Billy Kid is one of the first characters that you will meet inZenless Zone Zero. As a member of the Cunning Hares, Billy Kid is a free character that you can use right away. Although we can’t see his face, Billy is quite likable, especially with his eager personality and dedication to the Starlight Knights.

So, who exactly is Billy, and why does he look like that? Here, we are going to answer these big questions, diving into who exactly Billy Kid is. This will contain spoilers for information related to Billy, so if you want to experience this naturally, proceed with caution!

Billy standing in his character stat screen.

Billy’s Basic Biography

Wondering about the basics of Billy? ThisA-rank character is 188cm tall(6 ft 2 in) and his birthday is onNovember 25.Additionally, he is one of themembers of theCunning Hares faction.Based on dialogue, it also seems thatBilly is in his mid-20s.

Billy’s name is most likely a reference to Billy the Kid, who was anAmerican outlaw from the 1800s.

Character description for Billy with information about his origin.

Within the details of his character biography, we also learn thatBilly is an AI construct who passed the forbidden fruit test.In the game, this is described as him being self-aware. You can think of this test assimilar to the real-world Turing test,which essentiallytests AI’s ability to be indistinguishable from a human.

All of that is to say,Billy is an advanced AI that functions just like a real human.From his details section, we also learn that he is childlike, with a passion for Starlight Knight, which is a television show.

Billy and Belle talking outside

Billy’s Past

Like many other characters in Zenless Zone Zero,we don’t know much about Billy’s past.In hisofficial character description, it’s mentioned thatBilly has two custom revolvers that were gifted by an old friend.

By increasing your trust with Billy, it’s learned that he waspreviously a member of a mystery gang,which may be theorigin of his custom revolvers.At this point, not much else is known about Billy, but this may change in the future when new content comes out.

Is Billy A Cyborg, Android, Or Robot?

What exactly is Billy though? Is he aCyborg, Android, or Robot? Let’s take a quick look at each of these before we try to classify Billy.

Human that has mechanical enhancements/replacements

Robot

Mechanical beings that may or may not look humanoid.

Based on everything we know about Billy, including his own dialogue,he seems to be an android.Billy was created by others and looks pretty humanoid. The in-game description describes him as being robot in appearance, so in short,he is an android robot.