Tsukishiro Yanagi Character Teaser "Oni Guardian" | Zenless Zone Zero

[@thezinogre9197]

Burnice: white girl loves to party! Yanagi: war is a generational curse put upon us by hate and its up to us to break the chain

[@teampyro231]

The difference is night and day literally

[@nalendraalif1116]

Soukaku: hungwy

[@Allonder]

If you look at Burnices trailer, said "party" seems freaking dark, everyone Burnice dances with, apparently is dead people that she may or may not have killed/burned. Only the dead dance while her teammates look in the background with sad faces.

[@teampyro231]

@@Allonder thats what kettle says personally could be true though we all do ser her as tf2 pyro so maybe

[@lotharschramm5000]

@@Allonder doesnt fit with her ingame personality at all though shes not that kind of character

[@VornameNachname0]

4:17 now it makes sense why Soukaku hugs Yanagi like that and why Yanagi treats her like family

[@TamThomas-qf5ub]

Her hold ex special ability to juggle enemy back to back is locked behind M2 now so you may want to get M2 to feel like she have a complete kit gameplay wise. Scummy move by ZZZ dev and WutheringWaves could never

[@D.E.C77]

"Mmhmm. Smells like sister...". -Soukaku

[@josephwong5859]

@@TamThomas-qf5ub Ok, did you quit? haha bye ?

[@TheKingofHonoredOnes]

@@TamThomas-qf5ub If you mean the thing where she repeatedly thrusts through the enemy as long as you hold the button down, that was always m2. They never changed it.

[@DrkPhenix-gm9dq]

Twitter people : Can't let it happen. Why did she hug Yanagi like that? Disgusting. Deleting the game now

[@Fluffuistired]

THIS LORE DROP IS CRAZY… no wonder she gets flowers on Mother’s Day… so cute

[@Lucianox39]

He suddenly became seinen xD

[@tysisqua748]

wait... how did you find out about this?!? did i miss something?!?!?!?!

[@ShdwllDragon]

​@@tysisqua748her character drip marketing

[@SoupTurtle16]

The most interesting thing I haven't seen anyone point out is that this is actually a spin-off of one of japan's folklore where the red oni sacrifices itself and acts as a bad oni, for the blue oni to side and coexist with the humans.

[@yaralissaboerleider]

Because this also happened in genshin, so it isn't anything new

[@SoupTurtle16]

@yaralissaboerleider well i totally forgot itto existed

[@dracocrusher]

Pink also represents death and change while also being close to red. So not only did her showing up herald the death of the Oni, she also sort-of became the new Red Oni, as well, to partner up with the Blue Oni. IDK how intentional that is, but I genuinely do like that reading of things.

[@revels8558]

@yaralissaboerleider but the the correct thing is that the blue oni is the one who makes the sacrifice no?

[@FedericBan-tz9cq]

It's just a theory, but this video may probably be the first glimpse on the "war crimes" committed by the Defense Force that were mentioned by the Rebels during Soldier 11's Agent Story. This is a really nice lore drop and one of my favourite Character Teasers thus far.

[@Dyxid]

It might also explain why they've taken the longest to give us Defense Force/Obol Squad agents other than Soldier 11, because so far they're the only faction that kinda needs a redemption arc if we're going to have anything of a working relationship with them. I mean, we're even chill with Zhu Yuan, Qingyi, Jane, and Seth, and those four are literally part of a group that arrests Proxies (where Qingyi & Jane are sharp enough to know that we are one), but the Defense Force/Obol Squad has blood on their hands... and Soldier 11 has even lowkey threatened us, so they've got to have something major planned for them story-wise if/when Trigger, Seed, and Magus finally show up otherwise players may not warm up to them much (in the say way that Soldier 11 herself isn't terribly popular either).

[@Christin-Eleven]

​@@Dyxid maybe they could bring some other evil they had to fight! And many friends of Soldier11 had to sacrifice their lives! Basically Firefly! 🤔

[@connorradcliffe1769]

​@@Dyxid Yanagi and Soukaku's relationship gets a bit darker when you consider the idea that Soukaku could be seen as a hostage situation, having Soukaku being raised by humans instead of her own kind seems to also ensure the oni don't out again

[@nicholascordero6600]

@@connorradcliffe1769 Based on the animation, thats probably not true, with many of the Oni going to New Eridu with the death of her Sister and Yanagi taking leadership

[@phuct4980]

@@nicholascordero6600more like Guardian role, Soukaku seem like the one to take up the mantle of leader from her late sister but due to her age, it clearly not a great time. So Yanagi is basically Soukaku guardian till the day she old enough to be that leader of the now Oni rebel village. So basically a regent protecting the young monarch till adulthood when they get coronated.

[@r.a.r.c5669]

"Smells like sister" that just broke my heart 💔 Soukaku has always been so cute to me like, she's the child of the group and now, seeing that basically Yanagi took care of her, I hope we can see more of their relationship on the Yanagi's mission.

[@justinpehala2740]

I believe soukkaku meant that literally since the oni chieftess and yanagi had a blood transfusion so yanagi now literally smells like sister

[@Soulclenz100]

@@justinpehala2740 indeed, it was literal, and that's what makes it heartbreaking. Yanagi is a good and caring guardian but Soukaku still suffered a tragic loss.

