Zone of the Enders

Antw0n · 2010-05-08T04:17:39+00:00

FAKKU's official Zone of the Enders news and discussion thread Zone of the Enders (ã‚¾ãƒ¼ãƒ³ã€€ã‚ªãƒ–ã€€ã‚¨ãƒ³ãƒ€ãƒ¼ã‚º ZÅ�n obu EndÄ�zu?), commonly referred to by the acronym Z.O.E., is a franchise created by Hideo Kojima, owned by the video game publisher Konami, and expanded on by the animation studio Sunrise. The original Zone of the Enders is a game created for the launch of the Sony PlayStation 2, which has so far spawned a single PS2 sequel, a Game Boy Advance side-story, an OVA movie and a twenty-six episode television anime series. The Zone of the Enders series is set in the late 22nd century. Humankind has colonized Mars, and space colonies are also set up in orbit around Jupiter. Fueling this expansion are two scientific advances: the development of the Laborious Extra-Orbital Vehicle, or LEV, a mecha used for labor and military use, and the discovery of Metatron, a high-energy ore found on Callisto. However, those in power on Earth begin to take a dim view of the colonists of Mars and Jupiter, calling them "Enders", and imposing harsh and exploitive laws and taxes against them. Eventually, different groups on Mars begin to rise up in opposition to Earth. A new weapon given to these rebels is the Orbital Frame, a mecha making extensive use of Metatron-based technology, These Orbital Frames come to shape the destiny of Earth and its colonies, for both good and evil. GAMES: Zone of the Enders, the first game in the series, details the story of a boy named Leo Stenbuck, a colonist from Jupiter who accidentally finds himself piloting the Orbital Frame Jehuty. In Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner (known as Anubis: Zone of the Enders in Japan), a new pilot, Dingo Egret, finds Jehuty on the Moon of Callisto two years after the events of the first game and travels to the superweapon Aumaan in order to defeat Colonel Nohman of the BAHRAM army, who pilots Jehuty's sister craft, Anubis. Zone of the Enders: The Fist of Mars (known as Zone of the Enders: 2173 Testament in Japan) is a side-story released for the Game Boy Advance, about a conspiracy involving the construction of Orbital Frames for Earth. The protagonist, a young man named Cage Midwell, finds himself getting involved with a resistance organization known as BIS. Hideo Kojima has promised that he would produce the next game in the series, Zone of the Enders 3, at an unspecified point in the future. ANIME: Zone of the Enders: 2167 IDOLO is a prequel for the entire series, telling the story of Radium Lavans, the pilot of the first Orbital Frame. Zone of the Enders: Dolores,i is a followup to IDOLO, following the exploits of James Links, an alcoholic trucker, who, while trying to reunite with his estranged family, discovers an Orbital Frame hidden in one of his shipping containers. The frame, calling itself Dolores, seems to consider James her uncle. [size=10]All of above information was borrowed from Wikipedia.[/h] [color=blue]JEHUTY[/color] Orbital Frame Jehuty is the most prominent Orbital Frame in the series. Jehuty is initially armed with a blade, arm cannon, shield and homing laser, as well as possessing burst and grab abilities. Originally designated to be piloted by Alan, a pilot of the civilian transport vessel “Atlantis”, Jehuty is eventually piloted by Leo Stenbuck after he takes refuge from the BAHRAM raid in a frame hangar. BAHRAM seeks to re-obtain Jehuty for use in the Aumaan project. After the events of Zone of the Enders, Leo, knowing ADA's purpose and what is destined to happen to Jehuty if it reaches Mars, hides Jehuty away on Callisto, where it is later discovered by Dingo Egret. The name “Jehuty” is derived from that of the Egyptian god “Djehuty”. Piloted by Leo Stenbuck, and Dingo Egret. Appearances: ZOE, ZOE2, mentioned in Dolores i Orbital Frame JEHUTY [color=brown]ANUBIS[/color] Orbital Frame Anubis is the twin frame of Jehuty. Despite this, Anubis’ development is much further advanced than Jehuty, running on what is effectively optimum system capabilities; Anubis is armed with a battle staff, arm cannon, shield and homing laser as well as possessing burst and grab abilities. Additionally, the Anubis frame is armed with “Zero Shift”. This module allows the frame to cover vast distances in an instant via space compression. Seized during transportation during the Antilia raid, Anubis is now Colonel Nohman’s frame of choice. Nohman himself has described Anubis as “the perfect frame” and it plays a central role as part of project Aumaan. The name “Anubis” is the same as that of the Egyptian god. Piloted by Ridley Hardiman, AKA 'Nohman' Appearances: ZOE, ZOE2, Dolores i Orbital Frame ANUBIS [color=olive]ARDJET[/color] The frame has a very tough exterior armor and is primarily armed with WISP, small remote drones which can be used as missiles or to grab a target. Aside from WISP, Ardjet also possesses the ability to cocoon itself in a shield of armor and charge a very powerful energy beam. Piloted by Ken Marinaris. Appearances: ZOE2 Orbital Frame ARDJET

