Cotati (comics)
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| Cotati | |
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| Publication information | |
The Avengers #133 (March 1975) | |
| Created by | Steve Englehart and Sal Buscema |
| Characteristics | |
| Place of origin | Hala (former) |
The Cotati (
Publication history
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The Cotati first appeared in
Fictional history
Long ago, the Cotati were humanoid in form, with branches which served as rudimentary limbs enabling them slow travel, and a torso topped by a distinct head with a semi-human face featuring two eyes above what looked like a mouth. The Cotati later allowed evolution to strip them of their mobility while concentrated their efforts on developing telepathic abilities. As a result, the species legs, torso and head merged into a single trunk-like body which was rooted firmly to the ground, and their faces became increasingly less evident until eventually no trace of any facial features remained. Most Cotati now look like simple, unremarkable
The Cotati originated on Hala in the Pama star system in the Large Magellanic Cloud, the same planet as the warlike humanoid Kree race. Despite their aggressive nature, the Kree ignored the Cotati because they believed that all plants were beneath their notice. Approximately one million Earth years ago, Hala was visited by a starship from the Skrull empire (at that time, the Skrulls were a benevolent race). The Skrulls wished to include Hala in their empire and offered its inhabitants their knowledge and technology in exchange for their loyalty and Hala's resources. To avoid any dissension regarding which of the two races would represent Hala to them, the Skrulls proposed a test of worthiness in which equal numbers of Kree and Cotati would be taken to different uninhabited worlds and left there with complete supplies for one year. At the end of that period, whichever group had done the most with themselves would be adjudged the most worthy. Both races agreed to these terms and the Skrulls transported 17 Cotati to a barren moon in an unspecified solar system. The Skrulls then transported 17 Kree to Earth's Moon and provided them with an artificial atmosphere and rudimentary technology. The Kree used their time to build a gargantuan city. The Skrulls who came to retrieve the Kree were extremely impressed and the Kree felt confident that they would be victorious. However, upon returning to Hala, the Kree contestants were informed by their fellows that the other Skrulls (those who had retrieved the Cotati) were more impressed by their transformation of their barren moon into a park full of plant life. Enraged, the Kree decided to try and win by destroying their competitors. They quickly exterminated all of the Cotati, when the Kree informed the Skrulls of how they had solved the problem of Hala's representation to them. The outraged Skrulls reacted by promising to reject Hala forever, said Kree barbarians slaughtered the Skrull delegation as well and seized their starship and all of its tremendously advanced technology for themselves, to which they would use to arm for war against the Skrulls eons later.[1]
While the fascistic Kree battled the Skrulls for millennia, radically warping a once-benevolent society into an ultra-militaristic state, on their own homeworld. Their act of
Almost all Cotati were smuggled away from Hala to settle in temples created and maintained by the Priests of Pama on out-of-the-way planets. Those few on Earth have played a role in the lives of various superheroes, including the Avengers and the Silver Surfer.[volume & issue needed]
The artificial environment created for the competition between the Kree and the Cotati still stands; today it is known as the Blue Area of the Moon, and is the location of the dwelling of
The eldest of Earth's Cotati resurrected and took possession of the
In the "Road to
Known Cotati
- Ru'tuh-Baga – A Cotati who was operating in Genosha.[11]
- Qqoi – A Cotati science minister that worked under Ru'tuh-Baga.[11]
- Shi Qaanth – A Cotati spellcaster who fought Captain America in Arlington and later began the attack on Mexico City.[12]
- Sequoia – Also known as "Quoi," Sequoia is the Celestial Messiah who is the result of a union between Mantis and an Elder Cotati that possessed Swordsman's corpse.[4]
- Swordsman – The eldest Cotati possessed the corpse of Swordsman in order to father Quoi with Mantis.[13] Killed by Black Panther using the Sword of Space.[9]
- Trrunk – A Cotati priest at the Temple of Pama. He was killed by Va-Sohn.[14]
- Veltri – A Cotati spellcaster who was operating in the Savage Land.[15]
In other media
- In Guardians of the Galaxy, a radio dispatcher orders seven cases of Cotati seeds before he's taken prisoner by Drax.
- In Avengers: Infinity War, Gamora says that Thor's muscles look like they are made of Cotati metal fibres.[16]
References
- ^ The Avengers #133 (March 1975). Marvel Comics.
- ^ The Avengers #134 (April 1975). Marvel Comics.
- ^ The Uncanny X-Men #137 (September 1980). Marvel Comics.
- ^ a b Giant-Size Avengers #4. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Road to Empyre: The Kree/Skrull War #1. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Empyre: Avengers #0. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Empyre #1-3. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Empyre #4-5. Marvel Comics.
- ^ a b Empyre #6. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Empyre: Fallout Fantastic Four #1. Marvel Comics.
- ^ a b Empyre: X-Men #1. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Empyre: Captain America #1. Marvel Comics.
- ^ The Avengers #130-131. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Starbrand and Nightmask #4-5. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Empyre: Avengers #1. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Plante, Corey (March 30, 2018). "First 'Infinity War' Clip Might Contain a Small 'Captain Marvel' Easter Egg". Inverse. Archived from the original on April 1, 2018. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
External links
- Cotati at Marvel Wiki