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Zac Blakely is one of the main characters in Mako: Island of Secrets and lead male protagonist, as well as the secondary antagonist of the second half of season one. He is portrayed by Chai Hansen.

Biography[]


Zac was born as a merman to a powerful Nothern mermaid called Nerissa and is, just like his mother and sister Mimmi, a descendant from a royal line of merpeople who ruled the seas. When a rebel mermaid called Aurora threatened the Northern Pod, Nerissa was forced to flee with her children to the Southern Hemisphere in the ocean surrounding Mako Island, in order to help her pod. She left Mimmi with the Mako Pod, as she brought Zac onto land nearby. Nerissa cast a powerful spell on him that concealed his true merman form and deprived him of all his powers, disguising him as human, so he could live a normal and safe life as a land boy. Zac's physical contact with the Moon Pool during the full moon, broke this spell. His official merman name is unknown, but he was named Zac Blakely by his adoptive human parents, Rob and Lauren Blakely, who found him on the beach. During his time on land, he fell in love with human girl Evie McLaren, and made a close friendship with Cam Mitchell. He is quite sporty and grew up surfing. He later joined Suncoast High's swim team and took a job as a lifeguard on the Gold Coast beach.

In the beginning, Zac is the typical, perhaps just above average teenage boy, growing up on the Gold Coast. He's good looking, popular at school, he has a long-term girlfriend called Evie, parents who let him do what he likes, is sporty, gets good grades, and everyone knows him well.

But when he was 16 years old, Zac went camping on Mako Island with his best friend Cam. He walked off to take care of business and saw a light coming from a Cave. He walked into the cave, curious to see what was in it. He found a wall with a trident symbol in a mysterious cave and touched it. The symbol lit up and the floor beneath his feet disappeared and he fell into the Moon Pool, breaking his mother's Tailless Spell put on him when he was just a hatchling.

Cam is the first person he tells. Cam quickly becomes fascinated with Zac's abilities, but as Zac's ego grows and he starts to view himself as better than everyone else, Cam's interest and motivation to support his friend turns to intense jealousy. This is soon accompanied by intense resentment when the negative aspects of being a merman begin to take their toll on Zac. As it becomes harder for Zac to keep his secret, it becomes harder for Cam to help him, and Zac begins taking his frustration out on him.

When things hit rock bottom with Cam, Lyla, Sirena, and Nixie learn of Zac's powers and Zac finds a new support network. While trying to find answers on how he became a merman, Zac learns the existence of a powerful artifact called the Trident and comes to believe he is destined to possess it. As the Mermaids continue to offer their "support" it is Lyla that Zac feels most comfortable confiding in, causing problems with his girlfriend, Evie, who later breaks up with him over it. This all changes when Zac discovers that Lyla and the others have been mermaids the whole time and try to take the Trident from him as he attempts to claim it. Feeling used and betrayed, Zac denounces the mermaids as his enemies and reconciles with Cam, vowing to gain possession of the Trident and reek vengeance on them. The battlelines are drawn. However, because of their shared secret, there are times where Zac has to begrudgingly work together with the mermaids to protect their secret.

Through the second half of season 1, Zac battles with Lyla, Nixie and Sirena for possession of the Trident. During this time, he displayed a great deal of resourcefulness such as in "The Trident Job" where he is able to outsmart the mermaids and gain possession of the trident. Because of this, and later the sheer power of the trident, Zac's confrontations with his newly declared nemeses have mostly ended in his victory. However, the mermaids finally succeed in getting the Trident from Zac and Lyla is able to hide it in "Aquata Returns".

This defeat for Zac soon proves short-lived. Zac finds the trident where Lyla hid it and they fight for it underwater, resulting in Lyla being knocked unconscious. This turn of events shocks Zac and he realizes his mistake of trying to get the trident. Later learns it will destroy the Moon Pool forever if it is taken there during a full moon, so he locks it away in the chamber once again after helping Lyla recover. Their friendship restored, Lyla is again the one he confides in the most, but it never goes anywhere as Zac is too in love with Evie to return Lyla's feelings. Lyla and Zac continue as friends, and she eventually accepts that their relationship must remain platonic.

