One of the few secondary characters that appears in not one series,but TWO seasons (Slayers, and Slayers NEXT.) In Slayers, Zangulus was hired by Eris to hunt down and bring Lina and Gourry back to Sairaag. He and a sorcerer, Vrumugun, chase after the duo for awhile, but do not actually capture them until Amelia joins the cause to 'bring the villains to justice' (it was all a horrible misunderstanding!) Lina and Gourry do escape, however, and set out with Amelia in tow to Sairaag to figure out what is going on. Zangulus and Vrumugun hound them all the way. All Zangulus wants out of it is to prove who is the better swordsman: Zangulus, with his Howling Sword (it shoots out huge beams of power) or Gourry, with his Sword of Light. They finally have an out-and-out duel deep within Rezo's laboratory, with Gourry as the victor. But since Gourry's such a nice guy he doesn't kill Zangulus; instead Zangulus gains respect for Gourry's skill and then disappears until NEXT where he again wants a rematch with Gourry. Unfortunately at the time of his reappearance Gourry has been taken away by Phibrizzo and is, unbeknownst to Lina and Co., used to attack the group. It isn't until Zangulus fights the mysterious swordsman that he realizes that it is in fact Gourry, whereupon Phibrizzo takes him away to Sairaag (is that the universal city for a bad guy to take over or what??) In Sairaag Zangulus helps Lina and Sylphiel get to Phibrizzo's place, and once there he comforts Martina when the two are left behind to ultimately be killed by the destruction caused by the Lord of Nightmares. (If you haven't seen NEXT by now, I'm sure you are very confused. GO SEE IT NOW BEFORE I SPOIL IT FOR YOU!!) But of course this is Slayers and the two don't die! Instead Zangulus marries Martina and becomes the king of Xoana (talk about your promotions-he takes the cake!)
Hey! You didn't tell me about Martina!
Bin Shimada (Japanese 136 K)
Liam O'malley (Slayers, English)
Ted Lewis (Slayers NEXT, English)