Zenon Zogratis

Spatial Magic

Master Swordsman

Immense Magic Power

Regicide

Usurpation

War crimes

Mass murder

Kidnapping

“ You aren't weak... I'm simply far stronger. All for the benefit of the Spade Kingdom! „ ~ Zenon while bashing Yuno

**Zenon Zogratis**, also known as **Zeno** in the VIZ Manga translation, is one of the main antagonists of the second saga in the manga/anime series, *Black Clover*, serving as a minor antagonist in Heart Kingdom Expedition Arc, and the secondary antagonist of Heart Kingdom Joint Struggle Arc and Spade Kingdom Raid Arc.

He is a member of the Dark Triad, who takes over the Spade Kingdom and becomes one of its generals. He is also the brother of Dante Zogratis and Vanica Zogratis. Like his siblings, he is a host of high-ranking devil, granting him dangerous power.

He is voiced by Tatsuhisa Suzuki in the Japanese version of the anime, and by Zeno Robinson in the English version.

## Appearance

Zenon is a tall, stern-looking man with black, but untidy hair. He possess a scar similar to his brother, but this one is on the left side of his forehead, as it extends down to his cheek, and is in the shape of a cross.

His outfit is similar to that of his siblings, which consists of a dark-colored jacket with a huge fur collar around his neck. The fur collar also possess the logo of the Spade Kingdom on the back. The jacket is held together by a small belt and wears a suit underneath. He also wears a set of belts around his waist and wears black pants with boots.

When Zenon enters in 55% of his devil power, he sprouts out large horns from his head and a black wing from his left side. The mark on his face also expands, covering more of his face when he enters in this form.

## Personality

Zenon is extremely merciless. He does not seem to talk much, preferring to settle disputes with his magic power. He believes that emotion and tenacity mean nothing when compared to absolute power and that such weaknesses should be discarded.

A facet of Zenon's personality seems to be his devotion and loyalty for his home kingdom of Spade. He is highly meticulous and determined to acquire more power to add to the Spade Kingdom's war force. He goes as far as invading the Clover Kingdom and directly attacking the Golden Dawn's base for the sole purpose of obtaining an Arcane Stage mage for his kingdom's military.

However, beneath Zenon's typically cold and serious disposition lies a bloodthirsty individual. He coldly insults the defeated and brutalized members of the Golden Dawn and belittles his own subordinates as useless upon their defeats. He later looks down on and grins as he viciously attacks Yuno and that all of his actions are for the sake of the Spade Kingdom's glory.

Unlike Dante and Vanica who love fighting against strong opponents to the point of either prolonging their battle or letting them live to become stronger, Zenon will instead quickly eliminate threats to their plans as he "killed" Yuno Grinberryall who managed to damage him and tried to kill Asta who has Anti Magic.

## Biography

Zenon was born in the Spade Kingdom as the youngest of four. He is often beat up by other kids due to his unusual Bone Magic. One day, Allen defends him and the two become friends. They both share the dream of achieving the title of Commander in Chief of the Mage Defense Force. They train together for years, and after receiving his grimoire, Zenon tells his eldest brother that he does not want to become a devil host.

Zenon and Allen are eventually recruited into the fourth division of the Mage Defense Force, with Zenon in particular being recognized as a genius mage. When a dungeon emerges in the Spade Kingdom, Zenon and Allen are part of the team sent to investigate it. They find a devil was sealed inside, and it slaughters several of them. Zenon realizes that his strongest spell could defeat the devil if he had an opportunity to successfully use it. While Allen desperately attacks the devil, Zenon rationalizes that the risk is too great to allow the devil to escape, so he takes advantage of the distraction and fires off his spell, piercing both Allen and the devil and killing them. Zenon cries profusely and decides that since emotions and intent are meaningless against absolute power, he will become a devil host after all. With the help of his eldest brother, Zenon forms a contract with Beelzebub.

The Zogratis Siblings stage a coup and kill off the Spade Kingdom's royal family, House Grinberryall. Zenon, Dante, and Vanica then take over as the Dark Triad.

Many years later, Zenon is sent alone to attack the Diamond Kingdom. He defeats an army that includes two of the Eight Shining Generals.

Six months later, Zenon attends a meeting with the rest of the Dark Triad.

