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Brief Name

Zhao

Additional Names

Xiao'Zhao (小照)

Gender

Female

Height

118cm (3'10")

Birthday

October 14

Species

Thiren (Rabbit)

Release Date

December 30, 2025
8 months, 9 days ago
(During Version 2.5)

English

Oz Ryan^[1]

Chinese

Nuoya (诺亚)^[2]

Japanese

Ōzora Naomi (大空直美)^[2]

Korean

Miso (미소)^[3]

Since you're here, how about we cut a deal?

Zhao(-Rank, Ice, Defense) is a playable Agent in Zenless Zone Zero, and one of the Judges of the Krampus Compliance Authority.

Combat Info

Stats & Promotions

Toggle Promotion Materials

Promotion Level	Level	Base HP	Base ATK	Base DEF	Promotion Costs
0	1/10	733	110	56	(0 → 1) Denny 24,000 Basic Defense Certification Seal 4
0	10/10	1,628	168	124	(0 → 1) Denny 24,000 Basic Defense Certification Seal 4
1	10/20	2,131	207	163	(1 → 2) Denny 56,000 Advanced Defense Certification Seal 12
1	20/20	3,126	272	240	(1 → 2) Denny 56,000 Advanced Defense Certification Seal 12
2	20/30	3,629	312	278	(2 → 3) Denny 120,000 Advanced Defense Certification Seal 20
2	30/30	4,623	377	355
3	30/40	5,126	416	394	(3 → 4) Denny 200,000 Defender Certification Seal 10
3	40/40	6,121	481	470	(3 → 4) Denny 200,000 Defender Certification Seal 10
4	40/50	6,624	520	509	(4 → 5) Denny 400,000 Defender Certification Seal 20
4	50/50	7,619	585	586	(4 → 5) Denny 400,000 Defender Certification Seal 20
5	50/60	8,122	625	625	—
5	60/60	9,117	690	701	—

Total Promotion Cost (1 → 5)

Denny

800,000

Basic Defense Certification Seal

4

Advanced Defense Certification Seal

32

Defender Certification Seal

30

Skills

Basic Attack

Name

Primary Type

Secondary Type

Basic Attack: Glacial Judgment

Basic Attack

Press

to activate:
Launches up to five slashes forward, the first dealing Physical DMG, and the following four Ice DMG.

Basic Attack: Final Verdict

Basic Attack

Hold

to activate:
After getting ready, Zhao starts charging up, then launches a forward slash on release, dealing massive Ice DMG.
While charging, Zhao accumulates up to 5s of charge time. When the Finishing Move of Basic Attack: Final Verdict, Chain Attack, or Assist Follow-Up hits, the stored charge time is consumed to deal additional DMG. For every 1 second of charge time, Zhao deals X% of Max HP as additional DMG.
When Zhao is in any Ether Veil, if she gets switched out while charging, the charge can continue.
If Frostbite Points are maxed out when the skill activates, all Frostbite Points are consumed to trigger Ether Veil: Wellspring and a Quick Assist. If a squadmate is then switched in via Quick Assist, Zhao automatically follows up with Basic Attack: Final Verdict and begins charging.
During skill activation, Anti-Interrupt level increases, and DMG taken is reduced by 40%.
While not the currently controlled character, the character is invulnerable while using this skill.

Dodge

Name

Primary Type

Secondary Type

Dodge: Bunny Hop

Dodge

Press

to activate:
A quick dash dodge.
Character is invulnerable while using this skill.

Dash Attack: Bouncing Dash

Dodge

Dash Attack

Press

during a dodge to activate:
Slashes forward, dealing Physical DMG and Ice DMG.

Dodge Counter: Swift Blink

Dodge

Dodge Counter

Press

during a Perfect Dodge to activate:
Performs a falling slash ahead, dealing Ice DMG.
Character is invulnerable while using this skill.

