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Zoé Drake, also known as Tatsuno Malm, stands as one of the three primary protagonists. Her Japanese surname, Tatsuno, combines the characters for dragon and field, while Malm derives from Upper Jurassic rock formations. Her first name, Zoé, means "life" in Greek, and "drake" further echoes the dragon motif—a creature linguistically tied to dinosaurs in Japanese.
Zoé sports pink hair styled in spiked pigtails with straight bangs, secured by yellow scrunchies, and has purple eyes. In the anime, she wears an ebony-black crop top under an unbuttoned mustard-and-scarlet safari vest, matching shorts, a leather fanny pack, thigh-length black stockings, and lime-and-black sneakers. Accessories include a lime-green choker, a dinosaur-tooth necklace, and wristbands. Her sunglasses double as a camera. Alternate outfits feature a green swimsuit with pink trim, a pink ninja suit, and a feminine Christmas ensemble. In arcade and Nintendo DS adaptations, her hair takes on a hot pink hue with red tones. She dons a black tank top beneath a buttoned yellow-and-red vest with longer sleeves, retains the shorts, swaps sunglasses for goggles, and keeps the green choker but omits the dinosaur necklace. With her hair down, it falls nearly to her waist.
Caring yet occasionally bossy, Zoé maintains a happy-go-lucky demeanor but engages in a persistent rivalry with Ursula of the Alpha Gang, whom she taunts by calling "the old lady"—a jibe that never fails to irritate Ursula. She often takes charge of Max and Rex, especially in the absence of Max’s mother, and directs them when they neglect chores. Rex harbors a crush on her, though her feelings toward him remain unclear; in the original series, she shows interest only in celebrities. Physically tough, she once pushed Rex with considerable force and smacked Jim hard enough to send him airborne. As the narrative progresses, she grows more attentive to the boys, leaning in to kiss Max while downplaying its significance and later showing irritability when both develop crushes on Zahrah.
In the arcade game narrative, Zoé exhibits greater independence while caring for Max and Rex in an older-sisterly fashion. Her dialogue reflects maturity, and she expresses herself with a strong, lively, and cheery personality.
Zoé first appears the morning after Max witnesses a meteor fall, annoyed at being awoken early. At the crash site, she discovers the Grass stone, becoming the wielder of Grass Dinosaurs. She witnesses Max summoning Chomp against the Alpha Gang and during this encounter first labels Ursula an old lady. The next day, she joins the D-Team at D-Lab, where her sister Reese has created dinosaur-summoning devices. Dr. Owen presents two dinosaur cards found in Alberta, Canada—a Grass Parasaurolophus and a Wind Carnotaurus—along with corresponding Move Cards.
During the Mesozoic Meltdown arc, Zoé bids a heartfelt farewell as Rex, his parents, and the Alpha Gang depart for the future. When she asks if Rex can return, he explains the impossibility due to the Backlander’s destroyed engines and the Spectral Space Pirates’ insufficient energy for return trips. Crestfallen, Zoé and Max ask Rex to care for their dinosaurs, waving until the group vanishes.
Zoé owns a Parasaurolophus named Paris, who mimics her behavior and sometimes bosses around Chomp and Ace, reflecting Zoé’s own directive tendencies. Paris plays a key role in many D-Team victories. In arcade games, Zoé can use dinosaurs of all elements but favors Grass types; in one cutscene, she employs Lightning Dinosaurs to destroy the Alpha Base Fortress.
The manga adaptation omits Zoé entirely, as she originated in the anime before inclusion in the arcade version. In the Nintendo DS game, she appears in supporting roles but is not playable. At one point, the Alpha Gang steals personal items from her, including her toothbrush taken by Seth. She is also taken hostage by Dr. Z and the Alpha Gang, requiring rescue by the boys.
Her age is listed as 12 on NagoyaTV’s website during Mesozoic Meltdown. Given Rex’s birthday in the first season and the unclear timeline, she may have been 11 earlier in the series. She and Ursula are the only characters with distinctly different appearances between the anime and the DS and arcade games. Zoé placed 71st with 12 votes in Group 5 of the Official Anime Saimoe Tournament 2009 and 48th in the Dinosaur King Ranker. Her arcade and DS game outfit resembles Runo Misaki’s from Bakugan Battle Brawlers. Her hairstyle is a common anime type for domestic-natured characters, notably similar to Amu Hinamori’s transformation with Su in Shugo Chara.