[@insertusernamehere8970]

For me at least I can't say I liked nor disliked Soukaku in the beginning as a started near release player - then she got an English voice change and I liked her more (not that old va was bad just everyone has preferences) - now she has her appearances in Yanagi's trailers and I can say I respect her character and like her more Edit: when I refer to Soukaku's voice was talking about her 1.2 voice - her voice as changed yet again for 1.3 which I was unaware of when I originally made this comment

[@D.E.C77]

@@insertusernamehere8970 Opposite for me: Liked her character and old VA, Voice actor changed and I was iffy about it, Saw this and she regained my respect.

[@connorradcliffe1769]

​@@Soulclenz100 while Yanagi isn't a horrible person, I don't think human's raising/holding Soukaku in New Eridu is done out of the goodness of their hearts. seems like a slight hostage situation to keep the oni in line. could be wrong but Yanagi's allies speaking on the radio seemed fine with attacking, killing and wiping out the oni and their village

[@HuyNguyen-vm3ox]

Wait so Oni blood and Human blood in one, YANAGI HAS A DEVIL TRIGGER

[@soulessghost0039]

*Devil May Cry intensifies* 😈

[@forcodingg1287]

Vergil daughter confirmed Lmao

[@IshimurA99]

Devil may Cry literally

[@orion615]

PULL MY DEVIL TRIGGER

[@The-seele-simp]

ALL THESE VOICES RUNNING THROUGH MY HEAD!

[@IshimurA99]

The lore of the ZZZ races has been expanded with the Oni being the start, which is definitely worth exploring

[@joshthehollow5254]

They have done this with a few NPCs, too. Orlenda (a pinked-haired NPC in Lumina square) is an elf and Archie (found in Ballet Twins street) appears to be a hybrid between an elf and a cat thiren. Lady Sunbringer could be a dracanoid judging by her horns and that one girl who's part of the trio that pushed back the Dark Wall appears to be an angel of some sort. I have no idea who General Chop and Junior Chop are supposed to be, though. My best guess is tengu.

[@masanobumaou]

​@@joshthehollow5254 They might be Tengu but they remind me more of Darumas.

[@slimeno708]

​@@masanobumaouthey are actually look like Darumas... Maybe they are like Onis.. Like ya know.. Yokai people.. I wonder if there's Kappa people or the other Iconic yokais of Japanese folklore.. Miyabi is most definitely a Spirit Fox people and not your average Fox thiren.

[@CanITimeTravel]

@@masanobumaou maybe a fusion of both concepts

[@SpikeTheWolf]

@@joshthehollow5254 elfs?

[@Marinerthekod]

Never thought they'd give her such a dark backstory. Not only was Yanagi the one who stopped the war against Oni, but the rebel leader's blood was transferred in to her as a way to pass on their torch and fulfill the role their leader couldn't accomplish. What makes this even more depressing is that Sokaku still feels her sister's blood inside of Yanagi and therefore treats her as a sister rather than a parent who raised her. Comparing this to the character demo, which showed her as a clumsy yet responsible, hardworking person, makes me feel like every character has a unique and diverse story if you just look hard enough. This is why I love ZZZ, every character from the NPCs to Agents all have something that makes them stand out and feel special from each other in their own charming way. Edit: After completing Soukaku's final trust event, this trailer is now even more depressing because her nightmare was a memory of what happened in this video, but we convince her that it's all just a nightmare and the real Yanagi wouldn't do such thing. I think I need therapy after this one.

[@RufusOmega]

And most of the female characters have their own charms that really stand out ~eheh~

[@sabre4382]

Ngl, thought they gave rather an unnecessarily dark backstory especially considering the character demo beforehand gave a completely different vibe with her. Be like if burnice had a dark backstory which I don’t recall one after releasing her character demo 😂. Tho would probably explain burnice’s personality some

[@Marinerthekod]

@@sabre4382 While I do agree that they gave her an unnecessarily dark backstory right out of the blue. (Especially after her light-hearted character demo) I do think this makes her more tragic and morbid than the rest of the characters since we haven't seen anybody with a dark backstory like hers. *(yet)* The closest thing I can think of is Qingyi's backstory but it isn't as dark compared to this. (Also, I always was a bit skeptical about Burnice. Maybe she acts the way she does because she's hiding her dark past? Idk I'm just saying stuff at this point lol.)

[@sabre4382]

@ I mean I hadn’t really seen qingyi’s backstory so I can’t say anything, and we were at least hinted that something happened to Miyabi in game for her to be so vengeful. Yanagi’s character demo saw another side of Miyabi that was unexpected honestly and kinda liked. I just didn’t see the need of executing the oni’s leader after already establishing ceasefire basically. Unless she was already dying, which she seemed more injured than dying. Hoyo is just obsessed with turning cute or wholesome situation into a super dark one.

[@TheWijasmara]

​​@@sabre4382 The Oni leader passed away by terminal ilness/war injury, but the Defense force claimed it as Yanagi outright unalived her. Maybe Yanagi didn't tell the truth for the sake of Soukaku's safety.

[@trickytrouble6679]

So yanagi has two stances The first one is Jougen, which is electric and is her orginal stance if im not mistaken. The second one is kagen, which is a physical stance and is supposed to symbolize her oni half. I fell much more in love with yanagi's character after this teaser! Its so dam fire 🔥!

