Number Zero

Number Zero is a supporting character from the Japanese animated television series 009-1, which aired on the Tokyo Broadcasting System for thirteen episodes between October and December, 2006. The character first appeared in the 009-1 manga, which was serialized from 1967 to 1970. Number Zero was the leader of the Number Nine group, which operated in the interests of the Western Bloc during the extended Cold War and was often in conflict with their European rivals of the Eastern Bloc. Number Zero commanded several agents under his charge including Mylene Hoffman (009-1), Vanessa Ibert (009-3), Mia Connery (009-7) and Berta Kastner (009-4). Number Zero assigned the Number Nine agents to rescue a Russian defector from the Eastern Bloc named Zond Soyuz. Soyuz had developed an energy source of great magnitude, one that would tip the scales heavily in favor of the Western Bloc. He was being held captive by a man named Ivan Godunov. Mylene and the others were unable to save Soyuz's life, but they succeeded in securing his invention and Godunov was killed.