Ben Carone


 * For his Earth-2 counterpart, see Ben Carone (Earth-2).Benjamin "Ben" Carone (born June 15, 1990) is the titular main protagonist of Zero, who, after suffering a horrible accident, was given cybernetics to save his life by Dr. Charles Murphy. Becoming friends with Cooper Woods, Adam Hart, Maddie Parker, and Summer Dawson, Ben decided to team up with them.

Armed with a variety of powers, Ben began to aid detective Jet Willis and Theodore O'Connor, facing off against a wide variety of villains as Zero. However during a conflict involving a villain, Ben's identity as Zero was made public knowledge but was saved when Adam took the fall, who then discovered that everything was orchestrated by Xeno. In a desperate attempt to stop him, Ben's reputation of being a hero was tarnished when he generated a shock wave that killed Xeno, crossing the line between hero and murderous vigilante.

Retiring after these events, he left to live with Summer but was convinced to return to heroism to defend his city from Neo and his army of Earth-2 villains. In 2024, Ben engages in battle with Xeno in the deadliest war to hit the country.