Zero is the tritagonist in Tim Burton's 1993 stop-motion Disney film, The Nightmare Before Christmas. He is Jack Skellington's ghost dog who doesn't speak but barks like a real life dog. He is voiced by Frank Welker.
The most popular theory connecting the three films can be found on Reddit and revolves around the pets of their main characters. Put simply, it proposes that Sparky from Frankenweenie, Scraps from The Corpse Bride and Zero from Nightmare are all the same dog.
The basic premise is that Jack is working on a new device that will connect all of the holiday portals. While playing with Zero, it's accidentally activated and Zero falls in – unbeknownst to Jack. While Zero explores his new surroundings, Jack and the rest of Halloween Town search for Zero.
Zero is Jack's ghost dog, who floats about and follows him. His nose, which is in the shape of a glowing orange jack-o-lantern, also doubles as a bright light.
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Is Sparky and Zero the same dog?
The theory doesn't work for the same reasons Frankenweenie can't be a prequel to Corpse Bride, and in addition to that, Zero's gravestone is seen in Frankenweenie, so Sparky, Scraps, and Zero definitely aren't the same dog.
Etymology. The word zero came into the English language via French zéro from the Italian zero, a contraction of the Venetian zevero form of Italian zefiro via ṣafira or ṣifr. In pre-Islamic time the word ṣifr (Arabic صفر) had the meaning "empty".
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Is Frankenweenie and Nightmare Before Christmas connected?
Another theory is that Jack Skellington and Zero lived in Frankenweenie's world as humans before coming to exist in Halloween Town, explaining Zero's gravestone in The Nightmare Before Christmas.
Zero has a slender, pointed face, and long, floppy ears, followed by an elongated ghost body. Many fans have noticed that he appears to be inspired by the dachshund breed. This wouldn't be the first time that Tim Burton has been inspired by a specific dog from real life.
Jack Skellington's appearance in James and the Giant Peach as Captain Jack suggests that he was a pirate before he died, explaining his chaotic actions in The Nightmare Before Christmas.
Jack Skellington has made nine cameos outside of The Nightmare Before Christmas, including in films like Beetlejuice and Edward Scissorhands. Jack Skellington's iconic face and figure can be spotted in various forms throughout other movies, showcasing Tim Burton's distinctive style and affinity for Halloween.
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According to Disney Wiki, Zero from Nightmare Before Christmas is a boy. His structure had also led people to believe he may have been a dachshund when he was still alive.
Victor Frankenstein (voice of Charlie Tahan) is a very intelligent and creative young boy, who is passionate about making movies and inventing things. Victor is a loner and unpopular at school, and his only friend and companion is his pet dog Sparky (voice of Frank Welker).
Why is it called Tim Burton's Nightmare Before Christmas?
"Their biggest fear, and why it was kind of a stepchild project, [was] they were afraid of their core audience hating the film and not coming." To convey Burton's involvement and attract a wider audience, Disney marketed the film as Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas.
In 1985, following his departure from the Disney studios, he created his first feature film: Pee-Wee's Big Adventure. This was followed by Beetlejuice (1988), Batman (1989), Edward Scissorhands (1990) and The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993).
The plot of Frankenweenie is focused on a young scientist named Victor Frankenstein and his beloved Bull Terrier named Sparky and is set in the fictional town of New Holland.
Jack Skellington was once human. Some theories state his origin is tied to the Irish legend of Stingy Jack. In the story, Stingy Jack deceives the devil. Upon his death, God didn't let him into heaven, and the devil locked him out of hell.
Zero has a glowing RED nose, (which glows a yellowish-orange) an obvious Halloween pun of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. Zero helps guide his master Jack Skellington through the fog on Christmas Eve. Zero has a doghouse gravestone in the graveyard seen before Jack enters the Hinterlands.
