make it right" by fighting alongside the Legion of Life in order to free the lands of the Magma Queen's reign of terror.

Zoe is also open to other races, as she keeps two animals as pets and makes friends with three humans. She also supports Sven in his quest to make the Legion of Life diverse, which is a unique trait in Lijos, particularly for monsters, who are known to be the most racist out of all three of the species.

Despite her help, Zoe still feels as though she hasn't done enough, and that she has been hiding like a coward in the Land of Xora for most of her life. She believes that out of herself, Pilin, Guard and Sven, she is most unworthy to be in the Legion of Life and most worthy to sacrifice herself to save Ezen, much to the dismay of everyone. Ultimately, she does indeed make the sacrifice, and in that time, begs her friends to be happy, and to continue fighting. Zoe lived and died as an inspiration, as her death greatly impacted Sven and how he was to save Lijos.

## Abilities

### Skills

* **Insight:** Zoe is very insightful, and she quickly is able to know what Ezen is feeling, something even his closest friends have difficulty doing
* **Intelligence:** Zoe is very intelligent, and often uses this intellect in battle to solve her way out of problems.
* **Combat skills:** Despite hardly ever participating in battle, Zoe is pretty strong in combat, being able to slay Lurker and go toe-to-toe with the Order of Magma airship.
* **Agility:** In her final moments, Zoe is able to expertly dodge all of The Deathmaster's attempts to grab her and throw her into The Void.

### Powers

* **Undead energy:** Zoe claims she has undead energy, being a zombie, and can use this to neutralize other undead creatures, at the cost of her own life however.

### Weaknesses

* **Magic:** Zoe doesn't have access to magic.
* **Undead:** As Zoe is an undead creature, she cannot survive daylight, and needs to constantly wear a helmet
* **Low self-esteem:** Despite her selflessness in her sacrifice, it was, in truth, some of her self-esteem that was causing her to do it. She saw hardly anything of herself, at least in comparison to herself and believed she wasn't worth saving, and instead lets herself die to save Ezen. This is one of the darker aspects of The Tree of Life, where while most people with low self-esteem can grow, Zoe's ultimately leads to her death.

## Relationships

### Dabsar, Chappal and Zian

Dabsar, Chappal and Zian were good friends of Zoe.

Though their interactions throughout the series aren't that common, it is clear they have care for each other, with Zoe worrying often about their safety, and each of them openly showing that they trust her. They are sad when she chooses to leave the Bringers of Life and are happy when it merges with the Legion of Life, and are once again deeply saddened by her death.

### Ezen

Ezen was a close friend of Zoe.

Out of all the people that Ezen doesn't trust at first and eventually grows to trust more, Zoe is the biggest example; when they first meet, Ezen is outright passive-aggressive to Zoe, demanding for concrete evidence that Zoe won't stab them in the back. In spite of Ezen's mistrust of Zoe however, Zoe seems to hold little to no grudges against him, and instead offers him wisdom on how he should tell his friends how he feels about the stigma around monsters, which Ezen openly thanks her for. By the end of Book 1, the two are close friends.

Their friendship only grows from there however, with Zoe openly volunteering to enter the Order of Magma to save him. She is also relieved when she learns that Ezen is safe. Ezen, in turn, seems to be somewhat sad that Zoe ultimately chose to stay in the Legion of Life, as he began to see her as a true friend. Zoe once again shows her devotion to him by openly scorning Sid and Sven for suggesting to leave him behind. She also is one of the people who volunteered to go in the stealth mission to rescue Ezen rather than with the Legion of Life. In this time, Zoe is relieved to see that Ezen is okay, and trusts him enough to trust Pilin.

Their friendship escalates to the point that in the end, when Ezen is possessed by The Deathmaster, Zoe believes that she's the best choice on who needs to sacrifice herself to destroy The Deathmaster to free Ezen from his control. She shows how much she values Ezen, believing he's someone worth sacrificing for. After her sacrifice, Ezen is filled with remorse, as he believes it is his fault. Ezen doesn't forget Zoe, and likely feels remorse for how he openly distrusted her at first, only for her to turn around and sacrifice herself for him. Ezen remembers Zoe by the end of the series, and honors her for her sacrifice.

### Pilin

Pilin was a former enemy of Zoe, eventually becoming a good friend.

