Zorglub, a former college mate of the Count of Champignac, is back in his life with his "zorlgwave", a device that can either paralyze or hypnoze anybody. The count refuse his We Can Rule Together offer, prompting Zorglub to kidnap and transform Fantasio in a "zorlgman", one of his Slave Mooks. This album is the first to feature Zorglub, one of the most popular antagonist.
Tropes associated with this story include
- Deface of the Moon: Zorglub's pet project was to demonstrate his genius by writing a brand name in giant letters on the Moon. It worked, but not quite the way he expected.
- Highly-Conspicuous Uniform: Zorglub's Zorgmen. The upper-part is grey with red pants and white boots. All the mooks are shaved.
- Hypno Ray: The Zorglwave can completely influence the minds of people (the Marsupilami is the only known creature able to resist it). It is also quite versatile in its uses, from turning its victims into perfectly obedient Slave Mooks to giving them the urge to buy some soap or prevent them to recognise Zorglub.
- Mass Hypnosis: One of the possible uses of the Zorglwave. Entire villages are evacuated that way.
- Mind-Control Eyes: Victims of the Zorglwave who keep some of their personality will have blank pupils, while those who have been fully enslaved have completely blank eyes.
- Spoof Aesop: The ending notes that you should always be nice to policemen, because they could be former Zorglmen.
