Zentaro

Zentaro
Gameplay
Difficulty	★★★
Cost	50,000
Lore
Aliases	The Wandering Blade
Affiliation	Byte Breakers Ai.Mi Finii
Birthday	July 10th
Likes	Pistachios, Reading, Manga, Drawing
Physical Description
Height	162cm
Development
Release Date	April 27, 2023
Voice Actor	Beau Bridgland
Theme Song	Long Way From Home - Michael Staple 'MaxieDaMan'

Abilities

Strike

Slashing Strike
	MELEE Melee A type of hit that scales with the striker's size. Strikes, dashes and most short-ranged abilities are considered MELEE hits DASH Dash a type of MOVEMENT ABILITY that causes the Striker to dash in a fixed direction and speed IMPACT Impact A type of hit that is capable of affecting 2 or more targets simultaneously. Commonly referred to as "area of effect" or AOE PROJECTILE Projectile a type of Striker ability that launches a ranged object into the game world
	Knock the Core in a direction with a LIGHT MELEE hit. Passive: Charge up by hitting enemies. At 16 charges, Slashing Strike will dash you forward and fire a piercing projectile that hits the first enemy struck.
Cooldown	0.9s
Core Knockback	1230 + 125%
Player Knockback	150 + 75%
Damage	75 + 37%
Notes
Correction: The in-game description is incorrect. It is charged up by landing any hits. At 16 charges, Strike becomes Slashing Strike, dashing Zentaro forward and firing a piercing Projectile that deals a LIGHT hit to all targets in a line." Correction: Slashing Strike is also affected by [DASH] [IMPACT] [PROJECTILE] awakenings. Projectile Core Knockback: 1260 + 140% Projectile PvP Knockback and Damage: 140 + 70% .

Energy Meter

Evade
	When not fully charged, spend Energy to briefly become ELUSIVE, avoiding all incoming damage and knockbacks. Casting an ability ends this effect early. Gains additional effects if cast with 100% Energy.
Cooldown	3s
Notes
Requires and uses 25 Energy (1 bar). Elusive duration: 1.5s. Using any ability cancels the effect early. Automatically uses Energy Burst instead when used with 75 Energy (3 bars).

Energy Burst
	Spend all of your Energy to EVADE and unleash an additional burst of power. This knocks back and stuns enemies momentarily, briefly grants you exclusive control of the Core, and dramatically increases the power of your next hit against it.
Cooldown	3s
Player Knockback	200 + 100%
Damage	200 + 100%
Notes
Requires and uses 75 Energy (3 bars). Elusive duration: 1.5s. Using any ability cancels the effect early. Hitting the Core while it is under your exclusive control increases the Core Knockback of the hit by 50%.

Primary

Slice and Dice
	MELEE Melee A type of hit that scales with the striker's size. Strikes, dashes and most short-ranged abilities are considered MELEE hits IMPACT Impact A type of hit that is capable of affecting 2 or more targets simultaneously. Commonly referred to as "area of effect" or AOE
	Deal a LIGHT hit in a small arc, followed by a larger slash that hits enemies in the center.
Cooldown	7.5s
Core Knockback	100 + 10%
Player Knockback	6 + 2%
Damage	6 + 2%
Notes
2nd hit sweetspot Core Knockback: 1300 + 160% 2nd hit sweetspot PvP Knockback and Damage: 160 + 80% 2nd hit sourspot Core Knockback: 867 + 106.5% 2nd hit sourspot PvP Knockback and Damage: 53 + 26.5%

Secondary

Iai Rush
	BLINK Blink a type of MOVEMENT ABILITY that causes the player to teleport to a predetermined location. BLINKS can have a cast time, but the Striker does not physically travel to their destination MELEE Melee A type of hit that scales with the striker's size. Strikes, dashes and most short-ranged abilities are considered MELEE hits IMPACT Impact A type of hit that is capable of affecting 2 or more targets simultaneously. Commonly referred to as "area of effect" or AOE
	Blink in a line after a delay, hitting all enemies along your travel path.
Cooldown	16s
Core Knockback	1340 + 180%
Player Knockback	180 + 90%
Damage	180 + 90%

Special

Oni's Blade
	BLINK Blink a type of MOVEMENT ABILITY that causes the player to teleport to a predetermined location. BLINKS can have a cast time, but the Striker does not physically travel to their destination MELEE Melee A type of hit that scales with the striker's size. Strikes, dashes and most short-ranged abilities are considered MELEE hits IMPACT Impact A type of hit that is capable of affecting 2 or more targets simultaneously. Commonly referred to as "area of effect" or AOE
	Blink to a nearby location and become Elusive, repeatedly dealing LIGHT hits to enemies caught in the area. Afterwards, hit all nearby enemies away.
Cooldown	35s
Core Knockback	20 + 10% , 1340 + 179% (last hit)
Player Knockback	2 + 0% , 180 + 90% (last hit)
Damage	2 + 0% , 180 + 90% (last hit)
Notes
The final hit knocks targets away from the center of where Zentaro first activated the ability. 4 Light Hits

Awakenings

The following awakenings are ineffective on Zentaro:

• Cast to Last
• Monumentalist
• Timeless Creator

Stats

Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Stagger	1100	1127	1155	1183	1211	1239	1266	1294	1322	1350
Power	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Speed	460	460	460	460	460	460	460	460	460	460
Cooldown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Lore

Despite his small stature, Zentaro is a feared opponent on the Corestrike fields. His mastery of swordcraft is second to none and the blazing speed of his attacks is sure to keep even the most well-composed foes on their toes.

