[1.0] Introducing the Lore of Zenless Zone Zero - Spoiler Free!
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- Опубліковано 24 чер 2024
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I love, love, LOVE the premise and aesthetics of this game, but as a lore enthusiast, I wasn't sure what to expect. But I have done some digging and my dudes - let's just say the story is gonna be a banger! So in preparation for the game's launch, here's a beginner's guide to New Eridu!
*TIMESTAMPS*
00:00 Intro
01:00 New Eridu
02:40 Hollows
04:55 Ether & Ethereals
06:15 Agents, Investigators & Proxies
07:56 Carrots
08:40 Wise & Belle, AKA Phaethon
09:10 Bangboos
10:21 Speculations & Theories
*CITATIONS & ATTRIBUTIONS*
Azrial Vanity was kind enough to let me borrow some footage from later in the game that I didn't have. He has also made a Lore Guide covering some different topics!
• [1.0] A Starter Guide ...
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How much do you want to bet that we will go to the Moon in the future to deal with some SUPER HOLLOW that will swallow the entire earth?
Almost certainly. It could be saved for 2.0 or even a later major update, but there's no way we're not going to there
I mean... the whole dark side of the moon is a big ass hollow. That seems pretty obvious to be honest.
Heart of ember, autumntide
Cooling swiftly, bleeding light
Smoldering softly, biding time
Marching forward, left behind
I mean, Hoyo seems to love the moon so much. Wouldn't really be a surprise
or it could be the "spiral abyss" mode of this game.
It wouldn't be a HoYo game without metric tons of lore, world-building, foreshadowing and real world references. Which I absolutely adore.
7:27 - 8:04 They look so cute 🥰
8:40 - 9:36 Love the detail of these little critters
society advances, disaster decends, society rebuilds, uses the energy from the disaster. wait, it's just honkai 🤣
Always has been 👨🚀🔫
wait, it's just genshin
Wait..it's just Evangelion
@@CaCtuSnyangenshin is just honkai too
wait, it's just wuwa
I will forever remain with my impression that ZZZ in gameplay feels like what HI3 would've been if mihoyo had the budget then that they have now. Also, if everything said here sounds like honkai and honkai energy, consider that the final boss of cbt2 was literally pink, white, and black, like a classic honkai beast. Even the average ethereal's green & grey colour scheme resembles the colour scheme of the honkai beasts created by the Herrscher of Corruption.
And there is not a doubt in my mind that the moon will be a major destination, if not the final one, in a few years' time. From FlyMe2theMoon to HI3 to ZZZ, there is no celestial body mihoyo has shown a bigger obsession with than the moon.
and the three moon sisters in genshin, too!
Same with me, I always thought with ZZZ that this is what they wanted to do in terms of graphics and animation and combat if they had the budget during that era for Honkai Impact 3rd at that time. Clearly you can see the vision and the similarities.
@@Anopano3000 i skipped over the other games because i didn't want my comment to just turn into a list of all hoyo games, but yes, _all_ hoyo games are fixated on the moon
@@julijanamitchell6917 it's not a hoyo game without a reference to the moon and real life mythology somewhere!
@@Anopano3000 also liyue and mondstadt translate to "moon city" in their respect languages
Hoyoverse and the moon are basically married, so I hope Kiana has prepared seats for all of Hoyo’s MCs on the moon. anyway another great video from Ashi, thankyou for the hard work💥
🌙🌙🌙
Its been there since their 1st published game
Which focused on kiana flying to the moon with your help
Idk much about ggz becouse couldnt play it but there is probably moon stuff there too
Hi3rd the moon plays a major role
Genshin has 3 moons in lore playing significant role and a crimson moon we see in lumine animated short where she runs
Hsr has a moon focus on jingliu her
Idk more then that for hsr becouse havent went into lore
And now zzz having moon stuff
Moonoverse
@@joshbrosh6626 Hoyoverse are Lunatics.
@@joshbrosh6626 Wanted to add more for genshin.Most of the names of the regions mean something along the lines of "moon city" or related to the moon if translated in English
@@heppelhopv2 corect
Most of the cities have moon conections
Heres another fun fact
Most of the big events conect to the moon
And then theres the eclipse moon hilichrull group in mondstadt
I was already looking forward to this game for many reasons but lore was not one of them before. Needless to say that has changed. Should never have doubted the Hoyo lords of lore cooking.
