History WesternAnimation / ZakStorm

* PowerLimiter: The powers bestowed by Calabrass isn't indefinite. Particularly after having been awakened, Calabrass tires out easily, causing his magical enchantments to fade even if Zak's still holding fast to him. This prompts a retreat for the heroes in the first episode.

* PullingThemselvesTogether: Skullivar's {{Mooks}} can do this.

* WasOnceAMan: Calabrass used to be human.

* PocketDimension: The Triangle's SevenSeas.

* Fartillery: One of Clovis's "powers" that he seemingly can fire on-will. He has no real control on direction once its released, so he tends to gas his allies as much as his enemies. Also, being a nose-less skeleton doesn't block the smell.

''Zak Storm'' (French: ''Zak Storm: Super Pirate'') is a French/Korean/Indonesian/American computer-animated children's television series produced by Creator/{{Zagtoon}}, Method Animation, SAMG Animation, MNC Animation, and Man of Action. It debuted on Canal J in France on December 2, 2016. In the United States, the series airs on Creator/{{KidsClick}} beginning September 30, 2017, but aired first on Creator/DiscoveryFamily from September 16, 2016.

"Zak Storm" tells of the adventures of Zak Storm -– an athletic, headstrong and adventurous kid who's also a self-admitted surf rat and wannabe internet "celebrity." One fateful day, he does his usual routine of surfing while recording his feats via his board-mounted webcam, only this time, he sneaks and grabs his father's special necklace beforehand to wear for good luck. This proves to be both his undoing and the [[CallToAdventure key to his destiny]]. Suddenly, a storm appears between clear skies and nowhere, complete with ominous skull-shaped clouds hovering above Zak that causes his surf to become dangerously wild. With his father's vain attempts to get Zak to ditch the necklace (who seems to know what's ''really'' up with it and the storm), due to the fact that father and son are too far to communicate clearly, Mr. Storm watches the inevitable, as a tsunami portal appears and sucks Zak into its depths.

* AlliterativeName: The Seven Cs all have names starting with the letter "C". Their title even sells it!

* AbortedArc: Downplayed. In "Origins Part 2", it is mentioned that the only way anybody can leave the Bermuda Triangle is to use Calabrass - "The Great Key" - and unlock the Seven Locks spread across the Seven Seas, each guarded by an ancient guardian. While the big end-goal is to escape the triangle, the rest of Season One involves the Seven C's either defending Marituga or dealing with Skullivar's forces.

* CosmicKeystone: The lighthouse on Marituga apparently acts as this. Should anything happen to it, the Bermuda Triangle will collapse, probably killing everyone in it, Zak included.

''Zak Storm'' (French: ''Zak Storm: Super Pirate'') is a French/Korean/Indonesian/American computer-animated children's television series produced by Creator/{{Zagtoon}}, Method Animation, SAMG Animation, MNC Animation, and Man of Action. It debuted on Canal J in France on December 2, 2016. In the United States, the series is slated to air on Creator/{{KidsClick}} beginning September 30, 2017, but will air first on Creator/DiscoveryFamily from September 16, 2016.

One surf-tunnel ride later, Zak awakens in an ocean in the middle of nowhere. Quickly realizing he's [[NotInKansasAnymore nowhere near home,]] his good luck charms awakens a sentient ship that saves him from a sea monster. He quickly acquaints himself with both a not!ghost and some nasty skeleton pirates, the latter of whom [[CreateYourOwnHero unknowingly jump-starts Zak's heroic, high seas destiny]] when they lead to him unlocking the powers of a [[CoolSword magical]] [[LivingWeapon talking sword]].

After his first adventure in what turns out to be a PocketDimension in TheBermudaTriangle, Zak's quest home eventually leads him to partner up with the aforementioned magical talking sword, Calabrass a.k.a. "The Great Key", which allows him to [[HenshinHero transform into a swashbuckling, renegade hero]] in order to face the numerous perils of the unique and diverse Seven Seas of the Triangle, along with the above-mentioned very lonely poltergeist prankster kid named Clovis, an Atlantean headstrong female first mate, a thick-headed heavy-fisted Viking, and a neurotic space traveler. This [[RagtagBunchOfMisfits motley crew]] do their adventuring on [[CoolShip The Chaos]], an otherworldly, transforming sea vessel that bonds itself to Zak, as sure as Calabrass does, upon its awakening.

* PsychicPowers: Cece apparently has these, Judging by how she sensed an Atlantean treasure being stolen by Golden Bones. Now why didn't [[Disney/AtlantisTheLostEmpire Kida]] have these?

