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.hack//ZERO was a light novel series written for Project .hack. The series was set after the events of .hack//SIGN, but took place prior to the events detailed in the Games Tetrology. The story was planned to span of three volumes, but only the first was ever published, leaving the story in indefinite hiatus. The first volume was called .hack//ZERO Vol.1 Phantom Pain (Japanese: .hack//ZERO Vol.1 フアントム・ぺイン, Hepburn: .hack//Fantomu Pein). The second volume had the subtitle .hack//ZERO Vol.2 Mind Gauge, but never was officially released.^[1]^[2] The third volume's title has never been made public knowledge.

Synopsis

Volume 1 follows a Long Arm player character named Curl. Curl is played by a troubled young girl whose behavior offline is starkly contrasted by how she acts when playing 「The World」. The first novel was only published in Japan and has not been officially released in any other languages. A retelling of the novel's general story beats is shown in .hack//LINK.

Characters

Online

Character Name:	Curl^† (カール, Kāru)	Alph^¤ (アルフ, Arufu)	Sieg (ジーク, jiーku)
Character image:	Curl	Alph	Sieg
Gender	Female	Female	Male
Class	Heavy Axeman	Wavemaster	Blademaster

Character Name:	Subaru (昴, Subaru)	Balmung (バルムンク, Barumunku)	Orca (オルカ, Oruka)
Character image:	Subaru
Gender	Female	Male	Male
Class	Heavy Axeman	Blademaster	Blademaster

Character Name:	Sora (ソラ, Sora)^‡	Aura (アウラ, Aura)
Character image:	Sora
Gender	Male	Female

Production

	.hack//ZERO Vol.1 フアントム・ぺイン ; .hack//ZERO Vol.1 Phantom Pain
Languages	Japanese
Publications	1st Volume
Release Dates	May 30, 2003
Author	横手美智子 ; Yokote Michiko
Artist	川島旅順 ; Ryojun Kawashima

Staff

Notes

^†The name カール can be romanized as "Carl," "Karl," or "Curl." The Player Character is named after the snackfood, so this wiki uses "Curl" despite the common usage of "Carl" in western fan spaces.
^¤ Alph was initially romanized as Alf in the Games but the Terminal Disc uses Alph. Both the English translation of the games and Another Birth mistakenly refer to Alph as a boy.
^‡Sora's name in Zero uses ソラ rather than the characters (楚良) used in SIGN.

Translations

Unofficial Translation Baka-tsuki

References

↑ Silver1101 Livedoor Blog (19 April 2013). Archived from Original 12 October 2024.
↑ Dothack Network post (14 April 2024)

[1] Silver1101 Livedoor Blog (19 April 2013). Archived from Original 12 October 2024.

[2] Dothack Network post (14 April 2024)

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-.hack//ZERO Vol.1 Phantom Pain  (Japanese: .hack//ZERO Vol.1 フアントム・ぺイン, Hepburn: .hack//Fantomu Pein) is a light novel entry of Project .hack set after the events of .hack//SIGN and before the events detailed in the [[Games Tetralogy|Games Tetrology]]. The story was planned to span of three volumes, but only the first was ever published, leaving the story in indefinite hiatus. The plot follows a Long Arm character played by a troubled young girl whose behavior offline is starkly contrasted by how she acts when playing [[「The World」]]. The first novel was only published in Japan and has not been officially released in any other languages. A retelling of the novel's general story beats is shown in .hack//LINK.
+.hack//ZERO was a light novel series written for Project .hack. The series was set after the events of [[SIGN (anime)|.hack//SIGN]], but took place prior to the events detailed in the [[Games Tetralogy|Games Tetrology]]. The story was planned to span of three volumes, but only the first was ever published, leaving the story in indefinite hiatus. The first volume was called .hack//ZERO Vol.1 Phantom Pain (Japanese: .hack//ZERO Vol.1 フアントム・ぺイン, Hepburn: .hack//Fantomu Pein). The second volume had the subtitle .hack//ZERO Vol.2 Mind Gauge, but never was officially released.<ref>[https://archive.is/0Y07l Silver1101 Livedoor Blog (19 April 2013)]. Archived from [http://blog.livedoor.jp/silver_1101/archives/51859566.html Original] 12 October 2024.</ref><ref>[https://www.dothack.org/topic/1535-zeros-trajectory/ Dothack Network post] (14 April 2024)</ref> The third volume's title has never been made public knowledge.
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+Volume 1 follows a Long Arm player character named Curl. Curl is played by a troubled young girl whose behavior offline is starkly contrasted by how she acts when playing [[「The World」]]. The first novel was only published in Japan and has not been officially released in any other languages. A retelling of the novel's general story beats is shown in .hack//LINK.
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 <sup>†</sup>The name カール can be romanized as "Carl," "Karl," or "Curl." The Player Character is named after the [https://www.meiji.co.jp/sweets/snack/karl/ snackfood], so this wiki uses "Curl" despite the common usage of "Carl" in western fan spaces. <br />
 <sup>¤</sup> Alph was initially romanized as Alf in the Games but the Terminal Disc uses Alph. Both the English translation of the games and Another Birth mistakenly refer to Alph as a boy. <br />
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.hack//ZERO Vol.1 フアントム・ぺイン .hack//ZERO Vol.1 Phantom Pain
Languages	Japanese
Publications	1st Volume
Release Dates	May 30, 2003
Author	横手美智子 Yokote Michiko
Artist	川島旅順 Ryojun Kawashima

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