[@TheMacqo]

It definitely adds depth

[@ethericdezigns1528]

Same! And I just got her (Yunagi) 2 hours ago. I'm new to zzz...Yunagi is my second S tier Agent. My first is Soldier 11. Soldier 11 gets a lot of bad rep but I actually like her. I dealt big damage in mu combat farms with her and if it was not for her I would not have gotten to where I got to as soon as I did.

[@dracocrusher]

Are you sure that's right? The electric stance is her boosted one, so while you want both stances on it IS the one her EX pushes you into for bigger damage + Anamoly. It would also just make more sense in general, you know? Because physical damage would just be hitting them with the weapon, but elemental damage would make more sense as a representation of her more 'magical' side.

[@reed3863]

Smol soukaku first word: HUNGWY She's so adorable

[@lw9194]

Smol Soukaku Smolkaku

[@Gun577]

YOU HAVE TO FEED HER NOW⚡

[@keyqui05]

0 survival instinct 😂

[@juanignacio8320]

777

[@NeroTheBoop]

Must protecc at all costs

[@goodietwoshoes7238]

I love ZZZ so much cause the variety is INSANE. one moment it's fanservice, next it's goofy, then next it's dope af cinematics like this and the way all of them don't look out of place just goes to show how they made the worldbuilding very nicely

[@aditzoti]

Don't let enemy read ur move Tsun zu

[@usopp9837]

Peak

[@TamThomas-qf5ub]

Her hold ex special ability to juggle enemy back to back is locked behind M2 now so you may want to get M2 to feel like she have a complete kit gameplay wise. Scummy move by ZZZ dev WutheringWaves could never

[@SirGriefALot]

The Hoyo business model is to keep giving people stuff that's good enough they want to pay for it. Other game companies try to sell a DLC season pass thing up front and then put in the most minimal effort to add extra content you can play through in an hour.

[@tanakakung667]

@@TamThomas-qf5ubwhat is Wuthering wave Snack or something

[@heromedley]

being rated 16 and up is the best thing to happen to a mihoyo game they really not afraid to show mature themes in ZZZ

[@Lucianox39]

That's what I've always hoped for since they announced this new game Hoyoverse since I was playing genshin, that there is something more mature for my age and without censorship and it's finally here.

[@alexandermadrigal5437]

I agree wholeheartedly with your point, but in the US apple app store its rated 12+

[@Jasiuc330]

​@@alexandermadrigal5437in China it's 17 if I am not mistaken and that's what we should care about. Thing that other countries has lower age for this game won't change that it gonna get mature content

[@1.loveArt]

​@@alexandermadrigal5437 same for europe

[@Joe_realGoldberg]

​@@Lucianox39 seinen style doesn't exist, seinen is a target for mangas

[@flyingcucumber9325]

People like to call this game a gooner bait but no other Hoyo game has trailers like this. They do a good job at balancing zzz characters and storytelling

[@Nowaylarry]

Honestly the only trailer I would consider 'gooner bait is the Rat's demo. Even Burnice's demo is more silly than anything. Still the game is pretty tame for a 16+ gacha game. Regardless sex sells and there is nothing wrong with that.

[@KaweeInuwu]

​@@Nowaylarry I think the 16+ was so they could have lore like this. And maybe with the added perk of being able to have more fun with the "gooner bait." The game honestly feels like it has so much depth already, with more just under the surface. It really feels like the devs took the initial reactions to the game and just made something they love.

[@Ace85858]

as if every gacha isnt gooner bait to begin with, genshin just can't successfully do it with their roblox characters and HSR barely has any animation cuz its turn based (I only mentioned hoyo games cuz the people who call zzz gooner bait only play the these)

[@KaweeInuwu]

@Ace85858 I wouldn't call genshin characters "Roblox characters," but I see where you're coming from. I think genshins' biggest downfall on the character modles is the faces, while hsr has issues with the body of the models sometimes. These are of course outside of cinematic cutscenes since all of the games have excellent cutscenes. Regardless of the level of gooner bait in any of the games they seem to have at least a decent level of care put into them and they shouldn't be judged based on like two character trailers

[@monhoj8778]

???? Firefly

[@aickavon]

This brings a lot of questions. First, the uniform looks similar to Obol Squad but this could be a red herring, rebels, mercenaries, and official non-pubsec military also carry similar uniform. Second “they wanted to be citizens of New Eridu” But they’re also “Rebels” which means potentially several different things. 1- there are other major factions out there and the Oni were trying to leave one to join New Eridu 2- they were second or third rate citizens by Eridu standards and not allowed access, thus they took a violent revolt. 3- they weren’t citizens, but then joined and found the glamour to be a lie and became violent. Either way, it seems the dead papa oni was the catalyst for the violence but the militant faction did nothing to make the situation better either. Finally it comes to question how such blood transfusions actually work and effect people, especially in such a diverse place like New Eridu.

[@Khailaboo]

The scene during Yanagi and Sokaku now makes so much sense. Its saddening how their backstory is 😭😭

[@paulwilliams8278]

explains were the mothers day flowers on Yanagis desk come from and also explains why she chooses what soukaku gets for dinner.

[@ichigopockychan]

@@paulwilliams8278 She must have promised Soukaku's sister that she'd protect her in her stead.

[@dyno8man]

​@@ichigopockychanin her stead*

[@TheHollowTiger]

Former Obol, became the new leader of a tribe by becoming a hybrid, and transferred/promoted to HANDS likely for her contributions in ending the conflict. That’s a hell of a backstory for big tiddy glasses OL.

