Zuka is a dark grey skinned person with dark grey dreadlocks . He wears a featureless dark gray peaked cap. He has a bandage on his left cheek and four gray horns, two emerging from each side of his head. Said horns wrap around his head and taper into spikes, similar to Rocket's, but differing in color. His top right horn is damaged at the tip, and he lost his right arm in his youth. Zuka wears a lighter gray bandanna around his neck, a gray zipped jacket with pockets, and a black driving glove on his remaining hand. His right sleeve is tied up into a knot in place of his missing arm. Around his waist, Zuka sports a utility belt with a small bag on his hip along with light gray pants and black military boots. Zuka is a relatively stoic inphernal, being one of the oldest known mortal inphernals in the Inpherno. He is very blunt in his interactions with others, preferring to get to the point of a matter. Zuka can be very sassy when asked questions he deems stupid, such as when asked about his lack of a prosthetic arm.[1] Despite previously being a soldier for Blackrock, even being faction ambassador, he does not enjoy using his gear, to the point of hoping that he never has to pick it up again.[2] Unlike other inphernals, he no longer possesses the natural instinct to phight others.[3] He feels shame for his past as a legend[4], yet misses being a part of Blackrock when, in his opinion, it was more like a close-knit family.[5] He struggled adjusting to civilian life when he retired, suffering night terrors for a while after the change.[6] He has a complicated relationship with the Swords, as he lost his arm to one of them; who he lost it to is unknown.[7] Despite his curt and reserved nature, Zuka actively helps the other vendors in Crossroads[8][3], and has a soft spot for his adoptive child, Rocket. Due to them sharing the same gear classification, Zuka taught Rocket his abilities.[9] He raised Rocket unconditionally, without asking for anything in return.[3] Despite this, he would rather that Rocket didn't participate in Phights, or mess with pyrotechnics. On Zuka's birthday, he begrudgingly allows Rocket to throw him a celebration.