Zero one (Character)

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## zero\_one

* 2D
* 3D
* Stop-motion

### Goal

To find someone and make them their host by becoming a "virus" and rewriting their brain and genes.

**zero\_one** is the first out of the five main tombsonas in the fictional version of the band The Living Tombstone. They're the fictional counterpart of Yoav Landau and, just like him, is the composer, music producer, and a vocalist within the band. They act as a ringleader for the rest of the band's members.

## Appearance

When with a host, zero\_one's body is black, usually appearing to be some sort of shiny metallic material, with orange lines that run along their limbs, connected to a microchip-like pattern on the front of the body, and "01" on their back like a sports jersey. Their "face" is an orange skull with a small crack above its right eye, which appears with the lower "eyelid" being raised giving them a more cheerful look. Their head also features an orange mohawk and black headphones with orange lines on the earpiece. They don't wear any articles of clothing, but they do wear a Santa hat in A Very Tombsona Christmas.

On its own, zero\_one is naturally in the form of digital information; however graphically (and when it manifests physically), it appears to be an orange skull mask.

## Personality

zero\_one is very playful and childlike, acting very energetic and optimistic. However, they do get lonely when no one is around. It's also mentioned that zero\_one's skull crack may be a reference to their fragility and trauma.

zero\_one also appears to enjoy playing video games. It is seen playing a Nintendo Switch in “Scaring Doc” and an arcade game in "Fly Home".

## Inspiration

zero\_one is inspired by the birth of the digital age in the 1970s. Its name comes from the bits in binary code.

## Lore

zero\_one is tied to those who have a curiosity of the world, similar to its own. It has a keen sense for mathematics, codes, and formulas that connects it to the type of people it is most close to: ~~nerds~~ composers. It takes the form of digital data, often being mistaken for malware by most modern computers, and finds a host through the digital world. When bonded, zero\_one then "transforms the physiology of its host to become digital."

## Abilities

* zero\_one appears to have the ability to morph its shape to an extent. Towards the end of Fly Home, zero\_one is seen morphing its arm into some kind of cannon, which it fires at the audience. In “Scaring Doc” it morphs its head into a TV screen to play a video.

## Trivia

* zero\_one is the only tombsona with a released album counterpart, being the debut album of The Living Tombstone.
	+ Rust's album has been confirmed, but has not released as of Jan. 2024.
* zero\_one has potentially had the hosts Pythagoras, Galileo, and Einstein.
* Sam Haft explained that before the age of computers, zero\_one was like a "thought virus."
* zero\_one also is the only tombsona to have a song with the same namesake. [1]

## Appearances

1. Sunburn (background)
2. Chosen (debut)
3. Meet zero\_one!
4. zero\_one (Song)
5. Animal (Visualizer)
6. Fly Home (Visualizer)
7. What I Want (Music video)
8. Lazy (Music video)
9. Fly Home (reloaded) (Music video)
10. Scaring Doc
11. A Very Tombsona Christmas

## References

1. ↑ https://discord.com/channels/715529646690795540/743666757352554607/747184698823933962
2. ↑ https://discord.com/channels/715529646690795540/743666757352554607/743882608097886219
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRK\_ZWktSDA
4. ↑ https://discord.com/channels/715529646690795540/743666757352554607/743673219596419261
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4R4pvkg12Es&
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFgufDut8gM
7. ↑ https://discord.com/channels/715529646690795540/743666757352554607/790110477006929930
8. ↑ https://www.tiktok.com/@eeeyeeree/video/7307101010340744478?is\_from\_webapp=1&web\_id=7231768365034653227
9. ↑ https://discord.com/channels/715529646690795540/743666757352554607/790805778164350976