Following this, Zac decides to grant the girl's request to give up his powers since it hurts him to have to lie to Evie. At the end of series one, Evie learns Zac's secret and Cam betrays him by attempting to go to the Moon Pool on a full moon with the trident. With his help, the mermaids are able to stop Cam and he breaks the trident. In the aftermath of it all, being in the Moon Pool under a full moon did not remove Zac's powers. Despite his broken friendship with Cam - Zac is relieved he finally can have the mermaids as friends without trouble from Evie, who accepts the girls when she realizes how untrusting she was of them. Season 1 ends with the 3 mermaids and the merman diving into the ocean and swimming into the distance.

Things seem to be going perfect for Zac at first. Despite losing a friend in Cam, he is now completely happy being a merman since he no longer has to lie to his girlfriend Evie. Soon however, things in his life get complicated upon the arrival of both the seventh full moon since Zac became a merman, and two mermaids Ondina and Mimmi. This duo of mermaids intends to finish what Sirena began and they don't plan on giving Zac a choice in the matter. There are also more complications with Zac's growing connection to Mako. This includes his discovery of an ancient Merman Chamber which also attracts Erik's interest. Zac awakens it by moving his hand over a rock with glowing symbols, which include a moonrise, an island, a full moon, the moon pool, and a trident. It becomes apparent that Zac is the only one capable of controlling the chamber and he becomes determined to find out its purpose and why he is connected to it. Another situation arises when he finds out that Erik is actually a merman. He begins to get along with him by swimming together and doing stuff together as mermen.

Also in this season, Evie becomes a mermaid. At first Zac is eager to help her, even take her out swimming, but the mystery of the chamber and the power growing inside, draws him away from her in the most important situations. Evie becomes anxious as to why he is suddenly seeing visions and having to leave in important situation, but it is revealed that it is not the island at all, but his connection to Mimmi, who is actually his long-lost sister. Zac learns that he was actually born a merman and that he is the son of Nerissa, the most powerful mermaid to ever exist. It turns out that when Zac fell into the moon pool, it broke a spell he was under cast by Nerissa that prevented him from getting a tail whenever he touched water so instead of transforming, he returned to normal.

This revelation is all just too much for Zac and he begins pushing away those close to him as a result, overwhelmed by the fact that his whole life has been a lie. Eventually, he learns to accept who he really is after Mimmi reminds him that he has a family who cares for him, unlike her who never had any family until now. After his parents tell him the story of how they found him on the beach as a baby and adopted him, they assure him that they always considered him their real son. Zac then realizes that whether he is a land boy or a merman, he was meant to be with the Blakely's and that he is surrounded by people who care about him and that is all he really needs to know to be happy. He then reconciles with all the people he cares about, including Cam, and accepts Mimmi as his sister. Following this, Zac and his newfound sister are shown to develop a very strong bond throughout the second half of season 2. Both of them are shown to be extremely caring and protective of each other. At some point off screen, Zac and Mimmi take a photograph together which Zac treasures.

Throughout the second half of season 2, Zac's curiosity of the chamber grows, and he continues to seek its purpose, while at the same time wanting to be certain that Mimmi and all mermaids are safe. He later finds out from Rita that he and Mimmi are descendants of the merman who built the chamber, but refused to activate it after falling in love with a mermaid. This causes Zac to have second thoughts about trying to activate the chamber. He and the others would eventually discover, however, that typing in the code is only the first step to starting the chamber and that the trident must be placed within it. Since Zac already destroyed it, all seems well at first until Erik deduces that the stone that acted as the heart of its power is what starts the chamber instead of the trident by itself. After learning from Sirena that she hid the stone at Rita's following the trident's destruction, Zac accidentally activates it again when he touches it due to his stronger connection to Mako. He resolves to hide it, but this proves harder than expected when the stone urges him to use it and Erik finds out he has it.

