They're not very subtle, are they?
Since the Swordsman in Zero's memory is clearly visible, the extremely heavily armored figure constantly off-screen must be the Mage, which is interesting, because heavy armour.
But jeez, that for sure is Golbez, huh.
More tho: Zenos trusted us??
Of course. No one else around him was like him. No one even came close to the power he held. None of it mattered to him. Then he finally found someone that, damn near guaranteed, would kick his ass, and he came alive. Sheesh. That's wild.