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"A decade ago the Imperium created the Bioweve, a digital nightmare they wired into our brains. They locked me away, stole my memories, left me with nothing. Then one day, I was rescued and taken aboard the Rogue. Now my friends and I are going to shut down the Bioweve and free humanity. Because I am Prisoner Zero."
Prisoner Zero is an Australian cartoon show that debuted in 2016. It was initially pitched as a replacement for Star Wars: The Clone Wars. It initially ran for 26 episodes with plans for a second series implied, but never confirmed.
Prisoner Zero follows the adventures of a ragtag crew of teenagers, their adopted dads, and the titular Prisoner Zero, as they battle the Imperium that controls the galaxy.
This show provides examples of:
- A God Am I: Vykar's ultimate goal. He gets a taste of godhood in episode 5 and spends the entire rest of the series trying to regain it. The final episodes have him coming dangerously close to succeeding.
- And I Must Scream: The final fate of Parker, trapped in crystal by the Crios Dragons, able to see and hear but unable to move or speak.
- Any Last Words?: When the Vagabonds capture Vykar in episode 7 and put him on trial, they ask if he has any final words. His response? "You all made this far too easy!"
- Evil Sounds Deep: Kai has a rather deep, sultry voice which befits her status as the Imperium's resident Dark Action Girl.
- Hand Blast: Most of the characters fight by shooting lasers out of their hands, referred to as "BAM" technology.
- I Am the Noun: Possessed!Gem in episode 23.I AM THE WEAPON. I AM THE ULTIMATUM. I AM THE DEVASTATION.
- Only the Chosen May Wield: In episode 7, Zero lifts a Vagabond axe which can apparently only be used by the prophesized legendary Half-Man, solidifying the Vagabonds' belief that he is the one.
- Parental Substitute: Del and Bowi raise Gem after her parents die. Tag also becomes something of a son figure in the crew while searching for his parents.
- Reality Warper: The Ragnabook's main power and its stated mission is to alter time by absorbing and altering history books.Ragnabook: All histories can be rewritten.
- Saying Too Much: Barqel reveals the existence of the Bioweve Master Transmitter to Zero in episode 2, and when Kai scolds him for it, he sheepishly says he thought Zero already knew about it.
- The Starscream: Vykar makes no secret of his desire to betray the Faculty. In fact, the Faculty are the only ones who don't know. Vykar personally kills them all and takes over the Imperium in the final episode, in a rare successful example of this trope.
- Lady Kai desires to replace Vykar, and tries to use the Quo Crystal in episode 8 to Make Wrong What Once Went Right by killing Gem before she can steal the Rogue, which leads to an Alternate Timeline where General Kai leads the Imperium thanks to a Klingon Promotion.
- You Have Outlived Your Usefulness: Barqel is on the receiving end of this in the final episode. After he gives the Faculty the means to jump Vykar to them, they proceed to set the Spire to self destruct, jettison every escape pod, and abandon their hapless helper to die in the ensuing explosion.
