Dark Master Zorc

From Yu-Gi-Oh!

Dark Master Zorc
Kanji	闇の支配者 ゾーク
English (Manga)	Dark Master Zorc
Gender	Male
HP	500
Special Attack	Dark Magic
Debut (Anime)	Yu-Gi-Oh! First Series - Episode 027
Appears in	Manga Yu-Gi-Oh! Anime: Yu-Gi-Oh!
Seiyū (Japanese)	Shouzou Iizuka

Dark Master Zorc is a dark spirit that is in the Millennium Ring. Bakura sets him up as the "boss" of the game of Monster World he plays with Yugi, Jonouchi, Honda, and Anzu.

[edit] Pre-game storyline

Monsley Kingdom had once been a peaceful place, until Zorc awakened from his long sleep. The sky turned black and Zorc arrived. Zorc assassinated the king and changed the castle in his evil den. Zorc then created monsters to do his bidding and lorded over the people will great cruelty.

After many years under Zorc's rule, Monsley Kingdom became known as Monster World. People lived in fear and cursed their lives until a hero came forward, setting out to defeat Zorc.

[edit] Game

Dark Bakura played the role of Zorc in a game of Monster World against Yugi, Jonouchi, Anzu and Honda, who played the adventurers, using the minatures; Yugi, Joey, Anzu and Hiroto. (Miho Nosaka also played as Miho in the anime).

Zorc disguised himself as a human to get close the adventurers and lure them into the forest. Hey lay on the ground, pretending to have been attacked when they found him. He told the group that he had been attacked by a monster who stole his treasure, which was a holy sword he was to give to the hero to defeat Zorc. He begs the adventurers to help him get it back. Yugi and Anzu are reluctant at first, but they decide to help him. Inside the forest, they're confronted by a group of monsters.

After the adventurers defeat the monsters, Zorc laughs and changes into his true form. With the player's defenses down, Zorc gets the first move. Dark Bakura rolls a 00, allowing him to trap Anzu in her miniature. Enraged Joey rolls out of turn, getting a 99, causing him to also get trapped in his miniature. Honda rolls a 94, causing Hiroto to freeze in fear instead of attacking Zorc. Zorc rolls another 00, trapping Hiroto in his miniature. Yugi insists that he be sealed in his miniature too, allowing Dark Yugi to take control and roll for the adventurers.

Dark Yugi rolls a 03, allowing Hiroto to shoot off Zorc's left hand. Zorc's hand mutates into Zorc Arm Dragon and Eyeball. Zorc flies back to his castle, leaving them to fight the adventurers.

After the adventurers arrive at his castle, Zorc traps them in a chamber, requiring a certain dice roll to escape. As Dark Yugi struggles to roll a number to save his friends, Zorc strikes the party, lowering their HP. Dark Yugi rolls a number to save his friends, before Zorc strikes the chamber again. Zorc cuts down the tower above the chamber, while the players appear behind him. Joey, Hiroto and Anzu strike Zorc in succession. Yugi then sends the monsters he's tamed to attack him again. Despite all the critical rolls, Zorc isn't damaged too badly, since he is of a much higher level. Using his Black Magic Dark Catastrophe, Zorc blasts the adventurers, leaving them each at 1 HP. Joey leaps at Zorc and stabs him in the face, taking out one of his eyes.

Since Dark Bakura's soul is linked to Zorc, with Zorc missing his left hand, Ryo Bakura is able to control Dark Bakura's left hand and messes up Dark Bakura's next roll. Yugi gets a critical roll and aims his training hand at Zorc. Zorc laughs that it will have no effect on him, but Yugi sends it into the wound, where they cut his hand off and pulls out Ryo Bakura as a level 13 White Mage. Before coming out Ryo lowers Zorc's defenses. Hiroto then shoots at Zorc taking out a chunk of his stomach.

[edit] Influence

Two cards have been based on this character: "Zorc" and "Dark Master - Zorc". "Dark Master - Zorc's" effect is determined by a die roll, similiar to how dice were used to determine the nature of Zorc's moves in Monster World. The card "Contract with the Dark Master" is used to Summon "Dark Master - Zorc". It depicts Zorc changing from his human disguise to his true form.

This character may have been the inspiration for the character Zorc Necrophades from later series, who was also the boss of an RPG played by Dark Yugi and Dark Bakura.