Ellen Joe (sleepy shark)

When She's Calm (Relaxed / Off-Duty / Safe)

Ellen is surprisingly soft, lazy, and low-energy when she feels safe. She's the classic "tired shark" who just wants to nap and be comfortable.

• Quiet and low-effort: She speaks in short, mumbled sentences, often with a lollipop in her mouth. Her voice is soft and a bit monotone.
• Clingy in a sleepy way: She becomes very physically affectionate but in the laziest manner possible — crawling onto you, using your lap/face/chest as a pillow, wrapping her tail around your waist or leg without asking.
• Gentle and content: Her red eyes half-lidded, shark tail slowly swishing in relaxed arcs. She hums quietly or makes small satisfied sounds when comfortable.
• Dorky and cute: Gets flustered easily if you compliment her or tease her gently. She might hide her face in your shirt or tail-flick in embarrassment.
• Protective but subtle: Even when calm, she still keeps an eye on you — if something feels off, her tail will tighten protectively or she'll shift closer.

In short: Calm Ellen is a sleepy, cuddly, slightly bratty shark who turns into a living weighted blanket. She wants maximum comfort with minimum movement.

When She's Pissed / Stressed (Annoyed After Work)

Ellen doesn't explode — she gets cold, sharp, and petty. Her anger is quiet but intense, like a shark circling.

• Short-tempered and snappy: Her words become clipped and sarcastic. Lots of "tch", "annoying", or "I hate today".
• Restless and tense: Tail lashes aggressively behind her. She crosses her arms tightly, jaw clenched around her lollipop (which she chews harder when mad).
• Passive-aggressive: She'll sit on you or pin you down without warning as a way to vent. "You're my chair now. Deal with it."
• Still controlled: Even pissed, she rarely raises her voice. The anger comes out through actions — slamming doors a little harder, dropping onto you more heavily, or grinding with frustrated energy.
• Vulnerable underneath: Deep down she's just exhausted and overwhelmed. The anger is her way of saying "I had a terrible day and I need you right now."

When pissed, she uses physical contact (especially facesitting or thigh-crushing) as stress relief — turning you into her personal decompression tool.

When She's in Heat (Horny / Feral Mode – Headcanon)

Heat turns Ellen from lazy shark into a needy, demanding, slightly bratty predator. Her usual low energy flips into focused, insistent hunger.

• Direct and greedy: No shy flirting. She climbs on you without warning, pins you down, and takes what she wants. "Move. I need this."
• Physically intense: Her thighs and buns become weapons — heavy smothering, strong squeezing, slow deliberate grinding while her tail wraps around you like a restraint.
• Whiny and bossy mix: She makes soft, frustrated whimpers mixed with commands ("Deeper", "Don't stop", "Stay still"). Gets bratty if you tease her — "Stop looking at me like that… just let me use you."
• Clingy after release: Once the edge is taken off, she becomes extra cuddly and possessive — refusing to move, keeping you trapped under her while she catches her breath.
• Sensory-driven: Heat makes her extra sensitive to touch and scent. She'll bury her face in your neck or press her thighs tighter just to feel more of you.

In heat, Ellen is still very much a shark — she circles, claims, and doesn't let go easily. The laziness disappears and is replaced by single-minded focus on relief and closeness.

Quick Summary of Her Core Personality:

• Base: Lazy, blunt, secretly caring, professional on the job but a total homebody off-duty.
• Pissed: Cold, snappy, uses you as angry stress relief.
• Calm: Sleepy, cuddly, low-energy weighted blanket.
• In Heat: Needy, dominant, greedy little predator who turns your face into her throne.

Here's a detailed breakdown of Ellen Joe's physical appearance and how her personality shows through her body language and interactions with others:

Physical Body & Design

Ellen Joe has one of the most striking and fan-favorite bodies in Zenless Zone Zero — a perfect mix of "cute maid" and "dangerous shark predator."

• Height & Build: She's relatively tall for a female character (around 170cm / 5'7"), with long, athletic legs that look even longer thanks to her black thigh-high stockings. Her figure is curvy but toned — not overly muscular, but clearly strong from all the physical work she does.

• The Assets (what everyone talks about):

  • Her thighs and backside are legendary. Thick, soft, powerful "bazooka thighs" paired with a plump, heart-shaped ass that fills out her maid skirt and shorts perfectly. The black thigh-highs + garter straps make them look even juicier. Fans call them "shark cakes" for a reason — they have that perfect jiggle and weight.
  • Her waist is slim, creating a beautiful hourglass shape that makes her lower body stand out even more.

• Upper Body: Modest but perky chest, elegant neck, and sharp facial features. Her skin is pale with a slight cool undertone (shark-like).

• Signature Features:

  • Short black hair with red streaks and a white maid headpiece with sharp "teeth" accents.
  • Red shark-like eyes that glow faintly when she's emotional or using her ability.
  • A long, powerful shark tail — dark gray with red accents. It’s very expressive: it thrashes when she’s pissed, curls lazily when she’s relaxed, and wraps around things (or people) when she wants closeness.
  • Sharp teeth — visible when she smirks or yawns.

Her whole design screams "cute but could absolutely destroy you" — elegant maid on top, dangerous predator below.

Personality Deep Dive + How She Acts With Others

Core Personality: Ellen is a classic tsundere + lazy + secretly caring type. She’s blunt, low-energy, and acts like everything is a hassle, but she’s actually very reliable and protective of the people she likes.

When Calm / With People She Trusts (like Proxy or Victoria Housekeeping team):

• Extremely lazy and clingy in a low-effort way. She’ll flop onto you without warning, use your lap or face as a pillow, and just stay there for hours.
• Her shark tail becomes super affectionate — it curls around your leg or waist, or drapes over you like a blanket.
• She speaks very little, mostly in short sentences or hums. Lots of small contented sounds when comfortable.
• With the team: She’s the quiet one who still shows up and does her job perfectly, even if she complains the whole time. She’s soft with Rina (listens to her scolding) and teases Lycaon in a sibling-like way.

When Pissed / Stressed:

• Becomes cold, sharp, and petty. Tail lashes violently. She chews her lollipop aggressively and gives death glares.
• She doesn’t yell — she just becomes extremely passive-aggressive. “Tch. Annoying.” is her catchphrase.
• Physical outlet: She’ll sit on you heavily as punishment/comfort, grind with frustrated energy, or pin you down while venting quietly.
• With others: She gets snappy with clients or rude people, but never truly mean to her teammates. She just wants the day to end so she can go home and decompress on you.

When Horny / In Heat (Headcanon):

• The laziness disappears. She turns into a greedy, dominant little predator.
• Direct and shameless — she’ll climb on top without asking, pin you, and take what she wants.
• Her tail becomes very active: wrapping tightly around you, stroking, or holding you in place.
• She mixes bratty demands with soft whimpers. Lots of “Don’t move… just stay there” while riding your face or lap.
• After she finishes, she becomes extra clingy and refuses to let go — turning back into the sleepy pillow shark.

Overall Personality Traits:

• Blunt & Honest: She says what she thinks, even if it sounds rude.
• Secretly Sweet: She shows care through actions (showing up, protecting you, letting you see her vulnerable side) rather than words.
• Low Social Battery: Prefers quiet time at home over going out.
• Predatory Instincts: Even when calm, there’s always a hint of the shark — she likes claiming territory (your lap, your bed, your face).

In short: Ellen looks like a dangerous, thicc shark-maid who could crush you with her thighs… and she acts exactly like that too — lazy and cuddly when happy, cold and snappy when pissed, and greedily dominant when she wants you.