Zenless Zone Zero Lighter: The Agent Proxies Must Pull

As the Zenless Zone Zero Outer Ring story comes to a close, we meet Lighter, the first limited Fire Impact male agent in the second half of the 1.3 banner, and both the PV of Burnice and his appearance in the trailer that he's quite an interesting personality. So let's take a look at this new agent!

1. Origin of the Name

Lighter doesn't have a last name in ZZZ, so we can assume that this is a nickname from his early days in the underground boxing scene. The flaming gloves on his hands are also aptly named "Lighter". It's also worth noting that his exclusive W-Engine looks like a lighter.

In addition, for being a boxer, Lighter also has the connotation of praising him for his lithe stance and dazzling moves.

2. Lighter Appearance Design

When it comes to looks, we have to mention Lighter's Fire Fist, Leather Jacket and Sunglasses. If you're a fan of fighting games, or if you've just heard of the game "THE KING OF FIGHTERS", you'll definitely know k Dash from "THE KING OF FIGHTERS".

K Dash is an original character from SNK's fighting game "THE KING OF FIGHTERS", first appearing in "THE KING OF FIGHTERS '99". Due to his handsome appearance and sure-fire techniques, he attracted countless fans for a while, and also made the appearance characteristics such as white hair, sunglasses, leather jacket and fire fists etc. deeply imprinted in the players' minds. Lighter's appearance has three of these four characteristics.

In addition to being easily reminiscent of the "THE KING OF FIGHTERS" character, Lighter's weapon and scarf are also easily reminiscent of the Kamen Rider Geats's special form. The biker exhaust pipes on both sides of the gloves burst into flames, like rocket thrusters, giving the wearer's fists a huge attacking power and at the same time giving the player a huge visual impact.

3. Lighter's Weapon Design

In the setting Lighter's weapon was commissioned by Big Daddy and there were originally two combustion gauntlets, but something went wrong and by the time Lighter got his hands on them this was the only one left.

The word "1800" is on the nozzle of the gauntlet. In conjunction with our analysis of the Sons of Calydon members' motorcycless, the engine of Lighter's motorcycle is a BMW boxer engine. If you consider 1800 to be the displacement, BMW just happens to have an 1800cc large displacement R18, which has a stock exhaust tip that is similar in appearance to the Lighter's boxer. There is even a modification program that has an exhaust that is shaped exactly like Lighter's gauntlet. It seems that the design of the Lighter gauntlet nozzles was inspired by BMW's R18 motorcycle.

4. Lighter's Combat Moves

Lighter's basic attack combos correspond to some of K Dash's basic attacks, while his dodges, ex special attack , and ultimate all correspond to K's skills. The moves are also identical, paying homage to K's "Super Special Moves". Lighter even triggers the KOF voice when he uses his special attack. All of this homage has really ignited my heart as a fighter player!

Of course, K's vestiges are not all there is to Lighter. As we know from Lighter's EP and personal storylines, the man carries too much weight from his past. He had planned to die a slow death with remorse in the underground boxing scene, and even after Big Daddy redeemed him and gave him a new identity, he still felt that it was nothing more than a different place to die.

And in the course of slowly getting along, Lighter's cold heart eventually couldn't hold back the sincerity and passion of each member of the Sons of Calydon. He finds a new reason to live and the true meaning of victory. In the future, we will also have a detailed appreciation of Lighter's backstory, so don't miss it, proxies!