Zenon and two Dark Disciples, Gaderois Godroc and Foyal Migusteau, travel to the Clover Kingdom and attack the Golden Dawn base in order to abduct Captain William Vangeance, an Arcane Stage mage needed to create the Tree of Qliphoth. Zenon confronts William, but Alecdora Sandler steps in to defend the captain. Zenon easily defeats the Magic Knight and expresses his wish to collect William's World Tree Magic for the Spade Kingdom. Zenon captures the captain in a tangle of bones, and the destruction from their fight causes the floor to collapse. After landing on the ground floor, Zenon notes that not all of the Golden Dawns are dead and that Gaderois and Foyal are defeated, meaning 40% is too weak. He attacks the three and easily breaks through Letoile and Klaus's defense.

When Yuno Grinberryall charges at him, Zenon blocks the spirit sword with bones that regenerate faster than they can be eroded. Impressed by Yuno's strength, Zenon demonstrates 55% of his devil's power. He then uses his own bone sword to cut through Yuno's sword and impales the vice-captain. William then breaks free of the bones and fights Zenon long enough to pull his squad members to safety, which Zenon disparages as a distraction for William. Zenon recaptures William and leaves the base.

On his way back to the Spade Kingdom, Zenon senses the magical fluctuations from where Dante is fighting the Black Bulls, and out of concern for his sibling, he creates a portal to the battlefield. There, he ambushes and captures Yami Sukehiro and retrieves the unconscious Dante. When Zenon notices Asta's devil arm, he attempts to capture the young man, but Finral Roulacase redirects the bone. Nearing his limit, Zenon decides to leave Asta behind. The Black Bulls attempt to stop him from taking their captain, but Zenon blocks all of their attacks and leaves through a spatial portal.

Three days later, Zenon checks up on Moris Libardirt's progress in healing Dante's injuries. Moris promises that Dante will be even stronger after the treatment. Zenon then asks for updates on the frozen demon and the Qliphoth Advent Ritual, both of which are going as planned. The Spade Kingdom's Resistance force appear atop a clocktower in the capital's castle town and publicly call out the Zogratis siblings. Zenon, who anticipated the Resistance attempting to interrupt the ritual, has the giant demon unleashed on the town to exterminate people in it. He dismisses the people as too weak to be citizens of the Spade Kingdom. However, Mereoleona Vermillion appears and defends the people from the demon.

Zenon takes his position in the large magic circle for the Qliphoth Advent Ritual, while a squad of Magic Knights infiltrates the castle. When Yuno and Langris Vaude confront Zenon, Zenon asks how Yuno survived their last encounter. Yuno tells him it was due to William and proclaims they will save him. Zenon's bones block Yuno's Tornado Fang, and his Spatial Mana Domination negates Langris Vaude's Archangel Shootdown. Zenon compliments Langris's magic and recognizes that it was intended to counteract his Spatial Magic. However, Zenon dominates the mana in the entire room, negating Langris's Archangel Destruction. Zenon disparages them and William and then proclaims that he will defeat them without having to move. He creates bones all around them, but before they can strike, Yuno merges with Sylph and manages to take control of the nearby mana and disintegrates the bones, which surprises Zenon. Although Zenon's bones stop Yuno's halberd from striking, Yuno throws Zenon's boast back at him before unleashing a spiral of wind that destroys the bones and drills into Zenon's chest. Zenon is forced backward and profusely bleeds.

Afterwards, Zenon unleashes 80% percent of his devil's power and yet is still being overpowered by Yuno. However, as the first gate of the underworld opens, Zenon unleashes 100% of his devil's power and, after healing the damage he sustained, begins to attack Yuno with several whips made of bones, which have even greater regeneration speed and attack power. Zenon then mentions that a demon was sent to destroy the Clover Kingdom and tells them about the two demons from Spade Kingdom legend. However, Yuno is unconcerned as he has faith in Asta.

After continuing to fight, Zenon has grown impatient and prepares to finish off both Yuno and Langris. While Yuno charges a finisher himself, Langris uses Mana Zone to raise an offensive spatial barrier that erases Zenon's incoming attacks. However, Langris lacks an effective counterattack. Eventually Zenon's bones overwhelms Langris's magic and pierce his limbs and sides. Langris refuses to give up and charges at Zenon. As the barrier fades due to Langris's injuries, Zenon notices Yuno's Spirit of Euros spell has completed and is aimed at him. The arrow punches a hole clean through Zenon's sternum. Shocked by the arrow's speed and power, he collapses to the floor and, after reminiscing about his past, offers to make deal with his devil. Zenon requests a devil's heart in exchange for his body and soul, which Beelzebub accepts, effectively turning Zenon into a devil. Zenon's greatly improved magic power allows him to easily overwhelm Yuno, and he criticizes the vice-captain for not being willing to sacrifice Langris in order to kill Zenon with the arrow.

