Zakos

Zakos is characterized by stubborn determination and an almost reckless refusal to concede defeat.

Spectators find this never-say-die attitude charming, and more fans have begun to support him for his spirit rather than his win–loss record.

He has a romantic side as well, having planned to propose to his girlfriend.

However, she did not come to the tournament venue, adding a bittersweet undertone to his appearance.

Zakos practices a martial art known as Headlong True Fist.

This style emphasizes charging straight at the opponent without hesitation, relying on aggressive, forward-driving attacks.

His movements are not refined to the level of top-tier martial artists, but he is not incompetent.

Suiryu, an exceptionally skilled fighter, noted that Zakos’s movement itself was not bad, suggesting that he possesses at least moderate technical ability.

In every tournament he has entered in the past, Zakos has been eliminated in the first round.

Because of this consistent pattern of early exits, his reputation before the current tournament was quite poor.

For the latest martial arts tournament, Zakos was placed as a reverse seed, signaling very low expectations from organizers and commentators.

Commentary teams treated him as a weak participant and did not regard him as a potential threat to anyone in the bracket.

In the tournament, Zakos faced Saitama, who was disguised as Charanko.

The bout ended instantly when Saitama knocked him out with a casual slap.

The match was a complete one-sided loss for Zakos, resulting in an immediate knockout.

Because the fight ended so quickly and so easily, the commentator criticized Zakos harshly, calling him far too weak.

Despite this embarrassing defeat, Suiryu’s observation that his basic movement was not bad implies Zakos’s performance looked worse than his true level due to the enormous gap between him and Saitama.

In other words, he is outclassed by monsters like Saitama but likely capable compared with ordinary martial artists.

After the tournament, monsters appeared and attacked the area where the fighters were present.

During this incident, Zakos was injured badly enough that he had to be transported to a hospital.

His hospitalization underscores how dangerous the monster attacks were, especially for human fighters who were already exhausted or defeated.

Even though he is not a top-ranked hero or champion, Zakos still got caught up in the large-scale chaos surrounding the event.