History Characters / SpirouAndFantasioAntagonists

Miss Flanner used to be a classmate of the Count of Champignac and Zorglub in college, but she was massively irradiated there due to a failed experience. The Count even thought she was dead, until she reappeared years later in ''Paris sous Seine'', slowly dying from the irradiation. She kidnaps the Count and flows Paris as a last stand. In the album ''Aux sources du Z'', Miss Flanner is in her death throes, and on Zorglub's insistence, Spirou turns back time in order to save her. [[spoiler: Since the next album, ''Alerte aux zorkons'', it seems that Miss Flanner did die during her college 's years and [[{{Retgone}} been mostly forgotten by the main characters]].]]

Miss Flanner used to be a classmate of the Count of Champignac and Zorglub in college, but she was massively irradiated there due to a failed experience. The Count even thought she was dead, until she reappeared years later in ''Paris sous Seine'', slowly dying from the irradiation. She kidnaps the Count and flows Paris as a last stand. In the album "Aux sources du Z", Miss Flanner is in her death throes, and on Zorglub's insistence, Spirou turns back time in order to save her. [[spoiler: Since the next album, ''Alerte aux zorkons'', it seems that Miss Flanner did die during her college 's years and [[{{Retgone}} been mostly forgotten by the main characters]].]]

Miss Flanner used to be a classmate of the Count of Champignac and Zorglub in college, but she was massively irradiated there due to a failed experience. The Count even thought she was dead, until she reappeared years later in ''Paris sous-Seine'', slowly dying from the irradiation. She kidnaps the Count and flows Paris as a last stand. In the album "Aux sources du Z", Miss Flanner is in her death throes, and on Zorglub's insistence, Spirou turns back time in order to save her. [[spoiler: Since the next album, ''Alerte aux zorkons'', it seems that Miss Flanner did die during her college 's years and [[{{Retgone}} been mostly forgotten by the main characters]].]]

Miss Flanner used to be a classmate of the Count of Champignac and Zorglub in college, but she was massively irradiated there due to a failed experience. The Count even thought she was dead, until she reappeared years later in "Paris sous-Seine", slowly dying from the irradiation. She kidnaps the Count and flows Paris as a last stand. In the album "Aux sources du Z", Miss Flanner is in her death throes, and on Zorglub's insistence, Spirou turns back time in order to save her. [[spoiler: Since the next album, ''Alerte aux zorkons'', it seems that Miss Flanner did die during her college 's years and [[{{Retgone}} been mostly forgotten by the main characters]].]]

* HeelFaceTurn: In "Virus". John already decided to redeem after he got out of jail, in the very beginning, and fell ill in an unexpected way at his new job. After he recovers, [[spoiler: he stays in South pole, and is now a guide for tourists and journalists who want to see the destroyed pharmaceutics installations. Apparently, John gave up crime since.]]
* {{Hypochondria}}: John may suffer this, as in "Le repaire de la murène", he believes Spirou's lies about the fact that he risks being paralyzed if he uses his compressed air bottle. Spirou pretends that without an antidote, John will be affected, and the proof is, he will become blue (actually a harmless side effect). John panics so much when his skin turns blue that he gives back his diving suit to Spirou and follows him to get the "antidote" from Count of Champignac, even if it means being arrested by the police (which happens). In ''Virus'', he totally panics when everyone in his South pole station is contaminated by an unknown virus, and immediately runs away to find a cure, despite security rules that forbid anyone to leave the station in that case.

* LivingMacGuffin: Poor John, during "Virus''. As he's seriously ill (he even suffers outbreaks of insanity) and could contaminate others in case of interaction, he's just dragged to the South pole. There, until a vaccine is made, he just waits, without being able to react.
* PrisonEscapeArtist: John has just escaped prison at the beginning of "Spirou et les hommes-bulles", and runs away by using successively a car, a diving suit, and a plane. CrazyPrepared indeed.

* TyphoidMary: In ''Virus'', a test tube in the laboratory where John works is broken, and the virus it contains contamine everyone. John ran away to find a cure to Champignac. The problem is, on the cargo ship that took him back to Europe, John became contagious for everyone on board.

