The English dub's complete and utter shamelessness at the characters' many nasty and insane personalities as well as Zero's psychopathic comments are quite funny, coupled with her hatred of timed jump puzzles. They make it almost worth the depressing parts throughout the game.
The random chatter that you pick up from the mooks can be pretty funny.
"Is that Zero? I heard she was skinny, but damn!!!" "And I heard she was pretty, but damn!!!" "Well, I heard she'd kill you in your sleep, so shut it."
Mikhail's Establishing Character Moment. The player hears a strange noise and goes outside to find... a dragon rolling around in the mud while laughing like a small child. Zero then yells at him, which causes him to freeze and piss himself. For several seconds. Zero just looks between him and the mess he's making, as if even she's not sure how to comment before the angered disgust kicks in.
Zero: "How many times have I told you... DON'T ROLL AROUND IN THE FUCKING MUD!!!!!!"
No one can remember the name of Mount... er, whatever, not even Michael, who simply says, "It's a holy mountain, alright?" Even the narrator starts calling it Mt. Whatever after that.
Zero: So NOW will you tell me where we're going?
Michael: The mountain.
Zero: Which mountain?
Michael: I believe it's called Mount Vern... smith? Burn... slice? Er...
Zero: Huh? Speak up!
Michael: The name doesn't matter! It's a holy mountain, alright?
[beat]
Zero: Forgot it, did you?
In Branch B, Zero encounters Three and is maimed by her enhanced creations. No big deal, since the flower in her eye allows her to regenerate... except then she gets pinned to a rock before she can finish.
The mission objective for Five's boss battle, which has Zero go up against a giant golden crab monster: "Kill this tacky S.O.B."
After defeating Five's angel, Zero begins to stab her... and the screen suddenly cuts tothis jarringly adorable image◊ ("This content has been deemed inappropriate for pretty much everyone. Please stand by."), except you can still hear said stabbing going on in the background. Then Five gets back up, but is immediately bisected by Dito, and he begins kicking her body while apparently cursing up a storm - except we can't hear what he's saying, because relaxing piano music has kicked in ("This audio has been deemed inappropriate for human consumption."). Mikhail cringes so hard he takes a step back while moving to block the view with a wing, and even notably foul-mouthed Zero seems a little taken aback.
Bonus points for the fact that those goofy drawings of the characters are done by creator Yoko Taro's wife.
The original footage is available on Youtube. Originally, it was not censored, but audiences were repulsed by the brutality of our "hero". It is likely that a lot of the slapstick was added after this first screening.
As Mikhail has just destroyed a barricade blocking Zero's way... and the entire bridge Zero was standing on...
The cutscene after Zero acquires an airship after killing Four and taking Decadus as her Disciple. The whole scene plays out as an Big Entrance:
Zero: Alright! Today's a new day, we've got a new ship...it's time to set sail and conquer the world!
(Airship is immediately shot down by cannons)
And then Zero does exactly what the player is thinking and dive-kicks one of the soldiers, making him crash into the others, and slaughters them all in a rage.
Zero: After all the trouble I went through to get that goddamn airship... I am gonna slice the shit out of every last one of you!
Zero: You sons of bitches ruined my brand-new airship... and now you're going to DIE!
Zero:(as Octa stares hopefully at her and she still continues to hold him at swordpoint) ...Uh... sure. Whatever.
Before the above is Zero meeting the Fairy King. After the King refuses to explain where Three is, knowing Zero will kill them if they do, Zero has an awkward silence and says she will promise not to. The Fairies again say they won't, so Zero again says she won't. When the Fairies refuse a final time, they beginlaughing at her. Zero simply punches them, which kills them. Que Mikhail blinking, then reacting in shock.
Near the end of Branch D, Zero makes a Big Entrance among several soldiers and proclaims a Badass Boast to her lesser beings:
Zero: My name is Zero, the original Intoner, and the immortal— (the soldiers immediately attack Zero as she speaks, who then blows them all away with magic) Zero: KNOCK IT OFF! I'm trying to make a speech here! Now...um... (beat) Zero: OH FOR FUCK'S SAKE! NOW I'VE LOST MY PLACE! (proceeds to murder everyone)
Mikhail's singing. After two verses of nonsensical song with ridiculous made-up lyrics, Zero decides that's enough.
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