Why is Zen from Mystic Messenger so narcissistic?  First of all, this post may have some spoilers in it, so proceed with caution! Now then, on with the post! On the surface, Zen seems to be a normal guy who is an aspiring actor with a less-than-normal narcissistic personality. This can actually be seen with the amount of selfies he sends you during the game. But, why does he have this narcissistic side? Well, this is where the spoiler part comes in. These are some pretty major spoilers for Zen's route too, so I wouldn't suggest reading the rest of this post if you haven't played his route. Unless you want to spoil it for yourself, that is. Anyways, Zen's narcissism actually comes from his family. More specifically, it comes from his brother. Growing up, Zen's parents always told him that he wasn't handsome, even though he was. But, his brother told him that he was very handsome and that he was special because of it. Even though he stopped talking to his brother and his parents later down the line, he still kept that mentality of thinking of himself as handsome. This mentality eventually ended up contributing to his narcissistic personality. But, this is mostly just my opinion on it though. As a little bonus, I will be including two pictures of Zen below. Enjoy!

Zen when he was younger.

 

One of the many pictures Zen sends you over the course of the game.