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Some Ridiculously Detailed Zula Patrol Headcanons - Part 1

I can’t help it—these goofy goobers have been on my brain all day yesterday AND this morning, so I wanted to share a few headcanons before I head to work.

Bula

—Bula comes from a renowned military family. He has an older brother, Orion, who is eleven years older than him and was already going for the Junior Zula Corps (Zula’s version of the JROTC) when Bula was growing up.

—Bula is a theater/choir kid. His mother, who came from a family of high standards, wanted him to be “classically trained” and forced him to join the choir as a kid. Bula ended up enjoying it and briefly considered a performing arts career before pursuing the path of an astronaut, and eventually, captain of the Zula Patrol. When he graduated from high school, he faced a battle of two passions: astronomy and music. Since work in space paid more, he went with the former, although his love of music and theater never died.

—Although not quite as much as Multo, he does have a passion for science, namely astronomy, which he’s loved ever since he was a kid. It was the main reason he wanted to pursue being an astronaut, and later captain of the Zula Patrol, because there were so many situations where science could be both explored and applied.

—Due to his sheltered upbringing, where he mostly grew up around a lot of rich people, Bula has a natural curiosity about everything, and loves exploring and investigating new things. Zeeter joked that he’d be the first to die in a horror movie because he just can’t mind his own business, which he didn’t take to very well.

—He grew up imbued with a sense of responsibility, so being a kind, but no-nonsense leader is kind of his default mode. When one gets to break through his shell, however, you get to see a youthful, curious and not-so-cool captain that he often tries to hide. If you’re close to him, like Zeeter and Multo are, however, you’ll be treated to the more relaxed Bula a lot more often.

—He likes pineapples on pizza. And sunny side up eggs on burgers. The entire Zula Patrol was ready to stage a coup against him for this.

—He can be a bit of a show off, especially when it’s to protect his friends. It can result in him biting off more than he can chew, but over the years, he’s learned to put action where his mouth is. And if an enemy were to slip up? Oh, you’d better believe he’ll take the chance to be a smug little bean.

—He likes costume design, and has a keen eye for fashion.

—He has an interest in studying Earth culture and customs, and has a love of their holidays, especially ones like Easter and Halloween. It allows him to relax and just enjoy the spirit of the holidays, especially if it allows him to dress up in costumes.

—His natural charisma, yet his clueless sensibilities on romance, basically makes him a himbo. He is quick to pick up on people having crushes on each other, but anybody having a crush on him? Completely blindsides him. He had no idea that Princess Marina of the Zulean Isles had a huge crush on him for years, even though it was obvious to literally everyone. Multo, the team’s resident absentminded professor, straight up told him this.

—Bula has a longer fuse than Zeeter, but it’s shorter than Multo’s.

—On his side of Zula, best friends are basically family—doubly so if your actual family is abusive, neglectful, etc. It’s the main reason why he’s so protective of Zeeter, as she showed him the world outside of his shiny, but rough, bubble. He will defend her with his life, and nobody, not even the people he respects dearly, will touch her. He’s been known to threaten people because of it.

—He still has some of his old clothes from high school that he can fit into, much to everyone’s chagrin (especially Multo’s) XD

—Occasionally, he’ll break his own rules, especially when it comes to the no sweets rule he instilled for both Zeeter’s and Multo’s sakes.

—Bula is a “don’t talk to me until I’ve had my coffee” person, although not near the extreme that Zeeter is.

—He is terrible at video games, namely Mario Kart, which amuses Zeeter, Wizzy and Wigg. The latter two goad him into playing every once in a while because they find his reactions hilarious—in fact, they goad him into doing a lot of things because of it. (More in Pt. 2).

—He actually didn’t want to join any branch of the Zulean government forces in the beginning. His family, though well-off, frequently moved around due to his father’s high rank in the Zulean Navy, and the constant “keeping appearances” and underlying corruption turned him off from that lifestyle. It was unfortunate for him that his mother wanted him to follow in his father’s footsteps, namely to keep up the family name. Part of the reason he eventually joined the Zula Patrol was due to fewer restrictions, and while the pay was far less than he'd earn as a Navy captain, it allowed him to pursue his passion for astronomy and exploration, as well as helping people in the galaxy, like Earthlings helped him ages ago.

-He's an accomplished ice skater, and in one of the theater productions he was a part of, he got to show off his skills on the ice. To this day, he’s known to brag about this one skill.

Zeeter

—Zeeter's the only girl in a large family consisting of six older brothers, all of whom are very competitive like she is.