Same I was debating playing it because I thought it would just would be a simple city story but I didn't expect all of this
Bruh. Hoyoverse really loves the Idea of an Old Previous and More Advance Civilizations in there games.
Oh, it's just not Hoyoverse. This trope is EVERYWHERE! Even Western stories contain so much of it.
This game seems more modern.And it's not that bad
it's a common trope tbf.
Is it me or does hollow just sound like an alternate version to honkai? Same thing with the abyss in genshin. There’s probably a reason
No matter how many times I watched it, i cannot get enough of Bell's animation its such a unique blend of Pixar and Anime!
I'm incredibly impressed by the leaps and bounds Hoyo has made in animation. Just looking at how fluid and animated this is, from the hair and body movements to the attention of the eyes moving. Damn I'm so excited about this!
I'm sorry... am I dreaming? Did Ashikai just put out a Zenless Zone Zero video???
OK... now she's just spoiling us. And I'll eat it all up! Thank you Ashikai!
But the title says no spoilers
@@donut1550 haha
The hollows on the moon are so cool to me because the fact that they chose to show them hints that we might go there at some point.
9:25 Billy is the only known AI (that we the player have met so far) to pass the Foribidden Fruit Test which means Billy has free will and an ego, which Bangboos do not!
ZZZ LORE GO BRRRRR
I am SO excited for this game and I adore of you covered and mentioned it’s ancient civilization/mythology references! You’re currently the only person talking about it and my inner high school freshman is screaming cause it’s such an interesting way to call back to it in a post apocalyptic sci-fi universe!!
just knowing that an ashikai lore video is already out before the game even started would pretty much just condition me to concentrate on the story once it launches so i could get back to this video and see whether i actually understood the central themes
WOOO ZZZ IM AwAKE FOR THIS! I LOOOVE MYTHOLOGY
whenever souls and fruits are mentioned together I remember that "alma" means "soul" in Spanish and "apple" in Hungarian lmao
Thank you for the Kerning City ost, didn't realize how much that fit this game lol.
I'm glad I'm not the only one who noticed!!! I feel so old lol
pray i have storage
You and me both
I pray my CPU is good enough for this game
For those of us in developing nations, I hope I have enough cash to buy a large enough data plan. 🫠
It's not exactly an expansive open world like genshin so you should be fine I guess. I doubt it'll take more space than the honkai games.
@@idaniluz652It doesn't have an open world, so it should be fine.
More excited for ZZZ than any of its predecessors. Extremely pleased to see the lore being covered.
Proxies in cn are also called "ropesmiths" which makes me think of the myth of theseus and the minotaur where theseus was able to escape from daedalus's maze thanks to the thread Ariadne gave him to help him find his way out,
Also I love the term "forbidden fruit test" because its such an efficient form of worldbuilding, the name does the work of like a paragraph of exposition. My personal interpretation is that the forbidden fruit test entails presenting an ai with a garden of eden situation, the same situation presented to adam and eve, and if they take the fruit it means they have some level of self awareness because they did the same thing as the first humans of the myth. (I find it somewhat interesting the contrast too that usually presenting someone with this situation is a test for morality where taking the forbidden fruit is a failure, where here instead its a sign of being a person or being on your way to becoming a person)
Hmm. I don't think I'll be playing ZZZ, but I'll be happy to watch any more videos you make on it! Sounds like it's going to have a good story.
I cant wait to play.. im more interested on this game lore/story than HSR and surprised you said that this one have the best story writing in all hoyo games.. now im more excited.
Crack Theory:
The Hollows may be the Honkai but named and manifested differently. While there's no evidence that this is in the same universe/tree as other Hoyo games as "expies" are non-existent for now, GGZ confirmed that Honkai were actually parasitic and originally from outside the established Imaginary Tree. So it's still possible ZZZ is another separate Honkai-infected universe/tree within the Hoyo multiverse.
Nah it's a totally valid theory. One of Sa's dialogues about the cataclysm that destroyed her home planet already confirms that the Honkai exists in most, if not all universes-it just goes by different names with each iteration because naming conventions are naturally gonna be different across cultures and dimensions (they called it the Abyss in her world).
But didn't Hoyo say ZZZ is not connected to Honkai
Tysm for making a lore video on ZZZ, I was completely disinterested in it but I am now genuinely excited for where this game's story could go.
