Zap and Cheyne are like dogs! They get along so well that they fight
Zap and Cheyne exchange bad words when they see each other
ザップ。あんまり煽って撮ると写真が暗くなってしまうのでまっすぐ撮ったら、チェインさんが見切れました。発火する血液を刃状にした剣術・斗流血法の使い手です。なにげに1話も2話も大活躍。#kekkai_anime pic.twitter.com/y5rXOdAsRs
— TVアニメ『血界戦線』 (@kekkaisensen) 2015年3月22日
Zap and the female member of Libras, Emperor Cheyne, get along so badly that they curse each other out whenever they meet. Cheyne calls him “Silver Monkey”, “Fucking Monkey”, and “SS” (short for Silver Shit), and Zap calls Cheyne a “bitch”. There’s no official explanation as to why these two don’t get along, but it’s assumed that Zap’s junkiness is unacceptable to Cheyne. Zapp is known to be especially sloppy with women, and Cheyne, who has a single-minded love for Steven, is the complete opposite of Zapp, so it’s not surprising that she hates Zapp.
There’s even a heart-pounding fight scene!
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However, there is an episode where the two of them work together to escape from captivity. The scene where two people who are usually on bad terms fight together is always a hot one in any work.
This episode has not been made into an anime, but is depicted in “The Great Escape Handcuffs” in the first volume of the original “Back 2 Back”.
Zap and Chain are captured by an unidentified enemy and are handcuffed together. In this episode, they use all their strength to escape from each other, and we can see that Zap is not just a scumbag, but can be relied on in times of need.
Also, Zap is merciless with Leo, making fun of his hair texture and using vulgar jokes such as “pubic hair head,” but he never makes a snide remark about Cheyne’s physical characteristics (Cheyne is a character with large breasts, which is sometimes used as a joke in the story). This shows that Zap is not as much of a jerk as he is made out to be, and that he has a certain amount of sense.
A side of him that cares for Zap’s younger disciple, Zed
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When talking about Zap, we must not forget another person, Zed O’Brien. Zed is also a member of Libras, and he and Zap share the same mentor and have gone through the same training and discipline. For this reason, Zed uses the same technique as Zap, the “Hitotsuboshi Ryuukeppou,” but while Zap uses blood, Zed uses wind.
Zed is a cross between a human and a fish, created by a certain Count to drown his loneliness, and he looks exactly like a half-fish. Normally, Tsed cannot live on earth unless he is wearing a special device, and lives in an aquarium. Of course, Zap has nothing to say about his younger brother, and calls him terrible nicknames like “Namero,” “Kuzu Mochi,” and “Sakana Kun. Zed also treats Zap coldly, so even though they are brothers and sisters, they do not get along well.
However, when Zed is in danger, Zap does not remain silent. In episode 7 of the second season of the anime, “Gill Breathing Blues,” the device that allows Zed to breathe on the ground (Bainheiser Mark Zero) is taken away from him, and Zap goes to get it back for Zed, who is dying.
There is a big drinking party planned at Libras, and Zap flirts with Zed, saying, “You should at least pay for your own drinking. Zed is concerned about this and takes up a part-time job, something he has never done before, but it doesn’t go well and he ends up getting drunk at a bar. The Bainheiser Mark Zero was taken from him during this time.
Zap is angry when he joins Leo and Chain at the enemy’s hideout. Zap must have admitted that it was his own agitation that had caused this to happen. He was angry not only at the enemy, but also at himself.
Zap is a man who recognizes his own mistakes and has the manly spirit to help his brother disciples.
Summary
Here I have summarized the episodes about Zap Renfro in “Blood Blockade Battlefront”, focusing on his interactions with characters who are particularly close to him, and how he is not really a scum character even though he is said to be.
It is because of his normal “scum” attitude that he cares about his friends, and the gap between his attitude and his willingness to risk everything for them is fascinating.
“Blood Blockade Battlefront” is still going on, and I’ll be keeping an eye on Zap’s activities in the future.
