# List of Zenless Zone Zero characters

The cast of characters in HoYoverse's Zenless Zone Zero hails from the city of New Eridu. All playable characters are associated with a specific faction.
All playable Agents wield one of 5 playable attributes: Electric, Ether, Fire, Ice, and Physical and one of 5 playable styles: Anomaly, Attack, Defense, Support and stun.

## Design and development

Characters in Zenless Zone Zero have different design based on their faction; For instance, the design for Victoria Housekeeping characters is based on Victorian-era butlers and maids with tropes from horror movies. The development team created characters based on previously unseen design elements. There is an emphasis for quality over quantity in regards to development of characters.
Compared to design of characters in HoYoverse's previous games such as Genshin Impact and Honkai: Star Rail, Zenless Zone Zero took a different direction with its variety of playable characters; There are non-human playable characters such as Ben Bigger, a grizzly bear, Soukaku, a blue-colored oni, and Billy Kid, a cyborg gunslinger. During the planning stages, these non-human characters were not intended to be present in the game but the team did find them fun and later incorporated them into the game.
The development team cited Persona 5, Digimon World, and Street Fighter as influences for Zenless Zone Zero, influences from Street Fighter can be seen within animation of characters during combat. Despite the similarities between Persona 5 and Zenless Zone Zero in terms of art style, the development team stressed that Zenless Zone Zero has its own unique style.
According to Li Zhenyu, the producer of Zenless Zone Zero, main protagonists Wise and Belle have independent roles from each other.

## Characters
### Playable
#### Random Play

Random Play is a video store in New Eridu where Belle and Wise rent out VHS tapes, while living on the floor above the business. The staff room in the back of the store doubles as a base for their Proxy work.
| Name | Voice Actor | Description | Cits |
| Wise | Lin Jing Stephen Fu Atsushi Abe Lee Sang-Ho | The main protagonists of the game, a pair of siblings who secretly perform Proxy work under the codename "Phaethon." Neither of the siblings participate in combat, but instead use their unique "HDD" system to sync up with their Bangboo, Eous, to guide their clients through the Hollows. Players can choose between Wise (male) and Belle (female) as the player character. Whoever is not picked will serve as the player character's assistant throughout the game. | |
| Belle | Yī Koujing Courtney Steele Sayaka Senbongi Lee Sae-ah | The main protagonists of the game, a pair of siblings who secretly perform Proxy work under the codename "Phaethon." Neither of the siblings participate in combat, but instead use their unique "HDD" system to sync up with their Bangboo, Eous, to guide their clients through the Hollows. Players can choose between Wise (male) and Belle (female) as the player character. Whoever is not picked will serve as the player character's assistant throughout the game. | |

#### Cunning Hares

Cunning Hares (formerly known as Gentle House) is a small scale temp work agency that will take on various commissions for clients who can't or won't hire a bigger (or more reputable) agency. This faction was released in July 2024.
| Name | Attribute | Rarity | Style | Voice Actor | Description |
| Anby Demara | Electric | A-Rank | Stun | Yanning Sam Slade Atsumi Tanezaki Kim Bo-na | A calm and collected young girl who is unusually competent and efficient in combat, but struggles in other aspects. Anby attempts to improve her social skills by imitating scenes from popular movies, but with little success. |
| Billy Kid | Physical | A-Rank | Attack | Chen Runqiu Clifford Chapin Yū Hayashi Lee Jo-seung | A cyborg gunslinger with a surprisingly casual and carefree personality. A Starlight Knights superfan who refers to his custom revolvers as his "girls." |
| Nekomiya Mana | Physical | S-Rank | Attack | Hualing Alice Himora Sayuri Hara Lee Bo-hee | The mischievous catgirl Thiren of the group. Initially she planned to have the Cunning Hares killed in the Hollows for their role in killing her former gang-mate Silver, but after seeing them try to rescue her former neighbors from the Vision Corporation's scheme, she decided to join them instead. |
| Nicole Demara | Ether | A-Rank | Support | Chen Tingting Nadia Marshall Yu Serizawa Shin Na-ri | The founder of the Cunning Hares who struggles to keep her group afloat financially. |

#### Belobog Heavy Industries

Belobog Heavy Industries is a company specializing in In-Hollow construction. This faction was released in July 2024.
| Name | Attribute | Rarity | Style | Voice Actor | Description |
| Anton Ivanov | Electric | A-Rank | Attack | Xiao Zhai Alejandro Saab Shinichiro Kamio Jang Seo-hwa | The sharp-tongued project manager who refers to his wrist-mounted drill as his "bro." |
| Ben Bigger | Fire | A-Rank | Defense | Meng Xianglong Henry Schrader Kenji Hamada Han Bok-hyun | A grizzly bear Thiren who works as the accountant. Despite his imposing presence, Ben rarely gets angry outside of combat. |
| Grace Howard | Electric | S-Rank | Anomaly | Xiao Gan Chelsea Kwoka Haruka Shiraishi Kim Yea-lim | The mechanic of the group, her enthusiasm for all things mechanical has led her to design and program various heavy machinery for Belobog, referring to them as her "children." |
| Koleda Belobog | Fire | S-Rank | Stun | Mu Xueting Katie Cofield Yuka Iguchi Jeong Hae-eun | Grace's unofficial sister and the President of Belobog Heavy Industries. She blames her father for disappearing one night with a bag full of money, thinking he was responsible for embezzling company funds and nearly ruining everything while she had to slowly rebuild Belobog's reputation afterwards. |

