History ComicBook / KaputAndZosky

''Kaput and Zosky'' (''Kaput et Zosky'') is a French comic book series created by the prominent French cartoonist Creator/LewisTrondheim. The series follows the misadventures of the two eponymous aliens, the short, rotund, and trigger-happy Kaput and the tall, thin, and methodical Zosky. This bumbling duo are an aspiring pair of {{Galactic Conqueror}}s who travel across the universe in search of planets to enslave. And while they come across many strange planets and peoples in their conquests, Kaput and Zosky consistently find that they are never able to successfully take over any world they come across. If anything, most stories end with these two {{Villain Protagonist}}s being sent packing for the next planet in their dumpy, little rocket ship.

For another comic by Lewis Trondheim that got turn into a French-Canadian Teletoon production, see ''WesternAnimation/FlyTales''.

In 2003, the series received an AnimatedAdaptation called ''Kaput and Zosky: The Ultimate Obliterators''. Created for the French France 3 and the Canadian Creator/{{Teletoon}}, the cartoon was produced by France's Futurikon and the Montreal-based [=ToonCan=] Productions. It pretty much followed the premise of the comics, with the title duo's voices being provided by Montreal voice acting legends Creator/RickJones and Creator/MarkCamacho. Asides from its two abovementioned native networks, the show also appeared on Creator/{{Nicktoons}} Network in the United States, Creator/NetworkTen in Australia, and Creator/Channel5 in the United Kingdom, among other regions of the world. It ran for 26 episodes featuring 78 segments in total over a single season.

A comic book series by Creator/LewisTrondheim that was turned into an animated series, which told the story of two aliens who travelled the galaxy and try to conquer any planet they came across.

The AnimatedAdaptation was seen on Creator/{{Teletoon}} in Canada and Creator/{{Nicktoons}} Network in the United States, as well as France 3 in France. Produced by France's Futurikon and the Montreal-based studio [=ToonCan=] Productions, it ran for 26 episodes between 2003 and 2006.

* TheAce: If the tour guide in Alpha-Pictoris is anything to go by, Ghandizen is a benevolent leader who has made massive contributions to develop Alpha-Pictoris. [[spoiler: And he can easily crush an invader with just a push of a button, as Kaput and Zosky found out.]]
* {{BFG}}: A lot of the alien races tend to carry enormous weapons. Our comedic villains, on the other hand, are armed with relatively small handguns.

* CoolShip: Averted with the duo's ship, which is tiny and seems to barely fit the two of them (though it seems to have some degree of Hammerspace built into it).

* FailureIsTheOnlyOption: Needless to say, the two of them have had about as much success in conquering worlds as WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain. They have actually succeeded on some occasions, but it never seems to stick and by the end of an episode they're always back to roaming the galaxy.

* {{Ineffectual Sympathetic Villain}}s: In spite of seemingly effective weaponry and often supremely evil intentions, the duo appear to have never actually ''conquered'' anything.

* LanguageBarrier: Kaput and Zosky once visited a planet in which its inhabitants speak a babbling language completely different from Standard Galactic (the name given to the English language in the Kaput and Zosky universe). [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere Frustrated by the language barrier, Kaput and Zosky leave the planet]]. [[spoiler: It turns out that the inhabitants CAN speak Standard Galactic; they use the babbling language to confuse and frustrate any invaders]].

* RedOniBlueOni: ColorCodedForYourConvenience, except in this case Zosky is Yellow as opposed to blue.

The AnimatedAdaptation was seen on Creator/{{Teletoon}} in Canada and Creator/{{Nicktoons}} Network in the United States.

* DressingAsTheEnemy: To infiltrate a heavily guarded palace so they can steal lamp said to house a genie, Kaput and Zosky decide to steal the clothes of bodyguards to infiltrate the palace.

* {{Villain Protagonist}}s: Our stars of the show are an extraterrestrial pair of wannabe planet conquers that usually fail miserably (and hilariously).

* {{Villain Protagonist}}s

* {{BFG}}: A lot of the alien races tend to carry enormous weapons. Our heroes, on the other hand, are armed with relatively small handguns.

