Zen Sanso is extremely competitive and strives to become the best at every task he is given. The benefit of this cutthroat approach to life and work is that he will always give 100%, pushing himself to his physical or mental limits to overcome any task. However, Zen Sanso’s overzealous ambition makes him insufferable to all but the most patient of companions, making it difficult to make friends while he either proves successful or utterly fails at being the best.

If it has an electronic circuit or gears,Zen Sanso thinks he can fix it; everything from holopads to starships. To Zen Sanso, even the most random assortment of scraps from a junkyard can be used to create something useful. he has a knack for fixing things that are broken, and his confidence in this ability borders on arrogance, and if he fails to fix something, he is prone to fits of anger and annoyance.

Zen Sanso would much rather be behind a hand of good sabacc cards or a rare vintage of aged liquor than with his blasters or ship. More often than not, he will spend nights at high-end establishments gambling, drinking and "socializing". Zen Sanso can survive without the finer things, but he sure would rather not. This preference follows him onto the job, so it is not uncommon for Zen Sanso to insult a client or potential partner by commenting on their choice of beverage or recreation.

Zen Sanso has a tendency to get addicted to things, even if those things aren't addictive.

Zen Sanso vastly prefers ranged combat, taking every opportunity to use skills and Force Powers to disengage from melee and instead fight at range, so much so that he has become competent at staying out of melee in the first place.

If Zen Sanso had been in Greedo’s shoes, Han Solo would be pushing up daisies. He almost always acts on instinct, which typically means he can be seen as impulsive and may not think his actions through, especially in situations during or leading up to combat.