He returns home to California to find his land under dictatorship , then taking up Zorro 's mantle .
The originally - announced storyline began with Don Diego as the protege of a great English knight , Sir Edmund Kendel .
Edmund Kendel returns home to California to find Edmund Kendel 's land under dictatorship , then taking up Zorro 's mantle .
The originally - announced storyline began with Don Diego as the protege of a great English knight , Sir Edmund Kendel .