—She gets her sailor mouth from her mom, from whom she inherited her temper and lack of a filter.

—Zeeter’s lack of a language filter has gotten her in trouble a few times, with both Bula and Multo—Bula because certain situations would be inappropriate for such language, and Multo because Wizzy and Wigg picked up on it and said similar things.

—Piloting has been one of her loves ever since she was young. Her great-grandmother was a pilot and the fastest in the galaxy. In her hometown of Zazu Falls, where people are expected to move into the mountains and become miners, Zeeter was determined to become a pilot and move out of her mountain town, even though she loved it dearly.

—She has an interest in building weapons. Bula has had to veto that idea several times…and stop her from teaming up with Multo to build them too.

—A lot of people underestimate just how decorated of a pilot she is. She graduated top of her class in flight school, graduated third in the class at the Zula Academy, and had several medals to her name during her time in college. She had numerous recommendations to join both the Navy and the Army from her teachers due to her natural talent. However, she turned them down to support Bula in his journey to become captain of the Zula Patrol, as nobody in his family would support him. When she said that Bula would need the best pilot, that wasn’t a stretch of the imagination or an inflation of her ego. It was pure, simple fact, and everyone knows this.

—Zeeter’s the gamer of the team, hands down. All of the Zula Patrol “suddenly” have other things to do whenever she suggests video games for team game night, because she shows them absolutely no mercy. Mario Kart, Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat are her domains and everyone else is just visiting, in her eyes.

—Bula may think of himself as the “crazy prepared” person, but that position really belongs to Zeeter. Knowing how unpredictable their job is, she always has an array of projects going, determined to stay one step ahead of the game. Find yourself trapped in an icy bed of water? She’s got a laser to take care of that. Falling to your doom? No worries, she’s got an inflatable cushion. Sudden underwater mission? Good thing she worked on a submarine a few years ahead of time. The others recognize this and can count on her any time things don’t go as planned.

—She appreciates artists and teachers, and one of her pet peeves is when people try to deny them their hard earned pay. This happened in her own family, where her mom gave up her dream to become a flight school teacher when she realized that people expected it to be a free service rather than a career. She was furious when Multo revealed that during his early days as a professor, he turned down monetary payment, instead taking food as an option, and drilled into him that if people think his hard-earned knowledge amounts to a bowl of cereal or something, they’re not people worth teaching.

—Unlike Bula, she did consider going into the Zulean Navy, if only for their weapons building program. Watching how the lifestyle hurt Bula, however, would change her mind, and she joined him for the pilot applications of the Zula Patrol, stating that he’d need the best pilot if he was going to be captain. Her stellar accomplishments and recommendations immediately put her at the top of the list.

—She’s not a morning person by any means of the word. Bula learned this early on in their friendship when she attempted to beat him up with a skateboard when he woke her up (by contrast, Bula’s a morning person, mostly due to his military lifestyle). She puts up with the early mornings as part of her job, but if she gets a chance to sleep in on her day off, you’d better not mess with her.

—She also loves her coffee, and is one of the “don’t talk to me until my coffee kicks in” type of people. At least Bula will hold a little small talk with you. Zeeter? You’d better give her a wide berth and at least forty minutes before she’s up to chatting.

—Highly caffeinated drinks (such as an energy drink) can make her enter a state of hyperactive frenzy followed by a huge mood crash later. Sugary foods first thing in the morning also has the same effect. Bula ended up making a “no sweets before 10 AM” rule because of her, and also banned any and all kinds of energy drinks from even entering the base.

—She enjoys playing board games with Multo, mostly because the professor shows a rare competitive streak when he plays with her specifically. They have an ongoing chess thing where the winner of 65 out of 70 games has to buy the other lunch. You can guess how that goes. But Multo doesn’t mind, far from it. He enjoys the challenge, and a good meal too.

Multo

—Multo’s family consists of his parents and his three older siblings: Hugh, Alphonse, and Rachel. He’s the youngest, and an unexpected surprise. Apparently, his father, Magnus, went ghost white upon learning his wife Matilda was pregnant again, hence why he was named Multo (which means ghost). Multo is inclined to believe that’s hearsay from his older brother, Alphonse, though, who admitted that when he was younger that he didn’t want another sibling.

—His family is actually pretty loaded. His great-grandfather was a renowned explorer and astronomer, and had an estate worth the equivalent of several million dollars when he died. As Multo helped care for his great-grandfather when he was ill, he bequeathed it to him in his will, as well as much of his fortune (Multo would split it with his siblings, however, as he didn’t see the need for so much money). Despite their wealth, his parents never let it get to their heads, and remained silent millionaires.

