Behind the
dazzling visuals and charismatic faces that won over Zenless Zone Zero players
is the talent of key artists who shaped the game's identity from the ground up.
After six years of uninterrupted work in the ranks of HoYoverse,
lead character designer Atwo officially announced his
departure from the company to embark on an independent path and make a personal
project a reality.
Atwo was
part of the development team from the earliest conceptual stages, when the
workforce barely exceeded twenty people. Throughout his career within the
project, the creative conceived the design of several of the most recognized
agents of the franchise, highlighting figures such as Ellen Joe, Billy Kid, Von
Lycaon, Koleda, Soukaku, Hoshimi Miyabi, Anton, Ben and Banyue. His specialty
in creating robots with unique personalities and characters with urban
aesthetics left an indelible mark on the artistic direction of the work.
As the
artist himself explained, his departure was not motivated by creative
differences or internal conflicts. In fact, Atwo planned his transition two
years in advance after openly discussing it with the game's producer, Li
Zhenyu, leaving all his responsibilities assigned in an orderly manner before
saying goodbye after the second anniversary. His current goal is to put all his
energy into developing a farm and everyday life simulator in the style of Story
of Seasons, a concept that he dreamed of realizing since his student years
and for which he is already recruiting collaborators.
Taking into
account the great visual imprint he brought to such popular characters as Ellen
Joe or Billy Kid
