Anby Demara — Zenless Zone Zero

Echoes of Silver reveals that Anby was once Soldier 0, captain of Silver Squad under the Defense Force’s Obsidian Division. The squad consisted of genetically engineered replica soldiers produced through Silver Company technology. Anby was judged their most capable member, but the replicas regarded one another as sisters rather than interchangeable military equipment. Soldier 11, whom Anby knew as Harin, came from the same program.

When the military moved to preserve just one replica and eliminate the rest, Anby deliberately performed below her abilities in assessments, trying to show that the entire squad should be kept. The officers nevertheless arranged a mission they expected the other soldiers not to survive. Harin injured herself while training before deployment, so Anby took her place. She returned from the disastrous operation after seeing her squadmates buried in the rubble.

Her commanders then ordered her to execute Harin, the remaining soldier. Rather than obey, Anby cut her own throat, causing the officers to leave her for dead and spare Harin as the surviving replica. Nicole eventually found Anby alive near the ruins of the Old Capital and brought her into Gentle House. The severe injury disrupted Anby’s memory; after she recovered her past, she sought news of Harin but initially chose not to approach her.

When Soldier 11 disappears, Anby works with Trigger to track her down. The search leads to Twiggy, another Silver Squad survivor whose body was grievously damaged in the old operation. Twiggy wants to rebuild Silver Squad by creating more replicas, but her new research involves exploiting the bodies and organs of those she produces. Anby refuses to accept this as a way of restoring their lost family.

Soldier 11 is seriously injured and experiences temporary memory loss. Anby tells her about Silver Squad, why she took Harin’s place, and the guilt she feels for failing to protect her sisters. Anby expects the wounded soldier’s recent memories to reset and speaks before that happens. She does not know that a camera inside a doll given to her by Nekomata has recorded the conversation. Soldier 11 later discovers the recording and learns enough to enter the fight beside Anby.

Before returning to confront Twiggy, Anby stops trying to solve everything alone. She apologizes to Nicole for leaving without warning, reconnects with Billy and Nekomata, and asks the Proxies for help. Wearing her old Silver Squad uniform and taking up her former fighting style, she fights alongside Soldier 11 against Twiggy and the transformed enemies. Twiggy dies after briefly remembering her life with the squad.

The laboratory contains surviving Silver Company research. Anby hesitates over destroying it; the conversation can include different advice, but the story does not show which final action she takes with the data. This decision is left offscreen rather than confirmed one way or the other.

By the Agent Story’s closing scenes, Soldier 11 has recovered physically, but her memories have reverted to their pre-injury state. She no longer remembers Anby’s confession or their shared battle and still regards Anby as the person who abandoned Silver Squad. Anby is relieved that Harin is alive and cared for by Trigger; she does not force another explanation. Her life among the Cunning Hares continues, while the sisters’ reconciliation remains unresolved at the end of Echoes of Silver.