Editing Zokket

{{character infobox
|image=[[File:MLB Zokket.png|250px]]<br>Artwork from ''[[Mario & Luigi: Brothership]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Mario & Luigi: Brothership]]'' ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
|species=[[Concordia|Concordian]] humanoid
}}
{{Quote|[[Mario|Marigold]] and [[Luigi|Linguini]]... The Scary-o Bros... It seems I can't ignore them if I am to proceed as planned.|Zokket|Mario & Luigi: Brothership}}
'''Zokket''' is the main antagonist of ''[[Mario & Luigi: Brothership]]''. His past and true identity are shrouded in mystery for a majority of the game. His ultimate purpose is the resurrection of [[Reclusa]], an entity who seeks to drown all worlds in solitude, which he achieves by spreading [[Glohm]] throughout the shattered continent. He wears a jagged mask, a top hat that covers red and green cables, and a dark red cloak with a {{wp|diagonal pliers|wire cutter}}-like object in the front, which he can use as a weapon in battle. His cloak follows a design trend previously used by [[Cackletta]], both the [[Princess Shroob|younger]] and [[Elder Princess Shroob|elder]] Princess Shroobs, [[Dark Fawful]], and [[Antasma]].

Zokket is shown to be plotting behind the scenes while the Bros. travel throughout Concordia to reunite it. The Bros. encounter him several times throughout the story but he does not engage them in battle. In addition to his preparations for Reclusa's revival, Zokket and his [[Zok Troops]] are engaged in aerial warfare with [[Bowser]] and [[Bowser's Minions|his army]]. When Bowser is lured away alone to [[Fortress Zokket]],  Zokket is revealed to have hijacked the four Great Lighthouses and uses them to produce the Glohmatic Quad-ray, which hits Bowser and transforms him into [[Glohm Bowser]].

Zokket is cold and calculating, often paying little mind to what other people say while he is pre-occupied with his schemes. He regards others mercilessly and without care,  remarking the [[Extension Corps]] and his own troopers as disposable in his notes. His lack of interest in others is also shown through his habit of constantly forgetting the names of the Mario Bros. and the Extension Corps. Despite this, he has no issue with [[Bowser]]'s or [[Connie]]'s names, the latter possibly due to her name existing in Cozette's memory.

He is eventually revealed to be the alter ego of [[Cozette]], Connie's mentor, who was mind-controlled (described as "brainwashed") by Reclusa to carry out his bidding. When the Bros. finally beat him in battle, he ceases to exist and Cozette's appearance returns to normal.

==Battle==
In combat, Zokket possesses several attacks, with one of his attacks using the pliers on his cloak as a boomerang, circling around the Bros. who must repel it with a hammer strike when faced towards Zokket. Once it breaks Zokket's shield, he knocks it back to the Bro. adjacent to his raised arm; hitting the pliers back one more time damages Zokket. Another attack involves him charging up a pink ball of lightning (which can inflict [[Trip]]) and throwing it at a Bro., who must repel the ball with a hammer strike; the targeted Bro. is adjacent to the arm that Zokket uses to lift the ball before launching it. While the attack is charging, smaller yellow balls of electricity slowly descend on the Bros. and must be dissipated by hammer strikes. He can also launch thunderbolts at the Bros. not unlike [[Cackletta]]; the targeted Bro. must jump to avoid damage. Occasionally during this attack, Zokket can switch the Bros.' positions via whirlwind to throw the player off, although the whirlwind does not always swap their positions. 

Zokket eventually spreads his cape open, emitting and infusing his attacks with [[Glohm]]; getting hit with his attacks in this state may inflict the eponymous status. If Zokket is targeted with a regular jump or hammer attack in this state, he counterattacks by firing 1-3 lasers which must be jumped over by the Bro. who just targeted him. The screen occasionally turns upside down during this attack. Zokket has an additional attack in this state where floats high above, breaking his pliers into dual swords to carve a triangle around his target and creating a triangular energy loop that closes in and rebounds; the enclosed Bro. has to jump over this wave, followed by the other during the wave's rebound. He can also use his previous moves which may be buffed in some way (ex. each thunderbolt attack targets both bros in sequence instead of only one).

If either Bro. ends a turn while afflicted with Glohm, Zokket gestures at him to join his side, to which the Glohmed Bro. complies. In this state, only the remaining Bro. will be controllable while the other becomes a targetable enemy, who is unable to use [[Battle Plug]]s.  Zokket commands him to perform hammer attacks on the other. If the unafflicted Bro successfully damages the other when his hammer is knocked away, this will cause both to lose [[Bros. Point]]s after the attack. The effect disappears after a while, though if the unaffected Bro. disarms the Glohmed Bro. without hurting him, their [[Bond]] will cause the Glohm will dissipate and he will rejoin the player's side. If Mario or Luigi is defeated while the other is Glohmed and under Zokket's control, a [[Game Over]] occurs.