[@silverhawkscape2677]

They kept saying Big tiddy girls have bug Personalities. This is what they meant by that.

[@_lynxninja_4783]

Obol squad lore is very interesting

[@lmntsgames3848]

I believe she was handpicked by Miyabi to build Section 6.. Section 6 is Miyabi's own creation, a special squad under HANDS.. so she probably picked the members herself..

[@sciarpecyril]

I do not think she was in Obol squad specifically, her gear is pretty standard for Obsidian Division.

[@e15ter]

Defense force yes, not necessarily OBOL Squad.

[@ninjaburst2817]

When this gets unlisted, I expect an increase in views. Cause the amount of lore we got was insane. I'm happy they expanded on Yanagi and Soukaku's relationship. It brings things into a new perspective and I can't wait to learn more about the Oni clan.

[@TsubasaYurei]

Maybe. Posted 1min ago XD

[@luzekiel9343]

yep

[@saltyaxis]

How did you get to see it before it went public?

[@Shadow82311]

What do you mean by get unlisted?

[@justjuniorjaw]

​@@saltyaxissome intern uploaded it, but it was unlisted back for an hour. thing is, as long as you know the YT link you can still watch it.

[@VanishEclipse4867]

Before she became a member of Sector 6, I am guessing Yanagi was a spec force squad commando that venture into the dangerous areas to protect New Eridu from threats. One of those is a war that has broken out between humans and Oni. It was a cold night before what would be an assault by Special Divisions that would wipe out the Oni for good, Yanagi ventures into the Oni village solo to for a specific mission to be carried out before dawn came. While near the village she for the first time met a young Soukaku whom she ends up protecting from an explosion hit the both of them. Yanagi was taken to have an audience with the current leader of the Oni where her and her general debated on killing her or using her as hostage until Yanagi woke up and spoke her peace about how their leaders failed to stop the war from happening and how it was their inaction that lead the war to continue costing lives on both sides. The general was having none of it blinded by his hatred was told to leave by the leader along with her other soldiers and allowing Yanagi to explain why she came on her own. Yanagi tells the leader of the Oni of the previous leader's demise and that there was no need for the war to continue. The leader confirms this and that she is carrying the burden left behind by what her father had created knowing she holds the fate of her kind on her hands. The leader is uncertain whether she can bring herself to make that choice and as such Yanagi presents her the one chance to do so and they place their trust on one another. The oni leader who has been battered and wounded from many battles offers her life to Yanagi to make that choice she can no longer make. Yanagi carrying with her the future of the oni leads the village to salvation. She takes responsibility of the oni allowing them to become citizens of New Eridu as they intended. To this day Yanagi has upheld the oath she had made and even took the responsibility of raising Soukaku as her own. To think Yanagi and Soukaku being roommates carry a deeper purpose.

[@CatnipInTheVoid]

They really cooked up a very good lore here, plus with the animation and the soundtrack, the truth is that ZZZ never ceases to amaze me.

[@N0XEL]

this teaser was really good, i love when teasers go into the lore not just of the fetured character but the world, i dont think we knew about there being a war with the oni race(at least i wasnt aware, im still learning the lore of zzz).

[@batperson3532]

It was mentioned. The red oni wanted to be friends with humans so the blue oni took on the role of the villains to grant the red oni's wish.

[@shang-rila6681]

​@@batperson3532 hang on. isn't this story also mentioned in itto's SQ in genshin...

[@imbtt39]

​@@batperson3532 same lore as Genshin's Oni

[@KallaTheYapper347]

​@batperson3532 Bro, that's Genshin lore you referenced, not ZZZ lore.

[@ian3523]

@@batperson3532thats genshin

[@nightmarearcade2663]

In the most literal way possible, Yanagi is, Soukaku's half sister.

[@Lucianox39]

I couldn't help but shed a tear at that sentence, it broke me completely.

[@sundaya1]

Womp Womp

[@IllMatic97]

​@@sundaya1 stop

[@smittywababla]

You could say that to any blood donor and receiver lol

[@Shadow82311]

@@sundaya1why womp womp

[@papiii420]

2:03 Baby soukaku is the most precious thing ever

[@AidenLS]

trying to eat a gun or something lol

[@MrQ9192]

No, she take my position 3 times, it's unforgivable 😢

[@allisona.6605]

Yeah... and then trying to get into her pocket like a dog who knows you have snacks on you 🐶 (at first I thought she was just straight-up chomping on her leg 😅)

[@titan_tanker]

0:25 I wish alternate costume exists in this game, would be funny to pair her up with Soldier 11

[@pablotomasllodra4423]

Okay, I thought ZZZ was just sci-fi but now I see why it’s called Urban Fantasy. Man, just how many secrets does that world have?

[@dyproxus1806]

Interesting. So Soukaku isn’t just some mythical degree of Thiren after all. There’s actual Youkai out there too. Now I’m wondering just what else is out there.

[@Oreca2005]

(Sorry) YO KAI WATCH

[@oyshikaadi9631]

There's Elves and Demons too. I wonder if we'll have full on mythicals like Dwarvens but on a modern setting.

[@theunholyadventurer2376]

@@oyshikaadi9631 Isn't there also Vampires? as seen with Lycaon's ex-friend?

