Zokket

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

“Marigold and 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 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", while also being a phonetic rearrangement of "Cozette", who Zokket is an alter-ego of.

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 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.

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 Plugs. 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. Points 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.

Profiles and statistics

Zokket

• Website description:
  • English (American):
    The mysterious villain who is spreading Glohm throughout Concordia.
  • Other languages: show
    • Japanese:
      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。
      (Translation: 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.)
    • 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: show
    • 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.

Battle retry hint

• Watch out when Zokket spreads his cape. His attack power will get a big boost!

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 and the Extension Corp holding Bowser Jr. captive

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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
Japanese	ゾケット Zoketto	Zokket, from a voicing of「ソケット」(soketto, "socket")
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"