Caesar King Skills and Mindscape Cinema Details

Caesar King is a playable character in the action RPG Zenless Zone Zero. This article examines her unique abilities and combat style, providing an overview of her skill set and potential roles within a team composition.

Agent Skills

Basic Attack

Basic Attack: Rampaging Slash

Press Basic Attack to activate:

Unleashes up to 6 slashes ahead, dealing Physical DMG.

Basic Attack: Dead End

When there are sufficient Assist Points, hold Basic Attack to activate:

Consume 1 Assist Point to toss the shield and attack nearby enemies in all directions, dealing Physical DMG.

Character is invulnerable while using this skill.

Dodge

Dodge: Adrift

Press Dodge to dodge:

A quick dash dodge.

Character is invulnerable while using this skill.

Dash Attack: Hog Rush

While dodging, press Basic Attack to activate:

Strikes forward with the shield, dealing Physical DMG.

During skill activation, damage taken is reduced by 40%. When attacked by an enemy Caesar blocks with the shield and gets slightly knocked back. Press Special Attack or EX Special Attack to trigger Retaliation and activate Special Attack: Roaring Thrust or EX Special Attack: Overpowered Shield Bash.

Dodge Counter: Eye For an Eye

Press Basic Attack during a Perfect Dodge to activate:

Stabs at enemies in front, dealing Physical DMG.

Character is invulnerable while using this skill.

Assist

Quick Assist: Lane Change

When the on-field character is launched, press Assist to activate:

Slashes enemies in front, dealing Physical DMG.

Character is invulnerable while using this skill.

Defensive Assist: Aegis Shield

When the character on field is about to be attacked, press Assist to activate.

Parries the enemy’s attack, dealing massive Daze.

This skill excels at parrying enemy attacks and reduces the consumption of Assist Points when the character is under intense attacks.

Character is invulnerable while using this skill.

Assist Follow-Up: Aiding Blade

Press Basic Attack after a Defensive Assist to activate:

Tosses the shield forward, unleashing a powerful spinning attack on enemies in front, followed by a slash that deals Physical DMG.

After activating the skill, press Special Attack or EX Special Attack to trigger a Retaliation, activating Special Attack: Roaring Thrust or EX Special Attack: Overpowered Shield Bash.

Character is invulnerable while using this skill.

Special Attack

Special Attack: Shockwave Shield Bash

Press Special Attack to activate:

Strike forward with the shield, dealing Physical DMG.

If Caesar is hit by an enemy at the beginning of the skill’s activation, it will trigger a Perfect Block, negating the damage once and automatically following up with a Special Attack: Roaring Thrust.

After using the skill, Caesar enters a guard stance, reducing incoming damage by 40%. When attacked by an enemy Caesar blocks with the shield and gets slightly knocked back. Press Special Attack or EX Special Attack to trigger Retaliation, activating Special Attack: Roaring Thrust or EX Special Attack: Overpowered Shield Bash.

When Retaliation is triggered, Caesar is invulnerable while using the skill.

Special Attack: Roaring Thrust

After activating Special Attack: Shockwave Shield Bash, press Special Attack to activate:

Thrusts forward, dealing Physical DMG.

If Perfect Block or Retaliation is not triggered, the Anti-Interrupt level is increased while using this skill.

Character is invulnerable while using this skill when Perfect Block or Retaliation is triggered.

EX Special Attack: Parry Counter

With enough Energy, press EX Special Attack to activate:

Strikes forward with the shield, followed by a powerful thrust, dealing massive Physical DMG.

If Caesar is hit by an enemy at the beginning of the skill activation or an Interrupt is triggered with the shield strike, it will trigger Perfect Block, negating incoming damage once and countering with a shield attack. After triggering Perfect Block, press EX Special Attack to activate EX Special Attack: Overpowered Shield Bash without consuming energy.

After using the skill, Caesar enters a guard stance, reducing incoming damage by 40%. When attacked by an enemy, Caesar blocks the attack and is knocked back.

Press Special Attack or EX Special Attack to trigger Retaliation and activate Special Attack: Roaring Thrust or EX Special Attack: Overpowered Shield Bash.

Character is invulnerable while using this skill.

EX Special Attack: Overpowered Shield Bash

After activating EX Special Attack: Parry Counter, with enough energy, press EX Special Attack to activate:

Strikes forward with the shield, dealing massive Physical DMG.

