Unlike many examples of this trope, he can fight fate: his precognitive visions allow him to avoid any actions that would kill him, and he can have visons over and over until the sequence of actions that lets him survive is seen-after which he can execute it flawlessly.
Foreseeing My Death: Zero's main asset. Even hitting the prompt to execute Al-Quasim's family multiple times while he is under the influence of severe drug withdrawal won't do a thing. He draws the line at killing children. Even Evil Has Standards: A diagnosed psychopath and assassin, he's nonetheless disgusted by V's sadism. Death-Activated Superpower: A variant: His Mental Time Travel only triggers when he "dies" in a vision, and once he doesn't die on one path, that future becomes reality. 
Somewhat deconstructed, in that with the exception of the breaking speech, spitting on or cussing out V leads to his "death" and another restart. Defiant to the End: Proves to be this when captured by V.
Hilariously, if the Receptionist openly flirts with him, one of the dialogue options makes him genuinely flustered, averting this trope.
He can also say that his getup is cosplay, get into a conversation about anime, play a Yu-Gi-Oh-esque card game (complete with saying the names of cards aloud), and use his sword to cut up drugs and proceed to inhale them, all without batting an eye.
The Comically Serious: He's a silent, stoic, cold-blooded killer. However, it's later hinted that the Dragon's precognition is based on his latent psychic abilities as a Gamma NULL having been inoculated with Chronos since he was young. You later fight a NULL user who can do the same thing, and will even turn back time with you. Combat Clairvoyance: Thanks to the drugs that the protagonist takes, he can visualize his plan of attack before executing it with near-perfection. This is why we cannot allow others to abuse it. The Psychiatrist: Your precognition? Your perception of time? Yes, these are side effects of the drug. Charles Atlas Superpower: Chronos is not responsible for him Parrying Bullets or throwing potted plants with enough force to kill people. One of the NPCs you can interact with, an anime fangirl, is smitten by his looks and becomes infatuated the moment he tries passing off his attire as anime cosplay. Bishōnen: While a fair share of the promotional art for the game depicts the protagonist as somewhat gruff, he is noted in the game for having a slim build and a baby face. Best expressed by the scene in which he may snap and kill a war veteran that accosted him and the scene where he is forced to discuss how he enjoys killing, not to mention him braining The Psychiatrist with a paperweight in the normal ending. Ax-Crazy: Downplayed, as he has standards, but as The Dragon's sanity slips, so does his control over his bloodlust. Awesomeness by Analysis: The main advantage his Chronos doses give him, allowing him to relive and analyze numerous occurrences of the same event again and again in order to determine the scenario most likely to result in him killing everyone in his way. Zero can find an assassination dossier for himself in his handler/therapist's suitcase, in case he went rogue or learned too much about how Chronos is made or the purpose of his assassination missions. Assassin Outclassin': Invoked at the end of the game. Not to mention you also have a lot of mean dialogue options, and the interrupting feature can make the protagonist seem like a Jerkass if used frequently. During a therapy session you have the option to say you don't enjoy killing, but the screen glitches out and forces you to say so. Later in the game, he even admits to enjoying killing. Antihero: The protagonist's only motivation towards killing countless people essentially boils down to being told to do so. The only other character in the game with a worse case than his is his old war-buddy Fifteen. Anime Hair: Of the "samurai blowout" school of hair-styling. Not only is this flipped when he faces left, but so is the left side of his hakama's collar that exposes his shoulder. Ambidextrous Sprite: His sword is traditionally depicted as being sheathed on his left hip, as he's right handed. The media seemingly nicknames him 'The Dragon' after a few jobs. A nameless assassin that is working for a secret group to assassinate key figures in New Mecca.
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