—In addition to this, he was paid handsomely during his careers at both the Zulean Institute of Science and the Zula Academy, being one of the highest paid professors. Being one of the most popular professors meant that he had to travel at a moment’s notice, so he bought a condo in three different provinces on Zula so he could have a place to stay. When he became a member of the Zula Patrol, he sold one of his condos, and rented out the other two. The money he gets from the rent, he uses to fund programs for both the Institute and Academy, as well as any other programs to help the poor.

—He never revealed to Bula and Zeeter how rich he really was until they went on vacation, namely because he saw what so much money would do to friendships. Wizzy and Wigg were the reason he had to tell them, because they lived in one of his condos, and they asked if the condo they were going to was in Zazu Falls or the one in the mountains. Bula straight up asked him why he was even working. However, they didn’t treat Multo any differently after finding out how rich he was, and often have to remind him to spend responsibly. He’s the type who loves to spend money on those he loves, after all.

—He comes from a province of Zula where bugs and cephalopods are as common as salt and pepper, and is a staple in a lot of their dishes. The only thing is, certain foods such as Red Ruby Squid and slugs are toxic to other Zuleans, but not to Multo’s kind. In his culture, it’s common to share the delicacies with their loved ones. When Multo was appointed as the team’s cook, he was so thrilled that he decided to share his culture with his friends. The rest of them are not fond of it at all, but they put up with it because they know his heart’s in the right place.

—On a technical sense, he’s not a bad cook. Zeeter recognized that and through trial and error, helped him expand his palate so the team could have something edible. XD

—Multo’s love of science is matched by his love of food. When he started out as a professor, he was content with taking food and goods as payment rather than money (since he was already wealthy), and happily enjoys his chess bet with Zeeter, because after all, if she gets treated to a good lunch, he also gets treated to a good lunch. He and his brother Hugh were stated to have the biggest appetites among his four siblings. There’s no leftovers when he’s at the table, as he’s known to have thirds or even fourths if he’s hungry. He also has a huge sweet tooth, with donut and cake being his favorites.

—He’s also a bit of a theater buff, and was a member of drama club when he was in high school, either directing productions or helping with last minute productions. This is one of many reasons why he and Bula get along so well.

—He’s an avid collector of old stories and books.

—He’s a decent pilot, though nowhere near the level that Zeeter is, of course. He likes to collect old planes and restore them (which he can do due to his wealth).

—Without a doubt, he possesses the longest fuse of the team. But two things can burn that fuse away in an instant: anybody wreaking havoc in his lab, and anybody hurting/killing his loved ones or innocent people. The few times he’s legitimately gotten angry are apparently sights to behold, and even Zeeter, who possesses the shortest fuse of the team, is wary of pissing him off. He gets his temperament from his mother, who’s a jovial woman, but can apparently “kill a demon with a look” according to his father.

—Multo took up mixed martial arts in high school and continued onward through college, like his siblings did, although unlike his brothers he stopped short of achieving a black belt. He was nicknamed the “Iron Giant” in class. Multo at first thought that it was because his size made him more durable, but it was really because students claimed that one blow from him would break every bone but his own. The fact that he knows just which bones to hit to incapacitate his opponents doesn’t help. Multo finds this odd because he never broke anybody’s bones during class (which was considered illegal and resulted in immediate expulsion from the class).

—To add to the above, his fighting style is similar to his brother Hugh, in that he prefers a single knock out blow rather than mindlessly hitting people, unlike Alphonse. Not that he can’t defend himself if necessary, but it’s just his personal preference. On the other hand, if Multo starts whaling on someone, it’s a sign that the offending party did something to incur that level of wrath.

—In addition to food, he appreciates a good alcoholic drink. Preferably wine, but he also enjoys a good brandy. His favorite thing to do is to sneak some into his beverages, especially tea.

—He has a slight competitive streak when it comes to playing games with Zeeter, hence why the chess streak was a thing.

—Though not terribly good at most board games, and absolutely terrible at video games, he still plays them because he enjoys a good challenge and making memories with his friends. Give him a card game or a quiz game, though? There’s little to no trace of the kindhearted professor they know—he displays a rare ruthlessness that actually scared his oldest friends. He made both Bula and Zeeter rage quit Uno and Old Maid on vacation. And may god help the soul who suggests Monopoly. Nobody’s getting out of there alive.

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This list is already insanely long, so I’m going to make a part 2 regarding the other characters soon enough! Let me know which ones were your favorites!

Enjoy!

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