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** Monasterio's [[GeneralRipper willingness to go any lengths to catch Zorro]] is ultimately his downfall. After he tries to "get rid" of Captain Toledano to ensure he captures Zorro first, he is stripped of his rank and shipped off along with the Maestro, with the implication that he'll eventually wind up in [[LaserGuidedKarma the same labor camps he tried to condemn multiple other characters to]].
** The very first scene of the series shows Bernardo engaging in a friendly swordfight with Diego and holding his own. That's better than any of Zorro's foes manage to do, so you'd expect him to whip out a sword when things head south, right? Nope. Bernardo is only shown using a sword a handful of times; he usually relies on improvised clubs or his bare hands. Even when [[CollectiveIdentity dressed up as Zorro]], he appears to favor the whip.
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* SleazyPolitician: The governor, Don Estebal Parasol, is much more concerned with being able to host fancy parties than with being a fair representative to the people. He funds these parties by levying high taxes on the poor and exploiting the native Chumash. In addition, his judgement is profoundly flawed--in one episode, he goes from preparing to appoint Don Alejandro alcalde to condemning him as a traitor, then immediately offers him the position of alclade again once his name has been cleared. Subverted by Don Verdugo, who constantly makes efforts to help the people of Los Angeles and is genuinely appalled when his wife's hired goons turn Los Angeles into a police state where people are arrested for speaking out.
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* SecretSecretKeeper: While none are explicitly identified, some of Tainah's dialogue in later episodes heavily implies that she is this. Arguments can be made for other characters as well, notably Carmen, Carlos the innkeeper, and Don Alejandro (for whom there is a franchise-spanning precedent).
* SleazyPolitician: The governor, DonEstebal Esteban Parasol, is much more concerned with being able to host fancy parties than with being a fair representative to the people. He funds these parties by levying high taxes on the poor and exploiting the native Chumash. In addition, his judgement is profoundly flawed--in one episode, he goes from preparing to appoint Don Alejandro alcalde to condemning him as a traitor, then immediately offers him the position of alclade again once his name has been cleared. Subverted by Don Verdugo, who constantly makes efforts to help the people of Los Angeles and is genuinely appalled when his wife's hired goons turn Los Angeles into a police state where people are arrested for speaking out.
* SleazyPolitician: The governor, Don
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* ZorroMark: Do you even need to ask?ask? Sergeant Garcia even refers to it as getting "zeed."
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* InformedAbility: Despite being a self-proclaimed master swordsman, the Maestro tends to fade only slightly better against Zorro than the common soldiers.
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* MildlyMilitary: The garrison’s soldiers. For one thing, the soldiers don’t seem to even have proper training. Gonzales flat out admits that he learned swordfighting from his grandmother. Also the soldiers frequently complain about the tasks that they’re ordered to do. In any real-life military, this type of behavior is considered insubordination. This is even lampshades by Verdugo’s nephew when he is given control of the garrison.
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* HeelFaceTurn: Sergeant Garcia in the season 1 finale. After learning of Dona Verdugo’s crimes, he rallies the townspeople to fight her soldiers and is awarded a promotion to captain for his noble efforts.
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* Dona Verdugo winds up contributing more to her own defeat than all of the heroes combined. After framing Governor Parasol for embezzlement, she has Carmen kidnapped, despite the latter having only overheard the details of the arrest and nothing more. This leads to Zorro tracking down Carmen, rescuing the Governor and exposing Verdugo’s plot to the public.
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* BigBadWannabe: Monasterio. Despite commanding the garrison and being the closest thing Zorro has to an ArchEnemy, he’s ultimately nothing more than a DirtyCop in the long run. Once an actual government official takes power, he’s quickly put in his place. In the series penultimate episode, he’s made into an UnwittingPawn by Dona Verdugo and ends up stripped of his rank and sent to prison.
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** Malapensa frequently hires bandits to rob the townspeople. However, after Zorro stops the bandits, they proceed to rob Malapensa of everything in his house as compensation.
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* Dona Verdugo winds up contributing more to her own defeat than all of the heroes combined. After framing Governor Parasol for embezzlement, she has Carmen kidnapped, despite the latter having only overheard the details of the arrest and nothing more. This leads to Zorro tracking down Carmen, rescuing the Governor and exposing Verdugo’s plot to the public.
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The series' synopsis follows the familiar plot of Don Diego de la Vega (here a teenager instead of an adult like in most other adaptations, and voiced by Johnny Yong Bosch) returning home to 19th-century Los Angeles, California after having spent several years at school in Spain, following his receiving a letter informing him that all is not well at home as the tyrannical army captain Monasterio is making life hard for the residents. In order to combat the corruption that awaits him in Los Angeles and to defend the people, Diego decides to take on the masked identity of Zorro, foiling Monasterio and other villains as he embarks on his adventures in and around the town.
To better succeed in his work as an avenger of the people, Diego pretends to be a philosophical lout who detests heavy work and is absolutely inept with the sword, so as not to cast suspicion that he's the mysterious masked outlaw who's charming, witty, and an absolute master of the blade. He's also aided in his efforts by his faithful servant Bernardo, who is mute and also pretends to be deaf in order to more effectively spy for Zorro, and his twin sister Ines, who utilizes Monasterio's one-sided affection for her to aid her brother's efforts on multiple occasions and is quite plucky herself.
