Zolf

"Mummy man's" appearence in the manga	"Mummy man's" appearence in the series	Zolf's appearence in the series (left) (see below for manga appearence)

Also known as "mummy man", Zolf was one of Zelgadis' minions, until he was killed by Shabranigdo. He specializes in black magic, and like Lina, possesses the Dragon Slave. Zolf was sent by Zelgadis to fetch the Orihalcon statue from some bandits, but Lina interferred, ambushing the bandits, injuring Zolf with a Flare Arrow, and stealing the treasure, along with the statue. So hence Zel and his comrades began following Lina, trying to retrieve the statue.

Rodimus

Zolf's (left) and Rodimus' (right) appearences in the manga.	Rodimus' appearence in the series (right)

Another one of Zel's minions, Rodimus isn't a magic user, but instead wields a rather large axe. He also aided in trying to get the statue from Lina by unexpectedly attacking Lina with a pack of trolls while in her inn. But when the group confronts Ruby Eye Shabranigdo, he, too, gets killed trying to rescue Zolf.

Dilgear

Dilgear's appearence in the manga	Dilgear's appearence in the series (right)

Dilgear is a large wolf / troll mix, allowing him the ability to regenerate. He, too, helps in retrieving the statue, however, he serves Rezo rather than Zelgadis. When Zel turns against Rezo, Dilgear follows Rezo and "betrays" Zelgadis. Later on, Dilgear is killed by ever-loyal Zolf and Rodimus; he exclaims, "Just wait til I come back to life!" This leaves lots of people saying "yeah, right...", but he doesn't lie after all. He is alive and talking again in the Slayers Extra 4, which take place between the first and second series! And to clarify another point, Dilgear is Luna's pet dog, Spot. I've found this to be true. Just go check out the Slayers Extras and Nextras (CD dramas)!

(I owe a special thanks to Aloria for sending me those three pictures of the characters! Thank you! ^^)