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Antw0n Remember me?

12 years ago

Zeriam wrote...

Release Date Announced

It will hit store shelves, in North America, on October 30th.

Huh. I thought they were saying 26th. Oh well, not much of a difference.

Keitaro Ito

12 years ago

I played only the first game - couldn't find the 2nd game anywhere. But now with the release of ZOE: HD I'll be able to play the 2nd after so many years.

Ammy

12 years ago

It seems we are getting a limited edition after all.

Spoiler:

megablue9

12 years ago

Awesome the limited edition *preordering now*

TriniDarkSlayer

11 years ago

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but this was a real dick move by Kojima...

http://www.gamespot.com/news/kojima-axes-zone-of-the-enders-sequel-6407899

As a ZOE fan, this really didn't make my day better.

Antw0n Remember me?

11 years ago

TriniDarkSlayer wrote...

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[size=29]I WISH EVERYONE ELSE WAS DEAD.
BRB KILLING MYSELF TTYL[/h]

TriniDarkSlayer

11 years ago

Antw0n wrote...

TriniDarkSlayer wrote...

[size=29]NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO[/h]

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[size=29]I WISH EVERYONE ELSE WAS DEAD.
BRB KILLING MYSELF TTYL[/h]

I know the feels, bro. Let me cry alongside with you, piece of my gaming soul has died today because of this news.

Ammy

11 years ago

Antw0n wrote...

Spoiler:

gematsu wrote...

However, not all hope is lost. Kojima asks again if the sequel is something users would like to play. Hopefully user opinion will play its role.

Maybe there's still hope? Fans should start a petition or something. It'd be a shame if ZoE3 is never made.

TriniDarkSlayer

11 years ago

Ammy wrote...

Maybe there's still hope? Fans should start a petition or something. It'd be a shame if ZoE3 is never made.

There are a lot people out there who REALLY wanted a ZOE 3. I can only imagine a kickstarter or petition for it to let Kojima know what we really want is our only hope now.

Ammy

11 years ago

TriniDarkSlayer wrote...

Ammy wrote...

Maybe there's still hope? Fans should start a petition or something. It'd be a shame if ZoE3 is never made.

There are a lot people out there who REALLY wanted a ZOE 3. I can only imagine a kickstarter or petition for it to let Kojima know what we really want is our only hope now.

I hope somebody starts a petition. I think Kojima really wants to see a passionate response from fans.

I do confess, I haven't actually played the 2nd Runner yet. I want to wait for the frame-rate patch first. I did play up to a little past the first boss though.

TriniDarkSlayer

11 years ago

Ammy wrote...

TriniDarkSlayer wrote...

Ammy wrote...

Maybe there's still hope? Fans should start a petition or something. It'd be a shame if ZoE3 is never made.

There are a lot people out there who REALLY wanted a ZOE 3. I can only imagine a kickstarter or petition for it to let Kojima know what we really want is our only hope now.

I suggest if you want the full, 60fps joy that made it famous, I'd get the PS2 out and play the original, the HD Collection pretty much downgraded its speed and frame rate and that's the downside that ruined it for almost everyone, myself included. It wasn't as fun and fast back on the PS2 days.

Ammy

11 years ago

TriniDarkSlayer wrote...

Ammy wrote...

TriniDarkSlayer wrote...

Ammy wrote...

Maybe there's still hope? Fans should start a petition or something. It'd be a shame if ZoE3 is never made.

There are a lot people out there who REALLY wanted a ZOE 3. I can only imagine a kickstarter or petition for it to let Kojima know what we really want is our only hope now.

I think that's what I'll probably do unless the new patch fixes the HD collection.

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