Zash Caine

Hand-to-hand combat prowess

Abuse

Torture

Attempted mass murder

Conspiracy

**Zash Caine** (in Japanese: ザッシュ・ケイン *Zasshu Kein*) is the secondary antagonist of the 2017 anime film *Fairy Tail: Dragon Cry*.

He was voiced by Jiro Saito in the Japanese dubbed version, and Ray Chase in the English dubbed version.

## Appearance

Zash is a tall, burly man with brown hair and two scars on the right side of his face. He wears a skin tight black body suit (sporting a V-shaped design along his collarbone) alongside black gloves. His lower body is decorated with a slit tasset and is completed with large, golden boots.

## Personality

Zash is cruel, crude, brash, and overtly villainous in general. He only cares for his own objectives and will do anything to get them accomplished, sharing this ruthless and selfish streak with Animus. He treats women like slaves, imprisoning them in a dungeon, greatly enjoying mistreating them, and acting perversely towards them, regardless of the discomfort and fear he often causes by doing so. Due to his brutal nature, he is feared by many in the kingdom and is treated with contempt by many of his former allies in Fiore, such as Toma E. Fiore.

## Biography

Zash and Sonya travel to the snowy regions of Fiore to use his Mind Control to force the soldiers to attack and kill each other, with Sonya looking away in disgust and shock. Zash heads to reconvene at Bar Altair.

After Gray attacks Zash who he blocks but is frozen solid until he breaks out, Altair Animus binds Zash due to his failures with the staff stolen, mages who were the culprits were captured with Lucy personally appointed to Zash.

Zash travels to his dungeon where he has compensate for his Black Magic. He brings a warped mind Lucy to the be chained up for him to do the same, until both Sonya and Natsu come to interrupt. He later appears before Sonya and Natsu and in their struggle with Animus manipulating her and uses this opportunity to steal the staff on while telling Red Knife to deal with the enemies. He orders him to return the staff but Zash simply mocks him while casting his Magic on him causing him to rampage.

Zash then reaches the top he calls forth the power of Dragon Cry, dispersing many magic circles across the country while soaking in its power. However, the power emitting from the staff becomes too powerful for Zash, killing the traitor where he stands.

## Magic and Abilities

**Evil Eye** (魔眼 *Mame*): This Black Magic allows Zash is able with to warp the minds of those who he induces with his Magic. When induced, the target's eyes become red and they become bloodthirsty, wanting to kill or destroy the user desires.

**Expert Hand-to-Hand Combat**: Zash has shown to be adept at close combat, countering Natsu's Fire Dragon Slayer Magic blow for blow, and catching a punch aimed at his head by Gray with one hand while not focusing on the incoming attack.

## Equipment

**Quartum Ring**: Zash is in possession of a ring that by activating signals for the Quartum Army to function.

## Former Equipment

**Dragon Cry** ( *Doragon Kurai*): Zash possesses the weapon and utilizes it, although the recoil from the intensity of the power kills the traitor from Fiore.