* KnightTemplarParent: Vito literally doesn't see his daughter Luna growing up. She's already 20, but Vito calls her "his little one". He finally [[YouAreGrounded grounded her]], and told her they will discuss again at her legal age...that he set at 50.

* AnOfferYouCantRefuse: Once again, it's logical as Vito is a godfather. In ''Le groom de Sniper alley'', Vito asks Spirou and Fantasio to go on a [[TreasureHuntEpisode treasure hunt]] for him. When they refuse, [[ChainOfDeals Vito reveal they have a debt of honor towards him]]. In the previous volume ''Dans les griffes de vipère'', Spirou had to escape the evil corporation who "bought" him, and needed a false ID. Seccotine asked Vito for it. So now, either Seccotine honors her own debt, or Spirou and Fantasio do, due to the fact that the initial service was for one of them. To not put Seccotine in a difficult situation, the duo have no choice but to say yes.

* KnightTemplarParent: Vito literally doesn't see his daughter Luna growing up. She's already 20, but Vito calls him "his little one". He finally [[YouAreGrounded grounded her]], and told her they will discuss again at her legal age...that he set at 50.

* FriendlyEnemy: In a way: Vito is often happy to see Spirou and Fantasio, call them "friends", and even expose his plan in "Le groom de sniper alley'' in a VillainOverForDinner scene (albeit it's lunch, in that case). All while trying to kill them, or blackmail them several times, explaining that on their side, Spirou and Fantasio are not that delighted to see him. Except Spirou once, in the above entry.

* RichGenius: Zorglub used his MindControlDevice to steal lucrative other persons's inventions, first, and later used it in the advertisement area, pulling people into repetitive (and useless) purchase of products of his dummy company. He stopped after [[ MoralityPet Champignac pointed out how bad it was]]. But Zorglub still could design and sell powerful weapons. He did it twice for Zantafio in the main series, then for nations at war or the army in his spin-off. It notably pays for the BigFancyHouse he lives in there (it even includes a roller coaster to access to his laboratory).

* RichGenius: Zorglub used his MindControlDevice to steal lucrative other inventions, first, and later used it in the advertisement area, pulling people into repetitive (and useless) purchase of products of his dummy company. He stopped after [[ MoralityPet Champignac pointed out how bad it was]]. But Zorglub still could design and sell powerful weapons. He did it twice for Zantafio in the main series, then for nations at war or the army in his spin-off. It notably pays for the BigFancyHouse he lives in there (it even includes a roller coaster to access to his laboratory).

* HarmlessVillain: Zorglub is often laughable, either by clumsiness or because his inventions do not work [[BunglingInventor how he expected.]] In ''Alerte aux zorkons'', the disaster in the surroundings of the village of Champignac happened because Zorglub [[WalkingDisasterArea knocked over a test tube of ultra fast mold in the Count's laboratory]]. In ''Zorglub'', Zandra and Fredorg directly call him a specialist in stupid ideas, and his [[TheApprentice apprentice]] Zedrik states that you learn from your mistakes. So he's sure to learn a lot during an internship with Zorglub. On the backcovers of his spin-off, he's described as the most evil, the most megalomaniac, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and the most clumsy]] of ''Spirou and Fantasio'' 's antagonists.

* AntiVillain: Zorglub already redeemed in the end of his introduction album after Champignac (that he calls a friend no matter what) reasoned with him. He often appears as misguided, genuinely thinking that his zorglwaves can end wars and misunderstandings. He was regularly tricked into doing wrong things by more evil characters (like Zantafio). The second AnimatedAdaptation evacuated these aspects, in order he'll stay a BigBad, but Zorglub has other redeeming traits. He's an Eco-Terrorist, and still has noble intentions. He avoids brainwashing humans there as he uses robots for minions. It's not rare that Spirou, Fantasio and Zorglub are caught in EnemyMine situations. Also, his teenage daughter and his FreudianExcuse humanize him a lot. According to Munuera, who made his spin-off, Zorglub can have troubles seeing the frontier between good and bad.