Zentaro comes from an isolated island, tucked away from the urban bustle of Ahten. On this island humans and oni have traditionally been enemies and even to this day are fearful of each other. They built their villages high atop the island's mountains, separated from one another by a deep valley and roaring river. This creates a natural barrier that reinforces their fears--no human enters the oni village and no oni enters the human village. This placed Zentaro, a half-oni, in a precarious position. As a baby, he was left at the banks of the river that cuts through the valley between the human and oni villages.

An elderly human couple, never able to have a child of their own, heard the baby's cries in the dead of night and took him into their home. They realized that life on the island would be hard for a half-oni, but resolved to raise the baby as their own and some day help him escape the island's backwards ways. They named him "Zentaro" and would cover his small horns with wrappings whenever they went to market in the human village. Zentaro's father was a skilled swordsman and happily trained his son in the ways of the blade.

One day, a merchant traveling from the human village passed by the small hamlet where Zentaro and his parents lived and spied Zentaro training with his father. In the comfort of his own home, Zentaro had neglected to wrap his horns and the merchant was left shocked and frightened. He hurriedly returned to the human village and warned them of Zentaro 's true nature. With distrust in their hearts, the villagers shunned Zentaro and his parents disallowed them from entering into the village's borders.

Zentaro viewed himself as the problem, and with a deep love for his parents in his heart, decided to flee the island. He wrote his parents a note, thanking them for all their kindness and hoping that by removing the trouble he caused, the would live happier lives. In the dead of night he left the note by their bed and ran away from home.

His journey was a long one, but he eventually found his way to Ahten. He was mystified by the fact that in this big city humans and oni lived together in harmony. There was no hate, fear, or mistrust between them. Zentaro resolved that he'd find a way to get his elderly parents to Ahten, but first he need to earn enough money to buy a place for them to stay and to fund their long journey. He met Ai.Mi and the two made an instant, albeit unlikely, friendship. She convinced Zentaro to use his talents with his sword playing Corestrike with her, and that the two would earn fame and fortune by doing so.

Zentaro is happy to have found a city that accepts him and a friend who will stand by him. Now he just need to complete his mission and bring his parents to Ahten.

Gallery

Skins

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  Zentaro

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  Zentaro Splash

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  Spirit Warden
  (Season 2 Premium Level 29)

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  Spirit Warden Splash

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  Spirit Warden Ghost Wood
  (Season 2 Premium Level 42)

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  Spirit Warden Black heart
  (Season 2 Premium Level 51)

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  Neon Soul Zentaro
  1300

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  Neon Soul Splash

Concept Art

Quotes

See: Zentaro/Quotes

Trivia

See: Zentaro/Trivia

Patch History

Omega Strikers - April 12th Update - Season 3! - Update Notes

• Base Stats
  • Speed :: 450 → 460
  • Stagger :: 1200 → 1100

2024-03-19

• Slashing Strike (STRIKE PASSIVE)
  • Hits until passive activated: 12 → 16

2024-01-10

• ONI'S BLADE [SPECIAL]
  • Cooldown :: 40 → 35

• IAI RUSH [SECONDARY]
  • Cooldown 18 → 16

2023-09-21

• IAI RUSH [SECONDARY]
  • PvP Damage and Knockback :: 160 (+80% Power) → 180 (+90% Power)
  • Core Knockback :: 1300 (+160% Power) → 1340 (+180% Power)

2023-08-24

• Base Stagger :: 1125 → 1200

2023-08-03

• SLASHING STRIKE (STRIKE PASSIVE)
  • Number of hits required :: 10 → 12
    • (This won't show up in-game but it's there. Source: just trust me bro)
• ONI'S BLADE [SPECIAL]
  • Cooldown :: 35 → 40

2023-07-20

• IAI RUSH [SECONDARY]
  • Cooldown :: 16s → 18s
  • PvP Knockback and Damage :: 180 (+90% Power) → 160 (+80% Power)
  • Core Knockback :: 1340 (+180% Power) → 1300 (+160% Power)

2023-06-13

• Iai Rush [SECONDARY]
  • Indicator now shows full area he'll hit, instead of location of his dash. This should be much more accurate for enemies now. Note: it'll also seem bigger for Zentaro but his range is unchanged!
• Oni's Blade [SPECIAL]
  • [BUGFIX] If a singular enemy is Staggered within the area during the Special, they will be knockback-locked until the final hit
  • [BUGFIX] Hopefully no longer falls off the map while in the middle of this Special

2023-05-23

• Oni's Blade [SPECIAL]
  • Cooldown :: 40s → 35s

2023-05-09

• Iai Rush (SECONDARY)
  • PvP Damage and Knockback :: 170 (+85% Power) → 180 (+90% Power)
  • Core Knockback :: 1320 (+170% Power) → 1340 (+180% Power)

2023-04-27

• Released