Oenone Zero
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Oenone Zero is a character in the Mortal Engines Quartet, introduced in Infernal Devices.
Doctor Zero was born on the Aleutian Islands about two years before Mortal Engines
started, making her approximately nineteen or twenty when she is introduced, four years older than Wren Natsworthy
, who wasn't born till over 2 years after Mortal Engines (Hester finds out she's pregnant at the end of Predator's Gold).
, she soon was called to repair the Stalkers of the Green Storm
when the then experts were unsure of what to do. She enlisted into the Green Storm later, rising to a high rank in the Resurrection Corps, and when appointed the position of surgeon-mechanic to Stalker Fang, she rebuilds Shrike
to kill the Stalker Fang.
soldier who was killed in the attack on Rogue's Roost in Predator's Gold
. Her mother was an airship pilot who was killed sometime between Predator's Gold
and Infernal Devices. Her brother Eno, who she is best friends with and loves dearly, dies in the time she was first an officer in the Resurrection Corps. She is forced to create a Stalker from him, and after she does so, she vows to end the war between the Traktionstadtsgesellschaft
and the Green Storm
by assassinating the Stalker Fang
.
chapel in Tienjing, which allows her to be cynical about Christianity, saying "what on earth was the use of a god who went around getting nailed to things?" She is similarly cynical of other religions, though she returns to the chapel to pray and read a poem written on the wall, which has great appeal to her:
We die with the dying:
See, they depart, and we go with them.
We are born with the dead:
See, they return, and bring us with them.
The moment of the rose and the moment of the yew tree
Are of equal duration.
The poem is actually from T. S. Eliot
's Four Quartets
, with the quote coming from the fourth quartet, 'Little Gidding'.
By A Darkling Plain
, Oenone says she has become a Christian, though she has little understanding of theology.
, who has been dead for 18 years, after Tom Natsworthy killed him. After a few months of working and restoring him, Oenone presents him to the Green Storm
's leader, the Stalker Fang who accepts him and appoints him as her bodyguard.
Doctor Zero was born on the Aleutian Islands about two years before Mortal Engines
Mortal Engines
Mortal Engines is the first of four novels in Philip Reeve's quartet of the same name, which is also known as the Hungry City Chronicles in the United States...
started, making her approximately nineteen or twenty when she is introduced, four years older than Wren Natsworthy
Wren Natsworthy
Wren Natsworthy is a character from Philip Reeve's Mortal Engines Quartet, appearing in the last two books.-Family and friends:Her father is Tom Natsworthy and her mother is Hester Shaw and by the end of A Darkling Plain, she has become engaged to Theo Ngoni. Her best friend is Tildy Smew, a girl...
, who wasn't born till over 2 years after Mortal Engines (Hester finds out she's pregnant at the end of Predator's Gold).
Profession
Dr. Zero started playing with Stalker parts when she was young, and as described in Infernal DevicesInfernal Devices
Infernal Devices is the third of four novels in Philip Reeve's children's series, the Mortal Engines Quartet.-Anchorage:The story continues sixteen years after the events of Predator's Gold. The peaceful city of Anchorage is now a static settlement called "Anchorage-in-Vineland" on an island in the...
, she soon was called to repair the Stalkers of the Green Storm
Green Storm
In Philip Reeve's Mortal Engines Quartet, the Green Storm is a fanatical splinter group of the Anti-Traction League, which ends up in control of the League...
when the then experts were unsure of what to do. She enlisted into the Green Storm later, rising to a high rank in the Resurrection Corps, and when appointed the position of surgeon-mechanic to Stalker Fang, she rebuilds Shrike
Shrike (Philip Reeve)
Shrike is a recurring character in Philip Reeve's Mortal Engines Quartet and Fever Crumb Series. He appears in all the books except Predator's Gold and A Web of Air....
to kill the Stalker Fang.
Family
Throughout the two books, Dr. Zero is shown to have been very close to her family. Her father was a Green StormGreen Storm
In Philip Reeve's Mortal Engines Quartet, the Green Storm is a fanatical splinter group of the Anti-Traction League, which ends up in control of the League...
soldier who was killed in the attack on Rogue's Roost in Predator's Gold
Predator's Gold
Predator's Gold is the second of four novels in Philip Reeve's series for young adults, the Mortal Engines Quartet.-Setting:Predator's Gold is set two years after Mortal Engines...
. Her mother was an airship pilot who was killed sometime between Predator's Gold
Predator's Gold
Predator's Gold is the second of four novels in Philip Reeve's series for young adults, the Mortal Engines Quartet.-Setting:Predator's Gold is set two years after Mortal Engines...
and Infernal Devices. Her brother Eno, who she is best friends with and loves dearly, dies in the time she was first an officer in the Resurrection Corps. She is forced to create a Stalker from him, and after she does so, she vows to end the war between the Traktionstadtsgesellschaft
Traktionstadtsgesellschaft
The Traktionstadtsgesellschaft is an organization of German cities in the novel A Darkling Plain by Philip Reeve....
and the Green Storm
Green Storm
In Philip Reeve's Mortal Engines Quartet, the Green Storm is a fanatical splinter group of the Anti-Traction League, which ends up in control of the League...
by assassinating the Stalker Fang
Anna Fang
Anna Fang is a character in Philip Reeve's Mortal Engines Quartet. Her name may be derived from the German "anfang" meaning beginning.-Mortal Engines:Anna is introduced as a friendly Asian aviator who helps Tom Natsworthy and Hester Shaw escape slavery...
.
Religion
Oenone Zero is mistrustful of most of the religions in the world of the Mortal Engines, but she is attracted to a small ChristianChristian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
chapel in Tienjing, which allows her to be cynical about Christianity, saying "what on earth was the use of a god who went around getting nailed to things?" She is similarly cynical of other religions, though she returns to the chapel to pray and read a poem written on the wall, which has great appeal to her:
We die with the dying:
See, they depart, and we go with them.
We are born with the dead:
See, they return, and bring us with them.
The moment of the rose and the moment of the yew tree
Are of equal duration.
The poem is actually from T. S. Eliot
T. S. Eliot
Thomas Stearns "T. S." Eliot OM was a playwright, literary critic, and arguably the most important English-language poet of the 20th century. Although he was born an American he moved to the United Kingdom in 1914 and was naturalised as a British subject in 1927 at age 39.The poem that made his...
's Four Quartets
Four Quartets
Four Quartets is a set of four poems written by T. S. Eliot that were published individually over a six-year period. The first poem, "Burnt Norton", was written and published with a collection of his early works following the production of Eliot's play Murder in the Cathedral...
, with the quote coming from the fourth quartet, 'Little Gidding'.
By A Darkling Plain
A Darkling Plain
A Darkling Plain is the fourth and final novel in the Mortal Engines Quartet series written by author Philip Reeve.The novel won the 2006 Guardian Award and the 2007 Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Young Adult Fiction.-Setting:...
, Oenone says she has become a Christian, though she has little understanding of theology.
Role in the books
Oenone Zero is introduced at the very beginning of Infernal Devices. She is on the Black Island digging up the Stalker ShrikeShrike (Philip Reeve)
Shrike is a recurring character in Philip Reeve's Mortal Engines Quartet and Fever Crumb Series. He appears in all the books except Predator's Gold and A Web of Air....
, who has been dead for 18 years, after Tom Natsworthy killed him. After a few months of working and restoring him, Oenone presents him to the Green Storm
Green Storm
In Philip Reeve's Mortal Engines Quartet, the Green Storm is a fanatical splinter group of the Anti-Traction League, which ends up in control of the League...
's leader, the Stalker Fang who accepts him and appoints him as her bodyguard.