MZD
MZD is the god of the Pop'n World, god of Lapistoria, and a DJ aside from all that. Acts carefree, but he takes his business seriously, so there's hopefully not much to worry about. Unless he forgets... also, he's accompanied by a living shadow that fans call Hatena.
In this game, he wields the white heart lapis.
L-an!ma by "Master of Lapis" (PON, wac and TAG) is his song.
IN THE STORY
So first and foremost, he created Lapistoria and Lapis Origin to watch over it while he was off doing god things(?). He didn't visit very much, leading to Origin feeling neglected...
At the start of the game, MZD calls upon Tsugidoka to investigate why Pop-kuns have gone missing in the Pop'n World, asking them to go to Lapistoria. He provides them with their lapises and tells them how to get there; after that, he's (mostly) absent until the climax of the story.
During the climax, he asks for Io and Lower to retrieve his lapis from Jade (who kept it after he and Orgin obtained it through unknown means), and for Mimi and Nyami to accompany him. He shows up properly right when all seems lost, becoming the catalyst for Origin's intentions to be revealed and for weakening it with the power of thought. He also enlightens a way to get back to the Pop'n World after it deactivates itself and, in the good ending, manages to revive it and return everyone's lapises!
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NET TAISEN
ATTACK/OPTIONS: "Hey, hey!" (オラオラ！)
DAMAGE: "You'll regret that!" (後悔するぜ)
GOOD PLAY: "Nice~" (よゆ～)
BAD PLAY: "Damn...!" (やべっ)
WIN: "It's 'cause I'm God~" (神だから～)
LOSE: "Good grief..." (やれやれ)
TRIVIA
- MZD's birthday is on September 28th, the release of the first Pop'n Music game.
- In his 2P palette, MZD wields the red heart lapis. Jade's 2P palette also wields this lapis.
- The Tsugidoka crew appears in his FEVER animation, Mimi and Nyami appear in his FEVER Win animation, and Jade appears in his Lose animation. Hatena appears in both his Win and FEVER Win animations, and a paperweight that looks like its head can be seen in his Lose animation.
- Playing as or against MZD will yield diamond effects in the background.
- MZD's Twitter kaomoji was レ■ー■)レ when Lapistoria was active (though it was nearing the end of its life). He announced the news from September 18th, 2015, to October 28th, 2015.
- MZD's eyes are just barely visible in his portrait for this game. Looking through the files reveal that they're painted onto his base (what would be body.png), the color of them being a striking blue. He doesn't blink due to this, not that we'd be able to see that unless we squint.
- This isn't mentioned too often nowadays, but MZD is supposedly a married man and touts a gold ring to prove it (or provide a red herring, I imagine marrying a god is risky business for all parties). You can see it in his animations if you look hard enough, but he also wears it on a string in the opening for Lapistoria. You can see the string on his portrait, too; but since the ring isn't on it, he's probably wearing it properly out of our sight.
WEBMASTER'S COMMENTS
MZD without his glasses is cursed, but there's a bit of charm to it as well... Also, did you know that Christmas is real in the Pop'n Universe, including Lapistoria? Dude might have a son out there??? Who Is Pop'n Jesus?!??!?!?!!?!
I think the most qualified Pop'n Jesus is Navi from Usaneko. Do not ask me to elaborate.