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Zenless Zone Zero 1.2: Caesar and Burnice confirmed as new characters

Reinforcements for the Sons of Calydon

Marco Wutz

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Caesar King, leader of the Sons of Calydon, and Burnice White, one of their members, have been confirmed as upcoming characters for ZZZ 1.2, which looks to be focusing on the gang said to live on the dangerous outskirts of New Eridu.

Caesar King – an ironic name, considering the famous Julius Caesar got murdered due to his peers fearing he would declare himself a king – will be a Defense Agent dealing Physical DMG.

Burnice White, who appears to be the mechanized gang’s fuel (and drinks) expert, has the fitting role of an Anomaly Agent dealing Fire DMG.

The Sons of Calydon’s motto – “I come, I see, I crash” – is another reference to Julius Caesar, who is said to have commented “I came, I saw, I conquered” after winning a short war in Asia Minor. Players already have access to two of the faction’s members in Lucy and Piper. 

Those with discerning eyes may also have noticed that Billy of the Cunning Hares wears a jacket with the Sons of Calydon’s logo on it – and that connection has been confirmed in the lore tidbits accompanying Caesar’s reveal.

“Big Sis!!! This is Nicole… Uhh… and this Anby,” Billy is quoted as saying to Caesar. It looks like the robot has a friendly past relationship with the gang, seeing it as family. Lucy says Caesar is “as simple as a salad,” while a guy named Big Daddy describes her as “waiting for a coronation of flames.”

Burnice is described as “a very sociable person” by Lighter, another member of the gang. He’s not officially confirmed to be playable just yet, but players can already find him attending to business around New Eridu from time to time, so his model is completed.

Her signature drink has the apt name “Nitro Fuel” and it looks like she goes a little overboard with her mixtures sometimes, according to Piper and Lucy. Caesar, on the other hand, says that her “drinks never disappoint!”

Both Caesar and Burnice got introduced to some metal tunes, so that bodes well for everyone who was hoping that the soundtrack may move a little more in that direction.

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Marco Wutz
MARCO WUTZ

Marco Wutz is a writer from Parkstetten, Germany. He has a degree in Ancient History and a particular love for real-time and turn-based strategy games like StarCraft, Age of Empires, Total War, Age of Wonders, Crusader Kings, and Civilization as well as a soft spot for Genshin Impact and Honkai: Star Rail. He began covering StarCraft 2 as a writer in 2011 for the largest German community around the game and hosted a live tournament on a stage at gamescom 2014 before he went on to work for Bonjwa, one of the country's biggest Twitch channels. He branched out to write in English in 2015 by joining tl.net, the global center of the StarCraft scene run by Team Liquid, which was nominated as the Best Coverage Website of the Year at the Esports Industry Awards in 2017. He worked as a translator on The Crusader Stands Watch, a biography in memory of Dennis "INTERNETHULK" Hawelka, and provided live coverage of many StarCraft 2 events on the social channels of tl.net as well as DreamHack, the world's largest gaming festival. From there, he transitioned into writing about the games industry in general after his graduation, joining GLHF, a content agency specializing in video games coverage for media partners across the globe, in 2021. He has also written for NGL.ONE, kicker, ComputerBild, USA Today's ForTheWin, The Sun, Men's Journal, and Parade. Email: marco.wutz@glhf.gg

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