Nino

* Anime
* Manga

**Nino** (ニノ, **Nino**?) is an extremely popular B-Cuber and a member of the Zaiten Three, nicknamed **Kenzaiten** (拳罪天, **Kenzaiten**?, lit. "Fist Sin Deva"), the "Fist of Heaven".

## Appearance

Nino is a tall and lean man with pointy ears, a scruffy beard, and short black hair with a ponytail style. He wears a black shirt whose front has a magical anime girl of "Wibble Wobble Ruby Bobble" poster and knee-length white pants with a belt, and a pair of shoes. He has two dark arm wristbands.

## Personality

Despite serving Kurenai, and being an anime/manga otaku, Nino has a mature side with a moral compass, judging by his disapproval of Labilia’s cruel prank on Rebecca and his dismay at Kurenai’s callous disregard for the Labor District’s population.

Nino believes that anime will save the universe. However, he admits that comparing to the anime and manga adaptations of certain series he watched and read, he considers the manga adaptations are way better than their anime counterparts.

## Synopsis

### Sun Jewel arc

Nino appears singing the "Wibble Wobble Ruby Bobble" season two theme song while Labilia and Rebecca are preparing their B-Cube video, impressing the onlookers who recognized him. Nino decides not to interfere and watches from the sidelines. He watches in admiration, but when Labilia pulls her malicious stunt on Rebecca to humiliate her at the end of the video he is shocked and then watches in disapproval. After Labillia runs off laughing, he quietly hands a note to Rebecca. It tells her not to speak because Madame Kurenai is listening around them, and to follow him because he knows the way to the Labor District.

Nino, Rebecca, Happy, and Pino make their way to the Labor District. When asked how he knows the way, he reveals that he works for Madame Kurenai under the alias "Kenzaiten". He also revealed that he was told to capture Rebecca after she mentioned the Edens Zero on their audio surveillance. But he decided to help her instead after seeing her Wibble Wobble Ruby Bobble Cosplay. After opening the way to the Labor District, he tells Rebecca to get off the planet when she finds her friends and departs, declaring that anime will save the universe.

Nino, along with the rest of the Zaiten Three, appears before Madame Kurenai, seeing her with a man who applied to be her attendant, now as a pet. He comments how disgusting it is and listens as she informs them that she has heard that Valkyrie's followers are plotting another uprising and plans to use the Oculus Kurenai to burn the Labor District to ashes. As Ward prepares to lock on the entire Labor District, Nino is horrified and reminds Kurenai that there are tens of thousand of people there. After being told that they worship Valkyrie and this being the price for their rebellion, he notes how Valkyrie saved her from the district, but Garrot tells him to follow orders. He listens as Kurenai mocks the robot he speaks of before Shiki crashes in the building.

Shortly after, Shiki breaks into the building. Nino watches from the side as Shiki fights the Punishers, Baku, Garrot, and Kurenai, then he is shocked when the Oculus Kurenai was hacked by Drakken Joe. Nino is ordered to squelch the uprising in the Labor District. At first, he states he would rather not, but reluctantly goes after Kurenai forces him to.

Nino enters the Labor Districts and locks the entrance to the armory and interior doors, trapping Weisz in the changing rooms. Nino confronts Rebecca and the two are surprised to see each other. When Rebecca asked what he is doing, he says he is locking the armory to stop the fighting. When criticized, he reminds Rebecca that he works for Kurenai. The two argue for a bit but Nino says he'll let her go if she lays low. When Rebecca draws her gun at him in disagreement, Nino summons his own weapons, four solid Ether arms from behind his back called Soul Arm, and prepares to fight her.

