Twelfth cycle
Zidane is first seen with the rest of the Cosmos warriors, receiving powers from Cosmos herself. When everyone sets out, Zidane is surprised to run into Kuja. Having been through several cycles of war and recovered all his memories, he is on good terms with Kuja, who seeks to betray Chaos and lead Zidane and his friends to Chaos's throne, so they can defeat him together.
However, Kefka derails Kuja's scheme and summons manikins to attack Zidane, Bartz, and Squall. To save face with the Warriors of Chaos, so as not to be persecuted for his betrayal, Kuja feigns that he had been deceiving the Warriors of Cosmos and reluctantly defeats the three; however, he does allow them to escape. During the purification process at the end of Cycle 12, Kefka implants false memories into Kuja's psyche, causing him to attack Zidane in Cycle 13.
In Chapter 4, while searching for Tidus and Jecht, Yuna runs into Zidane. Sensing her sadness, he accompanies Yuna for a little while before scouting ahead for more manikins to defeat.
Later on, Kain attacks Zidane and leaves him unconscious. After a battle in Chapter 7, Ultimecia points out Zidane to Tifa, warning her of Kain's acts of betrayal. Before Tifa can help Zidane, Kain returns, disappearing with Zidane in his arms. Later, Kain explains to Tifa that he attacked Zidane so that he may "sleep" for Cycle 13, thus restoring Zidane's strength to defeat the endless horde of manikins.
In Report 15, Zidane comforts the Onion Knight, who is worried that they are merely advanced manikins with false memories, and assures him, "How we're born into this world doesn't matter. It's what we do with ourselves afterwards that counts". In Report 11, when Laguna is talking to Squall, he mentions Zidane. Thinking that Zidane's tail was fake, he yanked on it, which Zidane "sure wasn't happy" about. In Chapter 4, Zidane tells Yuna that "some idiot" decided to pull on his tail.
Thirteenth cycle
Bartz and Zidane are attacked by a group of manikins while looking for the crystals, and Squall comes to assist them. After the battle, the two invite Squall to join them, but Squall declines their offer, stating that he prefers working alone, which leads to Bartz giving him a chocobo feather as a good luck charm.
Bartz and Zidane propose a contest to see who obtains a crystal first, but their "treasure hunt" is cut short when Bartz disappears in front of Zidane's eyes, having fallen for a trap meant for him. Zidane is ambushed by Kefka, who helped Kuja set up the trap, and the two fight to a standstill. Zidane finds out Bartz has been captured by the forces of Chaos and has been taken to their base.
Zidane later finds Squall cornered by both Garland and Ultimecia. Zidane rushes to his aid, tackling down Garland and fighting him, while Squall fights Ultimecia and receives his Crystal. After the fight, Garland laughs at Zidane and vanishes, leaving him to join up with Squall as they go on to look for Bartz. They eventually find him, and Bartz reveals that he escaped on his own, obtaining what appears to be a Crystal. It turns out to be another trap set by Kuja, warping Zidane to his nemesis, who taunts him by telling of the fall of his friends.
Cosmos pays Zidane a visit, and Zidane laments that there is nothing he can do to help them. Cosmos reassures him that his friends believe in him, and he should believe in them in return. Taking it to heart, Zidane encounters Kuja once again. Zidane wants to go back to his friends, and Kuja believes it is pointless to believe in "strangers". But after infuriating Kuja by asking about his relation to the other Warriors of Chaos, Zidane fights and defeats Kuja. Zidane then receives his Crystal, which teleports him back to Bartz and Squall.
Later on, he talks with Firion about his reason for fighting. When the weapon-master gives "The Wild Rose" as an answer, Zidane asks him if that is what he calls his "princess", in reference to Princess Garnet of Final Fantasy IX. Before Firion can reply, they suddenly hear something behind them and run off to investigate.
After all the Crystals have been collected, Chaos appears out of nowhere, who not only subdues the heroes with his power, but also incinerates Cosmos in front of them. After the Warriors have overcome their own erasure, they set out to defeat the Warriors of Chaos once more. Along the way, Zidane cheers up the disillusioned Onion Knight when he questions their existence.
Zidane runs into Kuja, who is bent on his envisioned finale. However, Zidane wins the fight, and as result, Kuja is lamenting over how he lost everything as he asks Zidane to finish him off. However, Zidane instead extends his hand to Kuja, with the latter refusing it as he asks Zidane if there is something else he would rather seize. When fading away, Kuja comments that "he will return there someday", with Zidane agreeing in belief that they will both one day, return to their home. Zidane, along with the other heroes then battle Chaos. When the Warriors of Cosmos emerge victorious, Zidane ends up in World A before fading back to his homeworld as he tells his friends that they are going back to their promised places.
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