* AbortedArc: Downplayed. In "Origins Part 2", it is mentioned that the only way anybody can leave the Bermuda Triangle is to use Calabrass - "The Great Key" - and unlock the Seven Locks spread across the Seven Seas, each guarded by an ancient guardian. While the big end-goal is to escape the triangle, the rest of Season One involves the Seven C's either defending Marituga or circumventing Skullivar's forces.
* AliensStealCable: Caramba claims that Earth television is very popular one his planet, though the broadcasts are from 1965.

** Cece as expected of a atlantean princess

* CoolSword[=/=]LivingWeapon: The Great Key, a magical talking sword that prefers to be addressed as Calabrass. Also triples as an ImpossiblyCoolWeapon, thanks to his ability to grant his wielder elemental powers channeled through the blade itself.
* CosmicKeystone: The lighthouse on Marituga acts as this. Should anything happen to it, the Bermuda Triangle will collapse, probably killing everyone in it.

* CreateYourOwnHero: Golden Bones, in the first episode: [[spoiler: If he had just listened to what Zak tried to tell him instead of attacking him immediately, he could have obtained Calabrass and the Eye of Blaaz without any trouble.]]

* EldritchLocation: Arguably, all the triangle seas are this in some form or another, but special mention goes to Zite AKA Sea of stars which is weird even by the triangle standards.

** The Eye of Blaaz gives PlayingWithFire abilities, with a bit of MagmaMan.

* GassHole: One of Clovis's "powers" that he seemingly can fire on-will. He has no real control on direction once its released, so he tends to gas his allies as much as his enemies. Also, being a nose-less skeleton doesn't block the smell.
* GoldMakesEverythingShiny: [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin As his name implies]], Golden Bones has, well, ''golden bones''.

* HenshinHero: When Zak holds Calabrass aloft and speaks the words "[[ByThePowerOfGrayskull Give me the Eye of *Element*!]]", he goes through a, downplayed on the outset, TransformationSequence, wherein Calabrass becomes imbued with the respective element and Zak is engulfed with a macabre-leaning (sometimes including clawed hands, like in Blaaz mode) [[FashionableAsymmetry full-armor on his left arm]]; his headband piece becomes a [[EyepatchOfPower matching eye-patch to boot]].
** As is often tradition in these scenarios, the first time he does this, reluctantly at that, he is taken aback by how freaky it all is, immediately noticing his clawed, armored left hand and his new EyepatchOfPower. Calabrass convinces him to get past the weirdness and fight, and Zak kinda settles into the otherworldly supernatural-ness of his transformation as soon as he settles into sword fighting, transforming a second time (and from then on) with more confidence and enthusiasm.

* HostileWeather: Specifically, it's actually the precursor to an opening pathway leading into the Seven Seas of the Bermuda Triangle, triggered by The Eye of Blaaz necklace. Mr. Storm seemed to know this, but Zak thought it was just a good luck charm and unwittingly "activates" it while surfing.

** CoolSword: the default form, as noted above. [[PlayingWithFire Blaaz]] and [[AnIcePerson Sino]] come with elemental variants.

* RequiredSecondaryPowers: Zak's transformations grant these. For example, the Eye of Beru's powers allow Zak to breathe underwater, the eye of Blaaz allows Zak to withstand lava-level heat unscathed, etc.

* SkySurfing: The Chaos has a deploy-able rocket board in the prow, which Zak quickly gets the hang of.
* SuperNotDrowningSkills: Cece, being an atlantean, and Zak when using the [[MakingASplash Eye of Beru]].

After his first adventure in what turns out to be a PocketDimension in the Bermuda Triangle, Zak's quest home eventually leads him to partner up with the aforementioned magical talking sword, Calabrass a.k.a. "The Great Key", which allows him to [[HenshinHero transform into a swashbuckling, renegade hero]] in order to face the numerous perils of the unique and diverse Seven Seas of the Triangle, along with the above-mentioned very lonely poltergeist prankster kid named Clovis, an Atlantean headstrong female first mate, a thick-headed heavy-fisted Viking, and a neurotic space traveler. This [[RagtagBunchOfMisfits motley crew]] do their adventuring on [[CoolShip The Chaos]], an otherworldly, transforming sea vessel that bonds itself to Zak, as sure as Calabrass does, upon its awakening.

* ApparentlyHumanMerfolk: Cece as expected of a atlantean princess

* CowardlyLion: Caramba is extremely nervous about going into a fight, but that robot suit of his is no joke.

* BadassPrincess: Cece is an Atlantean Princess.

* FishPeople: Cece has fishlike traits as expected from a princess of atlantis.

* DemBones: The bad guys are living skeletons which can reattach sever limbs and can even grab ghosts.