To better succeed in his work as an avenger of the people, Diego pretends to be a philosophical lout who detests heavy work and is absolutely inept with the sword, so as not to cast suspicion that he's the mysterious masked outlaw who's charming, witty, and an absolute master of the blade. He's also aided in his efforts by his faithful servant Bernardo, who is mute and also pretends to be deaf in order to more effectively spy for Zorro, and his twin sister Ines, who utilizes Monasterio's one-sided affection for her to aid her brother's efforts on multiple occasions and is quite plucky herself.
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The series' synopsis follows the familiar plot of Don Diego de la Vega (here a teenager instead of an adult like in most other adaptations, and voiced by Johnny Yong Bosch) returning home to 19th-century Los Angeles, California after having spent several years at school in Spain, following his receiving a letter informing him Spain. Thanks to letters from home, he is forewarned that all is not well at home as the tyrannical army captain Monasterio is making life hard for the residents. has established a tyrannical rule over Los Angeles. In order to combat the corruption that awaits him in Los Angeles and to defend the people, Diego decides to take on the masked identity of Zorro, foiling Monasterio and other villains as he embarks on his adventures in and around the town.
To better succeed in his work as an avenger of the people, Diego pretends to be a philosophical lout who detests heavy work and is absolutely inept with the sword, so as not sword in order to cast suspicion that he's distance himself from the mysterious masked outlaw who's charming, witty, and an absolute master of the blade. He's also aided in his efforts by his faithful servant friend Bernardo, who is mute and also pretends to be deaf in order to more effectively spy for Zorro, and his twin sister Ines, who utilizes Monasterio's one-sided affection for her to aid her brother's efforts on multiple occasions and is quite plucky herself.
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* ActionGirl: Ines isn't about to let her brother take all the glory. In fact, on one occasion she even dresses up as Zorro, managing to handle the whip quite fine (though obviously her swordplay isn't as good).
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* ActionGirl: Ines isn't about to let her brother take all the glory. In fact, on On more than one occasion occasion, she even dresses up as Zorro, Zorro herself, managing to handle the whip quite fine well (though obviously her swordplay isn't as good).
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* AntagonisticGovernor: The Governor of California. While he doesn't often oppose Zorro directly, his lavish parties (financed from the heavy taxes placed on the people) and racist attitude toward the local Indian tribes put him at odds with the outlaw.
* BadBoss: Monasterio always berates his soldiers and issues harsh punishments on them for their failure to capture Zorro. Granted, they're idiots, but bullying isn't exactly the best way to get competent service out of people.
* BadBoss: Monasterio always berates his soldiers and issues harsh punishments on them for their failure to capture Zorro. Granted, they're idiots, but bullying isn't exactly the best way to get competent service out of people.
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* AntagonisticGovernor: The Governor of California. While he doesn't often oppose Zorro directly, his lavish parties (financed from the by heavy taxes placed on the people) and racist attitude toward the local Indian tribes put him at odds with the outlaw.
* BadBoss: Monasterioalways constantly berates his soldiers and issues harsh punishments on them for their failure to capture Zorro. Granted, they're idiots, but his bullying isn't exactly doesn't improve their performance in the best way to get competent service out of people.slightest.
* BadBoss: Monasterio
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* BigBadEnsemble: [[GeneralRipper Monasterio]], [[VillainWithGoodPublicity Malapensa]], and [[BitchInSheepsClothing Dona Verdugo]] are the series' chief contenders for the most intimidating villain, with the role going to one of them at any given time...when they're not working together against Zorro.
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* BigBadEnsemble: [[GeneralRipper Monasterio]], [[VillainWithGoodPublicity Malapensa]], and [[BitchInSheepsClothing Dona Verdugo]] are the series' chief contenders for the most intimidating villain, with often swapping out the role going title from episode to one of them at any given time...episode...when they're not working together against Zorro.
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* BitchInSheepsClothing: Dona Isabella Verdugo appears to be quite a noblewoman, and behaves that way in public...only she's a manipulative SocialClimber who's determined to make her husband the ''alcalde'' (municipal magistrate) of Los Angeles, in line with her own noble upbringing from back in Spain, and is willing to do ''anything'' to get it done. Only Don Malapensa and Zorro know her true nature, the former because he's working in league with her, the latter because he comes across one of her schemes totally by accident.
* BloodKnight: Antonio Ramirez relishes any opportunity to fight Zorro, if only to prove himself the superior swordsman.
* BloodKnight: Antonio Ramirez relishes any opportunity to fight Zorro, if only to prove himself the superior swordsman.
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* BitchInSheepsClothing: Dona Isabella Verdugo appears to be quite a noblewoman, and behaves that way in public...only but in reality she's a manipulative SocialClimber who's determined to make her husband the ''alcalde'' (municipal magistrate) of Los Angeles, in line with her own noble upbringing from back in Spain, and is willing to do ''anything'' to get it done. Only Don Malapensa and Zorro know her true nature, the nature--the former because he's working in league with her, being blackmailed to do her dirty work, the latter because he comes accidentally stumbles across the truth behind one of her schemes totally by accident.
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* BloodKnight: AntonioRamirez relishes Ramirez. The so-called "Maestro" welcomes any opportunity to fight Zorro, if only to prove himself the superior swordsman.
* BloodKnight: Antonio
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* CollectiveIdentity: Both Bernardo and Ines have donned Zorro's outfit on different occasions.
* CoolHorse: Tornado is quite capable of kicking ass all by himself.
