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	Zorak; ゾラック, Zorakku
	; Illustration Kawano Junko
Gender	Male
Race	Human
Age	49 (S1)
Birth Year	SY 409
From	Warriors' Village, Toran Republic
Family	Tengaar (daughter)
Appears in	Suikoden; ;

Latest revision as of 12:06, 17 November 2023

Zorak (ゾラック, Zorakku) is a supporting character in Suikoden. Zorak is the loquacious chief of Warriors' Village.

History

Do you want to hear more? I have another good story.

— Zorak

Zorak held the esteemed position of being the leader of the renowned Warriors' Village and was also the father of Tengaar. At some point in the past he lost his eye, suffering a grievous wound in the process, suggesting he was once a brave veteran of many battle. He took great pride in his heritage and possessed a vast wealth of historical knowledge concerning both Warriors' Village and the wider Lorimar region.

As an older man, Zorak had a penchant for going off on long tangents. When the hero arrived at the village, Zorak welcomed them into his home to discuss the village's situation with Neclord, which then diverted into a speech on the history and customs of Warriors' Village. The discussion continued until the sun had set.

The following morning, Neclord appeared at the village, seeking Tengaar. Despite Zorak's vow to prevent Neclord from taking his daughter, he proved powerless to stop the villain. Determined to rescue Tengaar, Zorak, accompanied by Hix, marched to Neclord's Castle. However, Neclord barred their entry, allowing only McDohl and his party inside.

In a plea to the hero, Zorak sought assistance in rescuing Tengaar and granted Hix full warrior status to aid in the mission. Secretly, Zorak knew of Hix and Tengaar's relationship and saw this opportunity as a way to help Hix realize his potential as a warrior. As the future husband of Tengaar, Hix's success would make him the rightful leader of Warriors' Village, and Zorak held high hopes for him.

Following the triumphant defeat of Neclord, Zorak made a binding agreement with the Toran Liberation Army, pledging that the Warriors' Village would serve the army. During the final battle, Zorak valiantly led his men to Gregminster to provide aid to the Liberation Army.

Reflecting on the Gate Rune War, Zorak expressed his admiration for the conflict and began to recount the tale of his ancestor, Clift the Crusader. However, the Liberation Army charged into Gregminster before he could finish his story.

Other languages and releases

Japanese katakana	ゾラック
Japanese rōmaji	Zorakku
Chinese simplified (HDR)	索拉柯
Chinese traditional (HDR)	索拉柯
Chinese pinyin	Suǒ lā kē

English	Zorak
French	Zorak
German	Zorak
Italian	Zorak
Spanish	Zorak

References

Genso Suikoden Encyclopaedia (ISBN 4-575-16297-3), page 160
Genso Suikoden Genso Shinsho Vol.15 (ISBN 4-7753-0252-3), page 62
Genso Suikoden 108 Stars Character Guide (ISBN 4-7753-0050-4), page 156
Genso Suikoden Kiwami Encyclopedia, page 69

