He is infallible with his oval bladed hatchet, whether he uses it as a melee weapon or as a projectile. In many occasions, he is also seen fighting North American wildlife (such as cougars, alligators and even bears) with nothing more than his hatchet or knife. If needed, Zagor is more than capable of dealing with multiple opponents and is basically invincible in a one-on-one bout. His fighting prowess is extraordinary whether he finds himself in a gunfight or plain brawl. Zagor's abilities include almost superhuman strength, agility and endurance. His full name is 'Don' Chico Felipe Cayetano Lopez Martinez y Gonzales. Zagor is not a typical western character, as his stories mix horror and science fiction by side with a bit of humour coming mostly from his sidekick Chico, a short, fat Mexican man who became his best friend. He takes Darkwood tribes under his wing earning himself a distinction of the Lord of Darkwood, beloved and respected by peaceful natives and trappers, and feared and hated by anyone who would endanger the peace between reds and whites.
Moving his shack to an island surrounded by quick-sand in a marshy area of Darkwood Forest, Zagor begins his work as a peacemaker. He is a kind of avenger always ready to side with the weak and the oppressed, whether red, white or black, whoever they may be. Fitzy teaches him how to make a deadly weapon out of a hatchet, and when he is old enough to fulfill this he finds out that his father had himself slaughtered many Indians, and the boy's understanding of the relativity of the concepts of good, evil and justice compels him to transform himself (with his accomplices the Sullivans, a family of acrobats who are his image makers) into Za-Gor-Te-Nay, shortened as Zagor. Taken in by the middle-aged trapper nicknamed 'Wandering Fitzy', the boy grows up with only one thought on his mind: revenge. Son of an army official retiring to live as a pioneer and trapper in the forests of the north-east, Patrick Wilding sees his parents die at the hands of a band of Abenaki Indians, led by Salomon Kinsky. Zagor fights to maintain peace over all his territory, protect the Indian tribes and hunt down criminals.
Though the writers do not mention exact dates, Zagor is supposed to be active during the first half of the 19th century, or around 1825–1830. His name Zagor comes from its Indian name 'Za-Gor Te-Nay', whose fictional meaning is 'The Spirit with the Hatchet'.
He is a western character living in a forest named Darkwood, located in Pennsylvania, north eastern United States. Zagor's real name is Patrick Wilding, the son of Mike and Betty.
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