Zokket

Zokket
Artwork from Mario & Luigi: Brothership
Species	Concordian humanoid
First appearance	Mario & Luigi: Brothership (2024)

“You two... You've been meddling. I find it irritating.”

—Zokket, Mario & Luigi: Brothership

Zokket is the main antagonist in 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 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 younger and elder Princess Shroobs, Dark Fawful, and Antasma. The name "Zokket" appears to be a voicing of "socket".

Zokket is shown to be plotting behind the scenes while the Bros. travel throughout Concordia to reunite it. The Bros. will 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 is engaged in aerial warfare with Bowser and his army. When the 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.

He is eventually revealed to be the alter ego of Cozette, who was 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 plier on his cloak as a boomerang, which circles around the Bros. who must repel it with a hammer strike when it is in front of them. Once it hits Zokket, he knocks it back again with the target being the Bro. opposite the direction Zokket's hand is facing beforehand, and hitting the plier one more time damages Zokket. Another attack involves him charging up a ball of lightning and throwing it at a Bro., who must again repel the ball with a hammer strike; his target is the Bro. adjacent to the arm Zokket uses to lift the ball before launching. While the attack is charging, smaller balls land on the Bros. and must be repelled themselves. He can also launch thunderbolts at the Bros. not unlike Cackletta; these must be jumped over. Occasionally during this attack, Zokket can switch the Bros.' positions via whirlwind to throw the player off. Zokket eventually spreads his cape open, and if he is attacked in this state, Zokket counterattacks by firing several lasers at the Bro. who attacked him which must be jumped over. The screen occasionally turns upside down during this attack. Zokket has an additional attack in this state where he breaks his pliers into dual swords to carve a triangle around his prey, creating a triangular energy loop that closes in and rebounds; the victim has to jump over this wave, followed by his partner during the wave's rebound.

Zokket infuses his moves with Glohm, which can give the eponymous status effect. If either Bro. is inflicted with Glohm, Zokket can turn that Bro. against the other with hammer attacks and cause him to lose Bros. Points over time. The effect disappears after a while, though if the unaffected Bro. counters the affected Bro.'s hammer attack and disarms him without hurting him, he will reach out to him and purify him, ending the effect early. If Zokket converts a Glohmed bro and then defeats the other uninfected Bro, a Game Over occurs.

Profiles and statistics

Zokket

• Website description:
  • English (American):
    The mysterious villain who is spreading Glohm throughout Concordia.
  • Other languages:
    • French (Canada):
      Un mystérieux vaurien qui sème la zizanie partout dans Connexia.
      (Translation: A mysterious scoundrel who sows the discord everywhere in Concordia.)

Zokket and the Extension Corps

• Website description:
  • English (British):
    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.
  • Other languages:
    • Dutch:
      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.
      (Translation: 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.)
    • French (Europe):
      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...
      (Translation: 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...)
    • Italian:
      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.
      (Translation: 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.)
    • Spanish (Europe):
      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.
      (Translation: 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 enemy
Zokket
	HP	8400	POW	214	Defense	168
	Experience	20000	Coins	2000	Speed	539
	Location(s)	Fortress Zokket	Role	Boss	Item drop(s)	Glohm Guard Battle Plug (100%)
	Level	40	Type	Zok Troop, Glohm
Notes: This enemy is affected by the Anti-Glohm Specialist Battle Plug when his cape is spread open. This enemy may counterattack after being attacked when his cape is spread open.

Quotes

Main article: List of Mario & Luigi: Brothership quotes § Zokket

Gallery

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  Zokket with the Extension Corps

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  Zokket with his back turned, showing the back of his cape, which has a similar design to Cozette's

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  Zokket in battle, revealing his large gloved hands and the underside of his cloak

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Chinese	卓孔座[?] Zhuókǒngzuò	Transcription of Japanese name
Dutch	Shoqx	From "shocks"
French	Voltfas	Pun on "volt" and "face" to make "volte-face"
German	Stekdov	From Steckdose ("socket") and Russian patronymic surname -ов (-ov)
Italian	Skonnet	Partial pun on sconnettere ("to disconnect/to unplug")
Korean	조케트[?] Joketeu	Transcription of Japanese name
Portuguese	Ampério	From ampère and possibly império ("empire")
Spanish	Shocke	From "shock"

Trivia

• Despite his role as the game's main antagonist, Zokket does not have his own battle theme, sharing the same battle theme as the bosses fought in the Great Lighthouse Islands as well as Glohm Bowser.