Assist

Name

Primary Type

Secondary Type

Entry Skill: Burst of Frost

Assist

Entry Skill

When Zhao has maximum Frostbite Points, and is in combat, press

to activate:
Launches consecutive attacks forward, followed by a slash, dealing massive Ice DMG.
Upon activating this skill, all Frostbite Points are consumed to activate Ether Veil: Wellspring.
Upon activating this skill, a Quick Assist is triggered. If a squadmate is then switched in via Quick Assist, Zhao automatically follows up with Basic Attack: Final Verdict and begins charging.
Activating this skill is considered as activating a Quick Assist.
Character is invulnerable while using this skill.

Quick Assist: Patch the Gaps

Assist

Quick Assist

When the active character is launched, press

to activate:
Launches a falling slash in front, dealing Ice DMG.
Character is invulnerable while using this skill.

Defensive Assist: Frostveil Suppression

Assist

Defensive Assist

When the on-field character is about to be attacked, press

to activate:
Parries the enemy's attack, dealing massive Daze.
This skill excels at parrying enemy attacks and reduces the consumption of Assist Points when the character is under intense attacks.
Character is invulnerable while using this skill.

Assist Follow-Up: Frostlight Reflection

Assist

Assist Follow-Up

Press

after a Defensive Assist to activate:
Launch multiple slashes in front, dealing massive Ice DMG.
Upon activating this skill, if Frostbite Points are maxed out, all Frostbite Points are consumed to activate Ether Veil: Wellspring.
Upon activating this skill while in any Ether Veil, a Quick Assist is triggered. If a squadmate is then switched in via Quick Assist, Zhao automatically follows up with Basic Attack: Final Verdict and begins charging.
Character is invulnerable while using this skill.

Special Attack

Name

Primary Type

Secondary Type

Special Attack: Shatterfrost Surge

Special Attack

Press

to activate:
Launches a forward slash, dealing Ice DMG.
Upon activating this skill, consumes 5% of current HP to grant all squad members HP regeneration equal to X% of Zhao's Max HP per second for 5s. The HP-consuming effects of Special Attack: Shatterfrost Surge and EX Special Attack: Frostflow Tundra can trigger at most once every 30s.

EX Special Attack: Frostflow Tundra

Special Attack

EX Special Attack

With enough energy, press

to activate:
Launches multiple forward slashes, dealing massive Ice DMG.
Upon activating this skill, consumes 5% of current HP to grant all squad members HP regeneration equal to X% of Zhao's Max HP per second for 5s. The HP-consuming effects of Special Attack: Shatterfrost Surge and EX Special Attack: Frostflow Tundra can trigger at most once every 30s.
Upon activating this skill, gain 20 Frostbite Points. If Frostbite Points are maxed out, all Frostbite Points are consumed to activate Ether Veil: Wellspring.
Upon activating this skill while in any Ether Veil, a Quick Assist is triggered. If a squadmate is then switched in via Quick Assist, Zhao automatically follows up with Basic Attack: Final Verdict and begins charging.
Character is invulnerable while using this skill.

Chain Attack

Name

Primary Type

Secondary Type

Chain Attack: Temporary Alliance

Chain Attack

When a Chain Attack is triggered, select the character to activate:
Launches multiple slashes in front, dealing massive Ice DMG.
After using this skill, gains 5 Frostbite Points. If Frostbite Points are maxed out, all Frostbite Points are consumed to activate Ether Veil: Wellspring.
Upon activating this skill while in any Ether Veil, a Quick Assist is triggered. If a squadmate is then switched in via Quick Assist, Zhao automatically follows up with Basic Attack: Final Verdict and begins charging.
Character is invulnerable while using this skill.

Ultimate: Bunny Barrage

Chain Attack

Ultimate

When Decibel Rating is at Maximum, press

to activate:
Launches consecutive attacks in front, followed by a falling slash, dealing massive Ice DMG.
After using this skill, gains 20 Frostbite Points. If Frostbite Points are maxed out, all Frostbite Points are consumed to activate Ether Veil: Wellspring.
Upon activating this skill while in any Ether Veil, a Quick Assist is triggered. If a squadmate is then switched in via Quick Assist, Zhao automatically follows up with Basic Attack: Final Verdict and begins charging.
Character is invulnerable while using this skill.

