Welcome to my giant robot week zoe giant robot galery!
This is just a little history and storyline of the two games.
When Zone of the Enders was first released, it gained an almost immediate fan base. This is helped in no small part by the inclusion of a Metal Gear Solid 2 demo disc, though. Solid Snake is Konami's perfect man-whore, as his name more or less implies. ZOE told the relatively simple story of Leo Stenbuck, a young boy who discovers a giant robot (known as an "Orbital Frame") when his space colony comes under attack by the mysterious BAHRAM militia. This frame, called Jehuty, is fiercely coveted by BAHRAM colonel Ridley Nohman.
    Just why, exactly, Nohman wanted Jehuty so bad that he was willing to kill for it is never fully explained. The original Zone of the Enders kept things simple. By focusing more on the characters rather than the larger situation, it had its own strange charm and fun.
    Zone of the Enders 2: The 2nd Runner takes place sometime shortly after the events of the first game. Players take control of metatron miner Dingo (don't ask) Egert as he stumbles upon Jehuty. It seems that the Frame was hidden shortly after Leo went to all the trouble of saving it. Fortunately, Dingo takes control of it just in time to fight off Nohman and his new team of villainous goons.
    If the original game was simple and sweet, the sequel is complex and deep. Just by skimming through the instruction manual, one can easily tell that the developers set out to blow the top off the ZOE world in a big way. The 2nd Runner has murder, betrayal, romance, and even a few resurrections. Fans will be more than pleased to discover the motives of Nohman, the formation of BAHRAM, and the history of the protagonist, Dingo.
Here are  some pictures of the characters and their respective orbital frames(giant robots) from zone of the enders 2, as i find more pics I will add them, and possibly some story information and articles... Enjoy!
        picture
http://www.halifax.it/best/zoe2/leo.htm (leo+vic viper)
http://www.halifax.it/best/zoe2/ken.htm (ken+ardjet)
http://www.halifax.it/best/zoe2/dingo.htm (dingo+jehuty)
http://www.halifax.it/best/zoe2/lloyd.htm (lloyd+inhert)
http://www.halifax.it/best/zoe2/viola.htm (viola+nephtis)
http://www.halifax.it/best/zoe2/nohman.htm (nohman+anubis)
       screenshot gallery
http://www.halifax.it/best/zoe2/img/scr/anubis1.jpg http://www.halifax.it/best/zoe2/img/scr/screen_06.jpg http://www.halifax.it/best/zoe2/img/scr/demo_lev.jpg http://www.halifax.it/best/zoe2/img/scr/laser01.jpg http://www.halifax.it/best/zoe2/img/scr/jehuty.jpg Â
       concept art
http://www.halifax.it/best/zoe2/img/art/za_002.jpg http://www.halifax.it/best/zoe2/img/art/va_04.jpg http://www.halifax.it/best/zoe2/img/art/ke_14.jpg http://www.halifax.it/best/zoe2/img/art/THEPS.jpg http://www.halifax.it/best/zoe2/img/art/ke_03.jpg http://www.halifax.it/best/zoe2/img/art/no_310.jpg http://www.halifax.it/best/zoe2/img/art/anupan6+.jpg http://www.halifax.it/best/zoe2/img/art/anubis001_color_sin.jpg http://www.halifax.it/best/zoe2/img/art/anu_box.jpg     Â
      movie trailers(windows media player)
http://jpn01.konami.co.jp/movie/zoe2/zoe2_tgse.asf (26.5mb)
http://jpn01.konami.co.jp/movie/zoe2/zoe2_e3_en.asf (17.2mb)
If you would like to contribute by all means do so. I also welcome any questions ralting zoe and i will answer them if i can, also tell me if you have a request.