Characters
Characters - Enemies - Equipment - Items - Locations - Runes
108 Stars (Battle)	Hero I • Alen • Anji • Antonio • Blackman • Camille • Cleo • Clive • Crowley • Eikei • Eileen • Flik • Fu Su Lu • Fukien • Fuma • Futch • Gen • Gon • Gremio • Grenseal • Griffith • Hellion • Hix • Humphrey Mintz • Juppo • Kage • Kai • Kamandol • Kanak • Kasim Hazil • Kasumi • Kessler • Kimberly • Kirke • Kirkis • Kreutz • Krin • Kuromimi • Kwanda Rosman • Leonardo • Lepant • Lester • Liukan • Lorelai • Lotte • Luc • Maas • Mace • Meese • Meg • Milia • Milich Oppenheimer • Mina • Moose • Morgan • Mose • Pahn • Pesmerga • Quincy • Ronnie Bell • Rubi • Sansuke • Sarah • Sergei • Sheena • Sonya Shulen • Stallion • Sydonia • Sylvina • Tai Ho • Tengaar • Valeria • Varkas • Viktor • Warren • Yam Koo
108 Stars (Support)	Apple • Chandler • Chapman • Esmeralda • Gaspar • Georges • Giovanni • Hugo • Ivanov • Jabba • Jeane • Joshua Levenheit • Kasios • Kun To • Ledon • Leon Silverberg • Marco • Marie • Mathiu Silverberg • Maximillian • Melodye • Onil • Qlon • Rock • Sancho • Taggart • Templeton • Tesla • Viki • Vincent de Boule • Window • Zen
Other playable characters	Odessa Silverberg • Ted
Non-player characters	Ain Gide • Barbarosa Rugner • Black • Chief of the Dwarves • Chief of the Elves • Claudia • Geil Rugner • Grady • Hanzo • Kanaan • Kraze Miles • Leknaat • Mina (cat) • Minister • Neclord • Rosh • Sanchez • Star Dragon Sword • Teo McDohl • Thrash • Village Chief • Windy • Yuber • Zorak
Locations
Scarlet Moon Empire
Arus	Banner Mountains • Fortress of Kwaba • Floating Fortress of Shasarazade • Gregminster (Floating Garden • Gregminster Palace • Scarlet Moon Inn) • Lenankamp (Keyaki Inn) • Magician's Island • Mt. Seifu • Mt. Tigerwolf • Rockland • Sarady • Tolna Canal
Dana	Banner Mines • Banner Mountains • Kalekka • Kirov • Rokkaku Hamlet • Secret Factory
Dragon Knight's Domain	Dragon Knights' Fortress • Dragon's Den • Seek Valley
Gouran	Fortress of Garan • Great Forest Village • Kaku • Kouan • Seika
Great Forest	Dwarf Trail • Dwarves' Vault (Dwarf Mines) • Forest of Illusion • Kobold Village • Lukie Ende Towayo • Pannu Yakuta Castle • Village of the Dwarves • Village of the Elves
Kunan	Antei • Rikon • Scarleticia Castle • Soniere Prison • Teien
Lorimar	Fortress of Lorimar • Liukan's Hermitage • Neclord's Castle • Qlon Temple (Cave of the Past) • Warriors' Village
Senan	Fortress of Duha • Fortress of Rakan • Moravia • Northern Checkpoint • Pirate's Fortress
Lore
Events	Gate Rune War (Battle at Pannu Yakuta Castle • Battle at Fortress of Garan • First Battle at Scarleticia Castle • Second Battle at Scarleticia Castle • First Battle with Teo • Second Battle with Teo • Battle at the Northern Checkpoint • Battle at Floating Fortress Shasarazade • The Last Battle) • Kalekka Incident • New Liberation Army's Founding Day • War of Succession
Races	Dwarf • Elf • Gulhorse • Human • Kobold
True Runes	Dragon Rune • Gate Rune • Night Rune • Rune of Life and Death • Sovereign Rune • True Wind Rune
Terms	Astral Predications • Binoculars • Blueprints • Bronze Axe • Clift • Dragon King Sword • Earring • Engine • Fake Orders • Final Battle • Fire Spear • Flowing Water Cane • Great Contract • Hikusaak • Karak • Kilauea Shulen • Kirinji • Lake Toran • Mathiu's Letter • Moonlight Herb • Prakk • Qlon (priest) • Rokkaku Hamlet • Sadhna Stream • Tolna Canal • Toran (region) • Village of the Hidden Rune

