Zook

Zook
Element	Life
Species	Bambazooker
Gender	Male
World	Skylands
Attacks	Bazooka Attack Foliage Barrier Mortar Attack Full Splinter Jacket Exploding Shrapnel
First Released	Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure (2011)
Portrayed by	Fred Tatasciore

“Bamboo-yah!”

– Zook, Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure

Zook is a Bambazooker who is one of the playable Skylanders in the Skylanders franchise. He first appeared in Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure.

Background

Personality

Zook is the cheeriest walking bamboo plant you will ever meet. He lives life to the fullest and wants to explore every last one of Skylands' many islands.

Biography

Zook hails from a strange and unusual species called Bambazookers, who once lived their entire lives standing in place... until Zook discovered they could walk simply by stepping out of the mud. After that, he became a wandering hero, seeking peace, tranquility and interesting things to blow up with his hand-carved bamboo tube. Campfire songs were even written about him, although Zook would have preferred some nice haiku poetry if given a choice. Now, Zook spends his time as a Skylander, figuring he can be an even bigger hero and have even more songs written about him.

Story

History

Zook is something of a folk hero among the Banbaooker forest folk. After centuries of standing still, Zook decided not to be a stick in the mud anymore. He simply lifted his leg and stepped forward. He then wandered the woods spreading the word - Bambazookers can move! But nobody took much notice. The first time an outsider saw a bambazooker was when Zook saved an elven mapping expedition. The elves were watching Zook and placing bets on the purpose of his bamboo tube (some said it was a telescope, while others maintained it was a didgeridoo). The elves were caught unawares when a mighty mountain troll stomped menacingly towards them.

Suddenly, Zook brought all betting to a close when he lifted the great tube to his shoulder. Out shot a shower of exploding thorns that sent the troll into a speedy retreat. 'Ahhhh, a bazooka!' the elves exclaimed. To this day, no other bambazooker has ever taken a single step. So, as the only mobile Bambazooker in history, Zook has a special place in the Skylanders squad.

Cynder Confronts the Weather Wizard

Zook standing with his fellow Skylanders, Hex and Cynder.

At the Cloudless Desert, Zook and Cynder were enjoying the sunrays, although the Bambazooker was the only one who was having fun. As soon as Hex arrived to inform the two Skylanders of Master Eon requesting their presence, a freak rainstorm brewed, causing the sand dunes to turn into quicksand. Without a moment's hesitation, Zook assisted Cynder and Hex in saving the beachgoers from sinking underground. Afterwards they arrived in Eon's citadel, where they learn that there had been multiple reports of unusual weather conditions throughout Skylands. Clues point to the Isle of the Dead, where they had received a call for help from one of the undead inhabitants.

Master Eon then assigned Cynder, Zook, and Hex to venture to the Isle of the Dead, where they believe they'll find the cause of the storms, the Undead fragment to the Mask of Power, and answer the call for help by the undead inhabitants. Because Zook was a Life Skylander, he was granted a protection spell by Master Eon to withstand the island's dark power. During the adventure, Zook served as the only lighthearted individual of the three Skylanders, as both Cynder and Hex are gloomy characters of the Undead.

Upon encountering the weather wizard, Hurrikazam, the Skylanders infiltrated the wizard's citadel where they learn that Hurrikazam was stealing the undead inhabitants to drain them of their undeadliness using the Undead Energy Extractor. However the real culprit was Kaos himself, who was forcing Hurrikazam to commit evil deeds. During the battle, Zook was temporarily frozen in a block of ice caused by Hurrikazam's weather machine, but managed to break himself free. However the Bambazooker and Cynder were trapped by Hex's bone fortress, and the elven sorceress proclaimed herself to be joining Kaos' side in helping him gain enough undead power to destroy Skylands. An eager Kaos began the draining procedure, but the Undead Energy Extractor began to overload due to the amount of power from Hex. It was soon realized that Hex never betrayed the Skylanders and planned on overloading the machine all along to destroy it.

The machine soon exploded, and after a brief moment of seeing Hex's true form, the Skylanders return their attention to Kaos. Zook and Hex took on Kaos' remaining forces, while Cynder went after Kaos and drove him away with the help of a friendly Stump Demon named Dogwood. With Kaos defeated, the Skylanders celebrated their victory back in Ghost Town, where the undead returned to their normal forms. Hurrikazam apologized for his actions and announced to redeem himself by bringing storm clouds suitable for the Undead. As a token of his gratitude, the weather wizard handed the Skylanders an Amazing, Fantastic, Incredible, Suprising, Unfathomable, All-Coloured Rose seed, the Undead segment to the Mask of Power.

Upon returning to the Eternal Archive, Zook, Cynder and Hex were given the horrible news from Spyro that Squirmgrub kidnapped Master Eon and stole five of the pieces to the Mask of Power.

