Lord Raptor
Lord Raptor (Zabel Zarock in Japan) is a video game character in the Darkstalkers series. He is a zombie who hails from Australia.
Story
Raptor was a charismatic young rock star who killed himself and 100 fans in his final live performance. Because of his notoriety as a power-hungry criminal, he was noticed by the Emperor Ozomu, who resurrected him as a zombie and told him to kill all the Darkstalkers if he wished to be stronger. Although Raptor agreed, his true plans were to kill Ozomu himself and rule as Emperor. But when the Emperor and his castle disappeared, Raptor was puzzled. When he arrived at the location where Ozomu's castle used to stand, he found the entrance to the Majigen. This time, he intended to kill the creator of the Majigen and take his spot.
In the Night Warriors anime, Lord Raptor is merely a zombie rock star who has returned once more to tour. His first comeback concert, however, is interrupted by armed monks who wish to kill him. Together with Felicia, both manage to kill the monks and Raptor feeds on their souls. In the anime, he takes on a more human appearance initially(though retains his blue skin), but becomes the zombie when sufficiently provoked- the human form seems to be a second skin he can simply shed.
In the DiC cartoon, he is demoted to beign a lackey for Pyron with no other purpose. He was also overly muscular. Both anaimted appearances were voiced by Scott McNeil.
Trivia
- He has blue skin and dark blue hair, as well as a mouth for a stomach. He wears torn purple pants that have the Union Jack on one leg (although it changes legs when he faces the other way which is a very well-known 2D sprite flaw).
- Lord Raptor seems to have an infatuation with Hsien-Ko since she's undead like him.
- Raptor has been voiced by Yuji Ueda since his debut.
- Raptor appears as a playable character in Namco x Capcom.
