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Zenless Zone Zero fans have been digging, and Corin’s tragic past is the latest information that might have been better left buried. In HoYo’s latest gacha, Corin is a member of Victoria Housekeeping, and is mostly with Physical builds that compliment stun and status effects. Her personality is timid and modest, highlighted by the fact that she undermines any compliments about her, though it’s very possible that this comes from a dark, dark place.
Sourced via Reddit, it looks as though “Corin’s health record reveals that before joining Victoria Housekeeping, she faced a criticall illness and underwent major surgery.” This is sad enough as it is, though another commenter reveals that Corin has a “large scar” circling around her entire shoulder as though she had her “right arm severed and reattached.”
This is in-line with a few other Victoria Housekeeping characters who have suffered from the same thing; Lycaon, for example. In fact, most of the pantheon of ZZZ characters are inspired by classical horror tropes, enhancing the likelihood of Corin’s inspiration being Frankenstein’s monster. Lycaon, a clear nod to the Werewolf, the Belabogs are aptly named after Chernobog’s counterpart in Slavic mythology, and Ellen is a reference to deep water horror; Jaws, the Kraken, Scylla, and many more.
The bolts in Corin’s design are a clear nod to the typical representation of Frankenstein’s monster having bolts going through its neck, while her backpack’s grotesque contents only support this link. Her bear is also composed of many rag-tag different parts, just like the monster’s stitched-together body.
Zenless Zone Zero’s entire meta-narrative focuses on TV and movie tropes, it makes sense that figures central to these mediums make up the fabric of character design and inspiration. Frankenstein’s monster is deeply human. He overthinks, is always anxious, and is full of fear. If that doesn’t sound like Corin – I don’t know what does.
Despite the creature’s strength, his appearance and disconnect from other humans is utterly tragic. Learning that Corin’s background was designed to reflect this only makes her existence even sadder, and makes her social anxiety even more explainable. The pity system makes a lot more sense now.
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