* CostumeCopycat: It's happened on a few occasions, either to frame Zorro for a crime or for some other nefarious reason.
* DirtyCop: Well, Dirty Soldier if you want to be technical, but Monasterio ''is'' the one in charge of the army, which is the time-period version of the local police, and he is anything but honorable.
* EvilVsEvil: Don Malapensa wants to become the richest landowner, so he'll team up with Dona Verdugo, who wants her husband to increase in power, to bring Captain Monasterio into disgrace so that both goals can be achieved...in turn, Monasterio will forcefully remind Malapensa that ''he'' has the power to arrest anyone he thinks will get in the way of his own ambition (even if it's Malapensa himself). This hasn't stopped Malapensa and Monasterio from occasionally teaming up, especially since they share a common enemy in Zorro.
* CoolHorse: Tornado is quite capable of kicking ass all by himself.
* CostumeCopycat: It's happened on a few occasions, either to frame Zorro for a crime or for some other nefarious reason.
* DirtyCop: Well, Dirty Soldier if you want to be technical, but Monasterio ''is'' the one in charge of the army, which is the time-period version of the local police, and he is anything but honorable.
* EvilVsEvil: Don Malapensa wants to become the richest landowner, so he'll team up with Dona Verdugo, who wants her husband to increase in power, to bring Captain Monasterio into disgrace so that both goals can be achieved...in turn, Monasterio will forcefully remind Malapensa that ''he'' has the power to arrest anyone he thinks will get in the way of his own ambition (even if it's Malapensa himself). This hasn't stopped Malapensa and Monasterio from occasionally teaming up, especially since they share a common enemy in Zorro.
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* CollectiveIdentity: Both Bernardo and Ines have donned Zorro's outfit on different occasions.
at various points in the series, sometimes simultaneously.
* CoolHorse: Tornado isquite not only fast and strong, he's perfectly capable of kicking ass fighting off criminals all by himself.
* CostumeCopycat: It's happened on a few occasions,either usually to frame Zorro for a some crime or otherwise discredit him.
* DesignatedGirlFight: In the series finale, Ines and Dona Verdugo scuffle over a notebook containing proof of Dona Verdugo's misdeeds. Despite the fact that Bernardo is ''right there'' and his intervention would prove a decisive advantage, for someother nefarious reason.
reason he doesn't join in.
* DirtyCop:Well, Technically, Dirty Soldier if you want to be technical, Soldier, but Monasterio ''is'' the one in charge of the army, Los Angeles garrison, which is the time-period version of the local police, and he is anything but honorable.
* EvilVsEvil: Don Malapensa wants to become the richestlandowner, so he'll team up with landowner in California. Dona Verdugo, who Verdugo wants to place her husband to increase (and by extension herself) in power, to bring a position of power. Captain Monasterio into disgrace so that both goals can be achieved...in turn, Monasterio will forcefully remind Malapensa that ''he'' has wants to capture Zorro and continue his rule over Los Angeles unopposed. As the power to arrest anyone he thinks will get in series goes on, the way of his own ambition (even if it's Malapensa himself). This hasn't stopped Malapensa and Monasterio from occasionally teaming up, especially since three often butt heads when their schemes interfere with each other's plans. However, they share a ''can'' be persuaded to make (and break) alliances, usually in response to Zorro, their common enemy in Zorro.enemy.
* CoolHorse: Tornado is
* CostumeCopycat: It's happened on a few occasions,
* DesignatedGirlFight: In the series finale, Ines and Dona Verdugo scuffle over a notebook containing proof of Dona Verdugo's misdeeds. Despite the fact that Bernardo is ''right there'' and his intervention would prove a decisive advantage, for some
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* EvilVsEvil: Don Malapensa wants to become the richest
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* ImplausibleFencingPowers: Let's put it this way--Zorro has turned this into an art form. In one episode Zorro, riding on Tornado, jumps over Monasterio, Garcia and Gonzales, all of whom immediately duck to avoid the horse; and while Tornado's in mid-jump, Zorro draws his blade and [[ZorroMark leaves his mark]] on all three soldiers in what has to be less than a fraction of a second.
* LadyInRed: Dona Isabella Verdugo is frequently seen in a bright red pants-suit.
* LadyInRed: Dona Isabella Verdugo is frequently seen in a bright red pants-suit.
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* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Dona Verdugo carefully maintains the image of a respected noblewoman throughout the series, using quick wits and PlausibleDeniability to steer any blame for her actions onto others. Her downfall eventually comes, however, when she tries to tell one lie too many by having Don Parasol arrested for fraud and her husband made governor in his place. Once Zorro and company prove that the charges are false, her carefully-maintained web of lies comes crashing down around her. Even her husband can no longer deny what a dangerous and [[AmbitionIsEvil power-hungry]] person she is.
* ImplausibleFencingPowers: Let's put it this way--Zorro has turned this into an art form. In one episode Zorro, riding on Tornado, jumps over Monasterio, Garcia and Gonzales, all of whom immediately duck to avoid the horse; and whileTornado's Tornado is in mid-jump, Zorro draws his blade and [[ZorroMark leaves his mark]] on all three soldiers in what has to be less than a fraction of a second.
* LadyInRed: Dona Isabella Verdugo isfrequently almost exclusively seen in a bright red pants-suit.pantsuit.
