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{{BQuote|It would seem that I underestimated our [[Battle Brawlers|young friends]]!|Zenoheld |''[[Exodus]]''|color = red}}
{{Infobox character
|voiced by = [[Kōji Ishii]] (Japanese)<br />[[John Stocker]] (English)
|age = Late 40's-50's
|occupation = King of [[Vestal]] (Formerly)
|attribute = Pyrus
|guardian = [[Farbros]] (Destroyed)
|gender = Male
|race = [[Vestal]]
|name = Zenoheld|faction =[[Vexos]] |status = Deceased}}{{Nihongo|'''Zenoheld'''|ゼノヘルド|''Zenoherudo''}} was the main antagonist of ''[[Bakugan Battle Brawlers: New Vestroia]]'', although he didn't become personally involved until the second arc. He was the former King of [[Vestal]] and the father of [[Prince Hydron]]. He used a [[Mechanical Bakugan]] called [[Pyrus#Legacy|Pyrus]] [[Farbros]], made by [[Clay Fermin|Professor Clay]]. At the end of ''New Vestroia'', he is killed by the [[Alternative Weapon System]]'s explosion along with his estranged son Hydron and Professor Clay.
==Personality ==
He was a deceitful man, lying to his own people about the Bakugan to conquer [[New Vestroia]]. Out of all the [[Vexos]], he was the cruelest among them, bent on killing his opponents rather than just simply defeating them. He held high expectations for the Vexos, constantly berating his son, [[Hydron]], for his failures but trusting Hydron's subordinates, [[Mylene Farrow]] and [[Shadow Prove]].
Whenever his plans go awry, he becomes increasingly destructive and violent to the point of extremism: after the Bakugan are freed from subjugation, he tried to destroy them with the [[Bakugan Termination System]]; when ''that'' failed, he resorted to destroying Vestal and [[Earth]] entirely with the [[Alternative Weapon System]]. After the destruction of the Bakugan Termination System, he took out his frustration by torturing his own son, whom he sees as a source of shame and a disgrace for their family and never acknowledges even once in the story. He holds an even greater hatred toward the [[Battle Brawlers]] for destroying the Bakugan Termination System and decided to use the Alternative Weapon System to destroy both Vestal and Earth, the home planets of the Battle Brawlers. When [[Volt Luster]] and [[Lync Volan]] betray the Vexos because of the Alternative, he sends Hydron to essentially kill them with [[Death BombsBomb]]s.
After he overheard that the Bakugan Brawlers were aware to [[Alternative Weapon System]] that [[Lync Volan|Lync]] copy, he is furious at Hydron again for failing him to dispose that data. When Hydron asked for a second chance, he gives him no more chances and tortured his own son again.
Bent on revenge, he sends a message to the [[Legendary Soldiers of Vestroia|Six Ancient Warriors]] to surrender their Attribute Energies to him so that [[Clay Fermin|Professor Clay]] can power up the [[Bakugan Termination System]]. They decline his offer at first, but later decide to battle him. When they arrive, Zenoheld reveals that he owns a Mechanical Bakugan, Pyrus Farbros. After a tough battle, Zenoheld comes out victorious, but the Six Ancient Warriors escape and entrust their Attribute Energies to the Resistance.
In ''[[Revenge of the Vexos]]'', after hearing the news of the Attribute Energies being dispersed throughout Vestal and Earth, he entrusts Mylene with the duty of picking another [[Subterra]] brawler to replace Gus. Her choice of Hydron meets his approval, and he shows Hydron a modicum of pride after Hydron gains the [[Haos#Legacy|Haos]] Attribute Energy from [[Baron Leltoy]], telling his son, "I knew I could count on you ... Hydron."
Starting from ''[[Saved By the Siren]]'' to ''[[Elfin On the Run]]'', Zenoheld makes few appearances generally at the beginning and end of the episodes.
