Darling in the Franxx
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40 free Darling in the Franxx trivia questions with answers — trivia quiz, new questions added Oct 2026.
Darling in the Franxx was one of the most argued-about shows of 2018. It mixes giant-robot battles with a teenage love story, set in a bleak future where young pilots are raised only to fight, and its heroine Zero Two turned into an internet icon almost overnight. This quiz covers the story from the first episode to the finale: Hiro and Zero Two, the pilots of Squad 13, the machines they ride, the adults who run the world and the secrets behind it. It also goes behind the scenes, to the studios, the staff, the voice cast, the theme songs and the manga. The early questions suit anyone who has watched the series once. The later ones are for fans who remember the names of the weapons and who worked on the show. Expect spoilers for the ending.
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Q 01Which celebrity posted Darling in the Franxx's Zero Two on Instagram as her hairstyle inspiration?
Kim Kardashian
Kim Kardashian shared the picture in March 2018, while the series was still on air. The show's staff had agreed that Zero Two should be its most eye-catching character.
Q 02Early designs of Zero Two in Darling in the Franxx had dark hair; which colour replaced it?
Pink
Pink was chosen to help market her as the face of the series. The first concept was a small, quiet, dark-haired character, which the team felt did not suit her personality.
Q 03For her deadly record, which nickname do other pilots give Zero Two in Darling in the Franxx?
Partner Killer
Partner Killer comes from the rumour that nobody survives riding with her more than three times. Hiro becomes the first co-pilot to break that pattern.
Q 04Male pilots in Darling in the Franxx are called stamens; what are the female pilots called?
Pistils
Pistils and stamens are the female and male reproductive parts of a flower, so the pilots' job titles come straight from botany.
Q 05In Darling in the Franxx, which wish does Zero Two believe killing more klaxosaurs will grant her?
To become fully human
To become fully human is her goal because she wants to reunite with someone important from her past. That person turns out to be Hiro himself.
Q 06Which spear-wielding Franxx do Hiro and Zero Two pilot together in Darling in the Franxx?
Strelizia
Strelizia fights with a giant spear named the Queen Pike. Hiro is the only male pilot able to ride in the machine with Zero Two without being hurt.
Q 07Which studio behind Kill la Kill co-produced Darling in the Franxx with A-1 Pictures?
Trigger
Trigger was founded in 2011 by two former Gainax staff, and the series was first announced at the studio's own convention panel in July 2017.
Q 08In Darling in the Franxx, what did the people who chose immortality lose as a side effect?
The ability to reproduce
The ability to reproduce vanished with the immortality treatment, and the adults came to see relationships and procreation as obsolete and undesirable.
Q 09As Hiro takes on klaxosaur traits in Darling in the Franxx, what does he slowly begin to grow?
Horns
Horns sprout on Hiro's head late in the series, matching the ones Zero Two has always had. His are small and blue, where hers are red.
Q 10After sacrificing themselves, how do Hiro and Zero Two meet again when Darling in the Franxx ends?
Through reincarnation
Through reincarnation, the two return as young strangers who meet in the final scene. Their sacrifice had destroyed the enemy's home planet and freed the souls trapped there.
Q 11What are the artificially created child pilots of Darling in the Franxx officially called?
Parasites
Parasites are raised apart from adult society and schooled only to fight. Their isolated homes copy a bygone era so that they develop the emotions needed to pilot.
Q 12What are the mobile fortress-cities that house the adults called in Darling in the Franxx?
Plantations
Plantations became humanity's refuge after APE led people to abandon Earth's desolate surface. The young pilots who defend them are kept apart from the adults inside.
Q 13In Darling in the Franxx, who must normally work the controls for a Franxx robot to move?
A boy-girl pair
Q 21The names of the Squad 13 pilots in Darling in the Franxx are Japanese readings of what?
Their code numbers
Their code numbers supply the names, an idea Hiro himself came up with as a child. Most other squads simply address each other by number.
