Forum:Reptiliannes: 0 ATK vs. ATK gaining. HOW DOES THIS WORK?:!?

Reptilianne monsters focus on making the opposing monsters have 0 ATK. But how does that work with effects that boost ATK? If a monster equipped with Axe of Despair has its ATK become 0 by a Reptilianne monster, will that monster still have 1000 ATK due to Axe of Despair? It wasn't the monster's "original ATK'' that became 0, but its "ATK"! So would the extra 1000 ATK be lost as well?  And what about monsters who have already had their ATKs become 0, and have their ATKs boosted later on?  HOW THE HECK DOES THIS WORK?!?