Definitely gonna at least try it out
Honey it's time again. Yeah bring the popcorn will you
Everytime I play archon quest and trailblaze continuance, I always bring a drink and finger foods😅🤩. And ZZZ is different I feel like I'm watching a movie or anime.
The art style is really distinctive, and I think it's one of the most unique in the whole Hoyo games lineup. Also, both main characters are involved in the main story, which is different from other games where you only get to choose one and the other one disappears (self insert mc yuck). I think it would be better if we didn't get to choose the main character if they're not involved in the main story. I'm glad ZZZ didn't do that because both MCs are involved in the main story.
That Kerning City OST brings back memories from 15 years ago!
Wanted to ask in the comments what the difference between either sibling is like because i heard if you choose one sibling then you'll actually see the other sibling talk on screen a lot more and was just wondering if there are any other differences between choosing them. I like both of them tbh so i dont think it'll matter anyways but I'm just curious 💀
Which sibling you didn't pick will basically be your assistant navigator and have a lot more lines in the story and gameplay. Other than that, I think some flavor text are different for the siblings when observing some stuff in the hub world.
When playing through the story however, dialogue doesn't change regardless of which sibling you picked. It's just who says it will be different.
So excited for ZZZ, even more excited after watching this!!
Looking forward to ZZZ, thanks for making lore videos on it and making us interested in lore
Amazing video, as always. ✨
So excited for ZZZ and I'm so happy you're making videos on it bc you're by far one of my fave UA-camrs (': can't wait to see what theories you come up with for it
Another belief about the Nazar Amulet is that, they do not ward off the bad energy, instead it absorbs the bad energy rather than the person who is wearing the amulet.
Im so happy to see this as I haven’t been able to watch your Genshin videos for a while since I got major burnout and didn’t even start Fontaine
I really hope they nail the combat in this game. I hope they can make it satisfying, challenging enough and with a high skill ceiling, cause I'm already loving the vibe and world of ZZZ.
SO GLAD YOURE COVERING THE LORE!
YESSSSS I'm so happy you are goint to cover zzz too! Yay!!
I don't know if ZZZ will click for me, but I'm trusting your opinions and excitement.
I can't wait for this game!! I am beyond hyped!!
Great video, thank you for the upload! :)
Also, 2:40 Kerning City theme, I see you! Good taste ^^
OM SO EXCITED FOR ZZZ❤❤❤
this game is almost perfect now
Ashikai you are a genius. I really hope you will cover this game's lore too when it comes out!
My hoyo friends on discord and I were just discussing the lore of ZZZ, and you dropped this video at the perfect time
I am incredibly excited for this game. It looks so good and hearing that it's got a good story just makes me hyped.
I did not expect a lore video already
Another detail that maybe interest you: the moon is a hollow
I've got into the beta a month ago and yeah it makes me wondered, does Hollow disaster happened in all of the universe and just leaves New Eridu in the earth.
this really got me into the game
Ashikai: ZENLESS ZONE ZERO LORE
My brain: this game looks like that one cat game stray
You can always count on mHY to have in-depth lore and complex world building in their games. It's something that just can't be easily duplicated in other games. And it's such a treat to have Ashikai explain it for all to enjoy! Thank you so much.
All these hoyo hating content creators: ZZZ has no story
Ashikai: hold my beer
Well to be fair most content creators just play the game then call it the whole story without actually looking at the informations left on the item description because they don't have time to read
Hoyo never disappoints with their lore! Great video 🩷 excited for this game, I’m very intrigued now haha.
Can't wait to play ZZZ 😊
I am so excited!
i'm looking forward to zenless, combat seems to be very fun and the lore looks very interesting.
I knew you're gonna make this video :D
One of the things that I immediately thought of when you mentioned the hollows being like “bubble worlds” was the sea of quanta and the imaginary tree, from hoyoverse’s other games
Not sure how it relates to ZZZ, but it’s just somethin that came to mind.
Alright you got me. I'll pre register!
Man, with the usual Ashi video length this one passed so fast 😭
I need moooooreeeeee
0:20 this is the hottest most flaming and blazing take that set the entire universe on fire ever
Ashikai uploaded again? Let’s gooooooo!
