Tarkus

Tarkus
File:Tarkus.jpg
Namesake*	Tarkus (Emerson, Lake and Palmer album)
Profile
Age	300+
Birthday	mid-1500s
Gender	Male
Nationality	British
Race	Human (1587) Zombie (1888)
Occupation	Royal Retainer (1500s) Zombie Subordinate (1888)
Other Information
Affiliation	Mary Stuart (1500s) Dio Brando (1888)
Status*
Date of Death	1587 (human) 1888 (vampire)
Media
Manga Debut	Vol. 3 Ch. 26: The Dark Knights
FinalAppearance	Vol. 4 Ch. 35: Blast Him with Rage!
Japanese Voice Actor	Daisuke Gori

Tarkus is an antagonist from Part I: Phantom Blood. He is a zombie made from the centuries-old corpse of a powerful warrior of ancient Britain. Unlike his ally Bruford, Tarkus was a typical strongman fighter and had sold his entire soul to Dio Brando.

Synopsis

History

Tarkus and Bruford were successful in The Challenge of the 77 in 1563 (two of only five challengers to ever succeed). Tarkus and Bruford were members of the Tudor Dynasty and retainers of Mary Stuart. Eventually they gave themselves over to save Mary from her rival Elizabeth I. However, Elizabeth's deception to make them surrender led to a strong sense of betrayal that made them susceptible to manipulation by Dio three centuries later.

Phantom Blood

The pair are resurrected as zombies by Dio so that they could oppose Jonathan Joestar, Will A. Zeppeli, and Robert Speedwagon. During Bruford's fight against Jonathan, Tarkus stands guard against Zeppeli and Speedwagon, preventing them from rushing to Jonathan's aid.

However, after Bruford's defeat, Tarkus shows little respect for him and promptly stomps on his armor, the final remaining signs of his friend's presence in the world. He also killed Zeppeli for attempting to help Jonathan, but was killed by the latter shortly after.