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



Background & History

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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 split -- a 16-player single round-robin format -- with only one win to her name.

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.




ISML record

Seasonal & Exhibition

Seasonal Diadem - 2018 Winter

  • Group I: 2W, CVP: 3.706 (seed 3)
  • T16 plate (14) Miyu1 Miyu Edelfelt 11,124 - 8978 (Aqua Gem)
  • Qf plate (6) Ai yashajin Ai Yashajin 5074 - 4034 (Topaz 2)
  • Sf plate (2) 015 Ichigo (DitF) 4473 - 5164 (Topaz 3)
  • Consolation icon (4) Takagi Takagi 6034 - 3663 (Topaz 4)


Main Tournament

Overall record: 10W 25L

  • RS: 6-9 (2019), 4-16 (2020)
  • Unique opponents: 15 + 18 = 33
ISML 2019
Nominations: 203 votes (15th)
Rd Opponent Score W-L?
Aqua 1 Tohru dragon Tohru 4666 - 5291 L
Aqua 2 Sakura m Sakura Matou 5024 - 4830 W
Aqua 3 Platelet Platelet 5809 - 5403 W
Tpz 1 Mitsuha Mitsuha Miyamizu 5636 - 5174 W
Tpz 2 Nero fate Nero (Fate) 6028 - 5450 W
Tpz 3 Sagiri Sagiri Izumi 7057 - 8737 L
Amet 1 Mirai Mirai Kuriyama 5109 - 5078 W
Amet 2 Shouko m Shouko Makinohara 4998 - 5028 L
Amet 3 Violet Violet Evergarden 5117 - 6160 L
Sapp 1 Mio kon Mio Akiyama 6706 - 6940 L
Sapp 2 Nephren Nephren Ruq Insania 6054 - 6042 W
Sapp 3 Yukino Yukino Yukinoshita 5809 - 8822 L
Eme 1 Kanna Kanna Kamui 4999 - 6441 L
Eme 2 Maisan Mai Sakurajima 4769 - 7038 L
Eme 3 Azusa n Azusa Nakano 5268 - 6726 L
Wildcards (STV, Max 2): 3175 - 6th, Out
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CONSOLATION ROUNDS
Dia 2 8 players (approval) 8008 (5th) DNA
Dia Gem 4 players (range) 67,701.5 (2nd) N/A
Final position: 37th (based on last consolation round)
ISML 2020
Nominations: 79 votes (44th)
Seedings Rd 3 (range): 10,307.4 (seed 48)
Stage Rd Opponent Score W-L?
Split 1
Group P
3rd (Adv.)
3W 2L
Lost H2H to Haruhi
Aqua 1 Haruhi Haruhi Suzumiya 2094 - 2139 L
Aqua 2 Mikasa Mikasa Ackerman 2469 - 2388 W
Aqua 3 Miku Miku Nakano 2076 - 2915 L
Aqua 4 Kumiko Kumiko Oumae 2871 - 1913 W
Aqua 5 Cardcaptor Sakura Kinomoto 4183 - 1806 W
Split 2
Group C
16th (Out)
1W 14L
Tpz 1 Tamako Tamako Kitashirakawa 1726 - 1736 L
Tpz 2 Kurumi Kurumi Tokisaki 1163 - 2966 L
Tpz 3 Aqua Aqua 2090 - 2295 L
Tpz 4 Yukino Yukino Yukinoshita 1867 - 2841 L
Tpz 5 Sora kasugano Sora Kasugano 2535 - 2445 W
Amet 1 Haruno Haruno Yukinoshita 1719 - 2269 L
Amet 2 Hina amano Hina Amano 1429 - 1882 L
Amet 3 Azusa n Azusa Nakano 2522 - 2702 L
Amet 4 Shouko Shouko Nishimiya 1885 - 2742 L
Amet 5 Megumin Megumin 2475 - 3193 L
Sapp 1 Nezuko Nezuko Kamado 2999 - 3127 L
Sapp 2 Schwi Schwi Dola 2413 - 3433 L
Sapp 3 Umaru Umaru Doma 2915 - 3124 L
Sapp 4 Emilia Emilia 2914 - 3865 L
Sapp 5 Kanna Kanna Kamui 2488 - 2605 L
......
CONSOLATION ROUNDS
Split 3
Dia 5 32 players (range) 30,377.3 (30th) DNA
Final position: 61st (based on last consolation round)



r/anime record

Seasonal Salt: 2018 Winter - seed 1

  • T64 plate (64) Rider (Fate/Extra) 2578 - 336
  • T32 plate (32) Lakyus Alvein Dale Aindra 2075 - 342
  • T16 plate (17) Harumi Taniguchi 2482 - 1000
  • Qf plate (9) Hinata m Hinata Miyake 2094 - 1569
  • Sf plate (4) Violet Violet Evergarden 3189 - 1820
  • Final plate (2) 015 Ichigo (DitF) 5032 - 1696

Best Girl of 2018 - seed 7


Best Girl 6 - seed 29

Best Girl 7 - seed 43

  • R1 plate (470) Lieselotte Sherlock 2160 - 791
  • R2 plate (214) Narumi Narumi Momose 2789 - 1768
  • R3 plate (86) Shizuka Shizuka Hiratsuka 2845 - 2763
  • T64 plate (22) Cc C.C. 3029 - 3660

Best Girl 8 - seed 13


Best Character 5 - seed 88



Honours

Chronological List

Total Wins = 4

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

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