* ObstructiveBureaucrat: Planet Jobi-Joba is a planet Obstructive Bureaucrats. The planet's denizens tell all visitors to fill out a series of many pointless forms... especially if their purpose is to take over Jobi-Joba. In fact, [[DoWrongRight any invader who refuses to fill out those forms gets easily defeated]].

A comic book series by Creator/LewisTrondheim that was turned into an animated series, which told the story of two aliens who traveled the galaxy and try to conquer any planet they came across.

{{BFG}}: A lot of the alien races tend to carry enormous weapons. Our heroes, on the other hand, are armed with relatively small handguns.

* {{BFG}}: A lot of the alien races tend to carry enormous weapons. Our heroes, on the other hand, are armed with relatively small handguns.

* DoesNotLikeSpam: Neither of them can stand carrots, which proved to be a problem when they went to a planet where not only were carrots everyone's TrademarkFavoriteFood, but their most valuable possessions were all carrots.

* FasterThanLightTravel: apparently ''[[EldritchLocation not a good idea]]'' in this universe (that, or Kaput and Zosky's signature bad luck made it seem so).

* FlatWorld: One planet the duo visits coin-shaped.
* HarmlessVillain: as the protagonists! This show could pretty much have been called ''Harmless Villains: The Show''.

* HyperspaceIsAScaryPlace: not really, but the places Kaput and Zosky end up after coming OUT of hyperspace... they ARE scary.

** While their weaponry is effective, it doesn't help that most people they run into, if armed at all, have [[{{BFG}} bigger guns then theirs]]. Not to mention [[CoolShip bigger ships]]. And usually [[OverlyLongGag bigger brains.]]

* RecycledScript: One episode has the duo conquer a planet, only discover all its inhabitants fleeing because the planet is about to explode at sundown, and Kaput and Zosky try to follow suit, only for the planet to blow up beneath them (they were fine). A later episode is just this one with new dialogue, changing the plot to the planet, now a popular tourist destination, being deemed unpopular and all the natives fleeing to avoid being unpopular themselves.

* PaperPeople: They had an ''entire planet'' of these in one episode.

The animated series was seen on {{Teletoon}} in Canada and Creator/{{Nicktoons}} Network in the United States.

A comic book series by LewisTrondheim that was turned into an animated series, which told the story of two aliens who traveled the galaxy and try to conquer any planet they came across.

The animated series was seen on Teletoon in Canada and Nicktoons Network in the United States.

!!This series provides examples of:

** Though Zosky isn't above ejoying the prospect of shooting people up himself.

** While their weaponry is effective, it doesn't help that most people they run into, if armed at all, have bigger guns then theirs. Not to mention bigger ships. And usually [[OverlyLongGag bigger brains.]]

* OneWingedAngel: inhabitants of the planet Pax turn into gigantic monstrosities when angered.

A comic book series by LewisTrondheim that was turned into an animated series, which told the story of two aliens who traveled the galaxy and try to conquer any planet they came across.

* RecycledScript: One episode has the duo conquer a planet, only discover all its inhabitants fleeing because the planet is about to explode at sundown, and Kaput and Zosky try to follow suit, only for the planet to blow up beneath them ([[IGotBetter they were fine]]). A later episode is just this one with new dialogue, changing the plot to the planet, now a popular tourist destination, being deemed unpopular and all the natives fleeing to avoid being unpopular themselves.

* HoYay: Taking LikeAnOldMarriedCouple to the next level.

* OneWingedAngel: inhabitants of the planet Pax turn into gigantic monstruosities when angered.

* {{Planetville}} [[PlanetOfHats Of Hats]]: '''[[PunctuatedForEmphasis Every.]] [[UpToEleven Single.]] [[SciFiWritersHaveNoSenseOfScale Planet.]]'''

* {{Planetville}} [[PlanetOfHats Of Hats]]: '''[[ThisIsSparta Every.]] [[UpToEleven Single.]] [[SciFiWritersHaveNoSenseOfScale Planet.]]'''

* BloodKnight: as opposed to Zosky, who tends to be more about pragmatic domination and enslavement, Kaput usually just wants to crisperize people.
* EldritchLocation: apparently, aside from the one galaxy the duo knows, the universe consists of black voids, white voids, and places that are ''[[AccidentalNightmareFuel fairly terrifying]]''.