In this turbulent and complex world, people always bear the oppression of fate silently. Everyone hides unspeakable pain and struggle deep in their hearts, and this secret torment is often not noticed by others. Just like the Silver Heart Tin Soldier Ambi, Pokona and Trigger in the 1.6 version of Zone Zero, the coldness and strength they show, but behind them are endless loneliness and helplessness. Behind every hero, there is a heartbreaking story; behind every seemingly indestructible character, there is an unbearable weight.
Silver Heart Tin Soldier Ambi, this warrior full of lightning and fire, with a natural indifference and courage, makes people feel a distance at first sight. Facing the enemy, every blow he makes is thunderous, and the electric current seems to be a ruthless judgment, defeating all obstacles. However, who knows how Ambi’s cold heart was tempered by countless betrayals, losses and pains behind this glittering power. He may have been an ordinary person with flesh and blood, who once fought for his ideals and was active for friendship and family affection. However, with the passage of time, with countless battles and losses, he gradually became numb, gradually locked himself in the storm of electric current, and used ruthless means to cover up the helpless sadness deep in his heart.
Ambi is not born cold, just as many people in the world are not born to hurt others. His pain and loneliness come from all the ruthless realities he has experienced. Like many people who once struggled to pursue beauty, after facing countless blows and betrayals, they gradually lost their dependence on kindness and trust, and finally chose to disguise themselves with coldness, and even forgot why they lived in the first place. The existence of the Silver Heart Tin Soldier Ambi is like a lonely mountain, cold and hard, as if it can never melt.
Pokona, a soldier with a cold appearance, has a similar fate to Ambi. Her life experience and her experience are like an unrelieved pain. Pokona was not born so cold and ruthless. She also had a warm past. Her eyes were once full of beauty and desire for the world. But fate was too cruel to her – the death of her relatives and the betrayal of her comrades-in-arms, all of which made her numb and gradually closed her heart. Her calmness is no longer a manifestation of wisdom, but a self-protection mechanism, a way to avoid being hurt again.
Behind Pokona, there are countless pains and unwillingness. Her calmness and courage, like a blade, cut the distance between her and others. She is unwilling to believe in anyone anymore, nor is she willing to pay for anyone anymore, because she knows that this world has never had real long-term companionship. She chose loneliness, chose to fight, and chose to bury her inner fragility and helplessness in her heart, as if only in this way would she not be swallowed by the ruthless reality of this world. Every time she swung her weapon, Pokona’s eyes were no longer filled with anger and determination, but with an indescribable sadness.
Trigger, she is different from Pokona and Amby. She is calm and precise, like a cold-blooded killer. She is from the Oberus team and has similar experiences to Amby, and is also forced by the pain of the past. However, Trigger is different from Amby. She did not choose to be numb in the pain, but chose to confront the pain directly. Every time she attacks, it is like a sharp thorn, stabbing directly at the enemy, and also stabbing at the deepest wound in her heart.
Trigger’s world is full of iron and blood and coldness, but she has an indescribable softness in her heart. The reason why she is so decisive and precise is that she knows that only in this way can she get rid of the shackles of fate as soon as possible and survive in this ruthless battlefield. Her coldness does not come from her nature, but a way of survival that has gradually formed after experiencing countless hardships. And every time she calmly made a move, it seemed as if she was accumulating more strength for herself in order to get out of this endless darkness.
The appearance of the three characters, Silver Heart Tin Soldier Ambi, Pokona and Trigger in “Zero Zone”, undoubtedly revealed a cruel truth – behind every seemingly powerful appearance, there is a fragile soul. Whether it is Ambi’s cold and decisiveness, Pokona’s calm numbness, or Trigger’s precision and ruthlessness, they are all bearing the pain of fate in different ways. Their hearts may be as fierce as their battles, but they can never get complete relief.
This reminds me of a sentence: “People live in the world, except to endure loneliness and pain.” Every strong person must experience great pain before he can stand at the top; and every great hero has unknown sadness and loneliness behind him. Ambi, Pokona and Trigger, although they seem to be “heroes” in the game, deep in their hearts, they are still full of unspeakable helplessness and anxiety. Perhaps, it is these silent cries that make them so real and moving.
Their existence not only brings new power to the game, but also allows us to see how ordinary people who are overwhelmed by reality persist in surviving in pain. Everyone has their own battles, and in these battles, we may be in pain and confused, but it is this pain and struggle that prevents us from getting lost in this endless darkness.