Can't wait for this game
ZZZ is going to be a secret banger
when i heard about the hollows i knew it was probably either a version of the honkai or the abyss. in honkai impact third there was the honkai from the imaginary tree and the abyss from the sea of quanta, in honkai star rail there are the aeons who don't serve for either the imaginary tree or sea of quanta and in genshin impact there's celestia which is probably from the imaginary tree and the abyss which is probably from the sea of quanta. the world of ZZZ is most likely another world threatened by the imaginary tree or the sea of quanta which is the multiverse they exist in. im not sure wether the hollows are imaginary or quantum though.
im so fkn excited for this game dude
Damn I was going into this game for combat alone didn't think it would have good lore too.
Mad respect for using the Maple Story Kerning City ost at 3 mins in. 2006 was a good time for that game.
Very excited to know your lore info will continue into another hoyo game. Honestly without your videos i would have dropped genshin long ago from not being able to stomach through the walls and walls of unvoiced text and the voiced events happening in such wide gaps from each other i struggle to remember the context
before this, i was like: "ok, the game seems decent, lets try it and see"
now im like: "im actually impressed, ima be all in!!"
dont fall into the same trap many others have, make them sponsor you xD
I can hear Kerning City Ost played in the BG.
Nostalgia indeed
And definitely suits ZZZ vibes
Lets go yay!
Don't have capacity for another gacha but looking forward to the lore coverage from your channel if you choose to do so!
Yay lore!
Also that computer eye looks like the evil eye charm
Edit: lol literally 2 min after I comment that you explain it in the video
Aghhh les GOOO the queen of HOYO lore is at it again 🎉🎉🎉
Lezzz go ZZZ 💪
2:49 a good way to explain hollows is like JJK's domain expansions, as the space in it warps, its basically a domain
The Wuwa killer is on the horizon
Wtf is happening in this comment section..never seen a fandom bully people for not playing a game and not acting in it ( even though the person wasn't even invited to voice )... Wuwa is a fun game I'm enjoying it but holy shit these people are making the community so toxic.
They're seeking validation, since well, most of their CCs just cover drama instead of their game itself. Hopefully in a month, once the honeymoon has pass, they'll stop with this pathetic behavior.
I'm gonna watch this once the Game is out
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Thanks Ashikai :D
Thank you
I appreciate the Kerning City music
Pretty interesting lore to begin with
Is that Maplestory's Kerning City BGM I hear 😍
I will save it and watch it after playing the story of 1.0
I honestly haven't really been excited about ZZZ much (aside from the fact that Anby looks awesome and I love her deadpan) mostly because I came to it with the same expectations you mentioned at the beginning. Now though I am now legitimately intrigued so pre-registration it is.
13:19 - 13:46 Mythlogical references . YAY😮😅
Creepy ass timing, i had just opened your cb video to watch because you peaked my interest after you said it had the best lore of any hoyo game in the livestream
Here comes the golden age of ashikai videos
Doesn't the hollow kinda seem like honkai for this planet? Like how the honkai does something slightly different depending on the civilization? And like how they refer to it differently on earth, Venus, and Mars?
This is the first video I've seen of cut scenes for wise every youtuber choose belle 😞, his expressions are so silly definitely choosing him now👨💻
Ashikai please help us to decide which sibling we should chose! The one we select really stop talking and interacting?
Both sibling are their own character from what I've seen and are both completely voiced regardless of which one you pick, so just go for whichever one you like more!
Hm, first thoughts:
Genshin: Aether has a twin, and you could play as either of them.
HSR: Aether is condensed into a small vial, used as a leveling material.
ZZZ: Aether is a dangerous substance (?) within the Hollow.
Aether is everywhere.
Is it too soon to compare Hollows with Domains and Ethereals with Hillichurl and Ether with the Abyss?
Not sure but I don't think it's too soon?? People are also comparing the Ethereals with the Honkai so the comparison with the Hillichurls is sort of valid perhaps.
I think I want the Bangboos more than the characters lol.
Every Hoyoverse game is a love letter to Evangelion over and over again.
Zenless zone zero is the best mobile game to come out recently other than wuthering waves I am so exited
Will you be covering wuthering waves lore or are you exclusively bound to hoyoverse?
I hope you make some vids about wutherin waves if you're playing it because their story is so confusing lol. Also I was gonna skip ZZZ but you mentioned Nazar and now as a Turkish-American I feel like I have to play it lol.
I won't be playing gacha again but Lore videos are very welcome in my plate. They put all of their animation budget on this game huh.