Zzub
From Yb Timeline
"We're not greedy, just need to pay off bills!"
-Zzub, Team Flash Motto
| Zzub | |
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| Facts | |
| Species | Buzzy Beetle |
| Age | 20 |
| Gender | Male |
| From | Thwomp Volcano |
| Height | .298 m |
| Weight | 45.97 kg |
| First Appearance | The Yoshi Bodyguards |
| Latest Appearance | The Dark Cloud |
| Stats (Paper Mario) | |
| Max HP | 18 |
| Attack | 5 |
| Defense | 4 (0 when flipped) |
| Moves | Shell Toss (5), Shell Dash (3 to all) |
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Zzub is a Buzzy Beetle from Thwomp Volcano who joined Team Flash along with Dryler and Lakeep. He isn't very bright, but he's one of the toughest around and powerful, too, making him the powerhouse of Team Flash. Even with that, though, they aren't very good at things.
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Top Story Bio
A Buzzy Beetle with an orange shell. Kinda pale, too. He's not too bright, but stronger than the average Buzzy Beetle. And with his shell he's defensive. But uh not fast. Yeah. He's the strength of Team Flash. He lived on Thwomp Volcano until the volcano acted up and he and a team went down to find out what was going on. After that he ran into Lakeep and the two of them went on a journey, later meeting Dryler at Vanilla Dome. They later worked for Bowser after crashing at the Koopa Kingdom, but Bowser kicked them out because they were failing so they went to Rogueport to form a group-for-hire. They tried to find some treasure on an island the YB were looking for, but found nothing more than an IOU from Cortez.
History
The Dragon Legend
Zzub lived his life on Thwomp Volcano for a while until one day the volcano began to act up. King Whomp, who had built Whomp Fortress there, sent a group down into the volcano to figure out what was going on. There, they found a giant dragon made of fire that they had to fight; once it was defeated, Zzub obtained a strange toenail from it. When they returned to the outside, a random lakitu named Lakeep fell on Zzub.
Lakeep had a similar toenail, only from an electric dragon, and recalled an old legend he heard of about that said when the toenails of three dragons were combined, they'd lead to riches, so they went to go find the 3rd. Their search brought them to Vanilla Dome, where they met a dry bones named Dryler who wanted to find the riches with them. They found and beat the water dragon and the toenails three brought them to Rainbow Road, where they had to fight a rainbow snake. Unfortunately, they were sent flying off Rainbow Road and went shooting towards the planet.
Koopa Kingdom
The three crashed at the Koopa Kingdom, and decided to form Team Flash and go work for Bowser. They were hired, and sent to spy on the YB. They went in a blooper sub to the Forest of Illusion, but were almost attacked by patrolling clone troopers, but escaped into the forest. Unfortunately, due to a recent influx of Phazon on the planet, it began to rain a phazon rain, but they hid out in the ghost house of Forest of Illusion.
Once the rain was over, they headed back out, and when they got to the forest's edge, Lakeep went up to see if it was clear. The next thing Dryler and Zzub knew, however, Lakeep had a giant black storm cloud and was throwing dark spinies and lightning everywhere! Dryler and Zzub immediately ran for their lives to the Yoshi Bodyguards HQ, where they hid while the YBs fought Lakeep. Once Lakeep was defeated, he went back to normal, but was knocked out so he was brought to the infirmery. Just then a giant, spiky Dark Blooper appeared and attacked the HQ, so the YB fought it.
Once the Blooper was defeated, Team Flash revealed their true intentions and began to fight the YBs; Top easily sent them shooting off into the sky, though, and they returned to Bowser's Castle defeated. Bowser once again sent them on another mission at Peach's Castle, but they failed again and this time Bowser fired them--literally. They were sent shooting off out of the castle, not to return again.
Group-For-Hire
Out of a job, Team Flashed scrounged up what money they could, then stole some at Rogueport; it wasn't too hard. Then they took up rent at a building on the east side of Rogueport and began a new group-for-hire business. Before they would get any jobs, however, Lakeep overheard something about a treasure while near the YB HQ one day. He rushed to tell Dryler and Zzub, and the three of them set off, following the YB. Sneezier, however, was a meany and attacked them with his supercruisership even though they did nothing hostile, causing them to shoot off again.
It just so happened Team Flash crashed on the exact island they were trying to get to, but the treasure turned out to be an evil ghost demon named Darkost. The YB defeated it, and left the island. Team Flash, however, remained there and found there really was a treasure... but it was just an I.O.U. from Cortez. They returned to Rogueport, no treasure and running out of funds.
First Job
Their first job came in fall of that year when a large evil plot began to form, led by Cackletta, Fawful and Gruntilda. They joined as the lowest ranked villains, but after the YB (and former YBs) came, the plot began to begin, which was to use the combined powers of the Mystery Eggs, Master Emerald, Star Rod and Magic Paintbrush to take control of the dreams of everyone on Star World. However, when the YB escaped, Team Flash accidently went with them and immediately claimed they were undercover and are actually good guys.