[@DeathkaiserG]

I wonder tho... Whats if the battle against the onis are somehow related to the thirens. Even Ben gets called out sometimes being a big thiren. But its much worse for Onis as they have simillar looks to ethereals with their horns and all.

[@dantemustdie00]

​@theunholyadventurer2376 yep, Lycaons ex friend looks like a full on vampire, so theirs a lot of races I this world than we thought.

[@Sashashka]

I see a lot of people thinking Yanagi was a part of OBOL Squad. While she might've been part of the Defense Force Obsidian Division, it might not necessarily be OBOL Squad Also not Chrysoberyl or Diamond division since she specifically mentions *New* Eridu at the end. Both of those divisions were wiped out when Eridu was destroyed She looks so good in that tactical gear though

[@Sashashka]

You can see the New Eridu Defense Force patch at 0:44 She'd have the Obol patch if she was part of their squad

[@theremnants6807]

Yeah. Obol squad is it's own thing within the defense force. Just like section 6 being a unique squad within HSO

[@ExMajorX]

My money is on every Obol member being an Anby clone.

[@theremnants6807]

@@ExMajorX they've already been leaked and no they definitely aren't.

[@Zangelin]

@@theremnants6807 Every one that we've seen is.

[@zakirstocks9514]

This is so Beautiful, Sad, Heartwarming and Amazing. Now it all makes sense at 4:17 why Soukaku hugs Yanagi like that and why Yanagi treats Soukaku like her own little sister in the end.

[@balthus9265]

That one hits hard. Never imagined both would have such a tragic past. Now I want Yanagi even more. Kudos for hoyoverse for that.

[@JayceRustia]

Now the flowers on mother's day has been true cause she's the one that raised soukaku even if they're not related its basically the same thing cause took care of soukaku as a child.

[@IshimurA99]

This can be said to be the reason why Soukaku loves Yanagi so much 😭

[@Vivalosa]

The amount of varied species there are in the ZZZ universe is going to be insane, it's already crazy that we have both angels and demons(oni), just think about what else we have in here.

[@jimboreee]

"Angels"?

[@Zergling.]

Who are the angels? i am geting a blank, we have humans, the different thirens races (animals), onis now, so?

[@Nobody-jg9mu]

@@Zergling. The pink haired girl in the video Lore Teaser - “Where the Miracle Began.”

[@Farticuss]

Bears

[@mileniumshadowvn6652]

​@@Nobody-jg9mu She could be just a bird Thiren as all we know

[@BinaryPLUR]

The lore bombshells are insane, EVERY, SINGLE, TIME. I love this game so much.

[@ReiseLukas]

Oh gosh, ZZZ giving us another emotional backstory. First Koleda, Caesar's sacrifice, Wise and Belle's past, and now this. Gacha aside the game's story keeps getting better

[@blackopsvocaloid39]

3:57 sounds like the Black Ops 2 navy seal announcer. 😂

[@jasonlobo2350]

"Team deathmatch" i cant unhear it now

[@honestgmr0171]

Bro fr 🤣

[@ironheartDaOGRacer]

Aw hell time to go back to bo2

[@rennac3152]

“Enemy Oni strike in your AO”

[@KEISUKEI_]

"All units, my tummy hurts"

[@justjuniorjaw]

Love the lore drop given here. This is quite a HUGE lore drop in ZZZ.

[@IcicleLynx]

Truly the Team Mom. Also young Soukaku is adorable

[@Arzeras]

I was not ready for Yanagi and Soukaku's lore to be like this (haven't played the game yet) .

[@calebjones7868]

We had no clue what their relationship was before this. We've barely gotten much on them, they've only interacted in game during the Hollow zero introduction 1.3 will be the first real exploration of HAND & HSO6

[@Arzeras]

@@calebjones7868 Thanks for the explanations! I'm a HSR player that got interested by ZZZ, but haven't played yet. I thought maybe something about them had already been revealed.

[@ZolDubs]

​@@calebjones7868 I mean, Yanagi said that she takes care of a girl(lives with a girl) and that she regulates her meals. I think they said in a profile that she gets flowers on mother's day. And the previous pv was almost a confirm that it was Soukaku the one she lives with. This new video was unexpected tho, i would have never thought that she had Soukaku's sister blood mixed in.

[@RufusOmega]

@@Arzeras There's never a better time to start. Star Rail has a good story, world and characters but the combat is awful. ZZZ has the story, world, characters AND the combat is amazing.

[@Arzeras]

@@RufusOmega Well, that's the thing. I like games with combat like ZZZ, have played them a lot. But my favorite gameplay style is turn-based RPG's. So, for me, HSR still has the best combat, it fits everything that I like. I'll still try ZZZ, seems a really cool game!

[@Nemetournepasledos]

When I saw Yanagi, I liked her right off the bat, but now I like her even more considering her backstory.. Every single detail brought to light is precious and obviously explains a lot about Soukaku's behavior towards Yan. Both represent the symbol of, a sort of, unification, but more importantly, a family.

[@elastaK]

ZZZ animations are so good, I wish they’d make an anime one day

[@EvanPutnam-sv4mw]

IT MAKES SO MUCH FRIKEN SENSE NOW WAY SUKAKU IS SO ATTACHED TO HER IN THE LAST TRAILER

[@franckvazquez935]

In Genshin we received lore first and then demo trailer, but in ZZZ it is the opposite, first demo trailer and then lore trailer; and a bonus minialbum music video.😮

[@ninelieee-x4z]

RIP intern-kun you will be missed o7

[@emberthecatgirl8796]

Intern-kun?