With Yuno defeated, Zenon turns his attacks to Langris who has stood back up, but the attacks miss thanks to Finral, who arrives and warps himself and Langris out of the way. Zenon traps them in a smaller spatial cube and attempts to skewer them with bones, but Langris's Mana Zone enables Finral to warp them both behind Zenon. The brothers then prepare to continue fighting Zenon together. The brothers warp around the chamber, avoiding Zenon's attacks. Zenon prepares to catch them when they get in close to attack him, but they slip away, to Zenon's surprise. They reappear behind Zenon, and Langris carves through Zenon's chest, hitting his heart. However, Zenon survives due to offensive Spatial Magic's inability to destroy a devil's heart. Zenon's bone whips skewer Finral and knock Langris to the floor. Zenon then declares victory.

After Yuno receives a second grimoire, he confronts Zenon again. Yuno's Star Magic destroys the bone whips holding Finral and part of Zenon's head. As he regenerates, Zenon recognizes that the magic comes from House Grinberryall, meaning Yuno is the royal heir. After Yuno blocks Zenon's whips, Zenon tries to trap Yuno in a spatial cube, but Yuno teleports out and uses Quartile Hasta to destroy Zenon's right shoulder. Infuriated, Zenon desires to crush Yuno, so he unleashes Eternal Fangs and then clashes swords with Yuno. As their fight continues, Zenon creates Demon Sword Dainsleif and releases flying slashes of offensive Spatial Magic, which destroy some of Yuno's stars.

Their attacks eventually destroy the tower, and as it crumbles around them, Zenon uses his sword to block Yuno's halberd. Although Spirit of Boreas cuts into Zenon's chest and exposes his heart, Zenon is not worried since he destroyed Yuno's last star. Zenon opens three portals behind Yuno and pierces his body with bones extending out of the portals. With Yuno pinned, Zenon swings his sword for a final attack; however, Yuno has managed to create a new star and teleports behind Zenon. Yuno then swings his new Saint Spirit of Zephyr, slicing through Zenon's heart. As Zenon bleeds out and his body begins to crumble, Zenon questions what made him and Yuno so different despite their similarities, but Yuno does not know either since he has not yet finished his vow to Asta.

## Powers and Abilities

Zenon is a skilled and merciless Spade Kingdom magician that uses Bone Magic and enhances himself with a demon, and wiped out the 90% of Diamond Kingdom and half of the Golden Dawn squad of Clover Kingdom, in a span of half a year. After the event of attacking Golden Dawns, he has arguably become the archenemy of Yuno.

Zenon has proved himself to be a skilled and powerful mage who even drove Luck, a hot-blooded fighter, into horror. In his first battle in the Diamond Kingdom, he eliminated an army alone, defeating all of its milliants including two of its Eight Shinning Generals. His power is enhanced by the possession of an unnamed high-ranked devil, and he can use at least 50% of its power to defeat Yuno and William Vengenace.

### Powers

* **Bone Magic**: Zenon's magic allows him to create and manipulate bones at his will. These bones can come in various shapes but Zenon forms them into sharp, spear-like objects that are capable of skewering and piercing through human flesh. The bones also possess regenerative healing abilities, allowing Zenon to regain and reuse his bones. He can also craft and mold these bones into weapons such as swords.
* **Spatial Magic**: Utilizing the powers of his devil, Zenon can use this magic to control and manipulate the elements of space itself. He can use this magic to entrap magic spells and his opponents in spatial cubes that negate their magic property entirely. He can also create portals for teleportation.

### Abilities

* **Devil Possession**: Like his siblings, Zenon is a host of a high-ranking devil and thus has access to the powers of said devil. He can only use up to 80% of his devil's power but with 55% alone, he is able to destroy an entire Magic Squad with little effort. The more power he draws from, the more powerful he becomes, in addition to his appearance changing drastically, closer to that of a devil. With the gate of the underworld now open, Zenon can fully draw in 100% of his power.
* **Devil Bargain**: As a result of offering his heart to the devil, Beezlebub, Zenon transformed into a devil himself, greatly increasing his magic power and spells.

## Trivia

* According to the official character file, Zenon's current age remains unknown.
* Zenon has no form of interests or hobbies in particular.
* Zenon's past of losing his best friend, Allen, might be a redition to Yūki Tabata's original script on Yuno's fate. In the earlier concept, he once planned to be killed Yuno off early in Chapter 7, until his editor talked him down.
	+ Ironically enough, Allen is physically based on an unused early design of Asta, whilst his fate is shaped after Yuno's unused death scene. This make Zenon's past loss a complete reversal to the aformentioned unused scene, because a younger Zenon clearly resembles and even mirrors Yuno in his childhood.