* AntiVillain: Zorglub already redeemed in the end of his introduction album after Champignac (that he calls a friend no matter what) reasoned with him. He often appears as misguided, genuinely thinking that his zorglwaves can end wars and misunderstandings. He was regularly tricked into doing wrong things by more evil characters (like Zantafio). The second Animated Adaptation evacuated these aspects, in order he'll stay a BigBad, but Zorglub has other redeeming traits. He's an Eco-Terrorist, and still has noble intentions. He avoids brainwashing humans there as he uses robots for minions. It's not rare that Spirou, Fantasio and Zorglub are caught in EnemyMine situations. Also, his teenage daughter and his FreudianExcuse humanize him a lot. According to Munuera, who made his spin-off, Zorglub can have troubles seeing the frontier between good and bad.

** In the LiveActionAdaptation, among all the RoguesGallery, Zorglub was chosen to be the antagonist of the first on -screen adaptation. " The more successful the villain" adage was followed there as well. The dangerousness of his usual capacities there were taken [[ExaggeratedTrope up to eleven]]. Instead of [[{{Brainwashed}} brainwash]] one person at once in a 40 feet range, zorglwaves can [[spoiler: [[MassHypnosis hypnotize all humans on Earth]] at the same time]]. In comics, Zorglub has never killed or tortured anyone, and kept attached to the Count of Champignac despite their disagreements. Plus Zorglub has mostly a ForScience motivation, despite debatable methods. In the movie, [[EstablishingCharacterMoment he kills several people in a few minutes]] in his introduction scene alone. It includes a henchman [[EvilIsPetty who mispronounces his name]], a part of his scientist team [[YouHaveFailedMe who failed him]], and a (reluctant) RedShirt, sacrificed to malfunctioning zorglwaves. And all die of a CruelAndUnusualDeath, falling in a LavaPit, except the RedShirt who [[YourHeadASplode explode]]-showing how this version of Zorglub has little credit for human life. He shows no respect for the one of the Count as well, first by trying of torture him to make him talk. Then Zorglub tries to kill him without second thoughts [[spoiler: along with Seccotine, once they're {{Brainwashed}}, by ordering them to walk into the LavaPit.]] Zorglub's main goal there is apparently [[AGodAmI satisfying his ego]] and TakeOverTheWorld , [[spoiler: given he intended to induce a MassHypnosis on the whole earth, except for him. He also won't redeem in the end.]]

* AdaptationalVillainy: Well, he ''is'' a villain, but of the FriendlyEnemy kind, easily remorseful. It was due to an editorial exigence, as the executives feared the presence of an equivalent of a super villain in this story, and did not like SF stories either. That's why Franquin had to make Zorglub do a HeelFaceTurn, and did not use him as often he wished to, notably finally doing ''QRN sur Bretzelburg'' without him. And it's safer for the heroes, as Zorglub 's capacities are actually quite dangerous. He, after all, invented devices that can freeze or make anyone obey. It's not very surprising that authors who came after Franquin, or adaptations' writers , decided to make Zorglub more vile in order to be a true BigBad, and a real menace, for the story.

* YourDaysAreNumbered: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]] as in ''La colère du Marsupilami]], Zantafio does not suffer from a fatal disease, but at least a long-term one, as he must inject himself with a fortifier, regularly. He described the illness as something "you never really recover from".

* PuttingOnTheReich: As general Zantas, his dictatorship in ''Le dictateur et le champignon''. In “Aux sources du Z”, Spirou even [[LampshadeHanging lampshade it]], by wondering why “farcical tyrants feel always compelled to copy the nazis apparel.”

* PuttingOnTheReich: As general Zantas, his dictatorship in ''Le dictateur et le champignon'' . In “Aux sources du Z”, Spirou even [[LampshadeHanging lampshade it]], by wondering why “farcical tyrants feel always compelled to copy the nazis apparel.”

* PuttingOnTheReich: As general Zantas, his dictatorship in “Le dictateur et le champignon “ . In “Aux sources du Z”, Spirou even [[LampshadeHanging lampshade it]], by wondering why “farcical tyrants feel always compelled to copy the nazis apparel.”