Zokket is a level 40 enemy with roughly 7,500-8,000 HP, and his defeat nets 20,000 EXP, 2,000 [[coin]]s, and the Glohm Guard [[Battle Plug]].

==Profiles and statistics==
;Zokket
{{Multilang profile
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|EngA=The mysterious villain who is spreading Glohm throughout Concordia.<ref>https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/mario-and-luigi-brothership-switch/?srsltid=AfmBOoqRJ44HjTp_16I1EQyUuHKg9UXYWjrYgr9loe2N1zHVFd5BufVg</ref>
|Jpn=ゾケットへいやボルドルド隊を従える謎の人物。冷酷だが、ものおぼえが悪く名前を間違えたり、数字に細かいといった一面も。自らの陰斉を阻止しようとするマリオ&ルイージの前に立ちはだかる。<ref name=Japan/>
|JpnM=He is a mysterious figure who leads the Zok Troops and the Extension Corps. He is ruthless, but he also has a bad memory, gets names wrong, and is a stickler for numbers. He stands in the way of Mario & Luigi as they try to stop his schemes.
|FreA=Un mystérieux vaurien qui sème la zizanie partout dans Connexia.<ref name=NintendoCA/>
|FreAM=A mysterious scoundrel who sows the discord everywhere in Concordia.
}}

;Zokket and the Extension Corps
{{Multilang profile
|columns=1
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|EngE=A trio of troublemakers — Ecks, Ten and Shun — looking to cause problems for Mario and Luigi, while their mysterious leader schemes in the shadows over the downfall of Concordia.<ref>https://www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Games/Nintendo-Switch-games/Mario-Luigi-Brothership-2590264.html</ref>
|Dut=Dit trio, bestaande uit Ecks, Ten en Tsie, zijn eropuit om Mario en Luigi te dwarsbomen, terwijl hun leider ergens in de duisternis een plan bedenkt om de ondergang van Concordia te bewerkstelligen.<ref name=NintendoNL/>
|DutM=This trio, consisting of Ecks, Ten and Shun, are out to thwart Mario and Luigi, while their leader, somewhere in the darkness, thinks up a plan to bring about the downfall of Concordia.
|FreE=Diss, Jonk et Terr sont un trio de trouble-fêtes qui cherchent à mettre des bâtons dans les roues des deux frères. Ils sont menés par un mystérieux chef qui semble comploter dans l'ombre...<ref name=NintendoFR/>
|FreEM=Ecks, Ten and Shun are a trio of troublemakers looking to throw spanners in the works for the two brothers. They are led by a mysterious leader who seem to be plotting in the shadows...
|Ita=Ohmar, Volter e Ampier, i membri di questo trio di guastafeste, metteranno i bastoni tra le ruote a Mario e Luigi a ogni occasione, mentre il loro misterioso leader trama nell’ombra la caduta dell’Elettria.<ref name=Nintendoitalia>{{cite|url=nintendo.com/it-it/Giochi/Giochi-per-Nintendo-Switch/Mario-Luigi-Fraternauti-alla-carica-2590264.html|title=Mario & Luigi: Fraternauti alla carica|publisher=Nintendo.com|language=it|accessdate=October 13, 2024}}</ref>
|ItaM=Ecks, Ten and Shun, the members of this trio of troublemakers, will put spokes in Mario and Luigi's wheels at every occasion, while their mysterious leader plots the fall of Concordia in the shadows.
|SpaE=Un trío de bribones, formado por Alar, Arga y Gador, dispuesto a ponerles la zancadilla a Mario y Luigi en cuanto se presente la ocasión. Su misterioso líder conspira en la sombra para llevar Concordia a la perdición.<ref name="Nintendo España">{{cite|url=nintendo.com/es-es/Juegos/Juegos-de-Nintendo-Switch/Mario-Luigi-Conexión-fraternal-2590264.html|title=Mario & Luigi: Conexión fraternal|publisher=Nintendo.com|language=es-es|accessdate=October 13, 2024}}</ref>
|SpaEM=A trio of rascals, formed by Ecks, Ten and Shun, ready to trip up Mario and Luigi at the drop of a hat. Their mysterious leader conspires in the shadows to bring Concordia to its doom.
}}
{{:Mario & Luigi: Brothership bestiary|transcludesection=Zokket}}

;Battle retry hint
*''Watch out when Zokket spreads his cape. His attack power will get a big boost!''