[@f2pkx463]

​@emberthecatgirl8796 some intern posted this wayyyy to early, and the video got unlisted

[@kindridskylar7786]

Baby Soukaku is the most precious thing in Zenless and is now to be protected at all costs.

[@touff333]

I just finished *Tour de Inferno yesterday and boy, it felt so much fun! I love the nuclear lore drop at the end where Wise and Belle talks abt old Eridu and their teacher. More lore please! Feels like Made in Abyss level recently and im here for it! Was wondering if we will still get a music? Like Ellen’s Bite and Caesar’s music since we got a lore short for Yanagi.

[@gywghhb]

Ellen has a short and music, so Yanagi probably would too. But since ZZZ broke the tradition of having trailer for every 5 star character, you’d never know.

[@cynzmia7387]

I love this game. The lore is amazing. You never realize Yanagi actually a half oni. This lore is deep and dark. I hope we get more about Oni race lore.

[@sleepy_pommie]

She’s not half Oni, she made a blood pact of brotherhood with the old Oni leader

[@cynzmia7387]

@@sleepy_pommie Oh I thought oni leader give her blood to her. I don't think they just want to make blood pact because why need to kill the old leader oni just to make blood pact? It's more reasonable for Yanagi get mix her blood with the oni because the last scene Soukaku says you smell like sis and to lead the oni tribe because she half oni now.

[@sciarpecyril]

​​@@cynzmia7387 , well, blood pact is performed by mixing the blood. So far ZZZ was pretty... Scientific with its worlbuilding and blood transfusion, unless donor's blood has some mystical properties, won't make the recipient into a hybrid. So I'm pretty sure that Yanagi is 100% human.

[@FunkyTurkeyRabbit6135]

@@sleepy_pommieya no you're wrong. She has oni blood flowing in her veins now. She's not a hybrid

[@abdisaputra694]

I think it's just a figure of speech that she has Oni blood in her veins, meaning she has blood oath with the leader of the Oni. Thus, she became the guardian of the Oni tribe. Not necessarily that she has Oni blood literary in her veins, she will die because y'know, science.

[@aidanlyons25]

Well.... this explains why Soukaku holds her to high regard. This was really good and a dark change of pace to ZZZ. I always like when games that seem cheery when you play it have some dark lore making you question its world more and more.

[@ReiseLukas]

Koleda's story is what made me realize that at first. Thinking for years that her father abandoned her only to realize he actually sacrificed himself for her. Caesar sacrificing herself to help the people who depended on the oil field for survival. She lived but her action was still her putting others before herself Wise and Belle's past really hit hard. The fact they were so connected to the issues that effect New Eridu to this day hits hard. Their teacher accused of being the perpetrator of such disaster and that desire to clear her name drove the two to become Proxies. I never expected a rich story to come out of a gacha game that's for sure

[@aidanlyons25]

​@ReiseLukas honestly I forgot about Koleda's backstory. You're right.

[@ReiseLukas]

@@aidanlyons25 omg I just realized that every major story in ZZZ involves a sacrifice and Koleda's father discovered that the people responsible for the Fall of the Old Capitol had something called A Sacrifice. The evil irony of a Gacha themed around Sacrifice.....Hoyo is evil 🤣

[@tortilla1301]

Woah... What a beautiful message they're delivering. This hits hard for me because of the current state of our world with conflicts & wars everywhere that stem from ancient dispute that people can't move on from. The solution seems so simple: just move on, modern day people, stop holding on to old grudges. But the practice is always so hard. There are always those who can't let go and keep stoking the flame of conflict. Thank you, and my respect to you, whoever wrote this teaser's lore. I hope our world can achieve peace someday, yeah?

[@chaosblastman4936]

When I first saw ZZZ I thought it was going to be a typical Gacha Game with Anime characters, I never expected there to be moments where I'm almost brought to tears!

[@mappa16_10]

This is incredibly unexpected, but once again demonstrates how Mihoyo takes advantage of small details and gives them brutal depth. The simple gestures full of trust and brotherhood that we saw between Nagi and Soukaku now take on much more strength now that we know the backstory behind it (Which makes it even more tender and sad at the same time). That said, is Nagi some sort of hybrid between the Oni and the Humans? Do the other members of Section 6 know about it? What other war conflicts has New Eridu had with other races? This opens up a lot of new future possibilities to explore. I know we all love that fun and playful tone that characterizes ZZZ, but if anything characterizes Mihoyo and his games it's that the story can always get a lot more depressing and dark. PS: Kudos to the developers for this amazing trailer, Nagi (and soon Miyabi) is very excitingly awaited.

[@abdisaputra694]

I think the Oni blood in her veins is just a figure of speech. Meaning, she is in a blood oath with the leader of the Oni tribe. I mean she will die if there is literary Oni blood in her veins.

[@sheridanwolf]

Abdisaputra694's reply didn't age well. Not only is it officially stated that she "has blood in her veins that is not hers" and "Human (Oni Blood)" and Soukaku can in fact smell her sister on Yanagi, but in a different comment someone said that Thiren biology has been explained before. Also, just because she does have Oni blood in her, does not mean it will 100% unalive her, different rules apply to different worlds. Take the half-demons in Inuyasha, they can live perfectly fine with their demon blood, there may be an issue with losing control and with full demon mode but when it's dormant they don't really suffer more than being discriminated against.

