You know what's interested me most about Zenless Zone Zero? Thirens
As of rn, there are (soon to be) 6 playable thiren characters:
From looking through the story, trust events, character profiles, in game news articles, and Inter-Knot, we can find out the following about thirens:
- Some thirens can't have coffee because it causes heart issues
- Thirens that are fully covered with fur are called "beast thirens"
- They have sensitive hearing (most notably seen with Nekomata)
- Their tails are pretty sensitive
- They usually only let people they trust touch their tails (most notably seen with Ellen and Lycaon)
- Their fur is affected by their diet (tail fur included)
- Animals are naturally attracted to them (as seen with Lycaon and Seth, possibly others too but idk)
- They naturally have a higher ether aptitude than humans
- There are specific shampoos and massages for thirens
- Soap can cause their fur to knot
- Their ears/tails may move/twitch depending on how they feel
- They share multiple other traits with their normal animal counterparts, such as agility, dexterity, and more
- Thirens can have allergies to their own fur when they shed
- Some thirens enjoy neck/head scratches
- There may be a law specific to protecting thirens, though I'm not 100% on this
And that's not all, as there is actually quite a bit of obvious discrimination against thirens such as:
- Sterotypes are casually said to the faces of thirens
- Some people view them as "dangerous creatures"
- Some accommodations aren't available to thirens (most notably the issue with movie theatre seats when it comes to bear thirens)
- Being harassed on the street by people who want to touch their tails (or even in Lycaon's case, a child wanting to ride on his back)
- Thirens in movies often don't get played by actual thirens, and instead by humans or bangboo
- In these movies, they're often times shown as dangerous
- Maybe I'm looking too into this one, but I find it weird that a large majority of bear thirens work at Belobog Industries
There are just so many things you can find out about thirens in this game and it makes me wanna ask so many questions. How do they exist? Why are only some thirens fully furred? What's with all the casual discrimination against them? Why are there so many different species of thiren? Why does someone like Nekomata have 2 tails instead of the standard 1? I genuinely hope the game goes more into the factors of thirens and especially the discrimination of them as I'm curious just what the full extent of it is
If there's anything else I missed about thirens plz let me know! These guys interest me so much so I'm trying to gather as many facts about them as possible