Zozogante, the Evil God of the Dark Forest (『闇の森の邪神』ゾゾガンテ), is the guardian deity of the Ghoul Nation, who lives south of the Boundary Mountain Range.[1]
Appearance[]
At first glance, Zozogante appeared to be a large, twisted tree, but if one looked closely, the fruit hanging from its drooping branches were all eyeballs, and he had numerous mouths that looked like rips in the tree’s trunk.[2]
Personality[]
As his appearance suggests, his nature is similar to that of a plant. He has always been considered relatively quiet, even when he was still a part of the Demon King’s army.[3]
Background[]
After the founder of the Ghoul race was defeated, he became the Ghouls’ guardian deity and gave them a D-class Dungeon that he himself created, Zozogante's Great Forest, for them to live in.[1]
Because every floor of the Dungeon is a forest, large-scale agriculture is impossible, but there are Gante trees that grow fruit that replace grains in the Ghouls’ diet growing here and there in the Dungeon.[4]
These Gante trees are actually something like immature forms of Zozogante’s familiars, and if they gather enough Mana, they transform into Gante Ents, which are Rank 4 plant-type monsters.
As part of the weaker Evil Gods among those who had joined Vida, they spend most of their power maintaining the barrier over the southern region to prevent interference from Alda and Rodcorte.[2]
Chronology[]
Zozogante had descended to Borkus who cleared the dungeon Zozogante's Great Forest within its treasure room, asking him to bring Vandalieu so that they may speak. The Evil God of the Dark Forest had offered Vandalieu several of women as attendants from the current Ghoul tribes being managed, however, Vandalieu declined. Zozogante decided it's fine to wait and ask again when the Dhampir might feel up for such matters in a few hundred years. Instead, Zozogante granted Vandalieu's Ghouls and Eisen his Divine Protection.[2]
He is currently planting trees in Talosheim. Unlike Gante Ents, these trees have fruits that look just like eyeballs. They have the same properties of Gante fruit in that the flesh of both fruits tastes similar to that of lychees, and both fruits have hard seeds at their cores.[3]
Powers and Abilities[]
Relationship[]
Divine Protection to: Zadiris,[5] Vigaro,[3] Basdia,[6] Eisen[7]
Trivia[]
- In the ranks of the Demon King’s army, his position was low, equivalent to Fidirg’s.[2]
- Zozogante can mimic a normal tree.[8]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chapter 138: The illusion of a decisive battle in Zozogante’s Great Forest (Web Novel)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Chapter 139: People who need to take leave (Web Novel)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Volume 7 Character Summary (Web Novel)
- ↑ Chapter 146: Our nation will return to being an ordinary kingdom (Web Novel)
- ↑ Chapter 140: Survival of the fittest (Web Novel)
- ↑ Chapter 179: A mother-daughter conversation and a strange reunion (Web Novel)
- ↑ Chapter 177: The root of life (Web Novel)
- ↑ Chapter 188: The squirming Demon King and his fragments (Web Novel)