* ImplausibleFencingPowers: Let's put it this way--Zorro has turned this into an art form. In one episode Zorro, riding on Tornado, jumps over Monasterio, Garcia and Gonzales, all of whom immediately duck to avoid the horse; and while
* LadyInRed: Dona Isabella Verdugo is
* NiceJobFixingItVillain!: Zorro's enemies find themselves accidentally making his job easier surprisingly often.
**In an early episode, Zorro is trying to block off an illegal silver mine when Monasterio shows up. In a rare display of CombatPragmatism, Monasterio pulls out a gun and tries to shoot the outlaw. Unfortunately for him, the bullet ignites a barrel of gunpowder, which explodes and collapses the mine. His job done, all that's left is for Zorro to share a few parting taunts before riding away.
**On another occasion, Sergeant Garcia is tasked with protecting an aqueduct that diverts water from the city well to the garrison. When Zorro shows up to tear down the aqueduct and allow the people to access the water, Garcia valiantly squares up to stop him. However, his efforts are a little ''too'' enthusiastic. After one too many bumps from the bulky sergeant, the aqueduct collapses without Zorro laying a finger on it.
**In an early episode, Zorro is trying to block off an illegal silver mine when Monasterio shows up. In a rare display of CombatPragmatism, Monasterio pulls out a gun and tries to shoot the outlaw. Unfortunately for him, the bullet ignites a barrel of gunpowder, which explodes and collapses the mine. His job done, all that's left is for Zorro to share a few parting taunts before riding away.
**On another occasion, Sergeant Garcia is tasked with protecting an aqueduct that diverts water from the city well to the garrison. When Zorro shows up to tear down the aqueduct and allow the people to access the water, Garcia valiantly squares up to stop him. However, his efforts are a little ''too'' enthusiastic. After one too many bumps from the bulky sergeant, the aqueduct collapses without Zorro laying a finger on it.
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* SleazyPolitician: The governor, Don Estebal Parasol, is much more concerned with being able to host fancy parties, which necessitates high taxes in order to sustain said parties, than in actually being a fair political representative to the people he oversees.
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* SleazyPolitician: The governor, Don Estebal Parasol, is much more concerned with being able to host fancy parties, which necessitates high taxes in order to sustain said parties, parties than in actually with being a fair political representative to the people. He funds these parties by levying high taxes on the poor and exploiting the native Chumash. In addition, his judgement is profoundly flawed--in one episode, he goes from preparing to appoint Don Alejandro alcalde to condemning him as a traitor, then immediately offers him the position of alclade again once his name has been cleared. Subverted by Don Verdugo, who constantly makes efforts to help the people he oversees.of Los Angeles and is genuinely appalled when his wife's hired goons turn Los Angeles into a police state where people are arrested for speaking out.
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* WhipItGood: As always, Zorro is skilled with a bullwhip to use it as both a weapon and a means to [[BuildingSwing swing from one rooftop to another]] (and in some cases, apparently the whip can be as long as a given scene needs it to be for Zorro to pull the acrobatics he does). Ines is also skilled enough with a whip to pass for Zorro when she's the one wearing the mask.
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* WhipItGood: As always, Zorro is skilled with a bullwhip to use it as both a weapon and a means to [[BuildingSwing swing from one rooftop to another]] (and in another]]. The length of the whip seems to vary from scene to scene (in some cases, apparently the whip can be as it's unrealistically long as a given scene needs it to be for allow Zorro to pull the acrobatics he does).off his acrobatic stunts; other times, it's clearly much shorter). Ines is also skilled enough with a whip to pass for Zorro when she's the one wearing the mask.
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* PoliceAreUseless: With idiots like Garcia and Gonzalez as part of his peace-keeping squad, one can't fault Monasterio ''too'' much for his inability to defeat Zorro.
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* PoliceAreUseless: With idiots like Garcia and Gonzalez Gonzales as part of his peace-keeping squad, one can't fault Monasterio ''too'' much for his inability to defeat Zorro.
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* RoguesGallery: While he's not generally known for having a huge variety of villains like [[Franchise/{{Batman}} that one superhero he would later inspire]], Zorro's got a fairly decent line-up in this series. The list includes [[GeneralRipper Captain Monasterio]], [[PunchClockVillain Sergeant Garcia]], [[SleazyPolitician Governor Esteban Parasol]], [[BitchInSheepsClothing Dona Isabella Verdugo]], [[BadassNative Yuma]], [[MasterSwordsman Antonio Ramirez]], and [[VillainWithGoodPublicity Don Rodrigo Malapensa]] and his hired henchmen [[ThoseTwoBadGuys La Rana and Dentist]].
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* RoguesGallery: While he's not generally known for having a huge variety of villains like [[Franchise/{{Batman}} that one superhero he would later inspire]], Zorro's got a fairly decent line-up in this series. The list includes [[GeneralRipper Captain Monasterio]], [[PunchClockVillain Sergeant Garcia]], [[AmbitionIsEvil Corporal Gonzales]], [[SleazyPolitician Governor Esteban Parasol]], [[BitchInSheepsClothing Dona Isabella Verdugo]], [[BadassNative Chief Yuma]], [[MasterSwordsman Antonio Ramirez]], and [[VillainWithGoodPublicity Don Rodrigo Malapensa]] and his hired henchmen [[ThoseTwoBadGuys La Rana and Dentist]].
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* BerserkButton: ''Never'' try to harm or otherwise manhandle Zorro, or else [[CoolHorse Tornado]] will send you flying hard and fast.