==Quotes==
{{main|List of Mario & Luigi: Brothership quotes#Zokket}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
NSwitch MarioLuigiBrothership 21.jpg|Zokket with the [[Extension Corps]]
MLB Sharpcask introduction.png|Zokket with Sharpcask and the Extension Corps inside the Color-Full Sea, Great Lighthouse Island
Brothership Zokket cape design.png|Zokket with his back turned, showing the back of his cape, which has a similar design to Cozette's
Fortress Zokket Battle.png|Zokket and the Extension Corp holding Bowser Jr. captive
MLB Connie and Zokket.png|Zokket and Connie on Shipshape Island
Zokket Open Cape.png|Zokket in battle, revealing his large gloved hands and the underside of his cloak
MLB Zokket defeat.jpg|Zokket injured after the battle against him
</gallery>

==Naming==
The name "Zokket" appears to be a voicing of "socket", while also being a phonetic rearrangement of "[[Cozette]]", who Zokket is an alter-ego of.
===Names in other languages===
{{foreign names
|Jpn=ゾケット
|JpnR=Zoketto
|JpnM=Zokket, from a voicing of「ソケット」(''soketto'', "socket")
|JpnC=<ref name=Japan>{{cite|url=nintendo.com/jp/switch/a8e6a/story/index.html|title=マリオ＆ルイージRPG ブラザーシップ！ : STORY キズナをつなぐ物語|publisher=Nintendo.com|language=ja|accessdate=October 10, 2024}}</ref>
|Chi=卓孔座
|ChiR=Zhuókǒngzuò
|ChiM=Transcription of Japanese name
|Dut=Shoqx
|DutM=From "shocks"
|DutC=<ref name=NintendoNL>{{cite|url=nintendo.com/nl-nl/Games/Nintendo-Switch-games/Mario-Luigi-Brothership-2590264.html|title=Mario & Luigi: Brothership|publisher=Nintendo.com|language=nl|accessdate=October 11, 2024}}</ref>
|Fre=Voltfas
|FreM=Pun on "volt" and "face" to make "{{wp|volte-face}}"
|FreC=<ref name=NintendoFR>{{cite|url=nintendo.com/fr-fr/Jeux/Jeux-Nintendo-Switch/Mario-Luigi-L-epopee-fraternelle-2590264.html|title=Mario & Luigi : L'épopée fraternelle |publisher=Nintendo.com|language=fr|accessdate=October 10, 2024}}</ref><ref name=NintendoCA>{{cite|url=https://www.nintendo.com/fr-ca/whatsnew/apprenez-a-connaitre-les-personnages-energiques-de-mario-et-luigi-brothership/|title=Apprenez à connaître les personnages énergiques de Mario & Luigi: Brothership!|publisher=Nintendo.com|language=Canadian French|accessdate=October 12, 2024}}</ref>
|Ger=Stekdov
|GerC=<ref>{{cite|url=nintendo.com/de-ch/Spiele/Nintendo-Switch-Spiele/Mario-Luigi-Brothership-2590264.html|title=Mario & Luigi: Brothership|publisher=Nintendo.com|language=de|accessdate=October 11, 2024}}</ref>
|GerM=From ''Steckdose'' ("socket") and Russian patronymic surname ''-ов'' (''-ov'')
|Ita=Skonnet
|ItaM=Partial pun on ''sconnettere'' ("to disconnect/to unplug")
|ItaC=<ref name=Nintendoitalia/>
|Kor=조케트
|KorR=Joketeu
|KorM=Transcription of Japanese name
|Por=Ampério
|PorM=From ''ampère'' and possibly ''império'' ("empire")
|PorC=<ref>{{cite|url=nintendo.com/pt-pt/Jogos/Jogos-para-a-Nintendo-Switch/Mario-Luigi-Brothership-2590264.html|title=Mario & Luigi: Brothership|publisher=Nintendo.com|language=pt|accessdate=October 10, 2024}}</ref>
|Spa=Shocke
|SpaM=From "shock"
|SpaC=<ref>{{cite|url=nintendo.com/es-es/Juegos/Juegos-de-Nintendo-Switch/Mario-Luigi-Conexion-fraternal-2590264.html|title=Mario & Luigi: Conexión fraternal|publisher=Nintendo.com|language=es-es|accessdate=October 10, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Nintendo Latam|date=October 11, 2024|url=https://www.nintendo.com/es-cl/whatsnew/conoce-al-electrificante-elenco-de-mario-y-luigi-brothership/?srsltid=AfmBOopfd6MieyEi_Ea0pA2GZQjxJIjDzWlewH8Dx056rtgIF7C9IGTm|title=¡Conoce al electrificante elenco de Mario & Luigi: Brothership!|publisher=October 11, 2024}}</ref>
}}

==References==
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{{M&LB}}
[[Category:Glohm enemies]]
[[Category:Zok Troops]]
[[Category:Mario & Luigi: Brothership bosses]]