Lord Zirpola
Background
Lord Zirpola is the leader of the city-state of Helix.
During the events of Deathsport (1978) played by David McLean
Ankar Moor tells Lord Zirpola that he has captured four Range Guides and only lost two Death Machines. Lord Zirpola is upset about the loss of the Death Machines and orders Ankar to capture a female Range Guide. Lord Zirpola is in his office when he has a ringing migraine. Doctor Karl is sent to examine Lord Zirpola and he tells Lord Zirpola that he is dying from long term exposure to radiation. Lord Zirpola accuses Doctor Karl of lying to him and orders him arrested and sentenced to participate in Deathsport. Ankar tells Lord Zirpola about the prisoner escape attempt, and gas is poured into the cell area knocking the prisoners unconscious. Deneer is brought before Lord Zirpola and is tortured by him in a room full of glass rods which have electricity running through them. Before Deathsport begins, Lord Zirpola tells the arena crowd that they will see the power of the Death Machines which will win them the war against Tritan. The first participants in Deathsport compete and the winner is granted his freedom. Kaz Oshay and Deener are given whistler swords and forced to fight on foot against statemen on Death Machines. They easily kill the Death Machine riders and steal their Death Machines and use them to escape from the arena and Doctor Karl and Marcus Karl follow them. Lord Zirpola calls Ankar an idiot and Ankar grabs him by the throat and tells him never to talk to him that way. Lord Zirpola goes back to his room and watches a Dancer dance in the torture chamber. He starts to torture her and she grabs him and pulls him into the torture chamber and he is killed.