Fantasio's cousin, they were in rivalry for their uncle 's inheritance in ''Les héritiers''. Ever since, Zantafio showed up as an ArchEnemy, usually scheming to satisfy his {{Greed}} . It led him to become a dictator twice, and commit various thieveries (of Nicolas Flamel's grimoire, fountain of youth's water, the Marsupilami himself, or Lenin's mummy, to demand a ransom). Zantafio is not above murder's attempts against his own family's members, either.

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* AdaptedOut: Zantafio don't appear in the first AnimatedAdaptation, justified as this series adapt mostly Tome and Janry era, and the album where they used Zantafio (''Spirou and Fantasio in Moscou'') was not adapted.

* BadPeopleAbuseAnimals: [[spoiler: Not only Zantafio kidnapped and sold the Marsupilami, then ensuring everyone forgot him]], but he once tried to kill Spip after calling him "a rat".

* TheGhost: In [[Film/TheAdventuresOfSpirouAndFantasio the movie]], Zantafio is alluded to a couple of times but never seen, it's likely that he should have been featured as the villain of an eventual sequel. He's apparently [[AdaptationalJobChange a TV anchorman]], and seems in general to have made Fantasio's life a misery. [[spoiler: In the end, an article in a journal [[LaserGuidedKarma report that Zantafio has been fired.]]]]

* {{Greed}}: His other major flaw, albeit it can be explained by the fact he had debts, initially. As a dictator, Zantafio decided to invade the neighboring Guaracha to take its resources. He also stole Nicolas Flamel 's grimoire and tried to make the philosophical stone, also stole the Lenin mummy in order to ask for a ransom, and tried to sell water from a FountainOfYouth [[spoiler: (which was tainted of blood because of him, then lost all its properties)]]. Zantafio even tried to sell the Marsupilami, then envisioned stealing rare seeds to Palombie's autochthons and sell them to PredatoryBigPharma.

* OverprotectiveDad: Just don't mess with Zorglub's daughters. In the animated series, the best way to get him is [[IHaveYourWife threatening Zaoki]]. In ''Zorglub'', he kidnaps Zandra with his new flying saucer just because she just kissed (in a consensual way) her boyfriend for [[FirstKiss the first time]]. Zorglub promise to stop to intervene later, [[spoiler: but still spy on the young couple on dates, thanks to cameras that he equipped the whole town with.]]

John Helena used to be, at first glance, simply the captain of an ordinary boat, 'Le discret'', in ''Le repaire de la murène''. But John was actually a [[DrugsAreBad drugs dealer]], and [[FakingTheDead fakes his death]] in order to give himself to the illegal traffic full time. Once caught, John escapes from prison and comes back in ''Spirou et les hommes-bulles'', this time in order to steal gold that stayed in his ship wreck. Caught once again, John redeems when he goes out of jail in ''Virus'', and is this time UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom. He escape from the laboratory he worked in, and becomes the TyphoidMary of the story, infected by a rare virus.

* KnightTemplarParent: Vito literally doesn't see his daughter Luna growing up. She's already 20, but Vito calls him "his little one". He finally [[YouAreGrounded grounded her]], and told her they will discuss again at her legal age...that he set at 50.

** In ''L'horloger de la comète'', Tome and Janry avoided to use Zorglub himself (who made just a cameo) and created instead [[spoiler: his IdenticalGrandson, who is a by the book dictator and created a BadFuture]]. It's likely that Tome and Janry wished they could use Zorglub as the BigBad, but did not go against the previous editorial veto. Finally, if they went on with their run after 1998, their [[UnfinishedEpisode unfinished album set in Cuba]] would effectively feature Zorglub as the antagonist, [[NotSoHarmlessVillain not funny at all]], and in a dangerous version, as the series would have stay DarkerAndEdgier after ''Machine qui rêve''. In a 2011 interview, Tome stated that he wished to follow Creator/AlfredHitchcock's adage: " The more successful the villain, the more successful the picture ". Despite only 8 pages being completed, it's true, from what we can see of Zorglub in them. He planned to jail people 's minds in a virtual prison in this story. [[https://ibb.co/wMFTN4x Plus he's seen walking on a little girl's toy car]] [[KickTheDog without looking back]] (and unceremoniously [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking throw a can on the floor in addition]]), while previous versions of Zorglub won't doing this on purpose.

