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| “ | Thank you. One does what one can. | „ |
| ~ Budzo, after being called a monster by one of the captive weavers. |
Budzo is the main antagonist of the 2012 South African animated film Zambezia.
He is a rock monitor that seeks to invade Zambezia and the oppressive leader of a group of other rock monitors that swayed the marabou storks to his side.
He was voiced by Jim Cummings.
Biography[]
Budzo plans on taking over Zambezia to eat all of the eggs. He is responsible for the death of Kai's mother, which is why Kai's father, Tendai, is overprotective of his son. Budzo lost a claw from his previous failed attack, but he will do anything to return to Zambezia and claim his vengeance against the Zambezians.
Budzo and his Marabou henchmen kidnap Tendai as he refuses to let anyone stand in his way. He orders his henchmen to capture all the weavers and forces his imprisoned birds to build him a bridge leading all the way towards Zambezia. When he finally succeeds in taking over Zambezia after Kai saves his dad, Budzo betrays his henchmen and unleashes his army of lizards.
The betrayed Marabou decide to team up with the Zambezians and defeat the lizards by splitting the bridge in half. Kai plans to use the eggs to lure Budzo further up Zambezia, cornering him on the water wheel. With the assistance of every Zambezian, the water wheel is detached, sending Budzo plummeting to his death over the edge of Victoria Falls. He attempts to take Chief Sekhuru's daughter, Zoe, with him, but she is saved just in time by Kai.
Personality[]
Budzo appears to be a cruel and oppressive monitor lizard who infrequently makes him and his army get in Zambezia to eat all of the eggs. He feels absolutely no remorse for his crimes, and delights in them. This is shown as when one of the captive birds tells him he's a monster, he answers simply: "Thank you. One does what one can." He also has no problems betraying the Marabouts after they were no use to him anymore, leaving them to be eaten by his fellow lizards, even if they helped him with his plan. Unfortunately for him, this treason was his downfall, as the Marabouts helped the birds to defeat Budzo.
Appearance[]
Budzo is an overweight rock monitor with olive green scales accompanied by blackish-green stripes over his body and has orange eyes with a black sclera. His middle toe on his right front foot lacks a claw, as he lost it during his first attempt to conquer Zambezia. He also has some scars on his face, presumably from his failed raid as well.
Powers and Abilities[]
Budzo has massive strength, as he is shown throwing birds across the trees of Zambezia during his raid. Budzo is also very tough, being able to resist most of the birds' attacks with minor effects, and it took almost the entire population to overpower him over the waterfall.
Quotes[]
| “ | Death is natural. It's just apart of the cycle of life. The last part. | „ |
| ~ Budzo |
| “ | I'll just take my cut, a small share of the spoils. After all, how many eggs can one lizard eat? | „ |
| ~ Budzo |
| “ | You Marabous are just as naïve as Zambezians. | „ |
| ~ Budzo betraying his henchmen. |
| “ | Isn't that just like I want? Putting all their eggs in one basket! | „ |
| ~ Budzo responding to Kai's plan to use the eggs as bait. |
| “ | No bird can take me! | „ |
| ~ Budzo claiming to Tendai that he can defeat any bird. |
| “ | I have to say, I'm a little underwhelmed. | „ |
| ~ Budzo's last words before his death. |
Trivia[]
- Despite being the main antagonist, Budzo only appears at the end of the film, where he was mentioned by Cecil.
- Budzo himself looks more like a Komodo dragon rather than a rock monitor due to the shaping of his body, as Komodo dragons can weigh between 70 to 90 kg and measure 2.59 meters in length.
External Links[]
- Budzo on the Pure Evil Wiki