Caesar King is ZZZ’s first S-rank Defense character!

Looking forward to Caesar in Zenless Zone Zero? Check out everything we know about Caesar in ZZZ, including her kit, skills, talents, and her Mindscape Cinema.

Caesar King in ZZZ

Caesar is an S-rank Physical Defense Agent. She belongs to the Sons of Calydon alongside Piper, Lucy, and fellow upcoming character Burnice White.

Caesar King Skills

Caesar King's skills have both defensive and offensive properties. Caesar has a parry mechanic on her Special Attack, allowing her to negate enemy damage.

Basic Attack

Basic Attack: Rampaging Slash

  • Deal Physical DMG in front of Caesar, up to six slashes.

Basic Attack: Dead End

  • When there are enough Assist Points, holding the attack button consumes one Assist Point. Caesar will then throw her shield and attack nearby enemies, dealing Physical DMG.

Special Attack

Special Attack: Shockwave Shield Bash

  • Strike forward with her shield, dealing Physical DMG.
  • If Caesar gets hit by an enemy at the start of her skill, she will instead trigger Perfect Block. This will negate damage once, and immediately activate Special Attack: Roaring Thrust.
  • Otherwise, Caesar enters a guard stance, reducing the damage she takes and knocking her back slightly when she’s hit.
  • Activate Special Attack a second time while in the guard stance to trigger Retaliation, which will activate Special Attack: Roaring Thrust or EX Special Attack: Overpowered Shield Bash.
  • Caesar is invulnerable when Retaliation is activated.

Special Attack: Roaring Thrust

  • Thrust forward to deal Physical DMG.

EX Special Attack: Parry Counter

  • Similar to Special Attack: Shockwave Shield Bash, but with an additional powerful thrust that deals Physical DMG. 

EX Special Attack: Overpowered Shield Bash

  • Strike forward, dealing massive Physical DMG with her shield.

Stance Switch

  • Whenever Caesar performs a Perfect Block, Retaliation, or Defensive Assist, she gains additional Impact.
Caesar King and other Sons of Calydon members in the ZZZ version 1.2 key visual (Image via HoYoverse)
Caesar King and other Sons of Calydon members in the ZZZ version 1.2 key visual (Image via HoYoverse)

Assist

Quick Assist: Lane Change

  • Slash at enemies in front of her, dealing Physical DMG.

Defensive Assist: Aegis Shield

  • Activated when the character on the field is about to be hit by an enemy attack.
  • Parries the enemy attack, dealing Daze to them.
  • This skill reduces the consumption of Assist Points when under intense attacks.

Assist Follow-up: Aiding Blade

  • Activated after performing Defensive Assist: Aegis Shield
  • Toss Caesar’s shield forward, hitting enemies before her with a powerful spinning attack. Caesar then performs a slash that deals Physical DMG.
  • Press the Special Attack button after performing this Assist to trigger Retaliation and activate a Special Attack: Roaring Thrust or EX Special Attack: Overpowered Shield Bash.
  • Caesar is invulnerable while using this skill.

Dodge

Dodge: Adrift

  • Dash to dodge enemy attacks

Dodge; Hog Rush

  • Attack while dodging to strike forward with a shield. This deals Physical DMG.
  • Damage taken is reduced during skill activation. 
  • Caesar can block attacks while performing this Dodge. After blocking an attack, press Special Attack to trigger retaliation activating Special Attack: Roaring Thrust or EX Special Attack: Overpowered Shield Bash.

Dodge Counter: Eye For an Eye

  • Attack during a Perfect Dodge to activate dealing Physical Damage to enemies in front.

Chain Attack

Chain Attack: Road Rage Slam

  • Slash downward at enemies in front dealing massive Physical DMG.

Ultimate: Savage Smash

  • Toss the shield forward to unleash a spinning attack followed by a downward attack, dealing massive Physical DMG.
  • Hitting shielded enemies with this attack increases the Daze dealt.
Caesar King in ZZZ (image via HoYoverse)
Caesar King in ZZZ (image via HoYoverse)

Caesar King Core Skills in ZZZ

Core Passive: Barrier of Resilience

  • Whenever Caesar performs EX Special Attack: Parry Counter Chain Attack: Flowers of Sin, Ultimate: Final Curtain, or triggers EX Special Attack: Overpowered Shield Bash via Retaliation, she provides the team with a Radiant Aegis shield.
  • Having Radiant Aegis increases the Anti-Interrupt level of the shielded character while also increasing their ATK.

Additional Ability: Battle Spirit

  • Triggers with other Agents with Defensive Assist or Agents from the same faction
  • Caesar applies a debuff to enemies which increases the DMG they take from all teammates whenever she activates her Perfect Block, Retaliation Defensive Assist or Basic Attack: Dead End.
Caesar King in ZZZ (image via HoYoverse)
Caesar King in ZZZ (image via HoYoverse)

Caesar King Mindscape Cinema

  1. Spearhead Advance
    • Immediately provides Radiant Aegis to her team whenever Caesar enters combat or switches in.
    • The Attribute DMG Res of nearby enemies is reduced while Radiant Aegis is active.
  2. Legacy of the Far Lands
    • Caesar’s Energy Regeneration increases whenever Radiant Aegis is active.
    • The ATK buff that Radiant Aegis provides is increased.
  3. Absolute Trust
    • Increase Basic Attack, Dodge, Assist, Special Attack, and Chain Attack level by 2.
  4. Aries the Battering-Ram
    • Caesar gains 3 Assist Points whenever she performs a Chain Attack or Ultimate.
    • Caesar can activate her EX Special Attack using Assist Points instead of Energy if her Energy is below a certain amount.
  5. Romantic Conquest
    • Increase Basic Attack, Dodge, Assist, Special Attack, and Chain Attack level by 2.
  6. Overlord’s Will
    • EX Special Attack: Overpowered Shield Bash and Assist Follow-Up are now guaranteed crits. Performing these attacks also increases Caesar’s CRIT Rate and DMG.
    • The Skill’s DMG increases for all enemies hit, with the primary target receiving even more damage.

Caesar will be a playable character after the Zenless Zone Zero (ZZZ) version 1.2 update on September 25, 2024. Stick around on esports.gg for more Zenless Zone Zero news and updates.