Abilities

Zook can summon a wall made of foliage to protect himself. In addition, he uses his multi-purpose bamboo tube for pretty much everything, including a telescope and a didgeridoo... and of course, a bazooka, which fires special explosive thorns grown in a secret bramble patch known only to his people.

Statistics

Name	Statistics
Strength	70
Defense	85
Agility	20
Luck	70
Health	260
Speed	43
Armor	30
Critical Hit	20
Elemental Power	46

Powers and Upgrades

Basic UpgradesArtillerymanFloral DefenderSoul Gem3DS

Power	Gold	Description
Bazooka Attack	None	Press and hold your primary power button to fire Bazooka Shells that explode into shrapnel. Hold down the button to extend the range.
Foliage Barrier	None	Grow a barricade made of plants to protect yourself.
Hardwood Shells	Price: 500	Bazooka Shells and shrapnel do increased damage.
Fungal Bloom	Price: 700	Launch a Mortar attack.
Mortar Attack	Price: 900	Launch a mortar attack.
Full Splinter Jacket	Price: 1200	Bazooka shells create more shrapnel.

This upgrade path lets you further develop your Bazooka attacks.

Power	Gold	Description
High Velocity Shrapnel	Price: 1700	Bazooka shrapnel has longer range.
Old Growth Bazooka	Price: 2200	Bazooka shells and shrapnel do even more increased damage.
Exploding Shrapnel	Price: 3000	Bazooka shrapnel explodes on contact, damaging nearby enemies.

This upgrade path lets you further develop your Barrier and Cactus abilities.

Power	Gold	Description
Cactus Barrier	Price: 1700	Barrier does damage to any enemy that touches it.
Mortar of Life	Price: 2200	Mortar attack grows a Cactus where the shell explodes.
Fightin' Foliage	Price: 3000	Barriers and Cacti knock enemies back and do damage.

Power	Gold	Description	Found in:
MIRV Mortar	Price: 4000	Mortar shells explode into 3 smaller shells.	Troll Warehouse

Scroll location: Aurora Peak, gain 20% bonus to damage dealt.

Power	Level	Description
Bamboom	0	Fire a Bamboo Bazooka shot that explodes on impact.
Mortarget	0	Launch a mortar shell into the air. The falling shrapnel will target nearby enemies.
Sprout Sprint	2	Sprint to make bamboo shots sprout behind him.Enemies hit by bamboo will be damaged and slowed.The bamboo also block enemies shots.
Bamboost	5	Hold (Y) and then release to fire a charged bazooka shot that does more damage and leaves a hazaradous gas cloud when it explodes.
Bambounce	8	Double jump fires a bazooka shot downward.Enemies hit by this attack become damaged and stunned.If Zook uses this attack to quickly, it will be less powerful for a few seconds.

Quotes

Battle Cries

• "Let's lower da boom, BIG TIME!"
• "Time for da boom!"
• "Bring in da boom!"
• "Let's do this!"
• "Zook it up!"
• "Look out, the Zook's out!"
• "Hey, how you like that?"
• "Locked and loaded!"
• "Beat them bad!"
• "Heh heh, yeah!"
• " I be winnin' da fight!"
• Ha! Ha! Better luck next time to you!"
• "Comin' through!" - When opening a gate
• "Super Spring!" - When using a bounce pad
• "Feel the power!" - When checking Stats Info
• "Ya makin' me strong!" - When checking Stats Info
• "Look incredible!" - When putting on a hat
• "Dats my kinda hat!" - When putting on a hat
• "Hey, I like it!" - When given a nickname
• Great job on the name!" When given a nickname

Commercial Quotes

• "Let's go, Skylanders!"

Names in other languages

Language	Name
Japanese	ズゥーク

Voice portrayals

Voice Actor	Appearance
Fred Tatasciore	Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure and onwards

Gallery

For this subject's image gallery, see Zook/Gallery.

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  Skylander: Spyro's Adventure
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See also

Main article: Evil Missile Minion

Trivia

• His species' name is a combination of bamboo and bazooker.
• In the Skylanders commercial 'Blow it Up!', Zook speaks with an Australian accent, while in the games, he speaks with a Jamaican accent.
• One of his upgrade names (Full Splinter Jacket) is a play on the war movie Full Metal Jacket.
• In the boss battle with the Evil Missile Minion; his shrapnels last longer than those of the real Zook's and do more damage, but are slower; his missiles also have a slower rate of fire.
• Some fans dislike Zook for his "unusual" character design.
• In his Series 2 figure, he has his Bazooka upgraded to the Old Growth Bazooka upgrade on the Artilleryman upgrade path.
• He and Trigger Happy are the only Skylanders from Spyro's Adventure with three fingers on each of their hands.
• Zook is the only Life Skylander in Spyro's Adventure whose soul gem does not involve healing.
• On his packaging, his catchphrase is 'Bamboo-yah!'.

External links

• Zook's official Skylanders character page - archived

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