Team Flash explained everything and they all escaped to the Pokeworld, specifically Viridian Forest. There, King Rexor, Shadow Danny and Metal Sneezier appeared, trying to kidnap a Jigglypuff, and the heroes attacked them, saving it. They then learned there were more villains on Ripple Star and Rareworld, so Team Flash went to Ripple Star to help them stop Metal Sonic, Dark Matter Kirby and Mime Dee from taking the Ripple Crystal, which they succeeded in. They then went to Star World to stop the evil plan, but Team Flash remained in orbit (because "Team Flash sticks together"). Those who did go down succeeded in stopping the plot, and Team Flash were paid for their help so they could pay their rent.
Team Flash were hired once again, this time by two rich yoshi families from Yoshi's Island. Their son and daughter had been kidnapped by Rexor, and Team Flash were on the job because the YB and former YBs failed. They allowed the YBs to help them out, though. When they got to the Rex Kingdom, however, Razabi appeared and attacked them. It was eventually defeated by a random volcano eruption, then Rexor appeared; however, Rexor was blasted away by a flaming eagle, which they then began to fight. Team Flash went shooting off again during the fight, however.
Secret Society of X-Nauts
Later, Team Flash was approached by the Secret Society of X-Nauts, who wanted to hire them for some dirty work. They agreed, and were sent to Toadwood Forest along with Lord Crump to locate a Chaos Emerald. Team Flash guarded the outside of the Vim Factory, but when the YB and former YBs appeared, they fought and Team Flash were defeated. They escaped, and later went to the moon to try and get another emerald. There, they attacked the Pyro Cruiser with a bonezooka, and then fought the YB and former YBs. Team Flash was defeated, but they quickly headed into a crater where they brought out Flashtail.
Flashtail was a robot akin to Fracktail, but with some extra features such as a barrel roll. Despite this, it was still destroyed, but Team Flash managed to get away. Their final attempt was at Riverside Station, when they lifted the bridge and set a bomb below the bridge to go off if it was lowered. An explosion was avoided, however, so Team Flash began to attack the train; their hot-air balloon was modified to have a jet, but the jet was destroyed and they crashed onto the train, after which they were sent shooting off again. This was supposedly the end of their job with the X-Nauts, and they would not see any action again until the Metal Wars Climax, during which they still would do no action and instead hid in a civilian camp.
A couple months later, Lord Crump came to them; apparently Grodus had died, leaving Crump to inherit the X-Naut empire (as apparently the rest of the X-Nauts had died too). Team Flash laughed at him, however, believing him to be lesser than they, and Crump left. Later Bloo showed up, wanting to hire them to help with stealing from Cortez. Remembering the I.O.U. they had from him, they agreed, and left in their balloon to attack the ship. They ran into a problem when another ship appeared and attacked Cortez's ship, then attacked Team Flash's balloon, sending them crashing into the new ship, owned by Boss Bandit, a bandit mafia leader. While on the ship, Team Flash was attacked, and they sent shooting off again.
Near the end of 2009, Rogueport was attacked by a humanoid being of magic called a morph. Team Flash (along with Pyro) fought against it, although Team Flash was only somewhat okayish at fighting it and in the end SWDF soldiers appeared and blew up the morph.
Personal Information
Personality
Zzub is rather simple-minded, and simply not very bright. He is willing, however, which often gets him stuck doing less-than-pleasurable jobs. He seems to be easily persuaded, at least by Dryler, and follows Dryler to just about anywhere. He has no political opinion and no thoughts on the economy.
Appearance
Zzub is a buzzy beetle with an orange shell.
Abilities
Like other Buzzy Beetles, Zzub can walk on walls and ceilings and can hide in his shell and spin in it. Unlike other Buzzy Beetles, however, Zzub is extraordinairily strong and able to knock people many times his size off their feet by ramming them while in his shell.
Final Smash: Team Flash Bash
Team Flash group together, and all 3 attackâDryler fires multiple Bones from his bow, Lakeep uses Spiny Storm, and Zzub spins around like a supercharged Green Shell.
Interactions with Other Characters
The Yoshi Bodyguards
- Main Article: The Yoshi Bodyguards
Zzub is unsure as to why they have to fight the YB so often, and also doesn't understand why they disbanded. ...he doesn't understand a lot of things, you see.
Dryler
- Main Article: Dryler
Zzub knows that Dryler is the leader of Team Flash, so he often follows what Dryler says. Dryler sometimes does sometimes get on Zzub's nerves and they might start to argue, but such occurances are very rare.
Lakeep
- Main Article: Lakeep
Zzub is friends with Lakeep, of course, and sees nothing wrong with him except for being a bit childish at times, but not many times. He sometimes agrees with Lakeep instead of Dryler, which can get on Dryler's nerves. Badly.
Trivia
- Zzub technically helped the Koopa Kingdom prior to Team Flash, as he sort of worked for King Whomp at Thwomp Volcano.
- For Halloween 2009, Zzub went as an Anode Beetle.
| Preceded by: Lakeep | Topmonhit's Characters Zzub | Followed by: Swal |
