Zero

Background

Zero is a nerdy electronics expert who runs Zero RC, a remote-control hobby shop in Garcia, San Fierro. His business is struggling, mainly because of his arch-rival Berkley, who has hated him since Zero beat him at a science fair. The Truth introduces him to CJ as someone who can help with the Doherty garage.

Zero is a nerdy hobbyist who lives and breathes electronics. His business is struggling partly because his landlord wants to sell, and partly because Berkley undercuts and harasses him at every opportunity.

Events of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

After CJ buys Zero's shop to stop the landlord selling it, Zero gives a short series of missions in his war with Berkley. In Air Raid CJ mans a gun on the shop's roof and shoots down Berkley's RC planes. In Supply Lines CJ flies an RC Baron to destroy Berkley's couriers. In New Model Army CJ defeats Berkley in a tabletop war game with RC vehicles, forcing his rival to leave town and turning Zero RC into an asset.

Zero later supports CJ's bigger schemes. He helps with the Wang Cars missions, and he plays a key role in the Caligula's Palace heist, providing gadgets and coordinating parts of the robbery from the Four Dragons.

In Supply Lines CJ finds him hanging by his underwear in a closet after Berkley humiliated him. In Zeroing In he invents a device that tracks a car by the driver's phone calls. In the Caligula's heist, he triggers the charges CJ planted at Sherman Dam to black out the casino and talks CJ through the robbery over an earpiece. After the heist he admits he accidentally told Berkley about the job, and CJ punches him.

Personality

Zero is anxious, sarcastic and socially awkward. He takes his hobbies very seriously and gets overexcited about his feud with Berkley, but he is genuinely talented with electronics.

He often whines about his problems and seems to enjoy his rivalry with Berkley more than he admits. He is loyal to CJ, but his social skills are poor, and he is always one step from panic.

Relationships

He is a friend of CJ, The Truth, Dwaine and Jethro. Berkley is his lifelong nemesis.

He is one of the friends who end up around CJ in San Fierro, and The Truth is the one who recommends him for the garage crew. Zero's bad luck with Berkley often forces CJ to step in on his behalf.

Trivia

• Zero is voiced by comedian David Cross.
• Zero mentions suffering from high blood pressure during Air Raid.
• He is a fan of tabletop war games, which is how his final showdown with Berkley is fought.