Zankou

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Zankou
Oded Fehr as Zankou.
First appearance Witchness Protection Last appearance Something Wicca This Way Goes Created by Brad Kern
Statistics Full Name Zankou Status Vanquished Species Upper Level Demon Affiliation The Source, Kyle Brody, Zankou's army Notable family Kira (possible past lover) Notable powers As an upper level demon of the same level as The Source, The Triad and The Seer I, Zankou has many powers as well as the ability to cast spells. Later on he also gained the power to enter Magic School by stealing the Charmed Ones powers. He can steal another's powers through murder, like a warlock. His innate powers are: Energy balls Fireballs (rarley used) Teleportation Emitting streams of fiery bee-like particles Prescience Telekinesis Molecular immobilization Shapeshifting Remote Teleportation Conjuring Regeneration Portrayed by  Oded Fehr

Zankou is a powerful demon on the television series Charmed. He is portrayed by Oded Fehr.

[edit] Character history

The Source incarcerated him, most likely because Zankou is a very powerful demon, extremely difficult to vanquish, and can match (if not best) The Source in strength. After The Source dies for good, a group of demons freed him, because of the threat of The Avatars.^[1] His powers include: emitting bee-like particles, fiery teleportation, energy blasts, regeneration, energy balls, telekinesis, fireball, shapeshifting, prescience, absorption of demonic powers, and quite possibly others. He is also notoriously intelligent, arguably one of the most intelligent demons to have appeared on the program.

He helped the Charmed Ones in their fight with the Avatars along with Leo and Kyle.^[2] After the threat of the Avatars had passed, Zankou began to mobilize the Underworld in hopes to control it. He attempted to steal the Book of Shadows on various occasions. He even hired a demonic alchemist to resurrect zombie innocents that the Charmed Ones had been unable to save in the past.^[3] Because their emotions are tied to the Book of Shadows, when they became vulnerable, so did the Book, allowing Zankou to steal it.^[3] Using the spells in the Book of Shadows, Zankou first stole Phoebe's power of premonition so that he could anticipate their attacks and see what they were doing to try to stop him.^[3]

Zankou is vanquished when the Charmed Ones recite a spell to destroy the Nexus while it is inside him.^[4]

[edit] References

1. ^ "Witchness Protection". Charmed. The WB Television Network. 2004-11-28.
2. ^ "Charmageddon". Charmed. The WB Television Network. 2005-01-30.
3. ^ ^{a b c} "Death Becomes Them". Charmed. The WB Television Network. 2005-05-15.
4. ^ "Something Wicca This Way Goes". Charmed. The WB Television Network. 2005-05-22.

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