One Piece - Z - Figuarts ZERO - Artist Special (Bandai)Z · Bandai

Bandai's Figuarts ZERO Artist Special line presents Z from One Piece, crafted from ABS and PVC. This figure is part of a unique collection sculpted by Toshio Asakuma, an artist known for creating figures that depict characters as animals behaving like humans. The Figuarts ZERO Artist Special line was released in waves through Premium Bandai, with each wave featuring One Piece characters reimagined in Asakuma's distinctive anthropomorphic animal style. Z, also known as Zephyr, is a major antagonist from the One Piece Film: Z. A former Marine admiral who lost his arm to a pirate and subsequently lost his family, Zephyr became disillusioned with the Marines' inability to truly protect people from dangerous pirates. He founded the Neo Marines and sought to destroy the New World using powerful Dyna Stones. His tragic backstory and genuine conviction made him one of the most sympathetic villains in the One Piece film franchise, and his confrontation with Luffy explored the moral complexities of justice in the One Piece world. In the Artist Special line, Z is depicted as a water buffalo, consistent with Asakuma's creative approach of assigning animal forms to each character. The figure is made from ABS and PVC and was part of the Premium Bandai exclusive releases.