* BigBadEnsemble: [[GeneralRipper Monasterio]], [[VillainWithGoodPublicity Malapensa]], and [[BitchInSheepsClothing Dona Verdugo]] are the series' chief contenders for the most intimidating villain, with the role going to one of them at any given time...when they're not working together against Zorro.
* BigBadEnsemble: [[GeneralRipper Monasterio]], [[VillainWithGoodPublicity Malapensa]], and [[BitchInSheepsClothing Dona Verdugo]] are the series' chief contenders for the most intimidating villain, with the role going to one of them at any given time...when they're not working together against Zorro.
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* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Ramirez is revealed to be scared of heights in "Banished"...''[[DidntThinkThisThrough after]]'' [[BloodKnight having climbed up a ship's mast for the chance to fight Zorro]].
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* BloodKnight: Antonio Ramirez relishes any opportunity to fight Zorro, if only to prove himself the superior swordsman.
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* BadBoss: Monasterio always berates his soldiers and issues harsh punishments on them for their failure to capture Zorro. Granted, they're idiots, but bullying isn't exactly the best way to get competent service out of people.
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* AgeLift: Inverted, as had been done with the earlier anime adaptation ''Anime/KaiketsuZorro''; here Diego and Bernardo are both in their teens, whereas most adaptations have them as grown men at the time Diego starts out as Zorro.
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* AgeLift: Inverted, as had been done with the earlier anime adaptation ''Anime/KaiketsuZorro''; ''Anime/KaiketsuZorro'' and ''WesternAnimation/ZorroGenerationZ''; here Diego and Bernardo are both in their teens, whereas most adaptations have them as grown men at the time Diego starts out as Zorro.
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* LovesMyAlterEgo: Carmen, Diego's ChildhoodLoveInterest, is openly disappointed with Diego's apparent foppishness, but she admires Zorro's bravery and defiance of Monasterio's regime. Diego himself encourages this so as to stave off suspicion that he's the masked outlaw, but Ines isn't happy about how her brother's going about it, especially since Carmen's her best friend.
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* LovesMyAlterEgo: Carmen, Diego's ChildhoodLoveInterest, childhood love interest, is openly disappointed with Diego's apparent foppishness, but she admires Zorro's bravery and defiance of Monasterio's regime. Diego himself encourages this so as to stave off suspicion that he's the masked outlaw, but Ines isn't happy about how her brother's going about it, especially since Carmen's her best friend.
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* BeleagueredAssistant: Corporal Gonzales to Sergeant Garcia, which is why he tries to curry favor with Monasterio in order to get Garcia's job for himself.
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* AmbitionIsEvil: Corporal Gonzales desperately desires to become sergeant in Garcias' place, and is willing to follow any order Monasterio gives while showing up Garcia at any opportunity, in order to achieve this goal. Granted, when you're the personal ButtMonkey to a sergeant who's an outright incompetent idiot, you do tend to want to achieve better for yourself...unfortunately, Gonzales isn't much better than Garcia in the intelligence department.
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* EvilVsEvil: Don Malapensa wants to become the richest landowner, so he'll team up with Dona Verdugo, who wants her husband to increase in power, to bring Captain Monasterio into disgrace so that both goals can be achieved...in turn, Monasterio will forcefully remind Malapensa that ''he'' has the power to arrest anyone he thinks will get in the way of his own ambition (even if it's Malapensa himself). This hasn't stopped Malapensa and Monasterio from occasionally teaming up, especially since they share a common enemy in Zorro.
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* GeneralRipper: Monasterio ''will'' see Zorro captured and unmasked, no matter what it takes.
* GratuitousSpanish: Several common Spanish words ("Senor," "Senorita," "Adios," etc.) get peppered into the series' otherwise English dialogue.
* GratuitousSpanish: Several common Spanish words ("Senor," "Senorita," "Adios," etc.) get peppered into the series' otherwise English dialogue.
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* PoliceAreUseless: With idiots like Garcia and Gonzalez as part of his squad, one can't fault Monasterio ''too'' much for his inability to defeat Zorro.
* RoguesGallery: While he's not generally known for having a huge variety of villains like [[Franchise/{{Batman}} that one superhero he would later inspire]], Zorro's got a fairly decent line-up in this series. The list includes [[DirtyCop Captain Monasterio]], [[SleazyPolitician Governor Esteban Parasol]], [[BitchInSheepsClothing Dona Isabella Verdugo]], [[BadassNative Yuma]], [[MasterSwordsman Antonio Ramirez]], and [[VillainWithGoodPublicity Don Rodrigo Malapensa]] and his hired henchmen [[ThoseTwoBadGuys La Rana and Dentist]].
* RoguesGallery: While he's not generally known for having a huge variety of villains like [[Franchise/{{Batman}} that one superhero he would later inspire]], Zorro's got a fairly decent line-up in this series. The list includes [[DirtyCop Captain Monasterio]], [[SleazyPolitician Governor Esteban Parasol]], [[BitchInSheepsClothing Dona Isabella Verdugo]], [[BadassNative Yuma]], [[MasterSwordsman Antonio Ramirez]], and [[VillainWithGoodPublicity Don Rodrigo Malapensa]] and his hired henchmen [[ThoseTwoBadGuys La Rana and Dentist]].
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* [[NeverBringAGunToAKnifeFight Never Bring a Gun to a Sword Fight]]: Not when your opponent is Zorro. You will ''still'' lose. It's evident from as early as the opening title sequence!
