Why does Zero Two use 'boku' when referring to herself?


As far as I know, '[boku](https://jisho.org/search/boku)' is a male pronoun in
Japanese, and is usually used by young boys. But, in the series _Darling in
the Franxx_ , the female lead character, Zero Two, consistently uses 'boku' to
refer to herself.

Why does she do so? Is there an in-universe justification for this?




According to the [Heroes Wiki](https://hero.fandom.com/wiki/Zero_Two) page on
Zero Two,

> Being born as artificial human hybrid ... She refers herself as "Boku"
> instead of "Watashi" or "Atashi". She uses it because she mimicks how Hiro
> refers himself.

This would make sense because Zero Two did not receive much care as a child,
as she was just continuously experimented on, which would make Hiro one of her
only sources of any knowledge/information (other than what she was
_**presumably** taught by the people around her as a child_).




According to the [Heroes Wiki](https://hero.fandom.com/wiki/Zero_Two) page on
Zero Two,

> Being born as artificial human hybrid ... She refers herself as "Boku"
> instead of "Watashi" or "Atashi". She uses it because she mimicks how Hiro
> refers himself.

This would make sense because Zero Two did not receive much care as a child,
as she was just continuously experimented on, which would make Hiro one of her
only sources of any knowledge/information (other than what she was
_**presumably** taught by the people around her as a child_).

