There he encountered the Dark Genie in its depths and was introduced to his power. Parts of Metal Flotsam have been covered or replaced with machinery, essentially making him a cyborg.Īpparently some time after Flotsam's defeat on the train at the hands of Max and Monica, the critically wounded Flotsam was somehow launched into the Zelmite Mines. Metal Flotsam is a being only kept alive by the power of Zelmite, meaning he is shallow and empty inside. Metal Flotsam is the Dark Genie's guardian, and resides deep inside the hostile Zelmite Mine, a secret dungeon only available once the Dark Genie's curse, the Dark Element, is defeated. Metal Flotsam is basically the same as Flotsam, being the same person, but with a robotic body built of Zelmite. It's unknown how he has these abilities, whether it was innate or granted by Griffin. If he has abilities for fighting, they weren't shown. He also seems to exhibit some magical abilities such as being able to float and reviving the unconscious Linda. Monica finally revealed herself and ended his career as a not very successful villain, sending Flotsam falling off the train and blasted away by his own dynamite. At that point, covered in soot and ash and his ringmaster attire ruined, an irate Flotsam stripped to reveal the dynamite hidden under his clothes, with intentions to protect himself from further bombs and to blow up the train. The explosion propels him upon the roof of a train carriage.
It was again defeated by a highly risky, yet equally successful ploy by Cedric employing Bombs, with Max lobbing them at the ATV. The chase would presumably end with Flotsam bringing out P-3000, piloted by his muscular henchman, with Flotsam riding pillion and operating a machine gun to wreak havoc upon the Blackstone One as it departed Palm Brinks and headed for Sindain. He sends his clown underlings, Linda and finally employs Halloween to stop Maximillian from leaving Palm Brinks from the Underwater Channel and failing each time.
This began a series of cat and mouse chases where Flotsam finally located the Red Atlamilla, gave up pretense as a simple ringmaster but instead revealed his true colors as a henchman of Emperor Griffon.