Changes: Zero Two

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Zero Two is the main heroine of Trigger and CloverWorks' anime original series Darling in the Franxx.

Background & History

Character profile

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Contest profile

During the anime's original airtime, Zero Two gained a large online following because of her distinct design, strong personality, and dedication to Hiro. Even after the anime's rating dipped in the later episodes, the klaxosaur remains one of the show's highlights.

in r/anime

Zero Two was the darling (pun intended) of the r/anime subreddit in 2018, having won the site's winter seasonal after thrashing rivals Violet and Ichigo. She then came second in the yearly contest after the subreddit found another more popular darling in the form of Mai Sakurajima.

In the subreddit's major character brackets, Zero Two (and the DitF fandom by extension) developed an infamous reputation for brigading the contest to other subreddits, causing much discussion and violent reactions in the r/anime contest threads. Her most famous match happened in Best Girl 6 where she fought Asuna Yuuki, another Tomatsu-voiced character, in the round of 32. The links to the contest's particular day was cross-posted to Zero Two's home subreddits r/DarlingintheFranxx and r/ZeroTwo. Most importantly, a campaigning thread managed to get a high amount of upvotes on r/Animemes, a subreddit where the pink-haired girl has a notable presence in.^{[citation needed]} Despite those efforts, Zero Two ultimately lost by a slim 32 votes, and the large influx of voters affected other matches of their bracket as well, resulting in Asuna securing an easy path to the championship afterwards.

Another instance of brigading happened in Best Character 5 where Zero Two won against last year's quarterfinalist Homura Akemi in round 3. Following the tournament host's policy of disallowing brigades, her bracket's round was replayed for another day, with the klaxosaur bowing out in the ensuing rematch.

Since then, Zero Two's performances have been characterized by high seeds but relatively early exits, i.e. an "overrated waifu". Common criticisms include the aformentioned brigading of her fans, and the anime's poor reputation towards the end of the series.

in ISML

Zero Two is a regular but mediocre competitor in the International Saimoe League. In the winter 2018 seasonal contest, she lost to romantic rival Ichigo in the semi-finals, and settled for third after defeating Takagi. The following year, Zero Two made a modest debut in 2019, surviving until the Emerald period (fifth group stage). In 2020 she finished dead last in the second group stage, a 16-player single round-robin.

The 2021 edition saw the emergence of a DitF fanbase in China who became very involved in their campaigning efforts in the tournament, resulting in Zero Two and Hiro topping their respective nomination lists by a large margin.

r/anime record

Seasonal Salt: 2018 Winter - seed 1

(64) Rider (Fate/Extra) 2578 - 336
(32) Lakyus Alvein Dale Aindra 2075 - 342
(17) Harumi Taniguchi 2482 - 1000
(9) Hinata Miyake 2094 - 1569
(4) Violet Evergarden 3189 - 1820
(2) Ichigo (DitF) 5032 - 1696

Best Girl of 2018 - seed 7

(26) Azusa Hamaoka 2768 - 964
(10) Anzu (Hinamatsuri) 2024 - 1286
(2) Kaede Azusagawa 2931 - 1842
(6) Violet Evergarden 2830 - 1919
(1) Mai Sakurajima 4698 - 6135

Best Girl 6 - seed 29

(484) Tsukasa Hiiragi 3570 - 1280
(228) Yuuri 3687 - 1807
(100) Beatrice (Re:Zero) 5646 - 2471
(36) Sayaka Miki 6076 - 3975
(4) Asuna Yuuki 8058 - 8090

Best Girl 7 - seed 43

(470) Lieselotte Sherlock 2160 - 791
(214) Narumi Momose 2789 - 1768
(86) Shizuka Hiratsuka 2845 - 2763
(22) C.C. 3029 - 3660

Best Girl 8 - seed 13

(500) Sawako Kuronuma 2397 - 1239
(244) Maho Hiyajou 3768 - 1164
(141) Mashiro Shiina 1935 - 1577
(52) Miko Iino 1896 - 2376

Best Character 5 - seed 88

(425) Ayaka Uehara (Dumbbell) 520 - 213
(169) Phosphophyllite 601 - 562
(41) Homura Akemi 492 - 925

Honours

Chronological List

Total Wins = 4

Facebook ~Anime New World~ Torneo de waifus 2020
Facebook Waifu Wars La Taberna del Debate 2021
Otaku Communist Federation Torneo de waifus 2021
r/anime's Best Girl of Winter 2018

External links

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Wikipedia
DitF Wikia
MyAnimeList
[Baike Baidu] (Chinese)
Moegirl (Chinese)
NamuWiki (Korean)

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 In the subreddit's major character brackets, Zero Two (and the ''DitF'' fandom by extension) developed an infamous reputation for '''brigading the contest to other subreddits''', causing much discussion and violent reactions in the r/anime contest threads. Her most famous match happened in [[Best Girl 6]] where she fought [[Asuna Yuuki]], another Tomatsu-voiced character, in the round of 32. The links to the contest's particular day was cross-posted to Zero Two's home subreddits r/DarlingintheFranxx and r/ZeroTwo. Most importantly, a campaigning thread managed to get a high amount of upvotes on r/Animemes, a subreddit where the pink-haired girl has a notable presence in.<sup>[citation needed]</sup> Despite those efforts, Zero Two ultimately lost by a slim 32 votes, and the large influx of voters affected other matches of their bracket as well, resulting in Asuna securing an easy path to the championship afterwards.
-Another instance of brigading happened in [[Best Character 5]] where Zero Two won against [[Best Character 4|last year's]] quarterfinalist [[Homura Akemi]] in round 3. Following the tournament host's policy of disallowing brigades, the matchday was re-done, and the klaxosaur was eliminated in the rematch.
+Another instance of brigading happened in [[Best Character 5]] where Zero Two won against [[Best Character 4|last year's]] quarterfinalist [[Homura Akemi]] in round 3. Following the tournament host's policy of disallowing brigades, her bracket's round was replayed for another day, with the klaxosaur bowing out in the ensuing rematch.
 Since then, Zero Two's performances have been characterized by high seeds but relatively early exits, i.e. an "overrated waifu". Common criticisms include the aformentioned brigading of her fans, and the anime's poor reputation towards the end of the series.
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 Zero Two is a regular but mediocre competitor in the [[International Saimoe League]]. In the [[ISML 2018/Seasonal & Exhibition#Winter|winter 2018]] seasonal contest, she lost to romantic rival [[Ichigo (DitF)|Ichigo]] in the semi-finals, and settled for third after defeating [[Takagi]]. The following year, Zero Two made a modest debut in [[ISML 2019|2019]], surviving until the Emerald period (fifth group stage). In [[ISML 2020|2020]] she finished dead last in the second group stage, a 16-player single round-robin.
-The [[ISML 2021|2021]] edition saw the Chinese ''DitF'' fanbase's campaign take effect as Zero Two and [[Hiro (DitF)|Hiro]] topped their respective nomination lists by a large margin.
+The [[ISML 2021|2021]] edition saw the emergence of a ''DitF'' fanbase in China who became very involved in their campaigning efforts in the tournament, resulting in Zero Two and [[Hiro (DitF)|Hiro]] topping their respective nomination lists by a large margin.