Core

Name

Primary Type

Secondary Type

Core Passive: Ideal Colleague

Core Skill

Core Passive

Zhao gains bonus CRIT Rate based on her initial Max HP, gaining X% CRIT Rate for every 1,000 initial Max HP.
Upon entering the battlefield, Zhao gains 100 Frostbite Points. This effect can trigger once every 180s in Investigation Zone mode. The maximum amount of Frostbite Points is 100.
When the currently active character's attacks hit an enemy, Zhao gains 6 Frostbite Points. This can be triggered once every 3s.
When Frostbite Points are maxed out, switching Zhao to the field while in combat will activate her Entry Skill.
When Zhao activates her Entry Skill, all Frostbite Points are consumed to activate Ether Veil: Wellspring.
While Ether Veil: Wellspring is active, all squad members gain 5% Max HP for 40s. Re-activating Ether Veil: Wellspring ends the existing instance before applying a new Ether Veil: Wellspring.
When Zhao activates Ether Veil: Wellspring, all squad members' ATK increase by Y for 50s. Repeated triggers reset the duration.

Additional Ability: Crystallization

Core Skill

Additional Ability

When another character in your squad is an Attack, Anomaly, or Support character:
When Zhao is within any Ether Veil, the whole squad's DMG increases by 10%. If Zhao's initial Max HP exceeds 15,000, every additional 400 initial Max HP increases this DMG bonus by an additional 1%, up to a total maximum increase of 40%. This bonus reaches its maximum when Zhao's initial Max HP reaches 27,000.

Skill Enhancement

Enhancement	Requirements	Cost
1 → 2	Agent Level 15	Basic Freeze Chip 2 Denny 2,000
2 → 3		Basic Freeze Chip 3 Denny 3,000
3 → 4	Agent Level 25	Advanced Freeze Chip 2 Denny 6,000
4 → 5		Advanced Freeze Chip 3 Denny 9,000
5 → 6	Agent Level 35	Advanced Freeze Chip 4 Denny 12,000
6 → 7		Advanced Freeze Chip 6 Denny 18,000
7 → 8	Agent Level 45	Specialized Freeze Chip 5 Denny 45,000
8 → 9		Specialized Freeze Chip 8 Denny 67,500
9 → 10	Agent Level 55	Specialized Freeze Chip 10 Denny 90,000
10 → 11		Specialized Freeze Chip 12 Denny 112,500
11 → 12	Agent Level 60	Hamster Cage Pass 1 Specialized Freeze Chip 15 Denny 135,000

Total Cost: (1 → 12 for one skill)

Denny

500,000

Basic Freeze Chip

5

Advanced Freeze Chip

15

Specialized Freeze Chip

50

Hamster Cage Pass

1

Core Skill Enhancement

Core Skill Enhancement
	Requires: Agent Level 15	Percent HP increases by 6% Core Passive: Ideal Colleague Skill Lv. +1	Denny 5,000
	Requires: Agent Level 25	Base ATK increases by 25 Core Passive: Ideal Colleague Skill Lv. +1	Higher Dimensional Data: Spiked Corruption Core 2 Denny 12,000
	Requires: Agent Level 35	Percent HP increases by 6% Core Passive: Ideal Colleague Skill Lv. +1	Higher Dimensional Data: Spiked Corruption Core 4 Denny 28,000
	Requires: Agent Level 45	Base ATK increases by 25 Core Passive: Ideal Colleague Skill Lv. +1	Clouded Crystalline Substance 2 Higher Dimensional Data: Spiked Corruption Core 9 Denny 60,000
	Requires: Agent Level 55	Percent HP increases by 6% Core Passive: Ideal Colleague Skill Lv. +1	Clouded Crystalline Substance 3 Higher Dimensional Data: Spiked Corruption Core 15 Denny 100,000
	Requires: Agent Level 60	Base ATK increases by 25 Core Passive: Ideal Colleague Skill Lv. +1	Clouded Crystalline Substance 4 Higher Dimensional Data: Spiked Corruption Core 30 Denny 200,000
Totals
MAX	Requires: Agent Level 60	Percent HP increases by 18% Base ATK increases by 75	Clouded Crystalline Substance 9 Higher Dimensional Data: Spiked Corruption Core 60 Denny 405,000