The only important appearance he made within those episodes was in ''[[Shadow Attack]]'' where soon after Mylene and [[Volt]] returned from brawling, he receives a transmission from Spectra, who claims that the Vexos, Hydron, and Zenoheld himself were responsible for the mess in the previous arc. In return, Zenoheld tells Shadow Prove to seek out Dan and the others so that he'll get the Attribute Energies first. But when Shadow tries to leave, he realizes Spectra jammed the transporting system, making it impossible to travel to Vestal and back. This infuriates Zenoheld, knowing that Spectra is up to something. Eventually, though, [[ShadowProve]] goes to Earth and brawls [[Chan Lee]] and [[Alice Gehabich]], although neither of them have any Attribute Energies. He wins and proves himself to Zenoheld.
He also brawled against Gus in ''[[Avenging Spectra]]'' and won with the Assail Formation, destroying [[Blast Elico]] and [[Hexados]]. Gus and [[Vulcan]] survived the final blow and were imprisoned.
In ''[[BT: The Final Battle]]'', he helps Hydron brawl [[Mira Fermin|Mira]], [[Dan Kuso|Dan]], and [[Spectra]], though only joining in after Hydron loses to Dan and Spectra. He wins, but Farbros was destroyed after he took the Pyrus energy from [[Cross Dragonoid]].
In ''[[Exodus]]'', he activates the Bakugan Termination System, and Cross Dragonoid and Helios MK2 fail to destroy it. Cross Dragonoid takes the B.T. System into the atmosphere and absorbs all of the Attribute Energies from it and destroys it, foiling Zenoheld's plans.
===Anime===
====Bakugan Battle Brawlers: New Vestroia====
*[[Pyrus#Legacy|Pyrus]] [[Farbros]] ([[Guardian Partner Bakugan|Mechanical GuardianPartner]]) (Destroyed in episode 41, repaired in episode 49, and re-destroyed once and for all in episode 52)
* Pyrus [[Assail Farbros]]
** [[Assail System]] (Probably destroyed in the blast of the Alternative)
** Pyrus [[Fortress]] Clones (Destroyed with [[Alternative Weapon System]] in episode 52)
** Pyrus [[Snapzoid]] (Digital Clone)
** [[Ventus#Legacy|Ventus]] [[Farakspin]] (Digital Clone)
** [[Subterra]] [[Clawsaurus]] (Digital Clone)
** [[Haos#Legacy|Haos]] [[Lumitroid]] (Digital Clone)
==Trivia==
**In every one of his brawls, a Subterra Bakugan was involved in it.
*Unlike the other brawlers in New Vestroia, Zenoheld uses his Gauntlet to throw Farbros and Gate Cards. His Gauntlet is also slightly different from those of the other Vexos members.
*He is one of the few adult brawlers in the series, along with [[Hal-G]], [[Klaus von Hertzon]](as of [[Bakugan Battle Brawlers: New Vestroia|New Vestroia]]), [[Spectra Phantom]](as of [[Bakugan: Mechtanium Surge|Mechtanium Surge]]), [[Gus Grav]](as of [[Bakugan: Mechtanium Surge|Mechtanium Surge]]), [[Sid Arkale]], [[Captain Elright]], [[Jin]], and the [[Twelve Orders]]. Although, Klaus, Spectra, and Gus were not adults yet in their respective [[Bakugan Battle Brawlers|debut]] [[Bakugan Battle Brawlers: New Vestroia|seasons]].*He is the only main antagonist of the Legacy series who did not appear in the [[Invasion of the Vestals|first episode]] of his respective season.
*He can be seen as an antithesis to [[Serena Sheen]] and has the types of differences that Hydron has to Fabia. Zenoheld is the cruel, tyrannical king of Vestal, Serena is the benevolent and peace-seeking queen of Neathia. He is most likely much older than Serena. He brawls, while Serena doesn't.
*He is similar to [[Barodius]] in that they are both cruel, tyrannical monarchs, who usually care little for subjects. Unlike Zenoheld, however, Barodius doesn't have to use [[Assail System|cheap tactics]] or [[Vexos Trap Field|outright cheat]] in order to win.