Zetsu

She is the main protagonist of *A Dog's Tale: From Scoundrel to Hero*.

## Relations

### Family

Momochi (deceased father; estranged), Naomi (deceased mother), Tsuchi (deceased sister)

### Others

Nagi and Tsuma (friends), Ino, Koba, Naoka, Setsuki, Ame (enemies), Red, Ares, Kushina, Georgia (unknown relations)

## **Physical Appearance**

As a human, Zetsu had a slim frame, pale skin, short, spiky black hair, and yellow eyes. She wore a black and green kimono reminiscent of Okidogi's fur color and pattern with a magenta collar and outer edges. The kimono's sleeves had magenta chain patterns running halfway down their length. She also wore light brown geta sandals. She later got a scar over her left eye.

Zetsu's current form is that of a mutated Okidogi. She has thick, shaggy, black fur with yellow on her muzzle, face, and chest. Green fur is present on her waist, thighs, and back. She has a bulky, muscular, physically fit build, digitigrade legs with black feet and yellow bands, six arms with black hands and yellow bands, and nine long, bushy, swiping tails. Her eyes remain yellow, but her nose is black, and she has magenta paw pads and crescent-shaped markings on her face. Her Toxic Chain has a thick "collar" at the base that completely encircles her neck attached to the "leash", which is longer and heavier. She has a very long, sticky magenta tongue that she can project from her mouth to catch or grab things, serving as her new namesake.

She will sometimes be forced to wear a white dog collar and/or a metal basket muzzle with black straps (or some other gag).

## **History**

### **Early Life**

Zetsu was born to Momochi and Naomi in Kiza. The old woman who delivered her foresaw a dark future befalling the infant and warned her parents to leave her in the wildnerness to die. Momochi and Naomi refused to believe this and kept Zetsu in their custody, sending the woman away. Before leaving, though, the woman punished the couple by putting a curse on Zetsu via purple toxic powder and foretold that she would one day become the Pokémon she would destroy. Zetsu was raised in a strict, authoritarian household, but quickly became a problem child due to her rambunctious, temperamental, defiant nature.

She continued to be like that throughout school, where she picked on other kids who antagonized her, resulting in many a punishment both at school and at home. She enjoyed hanging out with the tough kids and often picked on her younger sister, who she thought was weak. Zetsu's parents soon realized that punishing her constantly was pointless and began believing the old woman's prophecy. Zetsu later began to develop a negative reputation with some of her classmates as well as her fellow villagers, who began to see her as a nuisance.

## **Personality**

Due to her tough upbringing, Zetsu was rebellious, defiant, mischievous, spiteful, and lazy, despite excelling academically.

## **Type Effectiveness**

As a Poison/Fighting-type, Zetsu is weak against Flying, Ground, and Psychic-type attacks. She has no immunities and is resistant to Bug, Dark, Fighting, Grass, Poison, and Rock-type attacks.

## **Trivia**

* Her name means "tongue" in Japanese.
* Her mutated form is partially based on a kitsune, a multi-tailed fox spirit from Japanese folklore.