History Characters / TheThiefAndTheCobbler

!!Antagonists

[[folder:Zigzag]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/zigzag.png]]
!!!Voiced by: Creator/VincentPrice (all versions)

The Grand Vizier of the Golden City, [[EvilChancellor who has his eyes on both the princess and the throne]], and in his quest to get them becomes TheDragon to the Mighty One-Eye.

* HatedByAll: There's nobody in the film who likes the evil wizard's guts. He earns his hatedom to the golden city upon betraying them and the Mighty One Eye doesn't seem to like the guy pretty much. Not even his pet likes him, devouring his head in his darkest hour.

** In the Miramax cut, he abandons the king when he laughs at his request of marrying Princes Yum-Yum, not taking it seriously. This is averted on the original cut, as he's banished by the king for merely requesting it in return of the balls.
** At the climax, he attempts to flee the battlefield while the one eye's machine collapses by taking advantage of the clouds of dust surrounding him, but a nail interrupts this, accidentally falling into the crocodile's pit where he meets his demise.

* SmugSnake: He's far too trusting in his own abilities; he remarks he can frighten the "barbarian" One-Eyes with ease, only to find himself surrounded by a litany of swords around his neck, forcing him to resort to a particularly futile offer to King One-Eye to spare his own life (King One-Eye visibly gets ''bored'' of Zigzag's routine there). He's an unusually more effective example in that he manages to trick his way out of the clutches of King One-Eye's alligators -- but even then, One-Eye ''still'' forces Zigzag to go in front of his army during the initial charge, and those same alligators eat him alive later when he can't deliver on his promise to them.

* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Subverted in the the Miramax dub, where it's stated that he managed to earn King Nod's trust, but no one else's. Not surprising considering how he treats the inhabitants of the Golden City.

* FaceDeathWithDignity: Oddly enough, he calmly accepts his fate when the alligators are eating him.

* HatedByAll: There's nobody in the film who likes the evil wizard's guts. He earns his hatedom to the golden city upon betraying them and the Mighty One Eye doesn't seem to like the guy pretty much. Not even his pet likes him, devouring his head on his darkest hour.

* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: He attempts to flee the battlefield while the one eye's machine collapses by taking advantage of the clouds of dust surrounding him, but a nail interrupts this, accidentally falling into the crocodile's pit where he meets his demise.

* DirtyOldMan: In the original cut, Zigzag brings the king a beautiful maiden from a far away land. His first interaction is in a bed with the curtains drawn with the two of them giggling and [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything making some odd noises]], and his second is during the polo match where he's deliberately reaching into her palanquin (also with the curtains drawn) as he's falling asleep... which also makes her giggle.

* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: Bravely organizes the defence of the Golden City in preparation of the One-Eyes' arrival. This is in stark contrast to his portrayal in the first part of the movie where he's almost comatose.

* EvilHasABadSenseOfHumor: As much of a savage beast as he is, he has a murderously understated sense of wit when he's in a (relatively) calmer mood. When Zigzag proposes an alliance to him, the Mighty One-Eye turns one of his own tricks against him and orders him to "charm" his [[FedToTheBeasts pet alligators]].

-->'''Mighty One-Eye''': [[PreMortemOneLiner You say... you can charm beasts?]] [[EvilLaugh Ha... ha... ha...]] [[KarmicDeath throw him... to the alligators!]]

* BareYourMidriff: She wears a tiny short-sleeved orange kofta that reveals her stomach.
* BedlahBabe: Dresses as such, complete with a veil.

* PuppyDogEyes: Frequently. [[http://orangecow.org/thief/thiefpic21.jpg D'awwww.]]

!!!Voiced by: Windsor Davies (Chief Roofless); Eddie Byrne (Hoof); Thick Wilson (Hook)

* BigNever: Lets one out in the original cut when Zigzag asks for Princess [=YumYum=]'s hand in marriage in return for the golden balls. In the later versions, he simply laughs Zigzag off, but still emphasis on the word "never."

* MissingMom: The "finished" versions make a few mentions to Yum-Yum's mother, something that wasn't included in the orignal version. Early in the "She is More" number, a woman dressed in pink is seen on a mural cradling an infant Yum-Yum before King Nod. This ''could'' be what Yum-Yum's mother looked like.

* EvilLaugh: Lets out a bombastic one in the Recobbled Cut when unveiling his war machine for the first time:
-->"''This is One-Eye magic,'' '''sorcerer!'''"

* VocalDissonance: When he finally speaks in the Recobbled Cut, it's with a surprisingly deep voice (provided by Creator/SeanConnery).

* NiceHat: Wears a grey hat for most of the film.

* CatchPhrase: "Have no fear, Zigzag the Grand Vizier is here!"

* AmbiguouslyHuman: He has blue-colored skin and six-fingered hands, and apparently doesn't need to sleep to sustain his life. On top of that, he has very long, coiled feet that spring outward as he walks, though that may just be his shoes rather than his feet. What's most alarming however is that he displays only mild annoyance at being [[spoiler: ''eaten alive'']]. But then, on the other hand, the most obvious feature (the blue skin) may just be a striking consequence of the entire film's use of AmazingTechnicolorPopulation (with purple, green or brown characters all throughout).

TheDragon, an EvilChancellor who has his eyes on the princess and the throne.

!!Title Characters

!!Golden City Royalty and Associates

* RapunzelHair: Reaches her waist.

* AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: Possibly. While the skin tone she's given would not be out of the ordinary in the real world, it does not match her father's. Assuming he is her biological father and they both would retain their shown skin tones if translated into the real world, her mother would have to hail from near-Equatorial climate.

* PurpleEyes

* AdultFear: Understandably freaks out when he sees his daughter ''right in the path of One-Eye's war machine'', and is helpless to save her.

* TheSleepless: Is implied to be this. In the Recobbled Cut that he mocks humans as foolish to "sleep their lives away" while he "is quite awake".

* AmbiguouslyHuman: He has blue-colored skin and six-fingered hands, and apparently doesn't need to sleep to sustain his life (the whole point of a deleted scene being that he finds humans foolish to "sleep their lives away" while he "is quite awake"). On top of that, he has very long, coiled feet that spring outward as he walks, though that may just be his shoes rather than his feet. What's most alarming however is that he displays only mild annoyance at being [[spoiler: ''eaten alive'']]. But then, on the other hand, the most obvious feature (the blue skin) may just be a striking consequence of the entire film's use of AmazingTechnicolorPopulation (with purple, green or brown characters all throughout).

* GoryDiscretionShot: During Zigzag's death scene, he falls into a pit and is eaten alive by a pack of crocodiles. All that can be seen is a silhouette of his mouth and eyes as he's being munched by the crocs' teeth. His pet vulture, Phido, decides to join in by swooping down onto Zigzag's shoulder and closes his suddenly monstrous beak on Zigzag's skull. In the Recobbled Cut, there's a disturbing crunch sound as Phido eats and swallows his head.

* JustDesserts: His ultimate fate is to be eaten by a bunch of crocodiles and [[TheDogBitesBack his long-suffering vulture]].

* SmugSnake: He's far too trusting in his own abilities; he remarks he can frighten the "barbarian" One-Eyes with ease, only to find himself surrounded by a litany of swords around his neck, forcing him to resort to a particularly futile offer to King One-Eye to spare his own life (King One-Eye visibly gets ''bored'' of Zigzag's routine there). He's an unusually more effective example in that he manages to trick his way out of the clutches of King One-Eye's crocodiles -- but even then, One-Eye ''still'' forces Zigzag to go in front of his army during the initial charge, and those same crocodiles eat him alive later when he can't deliver on his promise to them.