EVENT / ZERO-RUSSIA-SHIFT
A Russian Experiment Triggers Reading Steiner
An overseas time-machine experiment briefly shifts the world line. Through Reading Steiner, Okabe observes an anomalous fragment of Alpha Attractor Field history in which Kurisu is still alive.
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- Time coordinate
- Winter 2010 to early 2011
- Included works
- STEINS;GATE 0、STEINS;GATE 0 TV Anime
- Related world lines
- β Representative STEINS;GATE 0 World Line 1.130209%、α World Line After the First D-Mail 0.571024%
- Game routes
- Pandora's Box
What happened
Okabe did not cause this shift by sending a D-Mail. The incident shows that another power can already alter world lines, while Amadeus Kurisu helps him compare conditions before and after reconstruction.
Cause
Researchers in Russia conduct an experiment based on time-machine theory they have obtained.
Action / decision
Okabe endures the world-line shift and exchanges information with Amadeus.
Consequence
He realizes that the struggle leading to World War III has already begun and cannot be avoided simply by maintaining the status quo.
Version differences
The game and anime place this incident differently and use different means to return to the original world line.
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