Questions (II) about Zelgadiss?

Hiya!

Well, I'm back again ^^

Recentely, I told something about Zelgadiss than I think, and it caught rowenathewitch 's attention. It's a topic I've think for long time.

(Under cut, quite long points)

*Mostly of Slayers fans are wrong about the "Real" reasons of Zelgadiss to become human again"

Ok, let me explain myself.
Usually, anime series use to be a "light" version than the original author work. Manga, videogames, novels, whatever, use to be more hardcore than their respective animated versions.

Slayers isn't the exception.

Wer can see than in the series/novels. For example, in the series Alphred (Amelia's cousin) is killed off by Kanziel in "Next". But in novels, he's killed off by his own father because treason. As you can see, there is a difference between being killed off by a mazoku or your own father.

Same thing with Amelia. In the series, she has far more screen time than in the novels, but thanks to Kanzaka, we know about her dark past and feelings, and everybody accepts that as "canon".

Then, why people doesn't accept the *real* reason of Zelgadiss? Why they think his reasons are only a stupid teenager complex and nothing more?

Zelgadiss' true reasons to become human aren't because he finds he's ugly and has a freak monster. Many fans think he's fine as he's, and they only think he cannot acept his chimeric condition because he's ugly. Sorry to say this, but that's a very fangirlish's thought.

The problem is, since the series are a softer version of original novels, we cannot see all the reasons behind. But if you keep a sharp eye on the begining of the first season, you can see what're those.

Those are the points:

*Zelgadiss become into chimera when he was quite young. Around 13-15 years old. In the first season he's 18 or 20, so that means he spent at least 3/4 years of his life being chimera before Rezo's dead.

*Zelgadiss' bargaing with Rezo was "I give you the power you want, and you help me to get the phylosopher's stone" So.... what kind of help you think Zelgadiss gave to Rezo?

*Zelgadiss had a very bunch of minions formed by monsters like Trolls, Weremantis, bersherkers, and such... Besides Rodimas and Zorlf, who were his only friends when he looked for the phyloshopher's stone. So... what kind of person you think should have such minions like those? Non comom people, really.

*Zelgadiss offered Lina important amounts of money in order to buy her treasure. Later, after Lina's negation, he threatened her and was attacking her till he captured her. In the manga and novels, he also threats Lina with raping her and such. That means Zelgadiss was inmoral about his methods to get the phylospher stone.

*Zelgadiss always is complaining about Rezo's evilness, and when Rezo found he could get the phylosopher's stone, he bewitched Zelgadiss to attack Lina. Later, when Zelgadiss recovered his own self, he become really uspet as he found he was manipulated in such way.

*In novels, Zelgadiss is called "Ma-senshi" or "Ma-kenshi" (Dark/evil warrior/swordman) I've seen any Japanese fanarts where Zelgadiss appear called like that and covered of blood. Here is a sample by Tounegan, a Japanese fanartis:

*In both, novels and anime, Zelgadiss isn't the only human chimera around. Here is a lista about all the chimera-guys you can find in both versions.

AIREUS: a chimera from11th Novel. I don't know what's it, but it seems Aireus is able to "copy" other people... So "it" has to be human in some sense.
BARDZ: Half human/half spider from 3rd Novel. It obeyed Copy Rezo. It wasn't a big deal, but quite scary.
CARUAS/CABDUAS: Do you remember the guy of the magic shoulderpads from Next? The one than oebeyed Dymia's orders... I don't know about the English version, but in the Spanish one, it said his shoulderpads were enchanted, and it allowed him to cast several spells at once.... Well, that's wrong. Caruas is half-human/half blown demon, very much alike Zel is. But Caruas is pretty glad with the result.
COPY REZO: On the 3rd novel, you may guess. In the anime was a copy searching for his true identity... but in novels, it's a chimera because it's a mix of a Rezo's copy and a Mazoku.... Scarryyyyy.

DELGIAR: At first, Delgiar seems to be a comom werewolf, but eventually you find out it's a mix of Werewolf+troll.
GORUS: Quimera-troll al servicio de Eris en la 3ª novela.

GROUJI: White tigger chimera than Kanziel mix with Zanaffer on 5th novel.

EBIFARE: Chimera from 12th Novel,  and as usual, it attacks Lina... I don't know if it has something human.

UCALE: On 11th novel, a chimera than followed CARIUS.

NARUF: another chimera under CARIUS' orders.

RANGUS MCSTAR: human chimera very  similar to Zel. He fights Zel in the "Zelgadiss under the Hazy Moon" Slayers spinn-off. It seems he was a soldier of his kindong, and the he agreed to become chimera in order to help his king to recover the trone--- But somethings happened.  

ZELGADISS: Well, this topic is about him ;-)

ZOMAGAIN: Another chimera from 11th novel... This time, it could create half-demons to help him.

Certainly, there is no way to Zel of being the only chimera in "Slayers" world.

So, do you get the idea? That's the REAL reason of Zelgadiss to become human again. He was Rezo' slave! And for him, his chimeric body is just the meaning of that. Rezo manipulated him and used him as a tool against his will. Rezo was a "Saint", and Zelgaidss was his reverse, a "demon"; he's blamed of Rezo's dirty works. That's why Zelgadiss doens't thrust easily on anybody, neither thinks people might have good feelings (till he meets Lina/Gourry, and of course, Amelia)

For him, recovering his old self, means to be free of his inmoral past and Rezo's.


As you can see, it has far more sense than just "Oh, how ugly I am!" idea.