Basketball: Zero event
Basketball: Zero: Emperor Style — What It Included
Emperor Style has wrapped. The limited cosmetic drop ran in Basketball: Zero for a little over three days in late May 2025, built around a new Emperor character style and a community-goal reward that unlocked a free code once enough players signed on. It is now closed, and the card below shows it as ended.
The event leaned hard on its RSVP hook. The developer set a target of 300,000 interested players to release what the listing billed as an “OP” code, urging the community to “be absolute,” and it cleared that bar comfortably — the going count finished at about 360,000. Here is what the run included and where it fits in the game’s steady stream of style updates.
Basketball: Zero
EMPEROR STYLE
THE EMPEROR IS COMING !
May 23, 12:30 PM – May 26, 12:45 PM ET
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What Emperor Style included
This was a new-content update rather than a full season, and its draw was twofold:
- A new Emperor character style added to the game’s roster of playable looks — the centerpiece the event was named for.
- A community-unlock reward: hitting 300,000 interested released a promotional code for everyone, which the developer promoted as a high-value giveaway. Because the count passed 350,000, that threshold was met and the code went out during the run.
The event page carried no other listed mechanics beyond the style itself and the interest-gated code, so the appeal was straightforward: grab the new look and claim the reward while both were fresh.
When it ran
Emperor Style opened on May 23, 2025 at 12:30 PM ET and closed on May 26, 2025 at 12:45 PM ET — a window of a little over three days. It was a short, front-loaded event: with the code tied to an interest milestone rather than to individual progress, the reward effectively landed once the community goal was reached early in the run, and the style was available for the full window.
How it fits the game’s rhythm
Basketball: Zero runs on a near-constant cadence of short style and rework events, most lasting a few days to a week, one picking up soon after the last ends. Emperor Style was one entry in that stream, sitting alongside later drops like Silver Rework, Chrollo V2 Style, and Tatlis V2 Style. Its clearest echo is Emperor Style Rework, a follow-up on the calendar for August 2026 that revisits this same style more than a year on — a sign the developer circles back to popular looks rather than retiring them. If you missed the original, that rework is the one to watch next.
Emperor Style FAQ
When did the Emperor Style event end?
The Emperor Style event ended on May 26, 2025 at 12:45 PM ET, after opening on May 23. The full run lasted a little over three days.
What was in the Emperor Style event?
It added a new Emperor character style to Basketball: Zero and released a free promotional code once the event reached 300,000 interested players — a milestone it passed during the run.
Is the Emperor Style event still going?
No. Emperor Style closed on May 26, 2025 and is no longer active. An Emperor Style Rework is scheduled for August 2026 and is the closest current follow-up.
Can you still get the Emperor Style code?
The community-unlock code was tied to the event window in May 2025, so it is no longer being distributed through this event. Watch the upcoming Emperor Style Rework for any new rewards.