Ryuji is a talented engineer/inventor who felt he was being marginalized in the Security Industry. He had worked with the development team on the DanCo Turtle Armor Series as well as SAT's Steel Brigade. He felt that he was overlooked for promotions and that he never received the credit deserved. This may or may not be true, but after 15 years of throwing himself against the wall, Ryuji had enough. He "reallocated" assets from his current project and began working on his own powered armor design. Originally he intended to be a hero and show those who had kept him down that he was a name to be reckoned with. Over time, however, he simply wanted to get cash and develop his armor. It wasn't hard to get him to join the elite, Overmind merely told him that he respected his work in the industry and that the more the merrier when it came to Costumed Combat. Taking the name Zero, after the WWII Japanese fighter planes, Ryuji has become quite accustomed to the life of an armored ne'er-do-well. Greed and respect. All else is secondary. Ryuji is comforatble with his team mates, respects he hell out of Overmind and thinks that he has found his place in the universe. "No I don't know Karate!" "On your left Onslaught!" *ZAPP!!* A team player, Zero tends to stay airborne, using his maneuverability and speed to stay ahead of his opponents. Armored criminal. Can be a factor if PC's ever encounter any of his old companies or contractors. An average looking fellow with thinning black hair and glasses. He wears a white and black suit of powered armor with a red sun symbol on the shoulder. The Zero armor has small "Wings" coming off a backpack. Overall it has something of a cartoon Mecha appearance.