Zecon Magellan

Zecon Magellan is a story NPC in Plants vs. Zombies: Infinite Generation. Introduced as a universe-hopping vagabond with unclear affiliation, motives, and origin, he serves as the zombie rival to the plant character the player controls throughout the game's story.

Zecon is a Rider, and as such uses his custom Slaughter Dagger and the original Vali-X to become Armored Rider Diend, acquiring and using data and treasure from the worlds he visits.

Origins
Zecon's first name is a corruption of Zircona, the genus blue shieldbugs (Kamen Rider Diend's secondary motif) belong to. His last name is based on the Fuschia magellanica, a type of evening primrose, flowers preyed upon by insects that blue shieldbugs are natural predators of.

As mentioned in his infobox, Zecon is largely an expy of Diend's original user, Daiki Kaito. The Vali-X is simply the Neo Diendriver under a different name.

Personality
Befitting his mysterious aura, Zecon maintains a cool-headed and smug persona while also being thoroughly dedicated to the battles he partakes in; amidst this, he is also seemingly quite amoral and is obsessed with finding treasure and reaping the data of whomever he comes across.

Though he considers himself as with the heroic organizations of whatever world he finds himself in, Zecon's actions speak louder than his words, which often paint him as flip-flopping between allegiances (though to date, he has never fully cooperated with a villainous group out of his own free will.) His desire for treasure also borders on kleptomania at times, requiring his allies to keep him in line even after he fully settles down as a defender of the multiverse under LEAF and GRAVES.

Lightning Slaughter Dagger
By default, Zecon's Infinite Robot takes the form of a modified Slaughter Dagger equipped with a gutted Lightning Striker Pack. Specific modifications include the use of a different faceplate and optic sensors, the installation of Variable Phase-Shift Armor for enhanced durability without sacrificing form, and the removal of the guns on-board the Lightning Striker to maximize the energy provided by the Striker's external battery.

Attached to the waist of the Slaughter Dagger is a small casing that contains all of Zecon's cards for use with the Vali-X. As the cards are made out of data, the "deck" inside the case is theoretically infinite in size, and Zecon will always be able to "top-deck" the cards he desires.

This form only has the Vali-X to defend itself, and the Vali-X itself cannot read other cards until the KamenRide: Diend card is inserted.

Diend Armor
"Kamen Ride: Diend!"

- Transformation announcement By inserting the KamenRide: Diend card into the Vali-X's ammo receptacle and pulling the trigger, the Diend armor slowly flickers into existence and attaches to Zecon's Slaughter Dagger, creating its true Rider form. Aside from the armor itself, the Slaughter Dagger's VPS is adjusted to handle its added weight, turning blue in the process.

Though the Diend armor already makes Zecon's unit a well-rounded, durable fighter, its true potential lies in the Vali-X, which can now scan any of the countless cards within his case.

KamenRide/KaijinRide Cards
Zecon's cards consist of KamenRide and KaijinRide cards, which are imprinted after various Infinite Robots and their pilots that the player has encountered in the past. When inserted into the Vali-X and fired off, Zecon can summon a perfect copy of the Infinite Robot and pilot depicted on the card that is loyal to him and will follow his orders. Though autonomous, these copies are mute and have their sentience handicapped so as to ensure their cooperation with Zecon and any other summoned copies. Additionally, summoned copies will time out once no longer needed, causing them to revert to data and disintegrate.

Summoned copies are not immune to being hijacked through conventional means, and are technically empty due to the copied pilots essentially being artificial intelligences; if another individual out-of-suit presses down on the copy's back as if they were starting up an inactive Infinite Robot, they can control it until Zecon times the copy out.

KamenRide cards summon unique units and characters, while KaijinRide cards summon mass-produced units and grunts.