Zoé sports pink hair styled in spiked pigtails with straight bangs, secured by yellow scrunchies, and has purple eyes. In the anime, she wears an ebony-black crop top under an unbuttoned mustard-and-scarlet safari vest, matching shorts, a leather fanny pack, thigh-length black stockings, and lime-and-black sneakers. Accessories include a lime-green choker, a dinosaur-tooth necklace, and wristbands. Her sunglasses double as a camera. Alternate outfits feature a green swimsuit with pink trim, a pink ninja suit, and a feminine Christmas ensemble. In arcade and Nintendo DS adaptations, her hair takes on a hot pink hue with red tones. She dons a black tank top beneath a buttoned yellow-and-red vest with longer sleeves, retains the shorts, swaps sunglasses for goggles, and keeps the green choker but omits the dinosaur necklace. With her hair down, it falls nearly to her waist.
Caring yet occasionally bossy, Zoé maintains a happy-go-lucky demeanor but engages in a persistent rivalry with Ursula of the Alpha Gang, whom she taunts by calling "the old lady"—a jibe that never fails to irritate Ursula. She often takes charge of Max and Rex, especially in the absence of Max’s mother, and directs them when they neglect chores. Rex harbors a crush on her, though her feelings toward him remain unclear; in the original series, she shows interest only in celebrities. Physically tough, she once pushed Rex with considerable force and smacked Jim hard enough to send him airborne. As the narrative progresses, she grows more attentive to the boys, leaning in to kiss Max while downplaying its significance and later showing irritability when both develop crushes on Zahrah.
In the arcade game narrative, Zoé exhibits greater independence while caring for Max and Rex in an older-sisterly fashion. Her dialogue reflects maturity, and she expresses herself with a strong, lively, and cheery personality.
Zoé first appears the morning after Max witnesses a meteor fall, annoyed at being awoken early. At the crash site, she discovers the Grass stone, becoming the wielder of Grass Dinosaurs. She witnesses Max summoning Chomp against the Alpha Gang and during this encounter first labels Ursula an old lady. The next day, she joins the D-Team at D-Lab, where her sister Reese has created dinosaur-summoning devices. Dr. Owen presents two dinosaur cards found in Alberta, Canada—a Grass Parasaurolophus and a Wind Carnotaurus—along with corresponding Move Cards.
During the Mesozoic Meltdown arc, Zoé bids a heartfelt farewell as Rex, his parents, and the Alpha Gang depart for the future. When she asks if Rex can return, he explains the impossibility due to the Backlander’s destroyed engines and the Spectral Space Pirates’ insufficient energy for return trips. Crestfallen, Zoé and Max ask Rex to care for their dinosaurs, waving until the group vanishes.
Zoé owns a Parasaurolophus named Paris, who mimics her behavior and sometimes bosses around Chomp and Ace, reflecting Zoé’s own directive tendencies. Paris plays a key role in many D-Team victories. In arcade games, Zoé can use dinosaurs of all elements but favors Grass types; in one cutscene, she employs Lightning Dinosaurs to destroy the Alpha Base Fortress.
The manga adaptation omits Zoé entirely, as she originated in the anime before inclusion in the arcade version. In the Nintendo DS game, she appears in supporting roles but is not playable. At one point, the Alpha Gang steals personal items from her, including her toothbrush taken by Seth. She is also taken hostage by Dr. Z and the Alpha Gang, requiring rescue by the boys.
Her age is listed as 12 on NagoyaTV’s website during Mesozoic Meltdown. Given Rex’s birthday in the first season and the unclear timeline, she may have been 11 earlier in the series. She and Ursula are the only characters with distinctly different appearances between the anime and the DS and arcade games. Zoé placed 71st with 12 votes in Group 5 of the Official Anime Saimoe Tournament 2009 and 48th in the Dinosaur King Ranker. Her arcade and DS game outfit resembles Runo Misaki’s from Bakugan Battle Brawlers. Her hairstyle is a common anime type for domestic-natured characters, notably similar to Amu Hinamori’s transformation with Su in Shugo Chara.