[@cieldaube]

@@sheridanwolf idk where the thiren bit came from but im pretty sure soukaku or oni in general aint thirens, did i miss something in the lore?

[@Saimeigaming]

the lore is huge !!!

[@MinionPlayer1239]

I love this, it gives more meaning and depth behind yanagi's and sokaku's relationship..in a tragic way. I wonder if the others of Section 6 know about their past, or is this something they have kept to themselves all this time?

[@theremnants6807]

Miyabi seems to have a secret sense. So I wouldn't be surprised if they knew about their secrets.

[@supernieva2419]

Maybe they are under Miyabi protection since she's a void hunter.

[@RufusOmega]

I would imagine they were picked for Section 6 precisely because of their past.

[@Anonymous247n]

OK i just have to say WOW, how do they do it?! I really didn't expect much, but this actually brought a tear to my eye...

[@d0lgush833]

lore is reaaly insane, zzz verse gonna be so much fun! thank u so much for your work for this project

[@เปรมปรีดีโพธิ์เพชรเล็บ]

0:41 The sound she made was so cute.

[@bizarrelygreen5177]

This only cemented why she's my favorite character in ZZZ Such multifaceted character with a neat and sleek design.

[@alfredconqueror4422]

Me too, her outfit is both ordinary and special

[@bizarrelygreen5177]

​@@alfredconqueror4422 Right!? And I've seen some players say that her design is boring or one of the worst which is quite baffling.

[@_lynxninja_4783]

How can i save if they're so good at convincing people to pull for characters Im still waiting for the nun

[@AlexandriaLandsing]

@@bizarrelygreen5177 Some people just get their tiddies in a twist when a character isn't some sort of runway supermodel or wearing Yves Saint Laurent level clothing choices. Gods forbid you ever just go casual. 🤔

[@thefoca]

Isso expande a história como a conhecemos até agora, incrível.

[@jortique]

tmj

[@russellpierce3987]

i really wish burnice's second media drop told us as much about her as this one did for yanagi, even if it wouldn't be as dark. this is just telling so much more about the world and character

[@Caduceus444]

I love how oni are an entire species here that want to live alongside humans. Finally a portrayal of oni that is at least a bit more accurate than the typical "evil demon/ogre" misconception.

[@res6148]

i believe theres more mystical/mythical creatures, I mean if Thirens can exist...

[@kumonoameai]

These are the trailers I love! So much lore, so much character insights! Keep cooking ^.^

[@IyoXS]

Yanagi is now tied for my new favorite character. I'm in love with her gameplay & now her lore is going to pull me in too? Dang, this was a good setup to making me want more of her.

[@kyero8724]

tied with who

[@pallingtontheshrike6374]

@@kyero8724 pfp maybe?

[@xBboyRewindx]

HOLY lore!!! This was so beautiful and loved every bit of it. Makes you want to know more and more

[@jujuNovemberr]

Going from Burnice's psychotic partying to Yanagi's depressing story is such a huge change omg

[@HimeLunaMoon]

Awwe so bittersweet. The writers have so much passion in this game. This game deserves less hate

[@milesmorales-intothespider9861]

Love these lore teasers that give more insight into the character and the world around them. Now it makes sense why Yanagi treats Soukaku like family in her demo trailer.

[@yayu414]

I love how random the races and characters are in Zzz, like bro we have Ethereal, Thiren, Ai and now Oni, what else do we need? Alien, Ghost, Zombies?

[@xrosslegends1279]

Aliens would be interesting, but as a Honkai fan I get the feeling the ZZZ world is just a bubble universe in the sea of quanta...

[@rindere2121]

if there's Oni there's also probably Yokai(Ghost) too....and if Yokai exist then Alien is definitely around (Dandandan)

[@Silvershield88]

@@rindere2121 nah, Rina is the token ghost and she's just a human with scary powers, and yokai are not 1 thing but many including oni and kitsune

[@hoshidori5869]

Dont forget vampires, von lycaon had a vampire friend in his story quest, who i personally think is going to be playable

[@KyleDoroja]

@@rindere2121 we have a ghost already, with Rina sorta she's very floaty and later in the game we'll be getting virtual idols

[@supm8te751]

I believe there’s a dark history to new Eridu and I’m all here for it

[@gachamanmuse]

Hope this means we'll get more Oni characters. The flags on Six Street seem to tease the possibilities.

[@BushidoXBrown]

I'm loving how they keep expanding in ZZZ. This is a great backstory.

[@Prestigebox]

So much lore and so many questions. So Yanagi was part of Obol squad? why were they at war with the Oni? Can't wait to find some answers, especially about Obol squad and perhaps more about Solider 11 Also - Young Soukaku is so adorable

[@alfredconqueror4422]

This is the first comment I see speaking about Obol squad. I thought at first it was a S11 video

[@theremnants6807]

I believe she was part of obsidian division but I think obol squad is just soldier 11s team name.

[@Sashashka]

Defense force, not specifically Obol Squad

[@Prestigebox]

Ahh ok I just got mixed up then. The icon/logo and her color scheme made me think S11. tbh S11's story is kind of hazy to me and we know little to nothing about The Defense force and their divisions (at least what I know of) so ty guys for the info! but still makes me wonder why they had a war and bombed the oni. I guess time will tell.

