Weapon Zero

The team known as Weapon Zero is composed of Stone, Jamie, Kikuyo, Valaria and Janus. Although they were all given code names by Ansh'r, they generally referred to each other by their original names. They are all failed T'srri conversions in that they have been implanted with the T'srri biotech, but retained their identities having not been taken over by a T'srri mindworm. These T'srri implants provide enough internal energy to power a small city,from which they have all gained unique powers. Abilities they have in common are their symbiotic armour and a lack of physical aging. They are also gifted with innate multilingualism.

#### Colonel Tyson Stone (Ordnance)Edit

The *de facto* leader of Weapon Zero, and also effectively a father figure to his much younger charges.

Stone's T'srri implants were restructured by Lorelei to provide power to the Batai technology in his armour. He can produce any weaponry he wishes from this armour as well as teleport himself and others from one location to another.

#### Jamie Tarleton (Fist)Edit

Jamie was abducted by the T'srri while fleeing the press gang in England, though there is some conflict within the story about which city. He is initially established as being from Liverpool, but later referred to as coming from London.

Jamie is a very reluctant member of Weapon Zero, and he runs away after a near-disastrous battle with the Berserker. He falls under the influence of a T'srri mindworm, until he is cleansed by Lilith and rejoins Weapon Zero.Ultimately he sacrifices himself to destroy T'srri forces attacking Earth.

Jamie is able to focus energy into his hands and release it in a directed explosion.Although he mainly uses his fingers and hands, he has been shown on one occasion to use his foot.

#### Kikuyo (Slice)Edit

Kikuyo was a clan princess from 16th century Japan. She was abducted while on her way to be married into another clan. Her disappearance sparked a war between the two families.

Slice is able to produce sharp claws from the ends of her fingers. She has been shown to elongate her arms for a better reach with her hands. She also appears to have increased strength, as remarked on by one of her combatants. In addition, she has been taught by her father in martial arts.

#### Valaria (Leviathan)Edit

Valaria is a Roman girl from Pompeii. The T'srri took her during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius.

Valaria is able to transform into a large and powerful beast at will. This form bears a superficial resemblance to a T'srri Berserker, and indeed she was referred to as such by a T'srri combatant.

#### JanusEdit

Valaria's pet dog from Pompeii, he was taken by the T'ssri when they took her.

Janus gained the ability to speak from his T'srri augmentation. He is also able to change his body structure, including the ability to retract and grow his limbs at will.

### Other charactersEdit

* **N'golth:** The primary antagonist within Weapon Zero. He is commander of the T'srri moonbase until its destruction, and makes several recurring appearances until he is killed by Stone in the final issue.
* **Lorelei:** Stone's Batai wife, who is killed by N'golth and reanimated as a T'srri.
* **Major Jeremiah Arbuckle:** Stone's army tutor and old friend. He is kidnapped by the Arsenal of Democracy along with Weapon Zero, and is instrumental to their escape. On parting he lends Stone his credit card, which he later cancels when his memory of them is erased, believing it stolen, though his memory is later restored. He reappears in the finale, apparently now working for or with the AOD.
* **Red:** Stone's friend and neighbour. When first encountered, he has no memory of Stone sends him away at gunpoint. He later learns of the threat posed by the T'srri and is able to provide information, from his time in covert ops, relevant to locating the T'srri Berserker. Ansh'r then restores his memory.
* **Jeffo:** Red's son. He is apparently mentally handicapped, and constantly expresses himself using Star Trek analogies.
* **Ansh'r:** Lorelei's father who travels to Earth to aid Weapon Zero in their fight against the T'srri. He apparently sacrifices himself to defeat the Berserker, but returns at the finale where he is killed in battle.
* **Lilith:** Lorelei's twin sister, who joins Weapon Zero partway through the series. She is initially very dismissive of Weapon Zero's fortitude, and resents them for the death of her sister and her father, to the extent that she actively attempts to kill them by letting them set off Tartarus' internal defences. She is persuaded not to squander her sister's legacy, and ultimately warms to the group. She is killed in the final battle.