Zenoheld

**Zenoheld** (*ゼノヘルド,Zenoherudo***'****?**) was the main antagonist of *Bakugan Battle Brawlers: New Vestroia*, although he didn't become personally involved until the second arc. He was the former King of Vestal and the father of Prince Hydron. He used a Mechanical Bakugan called Pyrus Farbros, made by Professor Clay. At the end of *New Vestroia*, he is killed by the Alternative Weapon System's explosion along with his estranged son Hydron and Professor Clay.

## Bakugan

### Anime

#### Bakugan Battle Brawlers: New Vestroia

* Pyrus Farbros (Mechanical Guardian) (Destroyed in episode 41, repaired in episode 49, and re-destroyed once and for all in episode 52)
* Pyrus Assail Farbros
	+ Assail System (Probably destroyed in the blast of the Alternative)
* Alternative Weapon System (Destroyed in episode 52)
	+ Pyrus Fortress Clones (Destroyed with Alternative Weapon System in episode 52)
	+ Pyrus Snapzoid (Digital Clone)
	+ Ventus Farakspin (Digital Clone)
	+ Subterra Clawsaurus (Digital Clone)
	+ Haos Lumitroid (Digital Clone)

## Appearance

Zenoheld is a gray-bearded man in his late 40s or 50s. He is very tall, taller than Hydron by a head and most other characters too. He wears a black Vestal uniform with a green cape and wears a black and red jumpsuit in battle.

## Personality

He was a deceitful man, lying to his people about the Bakugan to conquer New Vestroia. Out of all the Vexos, he was the cruelest among them, bent on killing his opponents rather than just merely defeating them. He held high expectations for the Vexos, continually berating his son, Hydron, for his failures but trusting Hydron's subordinates, Mylene Farrow and Shadow Prove.

Whenever his plans go awry, he becomes increasingly destructive and violent to the point of extremism: after the Bakugan are freed from subjugation, he tried to destroy them with the Bakugan Termination System; when *that* failed, he resorted to destroying Vestal and Earth entirely with the Alternative Weapon System. After the destruction of the Bakugan Termination System, he took out his frustration by torturing his son, whom he sees as a source of shame and a disgrace for their family and never acknowledges even once in the story. He holds an even greater hatred toward the Battle Brawlers for destroying the Bakugan Termination System and decided to use the Alternative Weapon System to destroy both Vestal and Earth, the home planets of the Battle Brawlers. When Volt Luster and Lync Volan betray the Vexos because of the Alternative, he sends Hydron to kill them with Death Bombs.

After he overheard that the Bakugan Brawlers were aware of the Alternative Weapon System that Lync copied, he is furious at Hydron again for failing him to dispose of that data. When Hydron asked for a second chance, he gives him no more opportunities and tortured his son again.

Zenoheld displays a large amount of arrogance which lead him nothing but his own downfall, believing that The Resistance posed no threat to him after the Vexos had acquired all six Attribute Energies. When Hydron captures him with Dryoid, preventing him from escaping the self-destructing Alternative, he begs Hydron to stop, in spite of all the ways he had treated Hydron in the past.

## Trivia

* In the Japanese version, he has a designation of IV (4世). He does not have as such in the English dub.
* Until his final battle and death, Zenoheld was the only Vexos member that had not lost a brawl.
	+ In every one of his brawls, a Subterra Bakugan was involved in it.
* Unlike the other brawlers in New Vestroia, Zenoheld uses his Gauntlet to throw Farbros and Gate Cards. His Gauntlet is also slightly different from those of the other Vexos members.
* He is one of the few adult brawlers in the series, along with Hal-G, Klaus von Hertzon, Vex Lancer, Spectra Phantom, Gus Grav, Sid Arkale, Captain Elright, Jin, and the Imperial Orders. Although, Klaus, Spectra, and Gus were not adults yet in their respective debut seasons.
* He is the only main antagonist who did not appear in the first episode of his respective season.
* He can be seen as an antithesis to Serena Sheen and has the types of differences that Hydron has to Fabia. Zenoheld is the cruel, tyrannical king of Vestal, Serena is the benevolent and peace-seeking queen of Neathia. He is most likely much older than Serena. He brawls, while Serena doesn't.
* He is similar to Barodius in that they are both cruel, tyrannical monarchs, who usually care little for subjects. Unlike Zenoheld, however, Barodius doesn't have to use cheap tactics or outright cheat to win.
* Of all the main antagonist brawlers (Hal-G, Barodius/Mag Mel, and Wiseman), he is the only one who didn't have any extraordinary power such as shooting energy from his hands or flight; instead, he uses Vestal technology and mechanical weapons.
* Zenoheld is the only main antagonist not to be defeated/killed by Dan, Grey, Leonidas and Drago but by Hydron and Dryoid.