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-}}'''Zorak''' (ゾラック, ''Zorakku'') is a supporting character in [[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]]. Zorak is the loquacious chief of [[Warriors' Village]].
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+'''Zorak''' (ゾラック, ''Zorakku'') is a supporting character in [[Suikoden]]. Zorak is the loquacious chief of [[Warriors' Village]].
-==Biography==
+==History==
-===Suikoden===
 {{quote| Do you want to hear more? I have another good story. | Zorak}}
-Zorak is the father of [[Tengaar]] and the leader of [[Warriors' Village]]. Zorak has a high amount of proud of his heritage, often trying to share the legends and culture of Warriors' Village with others<ref>"This is the Warriors' Village. Once we were..." - Zorak ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>, despite Tengaar and [[Hix]]'s reactions against him doing so<ref>"Oh my god! Oh my god!" - Hix<br>"Uh oh. Here it begins." - Tengaar ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>. When [[Neclord]] demanded Tengaar, Zorak attempted to keep his daughter in his house, for fear that Neclord would show up to claim her<ref>"Tengaar! I told you to stay in the house! You're a bad girl. What if Neclord shows up!" - Zorak ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>. When [[Tir McDohl]] and his party arrived, Zorak took them into his home, explaining the situation<ref>"Will you come to my house? I'll tell you about Neclord." - Zorak ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref> as well as telling them of the customs of Warriors' Village<ref>"This village was founded by Clift the Crusader following the Final Battle, and we are his descendants. This village has traditionally been defended by the Village Chief. But peace was not always guaranteed. There were a number of times when the village was endangered, and several Chiefs went to war with their clans. Five chiefs, in particular, became renowned. They were..." - Zorak ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>. Zorak entertained his audience with the story of how he had inherited his position<ref>"...and that is how I came to be Village Chief after my predecessor Karak." - Zorak ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref> until the sun set, prompting [[Cleo]] to remark upon how much Zorak enjoyed talking<ref>"The sun has set. He sure likes to talk." - Cleo ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>. Zorak offered to tell them another story<ref>"Do you want to hear more? I have another good story." - Zorak ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>, but Tir and his companions opted to rest. Zorak wished them a good rest and wondered if perhaps he could finish his story in the morning<ref>"Get plenty of rest. Perhaps I can continue the story tomorrow." - Zorak ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>.
+Zorak held the esteemed position of being the leader of the renowned [[Warriors' Village]] and was also the father of [[Tengaar]]. At some point in the past he lost his eye, suffering a grievous wound in the process, suggesting he was once a brave veteran of many battle. He took great pride in his heritage and possessed a vast wealth of historical knowledge concerning both Warriors' Village and the wider [[Lorimar]] region.
-In the morning, however, Neclord arrived at the village, seeking Tengaar, which he claimed should have been obvious to Zorak<ref>"I came to get your daughter, of course. It should be obvious. After all, she's your daughter." - Zorak ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>. Zorak vowed that Neclord would not take Tengaar<ref>"I won't let you have Tengaar!" - Zorak ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>. Zorak warned Neclord to leave Warriors' Village or witness their power<ref>"Leave us now! Or I'll show you the power of the Warriors' Village!" - Zorak ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>, but when they attacked Neclord, they were unable to injure him. Remarking that he supposed that this was the best that humans could do<ref>"So I have seen. I suppose that is about the best that humans can do." - Neclord ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>, Neclord turned his attention to Tengaar. Tengaar negotiated with Neclord, offering to go with him provided that he did not injure the villagers of Warriors' Village<ref>"If I go with you, do you promise not to harm the villagers?" - Tengaar<br>"Of course. You have my word." - Neclord ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>.
+As an older man, Zorak had a penchant for going off on long tangents. When [[Hero (Suikoden)|the hero]] arrived at the village, Zorak welcomed them into his home to discuss the village's situation with [[Neclord]], which then diverted into a speech on the history and customs of Warriors' Village. The discussion continued until the sun had set.
-After Tengaar and Neclord had left, Zorak told Tir McDohl and [[Viktor]] of [[Qlon Temple]]<ref>"Yes. West of this village is the Temple of Qlon. This particular temple was founded many years ago by a certain priest, named Qlon." - Zorak ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>, which Zorak claimed hid a secret<ref>"Oh yes, of course. This Qlon Temple is supposed to hide a secret." - Zorak ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>. When they returned, Zorak was curious to find out what they had discovered<ref>"Oh, Commander Tir. You're back. How did it go? Have you found a way to defeat Neclord?" - Zorak ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>, but was skeptical at first of the power of the [[Star Dragon Sword]]<ref>"A talking sword? Will this thing defeat the vampire?" - Zorak ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>. When the Star Dragon sword touted it's prowess in slaying vampires<ref>"Of course. Vampires are nothing to me." - Star Dragon Sword ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>, Zorak declared that it was wonderful, and told Tir and his party that he and his men were going to go to [[Neclord's Castle]], incensed by the wedding invitations that Neclord had sent them<ref>"That's wonderful. We were just about to depart for Neclord's Castle. Look what that demon sent us." - Zorak ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>.