A bitter confrontation erupts between the two mermen as Erik insists that the chamber has more purpose than destroying mermaids and demands custody of the stone. Zac refuses to hand it over and Erik nearly gets into a brawl with him over it until they are interrupted by Evie's dad. Realizing the stone is not safe with him, Zac decides to entrust it to Cam. Although Evie is worried about what Cam will do with it, Zac has complete faith in his best friend and Cam proves his trustworthiness when he returns the stone to the mermaids and turns on Erik despite him promising him a merman tail if he agrees to help him get the stone. Unfortunately, Erik is still able to get the stone after successfully deducing that it is at Rita's. Zac and Mimmi then confront him, but the stone drains Zac of his magic, allowing Erik to start the chamber. Now powerless, Zac seemingly loses all hope of stopping Erik, but he musters courage after being encouraged by Cam, Evie, and Mimmi. Zac follows Erik to the chamber and attempts to stop him from activating it.

However, Zac is no match for Erik without his magic and he is soon shaken off and tossed aside. When Erik activates the chamber and it begins to kill the mermaids, Zac bravely attempts to grab the stone and deactivate it. He is successful, but seemingly at the cost of his own life. Zac's sacrifice proves unbearable for the mermaids, and they are all overcome with grief, especially Evie and Mimmi who cry strongly over his apparent death while Ondina and Sirena watch in sorrow. However, Mimmi is able to use the stone to restore Zac's life and his powers, to everyone's great relief. Zac's heroic actions earn him Veridia's trust and praise and he is made an honorary member of the pod along with Evie. He then greets the pod with the rest of the gang, happy that they no longer fear him and have accepted him as a friend.

Zac continues his life on the Gold Coast now fully accepting of his true origins in the sea. He also still frequently spends time with his girlfriend Evie and best friend Cam, the latter of whom he has completely made amends with. In addition, he is also frequently visited by his mermaid friends (excluding Sirena who has went on a vacation with her sister), including his sister Mimmi who he is seen playfully poking during one of said visits. Although he does not take part in mermaid only activities such as the full moon ceremonies, he is no longer feared by the Mako pod and considered an equal member. Some of the younger mermaids in the pod that would become Ondina's students even express a keen interest in finding out what he is like.

Later, Zac would be introduced to a new mermaid from China named Weilan, who is friendly to him despite the previous history between mermaids and mermen. Zac and the mermaids now peaceful life would turn upside down one night as he and Cam prepare to have a card night while the mermaids leaves for the full moon ceremony. As they are about to play, Zac is suddenly startled when he has a vision warning him that Mimmi is face to face with a massive water dragon. After rushing to help her and the others, Zac and the mermaids learn from Weilan that the dragon has the ability to take away a mermaid's powers with its cold fire breath. The merpeople group then dedicate most of the season trying to figure out a way to defeat the dragon.

During the first half of season 3, Zac does his best to support Evie as she learns to master her moon ring and learn more about mermaid life. However, he cannot help but feel a little bit neglected because of this, something that he is only barely able keep out of her notice. His grades are shown to have dropped dramatically since he no longer gets to study with Evie like he used to. This causes Zac to find strong companionship in Weilan, who is having difficulty connecting with Ondina. With both of them having lived most of their lives on land despite their origins in the sea and having a mutual understanding of what it's like to be on Ondina's bad side, the two of them quickly become very good friends. They also become classmates when Weilan enrolls at his school. After hearing about Zac' struggles, Weilan happily offers to tutor him in place of Evie, but the study sessions do not lock in. Things soon go awry when Weilan mentions a knowledge transference spell and Zac begs her to use it on him. The spell works later on, but also causes them to slowly swap bodies. With help from Ondina and Mimmi, the spell is reversed and both Zac and Weilan are restored to their normal selves.

Later, Zac has an idea of his own to defeat the water dragon after learning of Weilan's ability to use a powerful eastern spell called "Turn the Tide" which redirects any magic aimed at the spell caster back to its source. Confident that he can save the pod again like he did in the previous season, Zac believes that if he were to learn the spell, he could use it to redirect the dragon's cold fire breath without risk of losing his powers since he is a merman. After sharing this thought with Weilan, she decides that he has a point and agrees to try to teach him. Both of them also agree that no one else must know what they are doing, especially Mimmi and Evie, or they would surely try to stop him. The two of them head to a secluded part of Mako island to train. Although Zac soon memorizes the overall form of the spell, he has a great deal of trouble executing it. After many tries, Zac is finally able to master the spell and the triumphant duo share a celebratory hug. Evie notices this while working on a group project Zac was supposed to help with and she mistakenly assumes Zac is cheating on her. Zac is able to explain the misunderstanding assuring her that there is nothing going on between him and Weilan and they reconcile. However, he does not reveal his plan with Weilan.