* ObfuscatingDisability: As with many other versions of his character, Bernardo pretends to be deaf in order to be a more effective spy for Zorro (though he's genuinely mute). To aid in this, Diego gives the cover story that while they were in Spain, Bernardo stood too close to a cannon right as it was being fired and lost his hearing as a result.
* PoliceAreUseless: With idiots like Garcia and Gonzalez as part of his peace-keeping squad, one can't fault Monasterio ''too'' much for his inability to defeat Zorro.
* PunchClockVillain: To be honest, it would be a serious stretch to call Sergeant Garcia ''any'' kind of villain; it's just that he has to follow the orders of his more malignant boss Monasterio.
* RoguesGallery: While he's not generally known for having a huge variety of villains like [[Franchise/{{Batman}} that one superhero he would later inspire]], Zorro's got a fairly decent line-up in this series. The list includes[[DirtyCop [[GeneralRipper Captain Monasterio]], [[PunchClockVillain Sergeant Garcia]], [[SleazyPolitician Governor Esteban Parasol]], [[BitchInSheepsClothing Dona Isabella Verdugo]], [[BadassNative Yuma]], [[MasterSwordsman Antonio Ramirez]], and [[VillainWithGoodPublicity Don Rodrigo Malapensa]] and his hired henchmen [[ThoseTwoBadGuys La Rana and Dentist]].Dentist]].
* SayMyName: Monasterio will almost always say one of three names under different contexts, always in anger. "ZORRO!" "GARCIA!" "GONZALES!" Bonus points if all three are said in the same episode.
* ObfuscatingDisability: As with many other versions of his character, Bernardo pretends to be deaf in order to be a more effective spy for Zorro (though he's genuinely mute). To aid in this, Diego gives the cover story that while they were in Spain, Bernardo stood too close to a cannon right as it was being fired and lost his hearing as a result.
* PoliceAreUseless: With idiots like Garcia and Gonzalez as part of his peace-keeping squad, one can't fault Monasterio ''too'' much for his inability to defeat Zorro.
* PunchClockVillain: To be honest, it would be a serious stretch to call Sergeant Garcia ''any'' kind of villain; it's just that he has to follow the orders of his more malignant boss Monasterio.
* RoguesGallery: While he's not generally known for having a huge variety of villains like [[Franchise/{{Batman}} that one superhero he would later inspire]], Zorro's got a fairly decent line-up in this series. The list includes
* SayMyName: Monasterio will almost always say one of three names under different contexts, always in anger. "ZORRO!" "GARCIA!" "GONZALES!" Bonus points if all three are said in the same episode.
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* VillainousCrush: Monasterio frequently expresses his adoration toward Ines, but has also expressed attraction to Diego's love interest Carmen...although this hasn't stopped him from trying to use them both as pawns to capture Zorro.
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* ImplausibleFencingPowers: Let's put it this way--Zorro has turned this into an art form. In one episode Zorro, riding on Tornado, jumps over Monasterio, Garcia and Gonzales, all of whom immediately duck to avoid the horse; and while Tornado's in mid-jump, Zorro draws his blade and [[ZorroMark leaves his mark]] on all three soldiers in what has to be less than a fraction of a second.
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* BadassInDistress: In "The Desirable Heiress," Diego suffers a fall down a canyon and ends up with his foot stuck between two rocks. The bulk of the plot centers on the search party that is formed to find him.
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* BitchInSheepsClothing: Dona Isabella Verdugo appears to be quite a noblewoman, and behaves that way in public...only she's a manipulative SocialClimber who's determined to make her husband the ''alcalde'' (municipal magistrate) of Los Angeles, in line with her own noble upbringing from back in Spain, and is willing to do ''anything'' to get it done. Only Don Malapensa and Zorro know her true nature, the former because he's working in league with her [[spoiler:under threat of her outing his criminal activities to the public if he refuses]], the latter because he comes across one of her schemes totally by accident.
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* BitchInSheepsClothing: Dona Isabella Verdugo appears to be quite a noblewoman, and behaves that way in public...only she's a manipulative SocialClimber who's determined to make her husband the ''alcalde'' (municipal magistrate) of Los Angeles, in line with her own noble upbringing from back in Spain, and is willing to do ''anything'' to get it done. Only Don Malapensa and Zorro know her true nature, the former because he's working in league with her [[spoiler:under threat of her outing his criminal activities to the public if he refuses]], her, the latter because he comes across one of her schemes totally by accident.
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* BitchInSheepsClothing: Dona Isabella Verdugo appears to be quite a noblewoman, and behaves that way in public...only she's a manipulative SocialClimber who's determined to make her husband the ''alcalde'' (municipal magistrate) of Los Angeles, in line with her own noble upbringing from back in Spain, and is willing to do ''anything'' to get it done. Only Don Malapensa and Zorro know her true nature, the former because he's working in league with her [[spoiler:under threat of her outing his criminal activities to the public if he refuses]], the latter because he comes across one of her schemes totally by accident.
* LadyInRed: Dona Isabella Verdugo is frequently seen in a bright red pants-suit.
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* RoguesGallery: While he's not generally known for having a huge variety of villains like [[Franchise/{{Batman}} that one superhero he would later inspire]], Zorro's got a fairly decent line-up in this series. The list includes [[DirtyCop Captain Monasterio]], [[SleazyPolitician Governor Esteban Parasol]], [[VillainWithGoodPublicity Don Rodrigo Malapensa]] and his hired henchmen [[ThoseTwoBadGuys La Rana and Dentist]], [[BadassNative Yuma]], and [[MasterSwordsman Antonio Ramirez]].
