North Korean operative with diamond-embedded face.
Zao serves as Colonel Moon's trusted operative.
The plot calls Zao Colonel Moon's right-hand man during the weapons-for-diamonds operation.
Their repeated confrontations form a major action thread.
Bond pursues Zao in Cuba, fights him inside the gene therapy clinic, and later kills him in the Icelandic palace.
Jinx's assignment makes Zao one of her primary targets.
The character profile states that Jinx is assigned to kill rogue North Korean agent Zao, and the plot shows her pursuing him in Cuba.
Zao supports Graves's operation as a senior field operative.
Graves and Zao capture Jinx together at the command centre and operate together during the palace assault.
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