Zorglub

[1] Zorglub's character was initially that of a sinister megalomaniac, mad scientist, but also a clumsy and bungling one who later reformed and became a friend and ally to the protagonists.

His real aim is to be recognized as the greatest scientist of all time, but being eccentric, schizophrenic and with a big ego, he has a tendency to make foolish mistakes which lead to his downfall.

In the latest album La Face cachée du Z, Zorglub has built a space base on the other side of the Moon... but that forced him to bow before investors and build them a lunapark.

Depending on the wave level, the zorglonde can be used to temporarily hypnotise whole populations, prevent outsiders from approaching Zorglub's bases or having an entire army under his control.

In Le réveil du Z (1986), Spirou and Fantasio travel through time and meet Zorglub's son, who has followed into his father's footsteps and conquered the world of the future.

Zorglub using his "zorglonde", art by André Franquin
Zorglub in the series spin-off of the same name.