XO

XO
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**XO** is the secondary mascot of District: Zen, and a character from the Origins lore.

## Appearance

XO has a semi-masculine maroon body. He has a very long tail with pointy horns and ears. He has black hair with an additional hair strand colored in pink. His eyes are yellow in sclera and red in pupil. His fingers, toes and horns share the same accent color, which is a mixture of red and orange.

He wears a long black-yellow no sleeve jacket with a dark-gray scarf covering his health bar. He also owns a fanny pack to store his weapons, with the letters "XO" mounted on his second pocket.

He has an eye patch on his left eye, but nothing has discovered what's behind it.

## Personality

XO's past is a bit of a mystery, and his personality isn't crystal clear from what we know so far.

Since those incidents, he's become a quiet type, not opening up much unless it's someone he truly trusts. His past experiences have made him skeptical of people's words, carrying some heavy baggage from the trauma he endured. Despite this, he still holds a warm heart, especially when it comes to lending a hand and helping others out.

## Weapons

   XO has a stored primary weapon **(KROZON XO-100)** used for hunting down Virus-infected Zendroids for bounty prizes. This weapon is a silent killer, so other enemies won't detect noises easily. However, as it shoots a neon beam upon fire, they can detect where it's headed from.

His current nickname (from Infi) is also based on this weapon.

He has a secondary weapon of a pistol that contains poison darts, but he only uses it for last resorts in case of emergency.

## History

**TRIGGER WARNING: Alcohol, abuse.** This section contains Origins spoilers.

Born from 2 virus parents between the creation and the virus purge timeline, Xirius lived with his distanced family. His parents often went out to leech health and do crimes, while he had to keep himself protected at home as a young toddler Zenling. When his parents made a fit, they would end up damaging their child as the father once threw a bottle of beer at him.

A friendly caretaker secretly got along with Xirius and they decided to take care of him and raise him when his abusive parents were not at home. However, they were caught in their house a year later when the parents went back way early and was killed, they were respawned later but they stopped visiting xirius. Both parents had a fight about what happened while xirius was spectating behind them, until he was caught later shortly. The parents have made a decision to completely abandon him by throwing him into the core of the Delta Port, causing Xirius to respawn with the virus.

Xirius was later found by a caretaker so he was sent to a nearby orphanage with the other abandoned Zenlings. After months of settling there with others noticing his strange glitchy behavior (such as him freaking out sometimes due to traumatic experience), the caretaker got worried so she called for help, and Xirius was later taken to a mental hospital for checkup. After realizing that there's something unusual going on with his code, he was sent to a research institute currently controlled by the higher ups of Alpha leader by Queen Zenora, along with other Zendroids who shared the virus with him.

Xirius was bandaged to keep him secure from glitching, and he was attached with 3 tubes on his back for the scientists to analyze his code. He was later locked in his chamber for years of experimentation.
## Development

XO was first teased on **25 November 2019** as a side character alongside with Infi. He is currently included in the official District: Zen Slender Fortress server's Message Of The Day. This was his first appearance.

His first base art is shown at the left. His previous design has bandages with different accent colors on his tail. He used to have a bag but was later on merged with the fanny pack. He does not own a jacket in his previous design.

The current version of him is the final concept. Most of his design traits remain **unchanged** but with slight alterations to the hair, tail and accessories for easier art purposes in the future due to his complex design.

## Trivia

* XO was previously spelled as "Xo". However, this causes some people to pronounce his name incorrectly, resulting in a case change.
* XO is the second Zendroid created on District: Zen, and of course the male counterpart mascot.
* His name is later used for CHROMA on the Slender Fortress servers, going by "XO Tier".