Zorran

**Zorran the Devious Harbour Tug** is one of the main protagonists in the Seventyverse's TUGS spinoff series, and was the first member of the Z-Stacks as well as its leader.

## Backstory

Zorran came at the same time as Zip, Zebedee and Zak, having been dishonourably discharged from Moran Towing Company. They were all swiftly purchased by Captain Zero, who used his tugs as a means to get ahead.

Zorran was the cunning leader of the Z-Stacks and was renowned for his deviousness and scheming prowess. However, though being able to generally get what he's looking for, Zorran is depicted as a very pragmatic tug, who will be devious only as far as common sense and necessity allows.

Sadly, Zorran met his end during the Second World War when he towed Zeus and Zak (with Urusla Zero onboard the latter), and suicide bombed the warehouse by exploding an oil barge. The remaining tugs, captains and other humans alike were devestated by his death.

In the TUGS Survival AU, Zorran survives the bombing of the warehouse, but lost his right eye in the explosion. He was given an eyepatch, which he thinks looks "cool".

## Personality

The majority of the stories portray Zorran as a leading antagonist in some way. Because of his position as the fleet's leader, he often comes up with devious tricks and schemes to undermine his rivals. Although he is undoubtedly the most intelligent Z-Stack, his plans usually end up backfiring: either through the incompetence of the other Z-Stacks or his own overconfidence. Zorran has shown to regularly employ fellow Z-Stacks Zip and Zug to carry out his operations, which more often than not results in adverse consequences. He currently mocks the Star Fleet, mostly the Star switchers, but they pluck up courage to fend him off.

Although Zorran is described as a clear villain by his rivals, he is not necessarily evil. He does has a moral compass and does know when to play fair when necessary. He agrees with the rest of the Star Fleet on their mutual dislike for Bluenose, even standing up to him when he orders his barge to be moved even though it was already being unloaded.

Despite his cunning and sinister behaviour, Zorran (at times) has been known to portray rather cowardly tendencies. This is shown best at times such as when he is in the presence of Hercules or confronted with a situation beyond his control. He can be superstitious, as shown when he was overwhelmed by the sight of the White Fleet; coincidentally, however, Izzy Gomez and most of the Star Fleet and Z-Stacks were also terrified.

If there is one example of bravery from Zorran, it is when he had been ordered by Finbar to push a fire barge towards Kraka-Toa; he may have been skeptical about this idea, but he was willing to help out nonetheless. To his credit, he only backed away from the danger at Finbar's command.

Zorran has started to show more of a moral high ground since the Munitions incident. He praised Zebedee and Zob for trying to find O.J. when he was taken to the scrapyards by mistake; when Zip and Zug helped Warrior and Hercules with the frightliner, and when Zebedee and Zob helped to repair Lillie Lightship. He was also furious when Zak and Zeus threatened Zip, Zug and Zilly with a Final Firing, and used it as a means for O.J. to be scrapped by Burke and Blair. He had become more heroic than he could have realized, as in his last breath, he saved Bigg City from Nazi occupation. Because of this, he earned his place in the Moonlight Oceans.

## Technical Details

### Basis

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

### Livery

Zorran is painted in the Z-Stacks' corporate livery. This consists of a black hull, a maroon superstructure, white mast, and an black funnel with a white stripe and white circle. His name is painted on the sides of his bow in white and he has the number "1" on his funnel. Like the rest of the Z-Stacks, he wears a black fedora with a white stripe.

In the TUGS Survival AU, Zorran is given an eyepatch to conceal his missing right eye from the warehouse explosion.

## Differences between TUGS, Salty's Lighthouse and the Seventyverse

* In TUGS and the Seventyverse, Zorran, along with the rest of the Z-Stacks had a fierce rivalry with the Star Fleet until his Heel-Face Turn. In *Salty's Lighthouse*, the Z-Stacks (or Zero Fleet as they're called) are on friendlier terms with the Stars.
	+ Interestingly enough, Zorran eventually becomes more like his *Salty's Lighthouse* counterpart as the series went on.

## Trivia

* The preferred voice actor for Zorran is Chris Tulloch, who voiced him in the original *TUGS* series.
* In the TUGS Survival AU, Zorran has an eyepatch concealing his right eye following his near-death experience.
* Zorran's worse nightmare is Bigg City Port being invaded - which unfortunately did happen during WW2.