Q 22In Darling in the Franxx, Zero Two learns that Dr. Franxx created her as a clone of whom?
The Klaxosaur Princess
The Klaxosaur Princess is the last of her ancient race, and the scientist grew Zero Two from DNA he took from a sample of her hair.
Q 23What shape does Zero Two's Franxx take in Darling in the Franxx when she pilots it alone?
A four-legged animal
A boy-girl pair has to synchronise for a Franxx to work, which is why Hiro washes out of training when he can no longer connect with his co-pilot.
Q 14Which pilot leads Squad 13 in Darling in the Franxx and has loved Hiro since childhood?
Ichigo
Ichigo fell for Hiro when he gave her a name as a child. She later accepts his bond with Zero Two after he turns her down.
Q 15Which service simulcast Darling in the Franxx with subtitles while Funimation made the English dub?
Crunchyroll
Crunchyroll carried the Japanese version as it aired in 2018, and Funimation began releasing dubbed episodes a few weeks behind, in February.
Q 16Where is Squad 13 sent on holiday as a reward for a victory in Darling in the Franxx?
A beach
A beach trip is the squad's prize, and it leads them to the ruins of a town. Until then they had believed people only ever lived in the mobile cities.
Q 17What name do the pilots of Darling in the Franxx use for the masked chairman of APE?
Papa
Papa is worshipped almost as a god, and every decision about the young pilots' health and upbringing is left to him.
Q 18Which alien race is revealed to be secretly controlling APE late in Darling in the Franxx?
VIRM
VIRM once attacked Earth and was beaten back by the klaxosaurs. Everything APE did was part of its plan to turn mankind against those old enemies.
Q 19As runaway children in Darling in the Franxx, what do Hiro and Zero Two promise to do as adults?
Get married
Get married was the vow, made after Hiro broke her out of a laboratory cell. Security forces caught the two soon afterwards and separated them.
Q 20Which song by Mika Nakashima is the opening theme of Darling in the Franxx?
Kiss of Death
Kiss of Death opens the show, while the closing songs are credited to XX:me, a unit made up of the five main female voice actors.
A four-legged animal form is all the machine manages with her alone. It stands upright as a humanoid only once Hiro joins her in the cockpit.
Q 24Which picture book comforts the young Zero Two in the laboratory in Darling in the Franxx?
The Beast and the Prince
The Beast and the Prince mirrors her own story with Hiro, so she later rewrites it herself. She leaves the last page blank, fearing the two will have to part.
Q 25What did young Hiro do in Darling in the Franxx that tied his piloting to Zero Two alone?
Licked her blood
Hiro licked her blood from a cut while the two were on the run as children. It altered his aptitude and made him incompatible with every other co-pilot.
Q 26What does APE do to Mitsuru and Kokoro after soldiers storm their wedding in Darling in the Franxx?
Erases their memories
APE erases their memories of each other, so the newlyweds return to the squad as strangers. Hiro and Zero Two recognise the signs, having been through the same thing.
Q 27What does Kokoro find in a ruined town and keep hidden from the adults in Darling in the Franxx?
A baby book
A baby book fascinates her so much that she starts to long for a child of her own. Its discovery later lands her in trouble for holding forbidden knowledge.
Q 28Which Squad 13 pilot gets lost in the adults' city in Darling in the Franxx?
Zorome
Zorome idolises adults and dreams of becoming one. The woman who treats his injuries seems oddly familiar to him, though she denies that they have ever met.
Q 29Which Darling in the Franxx pilot becomes a doctor and cures the squad's rapid ageing?
Ikuno
Ikuno develops the cure after overusing her strength in battle, which wrecked her health and turned her hair white. She stays bedridden while the others grow up.
Q 30Which elite APE unit did Zero Two belong to before joining Squad 13 in Darling in the Franxx?
The Nines
The Nines grew out of attempts to make working pilot teams from her DNA. Their leader, Alpha, looks down on Squad 13 but ends up dying to save Hiro.