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Zenless Zone Zerohasreceived a lot of praisefor its unique combat, compelling characters and engaging storyline, and the glory of the game can be seen clearly through the first critical mission you will be asked to complete.
The Proxy And The Hare is the final tutorial commission you will be required to complete, and it serves as an amazing climax for the story presented so far. Whether it be villainous hackers, bonding with your first Agents, or the reveal of a mysterious outside agency, there is a lot to tackle in this commission, and you’ve come to the right place to learn all about it.
How To Unlock The Proxy And The Hare
The Proxy And The Hare is thefinal of the tutorial queststhat must be completed in order to access the game at large.
To complete all the prerequisites, finish the questThe Hare And The Proxy. You will then be prompted to finishboth of thefirst commissionsthat will be given to you. Once all three of these quests are done, you canspeak to Nicole in the parking lotbehind the video store to begin this quest.
The Proxy And The Hare Walkthrough
Preparations
Before beginning the quest, you will be prompted tochoose your Agents, and you can by default select Nicole, Billy and Anby.
It is recommended that your Agents be at least level eight to do well in this mission. The enemies you will face will beweak to Ice and Ether abilities, so plan around making the most of their weaknesses.
If you canrecruit new agents through the Signal Search, we recommend doing so before this mission, since none of the default agents have the Ice attribute. Soukaku or Lycaon are excellent picks if you have them.
Entering The HDD
When you first spawn in the HDD, you willneed to move right, which will trigger combat.
Weaknesses: Ice, Ether
Resistances: None
While the Hoplitai is technically considered a minor Ethereal,it is the toughest foe you will face in this encounter, so save your Energy for when it shows up.
When it comes to dealing with combat,build up your Energywhile fighting the smaller Ethereals so you canland larger combo chainsagainst the Hoplitai. Use the Ultimate Abilities of anyIce or Ether Agents you have to maximize damage.
Once combat is completed, you will be returned to the HDD.Move down one tile from combat to claim Hollow Observation Data, thencontinue right towards the Magnifying Glass tile.
When you reach this tile, a cutscene begins describing how everything is glitching. You will bemoved to a backup displayand can continue briefly.Move down and right until you reach the large screen, then everything will shut down andyour Agents will leave the group.
The Hacker
This cutscene explains thata hacker has taken over the HDDand has abandoned your Agents in the Hollow.
The hacker hands over avideotape that must be watchedof Nicole and her crew struggling in the Hollow without your guidance. After this, you will be allowed to negotiate and chat with the hacker for a while.
Ultimately, you willhave to accept the hacker’s termsin order to proceed. You will thenregain control of the HDD,and the quest will continue.
Blue Button Puzzle
You now spawn back on the map, wherethree buttons must be pushed by moving boxes onto them.
From where you spawn,move the box directly below you,then make a small circle around it topush it right onto the first blue button.
From where that leaves you,move up one tile and push the center box one tile to the right.
Lastly,from your position in the center, push the box above you up, then make a circle around it andpush it to the left onto the final button.
If you mess up while moving the boxes at any point, you canhit the green Reset buttonto restart the puzzle.
Once the puzzle is complete,navigate to the Magnifying Glass in the bottom left cornerto open a new area of the map.
Nicole’s icon will be right below you.Go to it to find your team, then proceed to either the left or right.
Goingleft will earn you additional rewards, but you will have a round of combat.
Otherwise, you may goright and down towards the red button. When pressed, this willopen a track.Follow the track towards theicon with glowing pink eyes, which represents a boss fight.
Weaknessess: Ice, Ether
This encounter is aMetro Goblin,but it issimilar in nature to the Hoplitai. Just as you did before,save your energyanduse Ice and Ether Ultimate attacksto take it down.
Once combat is over, you canmove up one tile to heal. Next,move left towards the portal-shaped tile, which will drop you to a lower level in the Hollow via a Hollow Fissure.
The Hollow Fissure
Once you drop into the Hollow Fissureand start moving, you will notice that theHollow pressure gauge at the bottom of the screen now displays the number 10.This means that your team isactively accumulating Corruptionas you explore the Hollow.
For each tile you move,your pressure gauge will increase by ten. Once it reaches 100, it will inflict one Corruption effectand then reset.Corruption only accumulates every time you reach a new tile, so backtracking doesn’t increase your pressure gauge.
The blue Rest Area on the map will slightly reduce the amount of pressure you have on your gauge.
You will have to choose your path carefully. If you choose to movedirectly to the Checkered Flag, you can do so without accruing any Corruption effects. However, becauseCorruption effects are relatively minor, we recommend fully exploring the area before proceeding.
If you are concerned about accumulating Corruption, then take the most direct route directly towards the checkered flag. you may always come back and replay the commission to earn the full rewards later.
Our recommended path for completing this section of the puzzle,if you want to avoid accumulating Corruption, is to navigate to theright side of the map, then upwards. In doing so, you will be able tocollect Ether Dewdrops, which are healing items.
If your team is low on HP, thenopt to use the Ether Dewdrops now. If your team is near full health, thensave them for later.
You will not be able to collect the final Hollow Observation Data set without recieving a Corruption effect, so keep that in mind when deciding your route.
Once you reach the checkered flag, a brief cutscene will play beforecombat with the final boss begins.
Similar to the Metro Goblins, you’ll want to make sure that yourultimate attacks are from your Ice or Ether characters. If you are using the Cunning Hares' default group, Nicole is the best damage character, sorely on her for her Ether Attribute for damage and Anby for support. Or, if you haveIce agents,use their abilities to take advantage of their high damage output.
With the Newborn Dullahan dealt with, you’ll receive one final foreboding cutscene, and the quest will be complete!
Rewards
For completing The Proxy And The Hare commission, you will receive:
Additionally, you will officially be done with the tutorial questlines of the game, and going forward you will be able to use the newly-recruited companion Fairy to make future missions easier.
