Zerrath

''         "Oh, you ignorant humans!" - ''Zerrath

Zerrath is an Agarthan and the former War Minister (Third-In-Command) of the Men from within the Earth, under Supreme Commander Zorak and Supreme Leader Master Zun. However, he plotted against his superiors in an effort to claim power for himself, and electro-incinerated himself when his actions were revealed by Master Zun. While this would normally result in death, his vaporization was noticeably different from others before it. As a result, his current status is unknown.

Brian Van Kay portrays Zerrath in Diabolical Tales: Part III.

Before The Mission
Sometime in the 1940s, Master Zun passed over Zerrath for Zorak to be the chosen successor. Zorak assumed the Supreme Commander (Second-in-Command) position while Zerrath became the War Minister, the ceremonial Third-in-Command.

On November 1, 1952, when the United States secretly test-detonated the first H-Bomb at Ewenetak Island, Zerrath happened to be touring an outlying Agarthan city that lay several miles underneath the test site. The explosion caused several underground earthquakes and floods, with Zerrath being crushed underneath rock for a short time. His back was damaged and he never recovered.

After the failure of Zong's Plan 0, Master Zun tasked both Zorak and Zerrath to come up with new plans to retaliate against the surface-dwellers. Zerrath's plan, which involved using the Sapphire of Agartha as a weapon of mass destruction against humanity, was passed over in favor of Zorak's plot, which became Plan 1.

Kidnapping and Ransom of Kate Cooper
After Zerg's failure to recover the Sapphire of Agartha, Zerrath joined Zella on the surface to lead a second attempt to recover it, this time using Agent Cooper's own wife Kate as a pawn in their struggle.

Betrayal
Obsessed with his own visions of capturing the Sapphire for himself, Zerrath began plotting his own rise to power.

Personality and Traits
Zerrath is a conniving, egotistical menace obsessed with his own vainglorious pursuits.

Appearances

 * Diabolical Tales: Part III - Betrayal of the Men From Within The Earth

Behind The Scenes
Zerrath is played by Brian Van Kay in the Diabolical Tales Series.

Mr. Van Kay was not the first actor cast as Zerrath. Two shooting sessions were held using another actor as Zerrath before scheduling conflicts forced a re-casting in December 2001. Brian Van Kay, whom had already agreed to play Nazi Dr. Ernst Schafer (but had not yet shot his scenes) submitted a video audition for the role of Zerrath in full costume and won the role.

Because of his role as Nazi Dr. Ernst Schafer in Diabolical Tales: Part I as well as Zerrath in Diabolical Tales: Part III, Brian Van Kay is one of only two actors to have played multiple speaking parts in the Diabolical Tales Series. Don Gerron, who plays Master Zun, Zorak, and Agent Nicholson, is the other.