Mindscape Cinema

01

Righteous Verdict

"Don't let that cute face fool you! I'll never forget that meeting — right there in front of a few dozen people, she pointed her finger and, with the sweetest expression, delivered the coldest verdict: 'If your company refuses any single item in this rectification list, you will be removed from TOPS. This isn't a threat — it's the objectively correct conclusion.' That image is forever etched in my mind! ...Still, I have to thank Miss Zhao."
—A company manager who revived his business after a brutal restructuring, speaking with a conflicted look as he rubbed his temples.

When Zhao switches out of being the active character, all squad members' DMG ignores 15% of the target's All-Attribute RES for 50s.

02

Krampus Senior

Xiao'Zhao joined Krampus very early on, and even within the elite of the elite, the Krampus Compliance Authority, she's still addressed as "senior." That's how it should be... if only the juniors who came after weren't all the type who value personality over protocol.

When Zhao recovers HP, her ATK increases by 20%, and other squad members' ATK increases by 15% for 50s. Repeated triggers reset the duration.

03

Frostveil Edge

Xiao'Zhao's weapon, "Frostveil," is an experimental asset supplied through a confidential TOPS research project. Rather than merely projecting Ice-aligned Ether into strikes, the weapon channels Ether into its own structure. Under normal conditions, Frostveil is only half the weight of comparable weapons, but once in combat, its rapidly condensed ice edge gains far greater destructive power. The design might as well have been tailor-made for Xiao'Zhao.

Basic Attack, Dodge, Assist, Special Attack, and Chain Attack Lv. +2

04

Featherlight Footsteps

Agile, light, and hard to pin down. Words once used to describe a little rabbit are now being used to describe a terrifying warrior wielding a massive blade, capable of cutting through anything...

When Zhao activates an Ether Veil, she gains 250 Decibels.
The CRIT DMG of her Ultimate, Chain Attack, and Basic Attack: Final Verdict increase by 40%.

05

Fuzzy Listener

If Xiao'Zhao's ears twitch unconsciously and perk up slightly, it means she's heard that which matters to her most. It could be intel, a mission, a deal... or praise.

Basic Attack, Dodge, Assist, Special Attack, and Chain Attack Lv. +2

06

No Value Has Its Own Value

The wall of beliefs she'd built since childhood, molded by so many people, has begun to crack because of one encounter.
Xiao'Zhao now sees value differently: when something carries no listed price, it isn't useless, it's simply too precious for anything to stand as its equivalent.

The CRIT Rate buff from Core Passive: Ideal Colleague increases to 125% of the original value.
The extra DMG gained from charging during Basic Attack: Final Verdict increases to 140% of the original value, and accumulated charge time is no longer consumed when attacking.

Availability

Zhao was available for a limited time from the Special Visitor Event.

Featured

Zhao has been promoted or featured with a drop-rate boost in 1 Signal Search:

Signal Search	Featured	Date Start	Date End	Version
Priceless Heart Dec 30, 2025 — Feb 5, 2026 Version 2.5	Zhao Zhao Anby Demara Anby Ben Bigger Ben	December 30, 2025	February 5, 2026	2.5

Other Languages

Language	Official Name
English	Zhao
Chinese (Simplified)	照 Zhào
Chinese (Traditional)	照 Zhào
Japanese	照 Zao
Korean	자오 Jao
Spanish	Zhao
French	Zhao
Russian	Чжао Chzhao
Thai	Zhao
Vietnamese	Zhao
German	Zhao
Indonesian	Zhao
Portuguese	Zhao