Zofis and Koko

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Koko (right) Zofis (left)

Zofis and Koko are two characters in the anime and manga series Zatch Bell!, known in Japan as Konjiki no Gash Bell!! and major villains in the story.

1 Story
2 Statistics
3 Spellbooks they burned
4 Trivia
5 Navigational System

[edit] Story

Koko was a warm hearted person and Sherry Bellmont's best friend when she was young. Though Koko grew up in poverty and lived on the streets and Sherry grew up in a world of privilege, they vowed that some day they would both find happiness in life. As they grew older, though, both Koko and Sherry continued to live separate lives, but remained friends. When Koko was finally accepted at a college, a mysterious mamodo named Zofis showed up and offered to help her get revenge on the city that she suffered in. The once-kind Koko unwittingly teamed up with Zofis who used his magic and powers to manipulate and control Koko's mind and transform her once warm heart into a cold one. Zofis made Koko believe that she must help him find and destroy Sherry. Sherry's main purpose now is to find Koko and defeat Zofis, so Koko can be released from Zofis' mind control powers and turn back into the friend that Sherry once knew.

When Zofis tries to get Zatch and Kiyo Takamine (Kiyomaro Takamine) to join him, he wears a mask and calls himself Milordo-Z (simply Lord in Japanese). He also shows that he can control other people with his powers when he controls Suzy to talk to Kiyo. He used brainwashed people to have them control three Millennium Mamodos he recently freed.

He recruits Byonko, Penny and Uri to their side and Zofis released more Millennium Mamodos to wipe out all the present mamodo so that he would become king.

Zofis seems to have an undeterminable gender. Many fansubs tend to alternate between "he " and "she". The reason for this gender confusion is that the Japanese language does not have specific pronouns related to gender. The English manga also tends to switch between "he" and "she", possibly showing that there have been some translation problems. In a recent interview, Makoto Raiku has confirmed that Zofis was always intended to be male. In the English dub of Zatch Bell!, Zofis is referred to as male.

In the original Japanese version, Koko is played by Chinami Nishimura while Zofis is played by Toshiko Fujita. In the Viz Media English dub, Koko is played by Lara Jill Miller while Zofis is played by Susan Silo.

[edit] Statistics

Japanese names: Zofis (ゾフィス Zofisu) and Koko (ココ Koko)

Spellbook color: Magenta

Spell power: Explosions

Radom: An explosive ball is fired from the hand. (Attack)
Teoradom: Explosive balls rain from the sky. (Attack)
Rond Radom: An energy whip that explodes on contact. (Attack)
Gigano Radom: More powerful version of Radom. (Attack)
Gigarado Shield: A flaming shield appears around Zofis. (Defense)
Dioga Teoradom: A more powerful version of Teoradom. (Attack)
Oruga Radom: A more powerful version of Gigano Radom that can be manipulated. (Attack)
Digan Teoradom: Multiple Gigano Radom spells fired at once. (Attack)

First appearance in anime: Koko: 4, Zofis: 12

Episode appearances: 12, 48, 51, 53-54, 56-59, 61, 68-70, 74-81, 83-88, 145 (Zofis only, flashback in Mamodo world)

Book burned: 88

[edit] Spellbooks they burned

Bahking (moved bookkeeper in front of Zaker blast) (episode 51)
Unnamed Golem mamodo (episode 51)
Pamoon (episode 76)

[edit] Trivia

In both the English and Japanese versions, Zofis refers to Zatch/Gash as "lightning blond".
In the English version, Zofis' voice was noticeably different in his first appearance than in subsequent appearances, where his voice resembles voice actress Susan Silo's portrayal of Xiaolin Showdown antagonist Wuya.