When the next full moon comes, Zac and Weilan prepare to put their plan into action. Zac is instructed to lure the dragon to the moon pool and then try to redirect the dragon's cold fire once it appears on the east side of the island where the moon rises. While Weilan makes sure the pod stays out of the way, Zac makes a plan to keep Evie occupied by arranging a movie night at his place with Evie and enlist Cam to keep her occupied until he returns. Unfortunately, his plan is dealt a blow when Evie decides to join the pod in the fight against the dragon and she enlists Carly to perform the same task as Cam to prevent Zac from trying to stop her. As Zac prepares to face the dragon and Weilan wishes him luck, they are spotted by Evie. After Evie confronts Weilan, she figures out what Zac is about to do and races after him.

As the dragon appears, Zac leads it to the moon pool where he is horrified to find Evie there too. Before he can send her off, the dragon appears to them. Although Zac is able to use "Turn the Tide" multiple times, the dragon is completely unfazed. As Evie attempts to help him, she is struck by the dragon's fire breath and loses her tail and powers in the process. Zac is then forced to retrieve Evie to prevent her from drowning, leaving himself vulnerable to the dragon. However, instead of finishing him off, the dragon merely sniffs Zac and then leaves. Afterwards, Zac feels greatly responsible for Evie's lost tail, but Evie herself does not blame him for they had both lied to each other. Later, Evie learns to accept returning to her role as a land girl and decides to resume her diving career, much to Zac's happiness.

During the second half of season 3, Zac and Mimmi's past begins to haunt them when Mimmi's moon ring starts activating on its own before showing her visions of a mermaid that Zac sees as well. This causes Zac to grow greatly concerned for Mimmi, especially when she states her belief that the mermaid, they saw is their long-lost mother: Nerissa. For some unknown reason, Zac is unable to see the visions of Nerissa in person in even though he is able to see them through Mimmi's eyes. This causes him to be skeptical to believe that their mother is really out there, much to Mimmi's frustration. This disagreement would go even further when Zac and the mermaids later attend a football game that Mimmi's boyfriend Chris is playing in. During the game, Mimmi's moon ring starts to glow again and she prepares to ditch the game to try to reach Nerissa and she urges Zac to come with her. Knowing Chris will be crushed if Mimmi leaves, Zac attempts to talk her out of it and insist that she needs to let Nerissa go.

The conversation soon turns into an argument as Mimmi expresses jealousy over Zac having a family while claiming to not have anyone. Zac is slightly offended by this statement, and retorts by reminding her that she has him now, getting the feeling that this is no longer good enough for her. When Mimmi offers one last chance to come along, Zac remains firm in his decision and she leaves on her own disgusted by his lack of faith. After revealing what happened to the other mermaids, Weilan warns them that using a moon ring will summon the dragon. After seeing a vision of the dragon chasing Mimmi, Zac is able to pinpoint their location, but he, Ondina, and Weilan are unable to rescue her. However, the dragon spares Mimmi and leaves after merely sniffing Mimmi the same way it previously did Zac. Zac then rushes to his sister's side to comfort her, greatly relieved that she isn't hurt.

Afterwards, Zac tends to Mimmi as she recovers from her encounter with the dragon and tearfully expresses her pain of missing their mother. Mimmi then decides with a heavy heart that Zac was right and that she needs to let go of trying to find Nerissa. In attempt to give themselves some closure, Zac and Mimmi hold a memorial service for Nerissa as they hold each other close all the while.

Close to the season climax, Zac and the mermaids find a potential solution to defeat the dragon. When the mermaids attend a book signing by a word famous diver and treasure hunter named Rikki Chadwick, they take notice of a Chinese dragon bracelet that has a connection to the legend of the Jao Long Dragon. Believing it can destroy the dragon, the mermaids ask for the bracelet. When Rikki refuses to give it to them, the girls enlist Zac's help to steal it and he is all too happy to help. Unfortunately, they are unable to get it and are forced to retreat when the police arrive. Later, after learning Mimmi broke up with Chris, Zac attempts to comfort her and is quickly able to cheer her up.

