Are they the same or are they separate characters?
I actually defeated 02 before I even knew of the original Zero in Kirby's Dream Land 3. And when I found out about him, I assumed 02 was Zero returning in an undead angelic form due to his halo and wings, and the Band-Aid on his head.
But lately more talk has suggested that they aren't the same and they may have no real connection (aside from maybe having been created by Void Termina).
So, I'd like to know once and for all, are they the same entity or separate? Is 02 Zero's successor or Zero himself returned from the dead in an undead form?
And as corruption takes our heroes, everything will fall to Zero!