Karma Core
Last updated 2026-09-09
Karma Cores are objects made by The Creator. They are the cores of Enchainers, with some sealed within the Void Hunter Weapons.[1]
Overview
Karma Cores are powerful objects reminiscent of Ethereal cores, but are made specifically by The Creator, rather than manifesting as part of the corruption process. The Creator used these cores as the basis for their Enchainers - their emissaries who govern the Great Hollows. The Karma Cores are able to alter the rules within Hollows, and this power is accessible by both the Enchainers and the Void Hunter Weapons that contain them. Karma Cores are not destroyed when the Enchainer they are wielded by dies.[1]
It is possible for other beings, particularly powerful Ethereals, to become Enchainers by consuming a Karma Core and ascending to this level of power. Beings who are on the cusp of achieving this are known as Enchainer larvae.[1]
Based on currently available information, there are six Karma Cores in existence, four of which are currently known about in detail:
- One infused into Tailless.
- One infused into the Qingming Sword.
- One infused into Thaumiel, that is also partially fused with its user Remielle. It has the power to halt the flow of time.[2]
- The Karma Core of "Sunbringer". This Core was split in to three fragments and distributed to Sunbringer's other selves.
History
When the Karma Cores, and by extension the Enchainers, first appeared is unknown, but the original Void Hunters managed to defeat an Enchainer in the past, and recovered its core, using it as the basis for the Void Hunter Weapons by way of sealing the core in Porcelloy. Due to this power coming from The Creator though, the weapons exacted a toll from their users over time. Arche and Sunbringer began Project Sunseeker with the aim of infusing the Void Hunters directly with the Karma Cores in their weapons, with the hopes this would grant them even greater power while avoiding the side effects, becoming Artificial Enchainers, but this project ended in disaster when Beliora Vike transformed into an Enchainer and went berserk, before being killed by Remielle.[2][3]
Following this, Remielle Dan became trapped in temporal stasis due to Thaumiel for a century, and Lady Sunbringer took the Karma Core in her possession and split it in three, bestowing a piece to each of her three other selves.[2][4]
In the modern day, The Exaltists tried to utilise the power of Tailless for themselves, but were ultimately defeated, and later their final Overseer Sarah, after becoming an Enchainer larva, attempted to claim the Qingming Sword and the core within, but was unsuccessful in turn, though this did awaken The Creator.[5] Dracaene's core fragment was stripped from her after she partially fused with Girtablullu. After it was killed, Bashmu consumed its remains, absorbing the core fragment and pushing along its own development into an Enchainer.[6]
Other Languages
| Language | Official Name |
|---|---|
| English | Karma Core |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 业核 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 業核 |
| Japanese | 業核 |
| Korean | 업핵 Eophaek |
| Spanish | Núcleo kármico |
| French | Noyau du Karma |
| Russian | Кармическое ядро Karmicheskoye yadro |
| Thai | แก่นแห่งกรรม |
| Vietnamese | Nghiệp Hạch |
| German | Karmakern |
| Indonesian | Inti Karma |
| Portuguese | Núcleo cármico |
Change History
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Tutorial: Enchainers
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Phaethon's Story, The Long Goodbye, Episode 7: Beneath Wings Heavy and Soaked
- ↑ Zenless Zone Zero (July 26, 2026). Remielle Animated Short Film "Day of Silence" | Zenless Zone Zero. YouTube.
- ↑ Phaethon's Story, The Long Goodbye, Episode 10: After the Curtain Falls...
- ↑ Phaethon's Story, To Be Fuel for the Night, Episode 10: Mortal Form
- ↑ Phaethon's Story, The Long Goodbye, Episode 9: Into the Abyss With You
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