Another vision of Nerissa then appears, but this time she speaks to both of them, and Zac is able to see her too. At the same time, Weilan finds out that the Jao Long dragon was a actually a human under a spell who was set free when a mermaid used the dragon bracelet which she discloses to Zac and Mimmi. Now believing that Mimmi was right about their mother being alive, Zac and Mimmi conclude that their mother under the same kind of spell. The two of them have a meeting with Veridia begging her to cancel their plan to destroy the dragon and allow them to try to save her, but Veridia refuses unwilling to risk the safety of the pod. However, Ondina and Weilan are able to get the bracelet. As the group tries to decide who should use the bracelet, Zac is the first to volunteer but Rita informs him that only a mermaid can use it. He then offers full support to Mimmi when she takes it herself.

As Zac and the mermaids prepare to face the dragon for the final time, he and Mimmi watch in horror as the dragon is struck by lightning from a powerful storm conjured by the mermaid council and Zac frantically urges Mimmi to use the bracelet. As the bracelet begins to take effect on the dragon, Zac and Mimmi excitedly realize that the dragon is indeed their mother as they can both feel her presence, but they grow frightened again as the storm continues to strike the dragon. When both the dragon and Mimmi suddenly disappear, a distraught Zac believes that they not only failed to save Nerissa, but that he has lost his beloved sister in the process as he and an equally devastated Ondina desperately cry out to her. However, his horror immediately turns to joy when Mimmi emerges from the water along with a newly restored Nerissa. A stunned Zac then meets his birth mother for the first time since she left him on the beach as a baby. Zac and Nerissa immediately engage in a loving embrace as he and Mimmi are finally reunited with her.

At Rita's grotto, Nerissa explains that it was Zac and Mimmi's ever increasing bond as siblings that allowed her to awake and slowly begin to regain her sense of self. She then promises never to leave them again as the newly reunited family share a group hug. Later, Zac goes on to tell the story of his and Mimmi's reunion with their mother to Evie, Cam, Carly, and David. Although Zac is very happy to be back with his birth mother and loves her dearly, his adoptive parents do not lose their place in his heart, and he still considers Lauren his mother just the same he does Nerissa.

Now finding himself with two mothers, Zac concludes that the time has come to tell his adoptive parents both about Nerissa and who he really is, believing that they deserve to know the truth since they took him in and raised him while Nerissa was unable to. He is given full support to his decision from Evie as Zac proceeds to nuzzle his beloved girlfriend, content at having reunited with his long-lost family in the sea as well as having his family and friends on land, taking great pride in the fact that he is truly a part of both worlds.

Personality[]

Good looking and charming, Zac starts out as an all-round nice guy. He's popular and sporty, always off on one adventure or another with best mate Cam. He and Cam have a healthy and long-running rivalry based firmly in good-hearted mate ship.

The rivalry fuels both boys in everything they do and they banter constantly. But truth be told, they both win as often as they lose. They are essentially equals. That is until the Moon Pool endows Zac with amazing powers and the ability to transform into a merman.

When he first gets a tail, Zac experiences a range of different emotions. At first, he is plain stunned, then intrigued, then bummed after all, his new status as half-fish undeniably makes him a bit of a freak. In addition, he knows he can't get wet in front of people without transforming- and that would be a disaster. But he soon finds out that the perks of his powers outweigh the negatives and starts to embrace his new destiny. This causes a rift in his friendship with Cam - who is used to being Zac's equal and is jealous of his new abilities.

Zac's world would turn upside down even more when he discovers that he was never really a human to begin with and has been a merman his whole life as well as being the son of the legendary mermaid Nerissa and Mimmi's long lost brother. Feeling that his whole life has been a lie, Zac falls into a deep depression and pushes away everyone close to him, especially Mimmi, who he refuses to accept as his sister. Eventually Mimmi is able to convince him that no matter what he is, he has people that care about him, particularly his parents. He is further established this after talking with his parents and they insist that they always considered him their real son. Deciding Mimmi is right, Zac learns to fully embrace his destiny and accept Mimmi, who he would quickly learn to care deeply about and vice versa. These events also drove him to become more respectful and grateful for his family and friends, including Cam, who he reconciles with.

