ZENA is a titular protagonist within the ENA fandom. This ENA is the protagonist of the "ENA Walkthrough Project," a series of animatics that detail an alternate ENA in her attempts to find the "BOSS."
ENA is a character who is like the other ENAs in a sense, a femininely-humanoid character part of the ENA "species." Her body is split-colored comprising of reds, pinks, and blacks, though being much wider in contrast to her Season 1 and Season 2 counterparts. Her outfit is remniscent of an office worker, with a grey shirt under pink suspenders and tie. When talking in her empathy side, ZENA's mouth and nose show on her left side, and vice-versa when in her guilt side.
In contrast to Season 2 ENA, ZENA seems to be less interested in her tasks as much as she is interested in the journey. As said by one of The Witches, ZENA is described as "an entity who loves getting herself lost." The two sides occasionally seem to be at odds with each other, however. ZENA's Empathy side frequently hypes up those she's speaking to, additionally taking their work just to lessen their plate. Meanwhile, her Guilt side bemoans her lifestyle and wishes for something more to life. Despite this, the two sides seem to depend on each other for balance.
Relationships
| Froggy considers ZENA a "work friends" at best. ZENA was interested in finding the BOSS, Froggy wanted the smoke gone, so naturally they make a good pair. Otherwise, he's a little avoidant to her occupation. | |
| Taski Maiden and ZENA are really good friends, having initially met when ZENA was exploring the Uncanny Streets. Their high-energy seems to balance each other's out strangely enough, something Taski finds mildly-annoying at times. | |
| Coral Glasses and ZENA are a... very unique combination. There'd probably be a pull-and-push relationship between the two, with Coral Glasses despising social interactions, and ZENA wanting to do everything she can to minimize her workload. It'd seem almost purely transactional to someone like Season 2 ENA. | |
| Theodora and ZƎNA are not on good terms at all. If not for ZƎNA's existence as an ƎNA, then surely due to her failed attempt to cross the river in The Core. In spite of this reservation, Theodora still grants ZƎNA her desire to clear the smoke, showing that even a ᵍBͤⁿAͥTͤHROOM has a heart. |
Trivia
- ZENA's Empathy and Guilt sides use Didi Conn (Raggedy Ann from Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure) and Quinton Flynn (Axel, Kingdom Hearts 2) as voice claims.
- Canonically, ZENA goes to the Purge Event after meeting Taski Maiden, where she meets the broken Theodora after falling into the river. This is based off the interpretation that Theodora sends ENA to a reality where she succeeded, leaving a broken reality for a fixed one, rather than the success (and future chapters) being inside her head.
- Despite taking the role of ENA in the Walkthrough Project, the two share little similarities. It's unknown if they'd even get along.
- I'd like to think that ZENA and Taski Maiden would close friends due to how similar Taski and Empathy are. Meanwhile, other characters like Coral Glasses, Dratula, Theodora, and Mitu range from simple colleagues to friends respectively.
- ZENA can be seen on the Joelgc.com connected user section whenever I'm on the site.
- ZENA's proportions were loosely based off of a piece of fanart I saw on the ENA subreddit by OR-Draws. You can find it (here), though do note the profile contains suggestive content.
- ZENA's name being ZENA rather than ENA is to coincide with other ENAsona naming schemes, though I admit my lack of art skills make it yet another forgotten character. Z(for my name) + ENA.
Appearances
- ENA: Walkthrough Project: An alternate universe story depicting ZENA in place of Season 2 ENA and their attempts at finding the "Boss." Never-officially released.
Images
by Other Artists
- None.
Miscellaneous
