Zahra Rashid is a member of Glitch Techs and a recurring character on the show.
Biography
Zahra is an Arab-American who wears a hijab. Her age is 17.[2]
She's a Hero rank Glitch Tech that was recruited a few years prior to Five and Miko's introduction to the Glitch Techs.
Personality
Zahra is cool and casual, and can be sarcastic at times. Out of the Glitch Techs, she is the most professional on field, as she openly admits most of her glitch tech gear is for support. She is a strong team player who takes on key support roles to back up her squad.
Appearance
Zahra is a female human who is above-average height. She has tan skin, dark eyes, thick eyebrows, and has a mole under one eye. Her natural hair color is black, judging by her eyebrows. Her Glitch Tech uniform consists of a white suit, a black pauldron chest plate with blue accents and a white H embedded onto it, a black skirt, black sleeves and knee padding, gray finger-less gloves, clear glasses with the mic speaker sticking out, and gray boots. She wears a Glitch Tech gauntlet on her right arm, as well as a white hijab on her head.
As of Season 2 episode "The Real Glitch Techs", Zahra gains an upgraded set of gear, wearing black pants with a white stripe on the side of each leg, black knee-pads, the usual white jumpsuit top, and a new long sleeved jacket, the left sleeve folded, along with shoulder pads that have the Hinobi "H" on them.
Relationships
Haneesh Jyoshi
Haneesh is her main companion, they generally are shown together in mission and have a good relationship.
High Five
On missions, Zahra is congenial around High Five and works with him as a comrade in arms. She trusts his leadership, and follows him when he takes the lead. Conversely, she secretly has a crush on High Five, as seen in "BUDS". When in the romantic setting, she becomes quite bashful and anxious around Five, fumbling while trying to flirt with him.
Miko Kubota
Her and Miko have a good coworker relationship. Although, she does find it weird that Miko can't be mind wiped during the episode "The Glitch Modder", but at the end of the episode she seems to show her interest to understand why Miko cannot be Mind wiped as when the duo consisting of Miko and Five went back to HQ and said "I have this thing to study your brain", Zahra trusts Miko and finds her to be a good companion.
Mitch Williams
Zahra, like the rest of the team, finds Mitch to be infuriating due to his domineering, self-centered and arrogant attitude.
Powers, abilities, and equipment
Support expert: She centers her upgrades mostly on support abilities, preferring to use it on others than on herself.
Glove: Like all Glitch Techs, Zahra has an augmented glove with weaponry designed to contain and capture glitches. It has the following abilities:
- Mind Wipe
- Energy Blasts
- Weapon and Shield Formation
- Portals
Upgrades:
- Machine gun: Consistently aimed, repetitive pink laser blast.
- Rifle.
- Speed Boost: She can augment the speed of a companion or herself for a short period of time.
- Sword: Her weapon of choice is a giant pink laser sword that is shaped like the Buster Blade.
- Pause Blast: an energy blast that can stop/freeze glitches or immobilize people (they can still talk while immobilized) for a short time—until the countdown reaches zero.
Hacking: She is capable to hack another Glitch Tech's gloves.
Appearances
| Season 1 | ||||||||||||
| Glitch Techs theme song: | Absent | |||||||||||
| 1-2. "Age of Hinobi": | Debut | 6. "Castle Crawl": | Absent | |||||||||
| 3. "Tutorial Mode": | Background | 7. "Alpha Leader": | Appears | |||||||||
| 4. "Going, Going, Gauntlet!": | Absent | 8. "Collection Quest": | Absent | |||||||||
| 5. "Smashozaurs": | Absent | 9. "Adventures in Pet Training": | Absent | |||||||||
| 10. "Karate Trainer": | Absent | |||||||||||
| Season 2 | ||||||||||||
| Glitch Techs theme song: | Absent | |||||||||||
| 1. "The Glitch Modder": | Appears | 6. "Find the Glitch": | Appears | |||||||||
| 2. "Ping": | Absent | 7. "The Real Glitch Techs": | Appears | |||||||||
| 3. "Ralphie Bear Is Back": | Absent | 8. "Settling the Score": | Absent | |||||||||
| 4. "BUDS": | Appears | 9. "I'm Mitch Williams": | Absent | |||||||||
| 5. "The New Recruit": | Absent | 10. "BITT Prime": | Absent | |||||||||
Trivia
- She is the first character in a Nickelodeon series confirmed to be Arab.[2]
- The Proud Family had featured an animated Muslim woman years prior to this but while Nickelodeon produced the 1999 pilot not shown to the public, they passed on the series so it was a Disney show.
- There is an episode of Season 3 intended to focus on Zahra and Haneesh Jyoshi.[3]
- In response to fans who romantically ship Zahra and High Five, Dan Milano teased at the idea of a spinoff show that takes place in the future where Five and Zahra are raising a family.[4][5]
References
| v • e — Characters — | |
| Main Characters | Miko Kubota • High Five • Mitch Williams |
|---|---|
| Supporting Characters | Zahra Rashid • Haneesh Jyoshi • Nica Kubota • Casino • BITT • Phil Altiere • Lexi Kubota • Bergy • Nix • Mayumi Kubota • Hugh Kubota • Geri Lawson • Helpie • Abuela Nieves • Papi Nieves • Emilio Nieves • Ridley • Helpie • Emma Deveraux • LuC++ • Nameless • Ray • Wes • Simi |
| Glitches | Ally • Alpha • Bolypius • Chomp Kitty • Kodama • Count Nogrog • Garbile • Karate Master • Narwhalrus • Team Enter Name • Zoid |