Nino promises to knock Rebecca out in one punch and throws punches at Rebecca with his Ether arms. Rebecca dodges and fires back at him, but he uses his Ether arms to block the shots. He throws an arm at Rebecca, who has spaced out and manages to land a hit on her. Shortly after, Rebecca awakens her Ether Gear and turns back time a few seconds. This time, she jumps back on her own and Nino fails to hit her. Nino is surprised at her newfound speed, but when Rebecca quotes an episode of Wibble-Wobble Ruby Bobble, claiming that he can save people too, he is left starstruck and gets hit by Rebecca's Bellholy Slash. Nino notices Rebecca used the attack name from the manga as opposed to the anime and remarks that he preferred the manga better before passing out.

Later, Nino returns to Kurenai's Tower where he knocks out Ward and wonders to himself if he can save anyone as he shuts down all of the Punishers.

## Powers and Abilities

**Soul Arm** (ソウルアーム *Sōru Āmu*): By using Ether Gear, Nino can generate four cybernetic arms made of Ether for hand-to-hand combat.

**Enhanced Strength**: Through his Ether Gear, Nino can throw extremely powerful punches capable of making fist-shaped craters on the floor. Rebecca remarked that one hit from his attacks may do lethal damage to her.

**Enhanced Speed**: Nino is able to react to gunfire from Rebecca's Ether Gun and block the bullets with his Soul Arm.

**Enhanced Durability**: Nino's Soul Arm is sturdy enough to deflect gunfire causing him to state that guns are ineffective against him.

**Skilled Hand-to-Hand Combatant**: Befitting his title as the Fist of Heaven, Nino shows a high amount of skill in unarmed combat, using his Ether Gear to extend the reach of his punches and unleash powerful strikes.

## Equipment

**B-Cube** (Ｂ・キューブ *B Kyūbu*): As a B-Cuber, Nino uses a B-Cube terminal to record, upload, and share videos on his channel where he reports various anime news and otaku-related topics.

## Battles and Events

**Sun Jewel arc**

* Rebecca Bluegarden vs. Nino

## Trivia

* Nino is based on an online personality of the same name, Nino Kerl, from the real-life German YouTube channel "Ninotaku TV". He is even voiced by Nino Kerl in the German Dub.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Edens Zero Manga: Chapter 63, Page 20
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Edens Zero Manga: Chapter 53, Page 5
3. ↑ Edens Zero Manga: Chapter 53, Pages 10 - 11
4. ↑ Edens Zero Manga: Chapter 59, Page 14
5. ↑ Edens Zero Manga: Chapter 53, Page 12
6. ↑ Edens Zero Manga: Chapter 64, Page 17
7. ↑ Edens Zero Manga: Chapter 53, Page 10
8. ↑ Edens Zero Manga: Chapter 54, Pages 9-10
9. ↑ Edens Zero Manga: Chapter 53, Pages 11 - 12
10. ↑ Edens Zero Manga: Chapter 56, Page 20
11. ↑ Edens Zero Manga: Chapter 59, Pages 14 - 15
12. ↑ Edens Zero Manga: Chapter 61, Page 6
13. ↑ Edens Zero Manga: Chapter 63, Page 16
14. ↑ Edens Zero Manga: Chapter 63, Page 19
15. ↑ Edens Zero Manga: Chapter 64, Pages 3 - 4
16. ↑ Edens Zero Manga: Chapter 64, Page 13
17. ↑ Edens Zero Manga: Chapter 64, Pages 14 - 17
18. ↑ Edens Zero Manga: Chapter 64, Page 18
19. ↑ Edens Zero Manga: Chapter 66, Pages 17 - 18
20. ↑ Edens Zero Manga: Chapter 63, Pages 19-20
21. ↑ Edens Zero Manga: Chapter 64, Page 4
22. ↑ Edens Zero Manga: Chapter 64, Page 5
23. ↑ Edens Zero Manga: Chapter 64, Pages 5-6
24. ↑ Edens Zero Manga: Chapter 64, Pages 4-6
25. ↑ Edens Zero Manga: Chapter 53, Pages 5 - 6
26. ↑ Loveridge, Lynzee (July 17, 2019). "German YouTuber Nino Kerl Makes Cameo in Mashima's Edens Zero Manga". *Anime News Network*.