[@theremnants6807]

@@Prestigebox well all you really need to know is that the obsidian division is the last remaining division of the defense force and that there once was a diamond division before it got completely wiped out.

[@РикСанчез-е4ф]

This is great. The character's story is slowly being revealed.🔥🔥

[@souhia_san]

All this time I didn't really know what Soukaku is, taught she's like an alien or somth. But this makes sense, she's an Oni! both her and Yanagi went trough a lot I see.. Didn't really like Yanagi before but this might change my mind. Great animation, great voice acting, this teaser is amazing💖💖💖

[@juicyninja8092]

Now this is a good presentation, amazing story and huge lore information, this may not get as many views as Burnice or Jane, but this is the way.

[@MugWitch]

The way that her trailer made me not want to pull her and how her teaser is convincing me otherwise. ZZZ please... more like this. We love lore and less fanservice 😭

[@marcki0475]

Let me win 50/50 please

[@owlkeyez5720]

😂

[@spiritmoon_ch]

Good luck! 👍

[@hellothxsorry]

Good luck~

[@shaganoyt22]

Good luck and pls lemme win too

[@negative2positve380]

💳

[@Ion0X]

Oni Yanagi when? ✨️ Also Soukakou isn't a thiren at all. She is a full fledged Oni? Neat

[@Law-of-EnTropy]

So that's why Soukaku always jumps straight to Yanagi's chest

[@Thesiberdivel]

The lore of the characters is getting deeper, can't wait for her story archive, and congratulations on 1m subs🎉🎉🎉

[@MindNoise7]

this is what I love to see from teasers. knowing a character backstory is the most interesting, more than anything.

[@faden2gaming]

I love these lore video's. Now I know how Yanagi got her weapon! Very touching love the ending ♥️

[@InmateOmighty]

A wise man once said: You have a noble soul, don’t be shackled by the past

[@brianwaterman9154]

I was not expecting the lore to be this intense for her omfg

[@NeroTheBoop]

This is so sad and beautiful at the same time, wish we'll get to see more of Yanagi amd Soukaku's story in the future

[@Klyfel]

since she saved the Oni race, i hope we'll see more Oni characters playable in the future

[@abyanramadhaniavianto5382]

This is funny to know that Yanagi doesn't synergy with Soukaku in-game.

[@S8FR]

" The one responsible for this war is no longer alive. There is no reason for us to fight "

[@vietcuongnguyenle8530]

More like not have reason for the oni to keep fighting They are the lose side, keep fighting only mean they gone extinction Yanagi actually save them by give them a way out

[@S8FR]

@vietcuongnguyenle8530 I just read through every line 💡

[@zeodark2761]

I didn’t want her, and don’t need her… but now I want her and need her. Dang it

[@auntstella4404]

このトレーラーのせいで自分もガチャ引く気なかったけど今まじで柳欲しくなってきた

[@RufusOmega]

I don't need her, I have Grace as a perfectly good electric anomaly character, but I want her and will pull for her. Got a guarantee too, so it's a pretty safe bet.

[@temachan4654]

Красивая рисовка и трогательный сюжет, очень нравится! Хочу ещё)

[@fadietron310]

no way were going from gooner woman, silly shield woman, CRAZY WOMAN to everybody sob your eyes out to this beautiful woman 😭😭😭😭❤

[@Soulclenz100]

Ahhhhh that last line hit me unexpectedly, dang!

[@rachelthornberry1240]

The last part made me silently scream, that's so sad and powerful aaaaa "smells like sister" my god I'm boutta cry

[@caiquegabriel8548]

This is the first time we're seeing someone bleed in the ZZZ universe.

[@fadyashraf4826]

i had skyfall slow+reverb in the background playing and forgot about it and it surprisingly worked so well with this trailer

[@snorlox666]

you do NOT get to just almost make me cry out of nowhere!

[@phantomblade89]

Soukaku is beyond adorable, my heart can't take her cuteness

[@KickUpHammyDude]

This is such a huge lore drop for Yanagi! Now I'm definitely getting her! So Yanagi inherited this Oni's blood? I dunno how that works but, that is so cool and, honestly very sweet of her to take care of these Oni's. This whole teaser gave me a Demon Slayer vibe, not sure that's the correct comparison, I should give Demon Slayer a watch sometime! Guess this is where Yanagi's motherly side became a thing around H.A.N.D, Soukaku is the person she's taking care of! Pretty interesting that Oni's had conflict among humans. Kinda hope they expand on Thiren lore too because my impressions from the last Ben Bigger Trust event, Thirens weren't as welcome as before and were even feared.

[@kyero8724]

hook line and sinker

[@leandroribeiro3626]

Yeah the past of this game is so freaking intriguing. What was Eridu before the fall. What caused it. How was the world before it. I can't wait for more!

[@liwu_local.psych.student]

Okay now its reasonable why she has a lot of flowers during mothers day ...dang, the responsibilities she held on her shoulder was more serious than we think. 😮😢

[@anime_kingdom1300]

I hope we get some more oni characters in the future, cause they look so cool, plus the lore here is insane

[@kanaii7296]

and this is why soukaku is one of my fav character she's so cute

[@monkeydluffy5054]

I’m happy yanagi saved soukaku she deserved to hug her in the character demo