Hi, I was watching the 112% APB WR recently and was wondering why runners vouch to save Zote. Don’t get me wrong, he’s one of my favorite characters, but wouldn’t it be faster to not save him? Otherwise you wouldn't need to fight Great Prince Zote 3 times and also save him twice. Maybe it's for the essence? Im not sure, so I was hoping someone on here could give me an answer.

The category is 112% APB, the APB stands for All Pantheon Bosses, which means it requires every pantheon boss to be beaten in their respective pantheons, including GPZ

Oh thanks, I wasn’t exactly sure what APB stood for, and if I guessed all pantheon bosses I didn’t make the connection to Zote. Thanks!

But then why doesn’t nkg count? He’s a boss that people avoid fighting by the banishment route, so shouldn’t runners have to fight him as well?

NKG appears in P5 regardless of whether you banish or kill NKG in the overworld. If you let Zote die then GPZ does not appear in P5 (he is the only boss that does this)