As the series progresses, Zac proves to not only be a very kind outgoing and friendly person, but also very brave and willing to risk his own life for the well-being the people he cares such as when he saves the mermaids from being destroyed by the merman chamber and attempts to destroy a water dragon all on his own. This bravery and selflessness are what ultimately lead to him being accepted by the rest of the pod.

Zac has also displayed great resourcefulness and intelligence, even being described as "too clever" by Rita. He has come up with multiple plans outside the box to accomplish whatever goal he has tried to achieve and almost always succeeds in his pursuits such as when he was able to obtain the trident after tricking the mermaids into a wild goose chase with Cam. He is also very skilled with his powers as he was able to master them entirely on his own without any help and was able to master Volume Reduction after witnessing the mermaids do it only once. He was also able to master the eastern spell Turn the Tide after only one day of lessons when it took years of training for the mermaids in the eastern pod.

Physical Appearance[]

Zac was a handsome teenage merman of average height with a muscular body. Zac possessed an olive complexion light freckles around the nose, wavy-curly dark brown hair, brown eyes with chiseled cheekbones, a bright smile, and Eurasian features. In season 1, his hair was short. In season 2, his hair was medium with slightly curlier waves, and in season 3, his hair was longer and more curlier. As the seasons went by, his body got more toned. His wardrobes consist of colorful shirts and wears knee high jean shorts.

Powers and Abilities[]

Zac originally possesseed all the standard powers and abilities of a merman native from the Northern Pod. However, Zac's mother cast the Tailless Spell on Zac when he was a hatchling, turning him into a human as long as he remained under this spell, which was eventually broken by the Mako Island's Moon Pool in the mid-2013, and restored all his former powers and abilities of a Northern merman, creating a special type of connection between Zac and the ancient island, before he was eventually accepted as part of the Mako Pod. Also, during his seventh full moon cycle since his true form and powers were restored in the late 2013, Zac's own inherent magical powers were enhanced greatly to greater levels of strength, which deepened his connection with Mako Island even more.

  • Hydrokinesis: The power to create, control, and manipulate the state of water or liquids in general at will. This was the first power that Zac discovered after his returning to his old true merman self following the Tailless Spell cast by his mother being broken by Mako's active Moon Pool in the mid-2013.
  • Hydro-Thermokinesis: The power to raise the temperature of, and heat water or liquids in general to varying degrees. Zac displayed this power to boil and evaporate water in the pool, and to dry off his tail faster in order to return to his human form.
  • Telekinesis: Zac was able to magically manipulate the spatial movement of various physical objects, including other fellow life-forms, with the sheer strength of mind will, and without the need of a physical interaction with the intended object or life-form.
  • Volume Reduction: The power to reduce the volume of and shrink the physical structure of objects or even some life-forms, like a giant squid, a human being, or another merperson, and was presumably related to the water pressure found in the target. Zac used this power to temporarily improve Cam and Carly's vocal cords.
  • Invisibility: A common magical ability that allowed the merperson to temporarily become completely physically invisible to the naked eye.
  • Vision Sharing: The power to view and experience what another merperson was seeing, and sometimes even able to feel what they felt at the time. He possessed the ability to share visions with his older sister Mimmi.

  • Turn the Tide: The Eastern self-defense spell used to turn magic back on itself. When Zac heard about Weilan's knowledge of Eastern mermaid self-defense techniques, he asked and successfully convinced her to instruct him with the goal of defeating the Water Dragon. After a rigorous training under Weilan's strict tutelage, Zac managed to successfully master the spell, and turn the water dragon's cold breath back on himself during their confrontation in Mako's Moon Pool, although he ultimately failed to destroy what was actually his cursed biological mother, Nerissa.

