Zurkon Jr. is a minor character appearing in Rift Apart from Rivet's dimension. He is a dimensional counterpart of the Zurkon Jr. and shares the same name, likeness and personality of his counterpart but leads a different life.
Zurkon Jr. is the beloved son of Zurkie and Ms. Zurkon, working at the Zurkon family business, Zurkie's. Zurkon Jr. waiters patrons, but is also the mastermind of Zurkie's Battleplex and narrates descriptions of weapons for Ms. Zurkon's vendor business. In contrast to his father, Zurkie craves carnage and violence.
History[]
Before Rift Apart[]
Zurkon Jr. as the arena announcer in his Battleplex.
Zurkon Jr., along with his parents, was an elite synthenoid weapon. Zurkie changed his ways after Scartsu was destroyed and founded Zurkie's at the Scarstu Debris Field.[1] Ms. Zurkon started selling weapons as a side business, hoping to fund Zurkon Jr.'s hopes of studying existential economics at Bogon University,[2] and Zurkon Jr. opened the arena at Zurkie's for those "still thirsty for pain",[1] harboring some resentment for his father disallowing violence at the pub.[3]
At some point, Zurkon Jr. raided the remnants of the Destructapalooza on the planet Kragg of his dimension and recovered the remains of the Mangler, repairing it and adding enhancements of its own to allow it to move around his Battleplex arena using jet boosters.[4]
Mr. Fungi performed at Zurkon Jr.'s birthday party before Rift Apart.[5]
Rift Apart[]
During events of Rift Apart, Zurkon Jr. provides commentary on the battles at his Battleplex, takes patron's orders at tables in his father's Gastropub,[3] and provides commentary on videos about the weapons sold at Ms. Zurkon's vendors.
Because of the dimensional catastrophe caused by Dr. Nefarious' overuse of the Dimensionator, Zurkon Jr. took advantage of it in his battleplex, using rifts to bring in hordes of enemies into the arena. This included undead skeletal creatures from a nightmare dimension, such as an undead grunthor he named Sue, that became a major combatant in the arena.[6]
Zurkon Jr. with his family, following the events of Rift Apart.
In the end credits Zurkie, Ms. Zurkon and Zurkon Jr. are seen together at their Battleplex, amongst the wreckage of a large pile of destroyed Nefarious Troopers. All three of them are seen brandishing their arm mounted blasters implying they destroyed the Troopers together.
Characteristics[]
The Zurkon family of Rivet's dimension.
Zurkon Jr. is physically identical to his alternate counterpart, aside from having both hands instead of having a blaster on his right arm.
In contrast to his father who has become a pacifist, Zurkon Jr. craves carnage and violence.[7] He has stated his ASMR trigger is the sound of amoeboids being destroyed with hammers.[8] He also shows some resentment at the pub's anti-violence rules, urging its patrons to come to the arena.[3] Zurkon Jr. is somewhat reckless in the arena, favoring preserving the aesthetic of his battles over the safety of the arena's participants.[9]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Rift Apart script § "The heartwarming history of the Zurkon Family"
- ↑ Rift Apart script § "Find Power Source (gameplay)"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Rift Apart script § "Zurkie's"
- ↑ Rift Apart script § "The Mangling"
- ↑ Rift Apart script § "Mr. Fungi"
- ↑ Rift Apart script § "A Grunthor Named Sue"
- ↑ Rift Apart script § "Ka-boomstick Blast"
- ↑ Rift Apart script § "Freezer Pop"
- ↑ Rift Apart script § "Pest Control"