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— Zero, "Thanks for 2,763,000 Subscribers!"
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Zero[2] (0) is an algebralien and an integer in "Thanks for 2,763,000 Subscribers!". He is distinctly separate from the other Zeroes by his personality, and is made visually distinct with his cap.
In captions and storyboards, this Zero is specifically referred to as Zero1[3]. The credits simply refer to him as "Zero", using numbers to distinguish Zeroes 2 through 5.
Appearance[]
Zero, as his name suggests, is an Arabic numeral zero. He has a gray body and slightly lighter gray limbs. He wears a blue and yellow cap which reads "", a mathematical equation that results in 0 as the answer. This equation is known as Euler's identity.
Designs[]
Personality[]
Like the other zeros, Zero originally was simply in the background of the sub specials as a prop in the sub count.
In "Thanks for 1,500,000 Subscribers!", he makes his speaking debut. Here and in "Thanks for 2,000,000 Subscribers!" he is shown to take an assertive role, such as telling the other numbers to instead write the sub-count from now on, and reminding them when it was not updated.
In "Thanks for 2,763,000 Subscribers!", Zero retains many of these traits, being seen taking control of all the other Zeroes, telling them what to do and berating them if they don't follow. He seems to bully the other Zeroes frequently. Despite this controlling attitude, he is easily embarrassed - when the other Zeroes watch his embarrassing tapes, Zero is barely able to fight back; it is only because he was forced inside a fridge, and that when his tapes are stolen, he breaks out of the fridge with pure anger, yelling "STOP LAUGHING AT ME!" and takes action by destroying the TV. He most likely picks on the other Zeroes due to him projecting his insecurities and embarrassment on them. Zero is also shown to have a silly side, with him dancing before Six appears in the vent.
Zero has a softer side, however, as he apologises to one of the other Zeroes after accidentally throwing scalding coffee in their face, saying he would never hurt them on purpose (though he then accidentally smacks them in the face). This shows that Zero does not intentionally mistreat others, but does so out of obliviousness.
None of the other Algebraliens seems to particularly enjoy the presence of Zero, as even Two Thousand, Seven Hundred, Sixty-Three rejects and belittles him. However, he seems to have a positive relationship with Fifteen, as she lets him into her cabin after Fourteen chased him. Ten also states that he would miss the zeros, so this could imply a positive relationship with Zero.
Powers and abilities[]
Unlike most Algebraliens, Zero lacks the Yoylite power, as he was not seen gaining it with the others and would be unlikely to have offered it after the fact.
Coverage[]
- See also: Zeroes § Coverage
Zero's first possible appearance may be in "The Number Playground Chronicle!", but due to the existence of multiple identical zeros, it remains unclear if this is the main zero.
Zero appears in "Thanks for 1,500,000 Subscribers!" alongside the other Zeroes, standing up for himself, finally talking for the first time in the subscriber milestone specials, and saying that the other Algebraliens can draw the new milestones on a whiteboard.
In "Thanks for 2,000,000 Subscribers!", Zero and the four other Zeroes stood near the whiteboard for three days "like [they] usually do". Much to Two's chagrin, due to them being on the whiteboard in fear of punishment for letting Fourteen run wild, and the integers mistakenly putting Seven in jail, along with one of the divided Fourteen Integers.
Zeroes appear in "Counting on Christmas" and "Pie Vs Pi: The Pi Day Massacre", but similarly to the one in "The Number Playground Chronicle!", it is ambiguous whether this is the main Zero or another Zero.
In "Thanks for 2,763,000 Subscribers!", Zero is the main focus. He is first seen running up the stairs with the other Zeros, scolding the others for taking a break. After taking the subway to his bunker, he spots and invites Six in, while also taking the chance to send a broadcast to the other Algebraliens. In order to defeat the thing, Zero decides to go through his videotape collection, as one of them contains the key to defeating the powerful being. Much to his embarrassment, however, the tapes are mostly past humiliations of his.
As the episode progresses, Zero becomes increasingly aggravated by this humiliation. After being locked in the fridge while a particularly shameful tape is played, he snaps and break out, destroying the TV. When Seven arrives with the current tape, he goes with the others to the main base to use that TV. However, before being able to find any particularly useful information from the video, it stops abruptly as 2,763 reaches in and takes Two, Five, Six, Seven, and Eight. Wondering if the being missed him, 2,763 responds in the negative, stating that they have no use for him, as the video ends.
Zero first appears in "Alone", near the beginning of the episode, where he is running from Fourteen. Three tells him and Fourteen to go back to Fifteen's cabin. Later, he is seen inside Fifteen's Cabin, suggesting Fifteen let Zero stay with her.
Trivia[]
- He has put a tracking chip into some of the other Algebraliens (Two, Five, Six, Seven, Eight, Nine, Ten, and Fifteen were all able to be tracked and sent a signal in "Thanks for 2,763,000 Subscribers!")
- He has a crush on Fifteen, as shown in "Thanks for 2,763,000 Subscribers!".
- He is the third/second character to have a crush on another, although it's non-canon to the main timeline. The first is Woody having a brief crush on Teardrop, shown in "Take the Plunge: Part 1" where he looks at Teardrop with love hearts. The second is Needle as she said she likes Coiny in "Take the Plunge: Part 2", however, it is unclear if she meant this in a platonic or romantic way.
- If the latter two were retconned (which is likely, seeing as there has been no mentions of crushes in the primary canon since "Take the Plunge: Part 2"), this would make Zero the only character to currently canonically have a crush on another.
- He is the third/second character to have a crush on another, although it's non-canon to the main timeline. The first is Woody having a brief crush on Teardrop, shown in "Take the Plunge: Part 1" where he looks at Teardrop with love hearts. The second is Needle as she said she likes Coiny in "Take the Plunge: Part 2", however, it is unclear if she meant this in a platonic or romantic way.
- It is unclear if he is the Zero in the "The Number Playground Chronicle!", as well as his exact relation to the other Zeros.
- He is one of the few characters who have blushed onscreen, the others being Pillow, Shopping Cart, and Cake.
- His cap contains of only numbers from Pie Vs Pi: The Pi Day Massacre, including Euler's Constant, Imaginary Number, and Pi.
- He, One, Five, Eight, Fourteen, and Fifteen are the only main Algebraliens to not be a host.
- He is the only character whose name starts with Z.
- He, Fourteen, and Fifteen are the only Algebraliens to not be shown getting power from the Yoylite meteor.
- When he gets mad, he turns a pure red color.