+The following morning, Neclord appeared at the village, seeking Tengaar. Despite Zorak's vow to prevent Neclord from taking his daughter, he proved powerless to stop the villain. Determined to rescue Tengaar, Zorak, accompanied by [[Hix]], marched to [[Neclord's Castle]]. However, Neclord barred their entry, allowing only McDohl and his party inside.
-After they had arrived at Neclord's Castle, Zorak attempted to rally his men, vowing that now was the time they showed the power of Warriors' Village<ref>"Let's go, men. Now is the time to show the power of the Warriors' Village!" - Zorak ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>. When Neclord appeared, Zorak demanded his daughter returned<ref>"Give me back my daughter, my Tengaar." - Zorak ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>, but Neclord refused, preventing all but Tir McDohl and his party to enter his castle<ref>"I'm afraid not. She's my beloved bride. When the sun sets, our wedding begins. Tir, you're the leader of the Liberation Army, correct? I'd like you to be my most honored guest tonight. If you don't make it to the top of the castle by sunset, Tengaar will be mine forever. Understood? This gate will not admit the uninvited." - Neclord ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>. Zorak begged Tir to rescue Tengaar<ref>"Commander Tir, I beg you. Please save my daughter from that filthy vampire. Please." - Zorak ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>, and even granted Hix full warrior status in order that Hix, too, may help rescue Tengaar<ref>"I was waiting for such words from you. You are Hix of the Warriors' Village, son of Clift the Crusader. I hereby accept you as a true warrior, and grant permission to name your sword. May the birth of this new warrior be celebrated by all. There, Hix. You have now been designated a warrior. Your courage befits a true warrior. Go and save Tengaar." - Zorak ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>.
+In a plea to the hero, Zorak sought assistance in rescuing Tengaar and granted Hix full warrior status to aid in the mission. Secretly, Zorak knew of Hix and Tengaar's relationship and saw this opportunity as a way to help Hix realize his potential as a warrior. As the future husband of Tengaar, Hix's success would make him the rightful leader of Warriors' Village, and Zorak held high hopes for him.
-After defeating Neclord, Tengaar and her rescuers made their way back to the bottom of the castle, where Zorak greeted her with concern<ref>"Tengaar! Are you all right?" - Zorak ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref> and Tir and his party with gratefulness<ref>"I am very grateful, Master Tir." - Zorak ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>. Zorak formed an agreement with the Toran Liberation Army, vowing that the warriors of his village would serve the Toran Liberation Army and obey Tir's commands<ref>"We of the Warrior's Village hereby swear to serve the Liberation Army and obey your commands. Please let us know if you need our help." - Zorak ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>.
+Following the triumphant defeat of Neclord, Zorak made a binding agreement with the [[Toran Liberation Army]], pledging that the Warriors' Village would serve the army. During the [[The Last Battle (Suikoden)|final battle]], Zorak valiantly led his men to Gregminster to provide aid to the Liberation Army.
-When Tengaar decided that she would join the Toran Liberation Army, Zorak encouraged Hix to go with her, noting that Tengaar needed protection and that once she had made up her mind, Zorak was unable to stop her<ref>"Go with her, Hix. Your initiation is over with, but not your Rite of Passage into Adulthood. Besides, Tengaar has made up her mind, and I can't stop her. Will you protect her?" - Zorak ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>. During the [[The Last Battle (Suikoden)|last battle]], Zorak led his men to Gregminster in order to assist the Toran Liberation Army<ref>"You have come far, Commander Tir. We of the Warriors' Village have come to give you a hand." - Zorak ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>. Speaking on the war, Zorak claimed that it had been a wonderful one and began to speak of his ancestor, Clift the Crusader<ref>"It has been a wonderful war. It's been such a long time since we enjoyed such a big one. Our father, Clift the Crusader..." - Zorak ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>, but the Toran Liberation Army charged into Gregminster before he could complete his story.
+Reflecting on the [[Gate Rune War]], Zorak expressed his admiration for the conflict and began to recount the tale of his ancestor, [[Clift]] the Crusader. However, the Liberation Army charged into Gregminster before he could finish his story.
+==Other languages and releases==
+{{column
+|1=
+{{Other Names}}
+{{Other Names row|Japanese katakana|ゾラック}}
+{{Other Names row|Japanese rōmaji|Zorakku}}
+{{Other Names row|Chinese simplified (HDR)|索拉柯}}
+{{Other Names row|Chinese traditional (HDR)|索拉柯}}
+{{Other Names row|Chinese pinyin|Suǒ lā kē}}
+{{Other Names footer}}
+|2=
+{{Other Names}}
+{{Other Names row|English|Zorak}}
+{{Other Names row|French|Zorak}}
+{{Other Names row|German|Zorak}}
+{{Other Names row|Italian|Zorak}}
+{{Other Names row|Spanish|Zorak}}
+{{Other Names footer}}
+}}
 ==References==
-<references/>
+# [[Genso Suikoden Encyclopaedia]] (ISBN 4-575-16297-3), page 160
+# [[Genso Suikoden Genso Shinsho Vol.15]] (ISBN 4-7753-0252-3), page 62
-{{Top icons
+# [[Genso Suikoden 108 Stars Character Guide]] (ISBN 4-7753-0050-4), page 156
-|Suikoden= yes
+# [[Genso Suikoden Kiwami Encyclopedia]], page 69
-|Suikoden II= no
-|Suikoden III= no
-|Suikoden IV= no
-|Suikoden V= no
-|Tierkreis= no
-|Suikogaiden 1= no
-|Suikogaiden 2= no
-|Tactics= no
-|Card Stories= no
-}}
-[[category: Characters in Suikoden]]
+{{GS01}} {{Short description|Loquacious chief of the Warriors' Village}}

Zorak ゾラック, Zorakku
Illustration Kawano Junko
Gender	Male

Race	Human

Age	49 (S1)

Birth Year	SY 409

From	Warriors' Village, Toran Republic

Family	Tengaar (daughter)

Appears in	Suikoden