Zoe didn't have many interactions with Pilin before his betrayal. Before that, however, the two appeared to get along. Zoe welcomed him to the Land of Xora openly and warmly, and he, in turn, seemed to appreciate it. The two also appreciated animals, alongside Ezen, and openly went to visit them. When Pilin and Ezen vanish, Zoe is concerned for them, and gets help to rescue them. She seems to be genuinely shocked when it is revealed Pilin was a traitor.

In spite of his betrayal, Zoe didn't have much difficulty accepting him back, and said very little when he asked to join once again when he saved Ezen, and mostly stayed silent. It isn't clear at first whether Zoe truly accepts Pilin until the next episode, Void, where Pilin decides to make the sacrifice to save Ezen from The Deathmaster. Zoe discourages him from doing so, telling him that he has great potential in life, being friends with Ezen, Dabsar, Chappal and Zian, while Zoe, herself, didn't. She ultimately is the one who makes the sacrifice, and Pilin clearly feels immensely remorseful of this, feeling as though he should have been the one to do it. He views himself as inferior to her, while Zoe views herself as inferior.

### Cutie and Mmea

Cutie and Mmea were close friends of Zoe.

Zoe has always been a close friend of both Cutie and Mmea. She has known them for years, and they greatly care about each other. However, both Mmea and Cutie seem to believe that they shouldn't show their talking skills in front of her. This often hurts Zoe, though this seems to stop later, and they openly talk in front of her since then. When Zoe chooses to stay with the Legion of Life, Mmea and Cutie support her decision, with Cutie saying they'll miss her and Mmea remarking that she's "awesome." They are happy to see her again later in the City of Life too, being happy to work with her again. Sadly, after Zoe's demise, Mmea and Cutie don't react to it, as they aren't there when it happens, though it can be presumed that due to their good friendship that they are saddened.

### Sven

Sven was a close friend of Zoe.

Zoe and Sven appear to not take much time to get along, as Zoe volunteers to fight by the Legion of Life's side against the Order of Magma in spite of being a monster. Zoe also offers to join the new Legion of Life once Sven is promoted to being the commander since Nadu's death, which Sven immediately accepts. The two appear to be good friends after this, with Zoe helping Sven recruit fellow animals and monsters from all over the world to form a new, more diverse version of the Legion of Life so that it appeals more to its idea of carrying peace rather than the supremacy of humans. The two seem to have complete and unquestioning trust for each other throughout the series.

In the second-to-last episode, however, they are faced with a dangerous situation in which one of them must make a sacrifice. Zoe is quick to offer herself, and despite Sven's arguments as to why that's a bad idea, Zoe firmly believes that out of herself, Sven, Guard and Pilin (another recruit), she's the best choice because no one will need her as much as the rest of them are needed. Sure enough, in order to defeat The Deathmaster, an enemy, Zoe ends up killing herself, but not before telling Sven to be happy. Sven is not in the slightest happy after her death, as he breaks down in tears, believing that it's his fault. He fights for Zoe's in the finale, honoring her sacrifice, and shouting her name before charging into battle. The two appear to genuinely be good friends, with her death leaving a huge scar on Sven.

### Guard

Guard was a close friend of Zoe.

Zoe and Guard don't interact much until Zoe joins the Legion of Life. From there, she is by his and Sven's side as they rebuild the Legion of Life from scratch, earning her trust. The two are very close to each other, constantly working together when needed and Guard never shows a sliver of doubt for her loyalties. When Zoe volunteers to sacrifice herself, Guard doesn't argue, but is shown grieving her death, implying that he knew, deep down, that Zoe's sacrifice was needed, in spite of how sad it made him.

## Appearances

* Outskirts of Lijos
* Land of Xora
* Summer Stream
* Dark Forest
* Plains
* Village of Life
* Mansion of Mayhem
* Battlefield of Life
* City of Life
* Ezen's Kidnapping
* Destroyed City
* Outskirts of Myrkur
* Cloud Castle
* End
* Myrkur
* Void

## Trivia

* Zoe is apparently only 15 years old at the time of her death, which alarmingly means she's the youngest character to have died in the series
* Zoe is the twelfth character to have died in the series.
	+ The first was Dolu, the second was Ezmio, the third was Ghostie, the fourth was Raimor, the fifth was the Ice King, the sixth was Lurker, the seventh was Nadu, the eighth was Blooddrawer, the ninth was Skinscraper