** In the LiveActionAdaptation, among all the RoguesGallery, Zorglub was chosen to be the antagonist of the first on -screen adaptation. " The more successful the villain" adage was followed there as well. The dangerousness of his usual capacities there were taken [[ExaggeratedTrope up to eleven]]. Instead of [[{{Brainwashed}} brainwash]] one person at once in a 40 feet range]], zorglwaves can [[spoiler: [[MassHypnosis hypnotize all humans on Earth]] at the same time]]. In comics, Zorglub has never killed or tortured anyone, and kept attached to the Count of Champignac despite their disagreements. Plus Zorglub has mostly a ForScience motivation, despite debatable methods. In the movie, [[EstablishingCharacterMoment he kills several people in a few minutes]] in his introduction scene alone. It includes a henchman [[EvilIsPetty who mispronounces his name]], a part of his scientist team [[YouHaveFailedMe who failed him]], and a (reluctant) RedShirt, sacrificed to malfunctioning zorglwaves. And all die of a CruelAndUnusualDeath, falling in a LavaPit, except the RedShirt who [[YourHeadASplode explode]]-showing how this version of Zorglub has little credit for human life. He shows no respect for the one of the Count as well, first by trying of torture him to make him talk. Then Zorglub tries to kill him without second thoughts [[spoiler: along with Seccotine, once they're {{Brainwashed}}, by ordering them to walk into the LavaPit.]] Zorglub's main goal there is apparently [[AGodAmI satisfying his ego]] and TakeOverTheWorld , [[spoiler: given he intended to induce a MassHypnosis on the whole earth, except for him. He also won't redeem in the end.]]

Vito Cortizone is TheDon of the Italo-American [[TheMafia mafia]] in New York. His dummy company is a frozen pizzas's business, called Lucky's pizza. It suggest that Vito once used to be lucky, but cursed by his rivals of the Chinese 's mafia, he became since quite luckless. It's initially to find a cure for this curse that Vito dealt with Spirou and Fantasio first in ''Spirou et Fantasio à New York''. He then came back in three more albums of Tome and Janry (who invented him). He reappeared (albeit in a short role) in "Le groom de Sniper alley" by authors Yoann and Vehlman, cementing Vito's status as a recurring 's antagonist.

* OverprotectiveDad: Vito literally doesn't see his daughter Luna growing up. She's already 20, but Vito calls him "his little one". He finally [[YouAreGrounded grounded her]], and told her they will discuss again at her legal age...that he set at 50.

Fantasio's cousin, they were in rivalry for their uncle 's inheritance in ''Les héritiers''. Ever since, Zantafio showed up as an ArchEnemy, usually scheming to satisfy his {{Greed}}: . It led him to become a dictator twice, and commit various thieveries (of Nicolas Flamel's grimoire, fountain of youth's water, the Marsupilami himself, or Lenin's mummy, to demand a ransom). Zantafio is not above murder's attempts against his own family's members, either.

* AdaptatedOut: Zantafio don't appear in the first AnimatedAdaptation, justified as this series adapt mostly Tome and Janry era, and the album where they used Zantafio (''Spirou and Fantasio in Moscou'') was not adapted.

* ClashingCousins: Zantafio being's Fantasio first cousin was justified in "Les héritiers", as they were in competition for their uncle's inheritance.

* AdaptatedOut: Zorglub was not in the first AnimatedAdaptation, as the only Tome and Janry album he [[spoiler: (and his IdenticalGrandson]]) was in, ''L'horloger de la comète'', was not adapted.

* AdaptatedOut: Vito Cortizone was not featured in the second AnimatedAdaptation, while one of the main antagonists of the first. And despite [[UnrelatedInTheAdaptation his daughter]] appear in it.