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* RoguesGallery: While he's not generally known for having a huge variety of villains like [[Franchise/{{Batman}} that one superhero he would later inspire]], Zorro's got a fairly decent line-up in this series. The list includes [[DirtyCop Captain Monasterio]], [[SleazyPolitician Governor Esteban Parasol]], [[BitchInSheepsClothing Dona Isabella Verdugo]], [[BadassNative Yuma]], [[MasterSwordsman Antonio Ramirez]], and [[VillainWithGoodPublicity Don Rodrigo Malapensa]] and his hired henchmen [[ThoseTwoBadGuys La Rana and Dentist]], [[BadassNative Yuma]], and [[MasterSwordsman Antonio Ramirez]].Dentist]].
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* TapOnTheHead: Happens so frequently in this series, to good guys and bad guys alike, it's a wonder they're not nursing concussions. However, the trope's usual application is averted in "The Grains of Wrath," where two merchants get brained during a highway robbery and end up in medical care at the inn, and still aren't recovered even by the episode's midway point.
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* SpitTake: Diego provokes one from Monasterio at the beginning of "The Plot," when the latter is congratulating Malapensa on a recent successful land acquisition.
--> '''Monasterio:''' Our beautiful region is the safest bet in California. ''(drinks from his wine glass)''
--> '''Diego:''' Don't forget Zorro, though. ''(cue Monasterio spewing out his mouthful and coughing)''
--> '''Monasterio:''' Our beautiful region is the safest bet in California. ''(drinks from his wine glass)''
--> '''Diego:''' Don't forget Zorro, though. ''(cue Monasterio spewing out his mouthful and coughing)''
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* PoliceAreUseless: With idiots like Garcia and Gonzalez as part of his squad, one can't fault Monasterio ''too'' much for his inability to defeat Zorro.
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* FacePalm: Monasterio's usual reaction to Garcia's idiocy (or, really, the incompetence of ''any'' of the soldiers). Even Malapensa gets in on the act in one episode upon seeing Garcia's poor leadership skills.
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* DirtyCop: Well, Dirty Soldier if you want to be technical, but Monasterio ''is'' the one in charge of the army, which is the time-period version of the local police, and he is anything but honorable.
* FatIdiot: Sergeant Garcia, to Monasterio's constant aggravation.
* MasterSwordsman: Antonio Ramirez prides himself on being this, and sees Zorro as a WorthyOpponent as a result.
* FatIdiot: Sergeant Garcia, to Monasterio's constant aggravation.
* MasterSwordsman: Antonio Ramirez prides himself on being this, and sees Zorro as a WorthyOpponent as a result.
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* SecretKeeper: Bernardo for Zorro, of course. Ines also becomes one after Diego willingly unmasks in front of her.
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* RoguesGallery: While he's not generally known for having a huge variety of villains like [[Franchise/{{Batman}} that one superhero he would later inspire]], Zorro's got a fairly decent line-up in this series. The list includes [[DirtyCop Captain Monasterio]], [[SleazyPolitician Governor Esteban Parasol]], [[VillainWithGoodPublicity Don Rodrigo Malapensa]] and his hired henchmen [[ThoseTwoBadGuys La Rana and Dentist]], [[BadassNative Yuma]], and [[MasterSwordsman Antonio Ramirez]].
* SecretKeeper: Bernardo for Zorro, of course. Ines also becomes one after Diego willingly unmasks in front ofher.her.
* SleazyPolitician: The governor, Don Estebal Parasol, is much more concerned with being able to host fancy parties, which necessitates high taxes in order to sustain said parties, than in actually being a fair political representative to the people he oversees.
* WhipItGood: As always, Zorro is skilled with a bullwhip to use it as both a weapon and a means to [[BuildingSwing swing from one rooftop to another]] (and in some cases, apparently the whip can be as long as a given scene needs it to be for Zorro to pull the acrobatics he does). Ines is also skilled enough with a whip to pass for Zorro when she's the one wearing the mask.
* ZorroMark: [[CaptainObvious ...do you even need to ask?]]
* SecretKeeper: Bernardo for Zorro, of course. Ines also becomes one after Diego willingly unmasks in front of
* SleazyPolitician: The governor, Don Estebal Parasol, is much more concerned with being able to host fancy parties, which necessitates high taxes in order to sustain said parties, than in actually being a fair political representative to the people he oversees.
* WhipItGood: As always, Zorro is skilled with a bullwhip to use it as both a weapon and a means to [[BuildingSwing swing from one rooftop to another]] (and in some cases, apparently the whip can be as long as a given scene needs it to be for Zorro to pull the acrobatics he does). Ines is also skilled enough with a whip to pass for Zorro when she's the one wearing the mask.
* ZorroMark: [[CaptainObvious ...do you even need to ask?]]
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The series ran for one season of 26 episodes.episodes.
!!Examples of tropes in this series include:
* ActionGirl: Ines isn't about to let her brother take all the glory. In fact, on one occasion she even dresses up as Zorro, managing to handle the whip quite fine (though obviously her swordplay isn't as good).
* AgeLift: Inverted, as had been done with the earlier anime adaptation ''Anime/KaiketsuZorro''; here Diego and Bernardo are both in their teens, whereas most adaptations have them as grown men at the time Diego starts out as Zorro.
