New Eridu

New Eridu, also shortened to Ridu in various in-game media and game systems, is the main setting of Zenless Zone Zero, and the last surviving city after contemporary civilization was destroyed by the Hollows. New Eridu managed to survive and thrive after the apocalypse by acquiring the technology to be able to extract resources out of the Hollows. Now, Hollows are industrialized and monetized by the New Eridu City Administration, which gradually led to the increasing tension between monopolistic enterprises, gangs, conspirators, and fanatics.^[1]

Overview

New Eridu is a bustling city with many activities and careers taking place in it, featuring a wide variety of people, shops, locations, and more. Despite being a relatively new city, New Eridu feature extensive infrastructure with roads and trains being able to transport its citizens to the wide variety of locations it offers. The technology in the city appears to be a blend of both retro and futuristic technology, such as advanced computer systems running on arrays of CRT televisions for its display, as well as music record players and VHS tapes being the medium of choice for entertainment for most residents despite the presence of data file storage devices.

Locations

City Quarters

Janus Quarter

Janus Quarter is a district in New Eridu. It is described as a premiere shopping district filled with shopping centers, restaurants, entertainment establishments, and the like. The events of Prologue and Season 1 mainly take place in the Janus Quarter.

Throne Quarter

Throne Quarter is a district in New Eridu. HAND Headquarters and Waifei Peninsula are located there, the latter of which serves as the main setting for Season 2.^[2][3]

Pluto Quarter

Pluto Quarter is a district in New Eridu. It was known to be a prosperous district during the Eridu era along with the Minerva Quarter, until various areas were swallowed by Hollow Zero during the Fall of the Old City.^[4]

Minerva Quarter

Minerva Quarter is a district in New Eridu. It was known to be a prosperous district during the Eridu era along with the Pluto Quarter, until various areas were swallowed by Hollow Zero during the Fall of the Old City.^[4] Helios Academy, Wise and Belle's old school, was located in the Minerva Quarter.

Faunus Quarter

Faunus Quarter is a district in New Eridu. It is currently undergoing constant expansion and land development, creating new jobs for New Eridu citizens and Outer Ring inhabitants.

Vulcan Quarter

Vulcan Quarter is a district in New Eridu. There are industrial areas and factories located here.^[5]

Other Areas

Outer Ring

The Outer Ring is a region located on the outskirts of New Eridu. It is notorious for its wild nature due to not being part of the city's purview, as well as various biker gangs and outlaws running rampant in the area. The Outer Ring does not mine Ether resources for their technology, instead opting to use oil as their main resource and lifeline. Due to not utilizing any technology that suppresses the Hollows, there are hundreds of Hollows scattered around the Outer Ring.

Trivia

• Outer Ring inhabitants refer to New Eridu as the "Inner Ring."^[6][7]

Etymology

• New Eridu might derive its name from the Sumerian city of Eridu, the earliest known city in southern Mesopotamia.
• The name may also be a shortened form of Eridanus, the river in Greek mythology where Phaethon fell to his death. This would support the choice of adding Ovid's epitaph to Phaethon over the model of the city in the lore video discussing the founding of Eridu.^[8] Moreover, the majority of the city quarters are named after Roman deities: Janus, Pluto, Minerva, Faunus, and Vulcan.

Other Languages

Language	Official Name
English	New Eridu
Chinese (Simplified)	新艾利都 Xīn Àilìdū
Chinese (Traditional)	新艾利都 Xīn Àilìdū
Japanese	新エリー都 Shin Erī To
Korean	뉴에리두 Nyueridu
Spanish	Nueva Eridu
French	Nouvelle-Eridu
Russian	Нью-Эриду N'yu-Eridu
Thai	New Eridu
Vietnamese	New Eridu
German	New Eridu
Indonesian	New Eridu
Portuguese	Nova Eridu

Change History

References

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