  • Moon Spell Control: An essential skill that every merperson has to learn to master properly, as it lets them survive the Full Moon's spell without letting it control them. After experiencing eight Full Moons back in 2014 since his true form and powers were restored, Zac mastered the Moon Spell Control by himself, and grew completely immune to its effects, although it was said to still be very intense at times.
  • Limited Transformation: Zac was able to grow legs when dry, after Mako Island's Moon Pool broke his mother's Tailless Spell on him, along with all the clothing and accessory he was wearing before he returned to his true merman self. However, he was unable to remain on a dry land for long periods of time without eventually dehydrating, and ultimately dying as a result of his frailing physical condition, and needed to take regular swimming sessions in order to remain physically healthy. Once only a drop of water made a physical contact with his skin, Zac reverted to his true merman self, and his human clothing vanished during his transformation. While in his human form, he was also able to utilize his merman self seemingly as freely as he could in his true merman form, like Telekinesis, and the power of Invisibility.
  • Enhanced Breath: As a merman, Zac was able to hold his breath without any discomfort for at least fifteen minutes before needing to breathe, and would get unconscious if the time period extended over past those minutes.
  • Speed-Swimming: A common merperson ability to swim at an incredible speed rate, and as such, his body was encased in bubbles because of the incredible high speed rate. As a merman, Zac possessed the ability to swim at a super speed, and dive at depths no human being was capable of, completely protected from its cold and water pressure.
  • Aquatic Adaptation: Depending on where they were born and raised, merpeople may be resistant to certain elements in that area. Due to being raised in the Southern part of the equator, it was unknown if Zac possessed all of his former strengths and weaknesses of a Northern merman, such as resistance and immunity to Snow Rash, and low temperatures, though it seemed unlikely.
  • Enhanced Senses: Merpeople may have slightly enhanced senses suited to life underwater due to living in the sea.
  • Endurance: Merpeople were able to swim for days without exhaustion, something which no human had the stamina to do. They were also able to dive at depths no human could withstand.
  • Amphibious: Merpeople's respiratory system can extract oxygen from both water and air, allowing them to breathe freely both underwater and on land.
  • Extended Lifespan: While merpeople do age, their lifespan was far longer than that of humans, allowing them to age at a much slower aging rate.
  • Merman Chamber Activation: As a direct descendant of the bloodline of the ancient merman that created the Merman Chamber, Zac possessed the strong connection with the chamber, and was able to activate with the Trident's crystals, prior to the latter being destroyed, and neutralizing the threat of the chamber permanently.

  • Trident (formerly): Zac was once in the possession of the ancient Trident, and was able to utilize its power the same way mermaids could with their Moon Rings. However, Zac eventually relinquished his hold of the Trident, and even destroyed it to prevent it from destroying the Mako Island's Moon Pool. Zac was also able to utilize its central stone to activate his ancestral Merman Chamber, prior to its eventual destruction, neutralizing the threat of the Chamber permanently.

  • Weaknesses[]

    Under the Tailless Spell, Zac was seemingly susceptible to all the typical weaknesses of a human being. When the Mako Island's Moon Pool broke the spell on him, Zac regained all the typical weaknesses of a Northern merman. However, due to being raised in the Southern part of the equator, and relocating to the Mako Pod in Australia, Zac most likely adapted himself to the warm and clozy climate of these areas, and likely lost his former Northern merman strengths and weaknesses. However, he was still susceptible and linked to Mako's Moon Pool's continued existence and physical well-being, meaning if it was ever to be destroyed, or deprived of its powerful, magical Moon Water, he would perish and die with it if the destruction of his source of magic was not resolved in time.

    Trivia[]