* AnimatedAdaptation: The fourth one overall, and the first one to use CGI.
* AntagonisticGovernor: The Governor of California. While he doesn't often oppose Zorro directly, his lavish parties (financed from the heavy taxes placed on the people) and racist attitude toward the local Indian tribes put him at odds with the outlaw.
* BadassNative: The villainous Yuma. Diego and Ines are also half Native American, through their mother's side.
* BigEater: Sergeant Garcia cannot go a single episode without eating, trying to eat, or complaining about not eating.
* ButtMonkey: Sergeant Garcia and Corporal Gonzales share this role. Captain Monasterio is not much better, to his constant humiliation.
* CanonForeigner: Ines and the twins' maternal grandmother Tainah, along with several other characters.
* CollectiveIdentity: Both Bernardo and Ines have donned Zorro's outfit on different occasions.
* CoolHorse: Tornado is quite capable of kicking ass all by himself.
* CostumeCopycat: It's happened on a few occasions, either to frame Zorro for a crime or for some other nefarious reason.
* MissingMom: Senora de la Vega, who died some years prior to the start of the series while trying to protect her family from bandits.
* SecretKeeper: Bernardo for Zorro, of course. Ines also becomes one after Diego willingly unmasks in front of her.
!!Examples of tropes in this series include:
* ActionGirl: Ines isn't about to let her brother take all the glory. In fact, on one occasion she even dresses up as Zorro, managing to handle the whip quite fine (though obviously her swordplay isn't as good).
* AgeLift: Inverted, as had been done with the earlier anime adaptation ''Anime/KaiketsuZorro''; here Diego and Bernardo are both in their teens, whereas most adaptations have them as grown men at the time Diego starts out as Zorro.
* AnimatedAdaptation: The fourth one overall, and the first one to use CGI.
* AntagonisticGovernor: The Governor of California. While he doesn't often oppose Zorro directly, his lavish parties (financed from the heavy taxes placed on the people) and racist attitude toward the local Indian tribes put him at odds with the outlaw.
* BadassNative: The villainous Yuma. Diego and Ines are also half Native American, through their mother's side.
* BigEater: Sergeant Garcia cannot go a single episode without eating, trying to eat, or complaining about not eating.
* ButtMonkey: Sergeant Garcia and Corporal Gonzales share this role. Captain Monasterio is not much better, to his constant humiliation.
* CanonForeigner: Ines and the twins' maternal grandmother Tainah, along with several other characters.
* CollectiveIdentity: Both Bernardo and Ines have donned Zorro's outfit on different occasions.
* CoolHorse: Tornado is quite capable of kicking ass all by himself.
* CostumeCopycat: It's happened on a few occasions, either to frame Zorro for a crime or for some other nefarious reason.
* MissingMom: Senora de la Vega, who died some years prior to the start of the series while trying to protect her family from bandits.
* SecretKeeper: Bernardo for Zorro, of course. Ines also becomes one after Diego willingly unmasks in front of her.
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''Zorro: The Chronicles'' is a 2015 CGI-animated series based on the popular ''Franchise/{{Zorro}}'' franchise, created by French company Cyber Group Studios and produced in partnership with John Gertz’s Zorro Production International and Blue Spirit Studios for France Télévisions and Italy’s RAI.
The series' synopsis follows the familiar plot of Don Diego de la Vega (here a teenager instead of an adult like in most other adaptations, and voiced by Johnny Yong Bosch) returning home to 19th-century Los Angeles, California after having spent several years at school in Spain, following his receiving a letter informing him that all is not well at home as the tyrannical army captain Monasterio is making life hard for the residents. In order to combat the corruption that awaits him in Los Angeles and to defend the people, Diego decides to take on the masked identity of Zorro, foiling Monasterio and other villains as he embarks on his adventures in and around the town.
To better succeed in his work as an avenger of the people, Diego pretends to be a philosophical lout who detests heavy work and is absolutely inept with the sword, so as not to cast suspicion that he's the mysterious masked outlaw who's charming, witty, and an absolute master of the blade. He's also aided in his efforts by his faithful servant Bernardo, who is mute and also pretends to be deaf in order to more effectively spy for Zorro, and his twin sister Ines, who utilizes Monasterio's one-sided affection for her to aid her brother's efforts on multiple occasions and is quite plucky herself.
The series ran for one season of 26 episodes.
The series' synopsis follows the familiar plot of Don Diego de la Vega (here a teenager instead of an adult like in most other adaptations, and voiced by Johnny Yong Bosch) returning home to 19th-century Los Angeles, California after having spent several years at school in Spain, following his receiving a letter informing him that all is not well at home as the tyrannical army captain Monasterio is making life hard for the residents. In order to combat the corruption that awaits him in Los Angeles and to defend the people, Diego decides to take on the masked identity of Zorro, foiling Monasterio and other villains as he embarks on his adventures in and around the town.
To better succeed in his work as an avenger of the people, Diego pretends to be a philosophical lout who detests heavy work and is absolutely inept with the sword, so as not to cast suspicion that he's the mysterious masked outlaw who's charming, witty, and an absolute master of the blade. He's also aided in his efforts by his faithful servant Bernardo, who is mute and also pretends to be deaf in order to more effectively spy for Zorro, and his twin sister Ines, who utilizes Monasterio's one-sided affection for her to aid her brother's efforts on multiple occasions and is quite plucky herself.
The series ran for one season of 26 episodes.