If Caesar is hit by an enemy at the beginning of the skill activation or an Interrupt is triggered with the shield strike, it will trigger Perfect Block, negating incoming damage once and recovering the Energy used to activate the skill.

When the skill is activated through Perfect Block or Retaliation, it cannot trigger Perfect Block again.

Character is invulnerable while using this skill.

Stance Switch

When Caesar triggers a Perfect Block, Retaliation, or Defensive Assist, her impact is increased by 9% for 3s.

Chain Attack

Chain Attack: Road Rage Slam

When a Chain Attack is triggered, select the character to activate:

Unleashes a powerful downward strike at enemies ahead, dealing massive Physical DMG.

Character is invulnerable while using this skill.

Ultimate: Savage Smash

When Decibel Rating is at Maximum, press Ultimate to activate:

Tosses the shield forward, unleashing a powerful spinning attack on enemies in front, followed by a downward strike, dealing massive Physical DMG. When hitting shielded enemies, the Daze dealt is increased by 45%.

Character is invulnerable while using this skill.

Core Skill

Core Passive: Barrier of Resilience

When Caesar activates EX Special Attack: Parry Counter, Chain Attack, Ultimate, or triggers EX Special Attack: Overpowered Shield Bash through Retaliation, she buffs all squad members with a Radiant Aegis shield equal to 300% of her base Impact + 200. The shield lasts for 60s and is equipped by the on-field character, with its value shared among all squad members. Any single instance of DMG will not exceed the shield value. While Radiant Aegis is active, the shield bearer’s Anti-Interrupt level is increased. While Radiant Aegis is active, the shield bearer’s ATK is increased by 40. After Radiant Aegis expires, this buff remains for an additional 5s.

Additional Ability: Battle Spirit

When another character in your squad can activate Defensive Assist or shares the same Faction: When Caesar activates Perfect Block, Retaliation, Defensive Assist, or Basic Attack: Dead End, she applies a Debuff effect to enemies within a 7m radius, increasing the damage they take from all squad members by 25% for 30s.

Core Skill Enhancement

Mindscape Cinema

Spearhead Advance

When Caesar enters combat or switches in, she instantly buffs the entire team with a Radiant Aegis shield. This effect can trigger once every 300s. While Radiant Aegis is active, enemies within a 5m radius of the shield bearer suffer a 15% Attribute RES reduction.

“Big Daddy taught me that this is when you form a spearheaded formation with overwhelming force and strike at the enemy’s weakest point—” “And I’ll be leading the charge, of course!”

Legacy of the Far Lands

While Radiant Aegis from Core Passive: Barrier of Resilience is active, Caesar’s Energy Generation Rate increases by 10%, and the shield bearer’s ATK boost is increased to 150% of its original value.

Caesar’s combat style stands out from those of New Eridu or the Outer Ring, drawing from the techniques of the most skilled warriors among the wanderers. Knowing when to hold back and when to strike decisively — that has always been the wanderer’s way of survival. And Caesar has always been a good student of this philosophy.

Absolute Trust

Basic Attack, Dodge, Assist, Special Attack, and Chain Attack Lv. +2

Once Caesar recognizes someone as one of her own, she fully accepts them as part of her inner circle. She gives them absolute trust, letting her guard down completely… Just like she does with you now.

Aries the Battering-Ram

When Caesar uses a Chain Attack or Ultimate, she gains 3 additional Assist Points. If her Energy is below 20, she can activate EX Special Attack: Overpowered Shield Bash with 1 Assist Point instead. This substitution can trigger once every 5s.

One of the tactics Caesar mastered under the guidance of the wanderers. “No matter what, I’ll fight till the last moment!”

Romantic Conquest

Basic Attack, Dodge, Assist, Special Attack, and Chain Attack Lv. +2

Behind Caesar’s carefree and unpolished appearance lies a romantic at heart. She’s always curious about love stories. But if you dig a little deeper into the subject… you might just catch her blushing.

Overlord’s Will

EX Special Attack: Overpowered Shield Bash and Assist Follow-Up are guaranteed to trigger a critical hit. The skill’s DMG is increased by 50% and deals additional 50% DMG to the primary target. When Caesar uses EX Special Attack: Overpowered Shield Bash or Assist Follow-Up, her CRIT Rate is increased by 30% and her CRIT DMG is increased by 60% for 15s.

“I used to keep my eyes straight ahead, thinking that as long as I was strong enough, I could do anything.” “But being a great leader takes more than just power.” “I need to protect my friends behind me — they are the reason I can keep going.”