    • Early concept art for Mako: Island of Secrets featured Zac as a bipedal merman before the JMB FX artists dropped this idea in favor of a singular tail similar to those of mermaids.[1][2]
    • Zac found the immediate downside to getting his merman form was that he could no longer go surfing; for which he wins trophies for. Similar to how in the previous series, where Emma had to give up her competitive swimming.
    • Zac is the only merman other than Erik on the show.
      • Also, he is the only merman present throughout the entire show.
    • According to a conversation Cam had with Erik in season 2, Zac's favorite food was hamburgers; though after the Tailless Spell broke, Zac developed the merman craving for seafood. In the first few episodes, Zac scarfs down large amounts of prawn for breakfast; showing a merman's appetite and table manners.
    • In season 1, Zac was introduced as a human who transformed into a merman by accident, but season 2 reveals he was born and had always been one. However, his mother Nerissa had cast a spell on him to make him human. The spell was eventually broken by the Moon Pool, as the Full Moon above Mako Island seemed to possess him one night he camped there and lead him to fall into the Moon Pool where his powers were restored.
    • Zac's mother is Nerissa, a powerful Northern mermaid, which makes him a Northern merman regardless of his upbringing in Australia.
    • The fact Zac started craving seafood after the Tailless Spell broke was an early sign he wasn't cursed with the Metamorphosis like Cleo, Rikki, Emma and Evie; they retained their normal tastes, with Emma only craving seafood while trapped as a mermaid due to her first Moon Spell.
    • It is possible that Nerissa left Zac right after he was born.
      • However, he may have been left when he was, at an estimated age of 4-6 months.
    • There is a possibility that 'Zac' is not Zac's birth name, depending on whether Nerissa named him something different from what the Blakelys called him after they adopted him. However, when Nerissa finally returned, she refers to Zac as such suggesting she either gave him that name or did not name him when he was a baby and simply went along with the name the Blakely's gave him.
    • Because of Nerissa being his mother, his powers might match up to Mimmi's and because of his bond with his sister, he might tap more into his natural magical energy.
    • Due to being a Northern merman, he would probably be immune to snow rash, but due to being raised in a Southern part of the equator, it remains to be seen.
    • Due to being a Northern merman, he may have resistance to low temperatures since he swam in the cold, icy waters around Canada and possibly the Arctic Circle, but due to being raised in a Southern part of the equator, it remains to be seen.
    • He is a direct descendant of the merman that built the Merman Chamber.
    • Zac's temporary death was the second time a main character from either H2O or Mako Mermaids to die onscreen.
    • He was portrayed by actor Chai Hansen, by actor Dylan Stipancic back in his pre-teens and by Jackson Campbell as an infant.
    • Zac has had a crush on Evie ever since he was 12 years old.
    • Zac is the younger one between him and Mimmi, and they are not twins.
    • Judging from Nerissa's conversation with her children in the series finale, her spell on Zac was not permanent as she'd intended for her children to one day meet; furthermore, she is not surprised when she first sees that her son as a merman. This means that the deadline to the spell on Zac may have been close when he fell into the Moon Pool.

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    Mako: Island of Secrets: Season 1
    "Outcasts" "Getting Legs" "Meeting Rita" "Lyla Alone" "Blizzard" "Dolphin Tale" "Zac's Pool Party" "Zac's Return To Mako" "The Siren" "Zac Returns To Mako" "I Don't Believe in Mermaids" "Close Call" "Betrayal"

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    "Battlelines" "Sirena's Secret" "Truce" "Moon Ring 2" "The Trident Job" "Where's The On Button" "Nowhere To Hide" "Aquata Returns" "Evie Times Two" "Zac's Choice" "Trust" "Betrayed" "Decision Time"

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    Mako: Island of Secrets: Season 2
    "The Seventh Cycle" "Sticky Situation" "Discovery" "A New Tail" "Bad For Business" "Stormy Seas" "Awakening" "Land School" "Stowaway" "Keeping The Secret" "Only As Young As You Feel" "Supersized" "Reunion"

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    "A New Man" "Careful What You Wish For" "First Date" "The Merman Code" "The Siren" "Surprise!" "The Job" "New Orders" "The Last Dance" "Stay or Go" "The Truth About Evie" "The Trident Stone" "The Chosen One"

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    Mako: Island of Secrets: Season 3
    "A Visit From The East" "Seeing Is Believing" "Recipe For Success" "Mopping Up" "The Puzzle Box" "New Beginnings" "Turning The Tide" "The Way of the Dragon" "Reversal of Fortune" "Wishful Thinking" "Lost And Found" "Trust Issues" "Letting Go" "Age Before Beauty" "The Legend of Jiao Long" "Homecoming"

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    Main article: Zac Blakely/Gallery

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