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Anby Demara was the first character created during the development of Zenless Zone Zero. The game’s producer, Zhenyu Li, revealed this tidbit at the beginning of a new interview in Japanese with DenFamiNico Gamer.
Producer Li noted that Anby uses a blade or sword as her weapon of choice. The Sword has been widely regarded as a staple weapon used in action games, and Li thought that having a character wielding such a weapon featured in the game’s presentation should convey the image more easily.
The interview also covered how the playable characters in NieR: Automata and Metal Gear Rising primarily use swords. Even other games like Bayonetta and God of War, which do not feature a sword at the beginning, also have it available as a usable weapon later on.
During the first development phase of Zenless Zone Zero, Li put an emphasis on creating “an action game character easily imagined by everyone” over “a character with a brand-new, unique setting.” As the development team contemplated how to finish working on such an “action game character” with a high degree of perfection, it eventually came up with Anby Demara as the first character created for Zenless Zone Zero. The team would later release an S-rank version of Anby via the version 1.6 update in March 2025.
Anby is a character who is always available. You get the first one of her for free when you start playing. As an A-rank Agent, she’s also available on every banner.
Zenless Zone Zero is available worldwide for Windows PC, Android, iOS, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S.