#### Victoria Housekeeping

Victoria Housekeeping is an agency specializing in housekeeping services, though they will also take on jobs that require venturing into the Hollows to acquire items for their client. This faction was released in July 2024.
| Name | Attribute | Rarity | Style | Voice Actor | Description |
| Alexandrina "Rina" Sebastiane | Electric | S-Rank | Attack | Zhang Ruoyu Crystal Lee Satomi Arai Lee Eun-jo | The gentle and delicate Head Maid, often accompanied by two floating Bangboo puppets named Drusilla and Anastella. |
| Corin Wickes | Physical | A-Rank | Defense | Mu Fei Chloe Eves Hiromi Igarashi Cho Kyung-yi | A timid and anxious maid who wields a very large buzzsaw as her main tool. |
| Ellen Joe | Ice | S-Rank | Anomaly | Xiao Qingyuan Giselle Fernandez Shion Wakayama Lee Ji-na | A shark Thiren who prefers hanging out with her friends to doing extra work or club activities. She wields an oversized pair of pruning shears. |
| Von Lycaon | Ice | S-Rank | Stun | Wang Yuhang Nicholas Thurkettle Chikahiro Kobayashi Jang Min-hyuk | A white wolf Thiren who acts as the Head Butler, using a kick-based fighting style to dispatch enemies with his cybernetic legs. |

#### Hollow Special Operations Section 6

Hollow Special Operations Section 6 (also known as Section 6) is a frontline operational unit of the Hollow Special Operations. This faction was released in July 2024.
| Name | Attribute | Rarity | Style | Voice Actor | Description | Cits |
| Hoshimi Miyabi | Ice | TBA | TBA | Du Mingya Ami Koshimizu | A member of Section 6 with kitsune girl appearance. | |
| Soukaku | Ice | A-Rank | Support | Liu Wen Machico | A blue, demonic oni girl whose true origins are unknown. Soukaku prefers talking about eating more than anything else. | |

#### Obol Squad

Obol Squad is a part of New Eridu Defense Force Obsidian Division. This faction was released in July 2024.
| Name | Attribute | Rarity | Style | Voice Actor | Description | Cits |
| Soldier 11 | Fire | S-Rank | Attack | Chen Yu Emeri Chase Yukiyo Fujii Moon Yoo-jeong | The mysterious leader of Obol Squad. Her real name is unknown. She has a love of spicy noodles and cats. | |

#### Criminal Investigation Special Response Team

The Criminal Investigation Special Response Team (part of New Eridu Public Security or PubSec) is an agency specializing in law enforcement. This faction was released in July 2024.
| Name | Attribute | Rarity | Style | Voice Actor | Description |
| Qingyi | Electric | S-Rank | Stun | Hao Sibai Kira Buckland Maria Abo Kim Soon-mi | An android member of Criminal Investigation Special Response Team. |
| Seth Lowell | Electric | A-Rank | Defense | Xiu Yuan Nazeeh Tarsha Kengo Takanashi Lim Chae-bin | Fluffy-eared member of Criminal Investigation Special Response Team. |
| Zhu Yuan | Ether | S-Rank | Attack | Mace Alaina Wis Marina Inoue Lee Joo-eun | The leader of the group. |

#### Sons of Calydon

Sons of Calydon is a biker gang. This faction was released in July 2024.
| Name | Attribute | Rarity | Style | Voice Actor | Description |
| Burnice White | Fire | TBA | Anomaly | Ge Zirui Karin Takahashi Bae Ha-gyoung | A member of Sons of Calydon. |
| Caesar King | Physical | TBA | Defense | Su Ziwu Rina Satō Kim Bo-Min | A defender woman with spiked shield and sword. |
| Luciana "Lucy" de Montefio | Fire | A-Rank | Support | Xian Ta Wutong TBA Ayaka Asai Kim Mi-so | A rebellious, blonde-haired biker who travels with tiny boar Thirens. She has a surprisingly refined demeanor in contrast with her appearance. |
| Piper Wheel | Physical | A-Rank | Anomaly | Wu Zheru Suzie Yeung Manaka Iwami Son Jung-min | A tiny woman who maintains a big rig for the Sons of Calydon. She prefers resting when not actively on the job. |

### Non-player characters

* Fairy (Voiced by: Allegra Clark). One of the keys (artificial intelligence) in the Hollow Deep Dive (HDD) system.
* Mr. Mole (Voiced by: Tim Heller). An unseen voice-only character encountered by the Proxy.
* Tin Master (Voiced by: Tim Heller). The barista and owner of Coff Cafe coffee shop.

## Reception

The characters of Zenless Zone Zero have enjoyed positive reception, especially in terms of revenue: as Zenless Zone Zero is a gacha game, much of its revenue comes from sales of in-game currency players use to obtain characters. Most revenue comes from limited character banners. The mobile version grossed almost US$52 million in its first 11 days and US$100 million in its first month. Chinese video game news website GameLook estimated the total revenue from all platforms of the game for July 2024 to exceed CN¥ 2.2 billion (US$306 million).
Reviews from Eurogamer and Kotaku praised the design of characters of the game. Paste praised the design and variety of characters while criticized the usage of starter playable characters (specifically Anby Demara, Billy Kid, and Nicole Demara) as repetitive.

### Controversies

Some players have criticized the alteration towards Nicole Demara's design, especially regarding the jiggle physics.
Concept art of an unannounced idol faction and Sons of Calydon was leaked on the internet prior to the release of the game. Zenless Zone Zero development team released a statement on Bilibili expressing their disappointment.