This article has multiple issues.Please helpimprove itor discuss these issues on thetalk page.(Learn how and when to remove these messages)
|
TheCotati(/koʊˈtɑːtiː/) are a fictional alien race appearing inAmerican comic bookspublished byMarvel Comics.They are a highly intelligent species oftelepathicplants.
| Cotati | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | The Avengers#133 (March1975) |
| Created by | Steve EnglehartandSal Buscema |
| Characteristics | |
| Place of origin | Hala (former) |
Publication history
editThis sectionneeds expansion.You can help byadding to it.(July 2019) |
The Cotati first appeared inThe Avengers#133 (March 1975), and were created by writerSteve Englehartand artistSal Buscema.
Fictional history
editThe Cotati are telepathic plant-like aliens who were once humanoid, but eventually lost their anthropomorphic traits and came to resemble Earthtrees.They originate from the planet Hala in theLarge Magellanic Cloud,the same planet as theKree.
Approximately one million Earth years ago, Hala was visited by theSkrulls,who wished to include Hala in their empire and offered its inhabitants their knowledge and technology in exchange for their loyalty and Hala's resources. They transported a group of Kree and Cotati to two separate planets and left them with complete supplies for one year. During this time, the Kree built a gargantuan city on Earth'sMoon,which would later be known as theBlue Area of the Moon.[1]However, the Skrulls were more impressed by the Cotati terraforming their barren moon to be full of plant life. Enraged, the Kree killed the Skrull delegation and most of the Cotati and took the technology of the former.[2]
Unbeknowst to the Kree, a new generation of Cotati were born from seeds dropped by the previous generation as they died. Centuries later, the Cotati made contact with a pacifistic Kree group known as the Priests of Pama, who agreed to protect them.[3]
The eldest of Earth's Cotati possessed and resurrected theSwordsman,becoming the father of the Celestial Messiah Sequoia.[4]
InEmpyre,General G'iah and her daughters Alice, Ivy, and Madison break into a lab and steal a Cotati sample to preserve the Cotati species.[5]Sequoia requests the Avengers' help in protecting the Cotati from the Kree and Skrulls.[6]However, it is later revealed that the Cotati have abandoned their peaceful nature and aim to kill all animal life. This causes the Avengers and theFantastic Fourto work with the Kree and Skrulls to fight them.[7][8][9]Afterwards,Franklin Richardsbrings the Cotati to an uninhabited planet where they can live safely.[10]
Known Cotati
edit- Ru'tuh-Baga– A Cotati who operated inGenosha.[11]
- Qqoi– A Cotati science minister who worked for Ru'tuh-Baga.[11]
- Shi Qaanth– A Cotati spellcaster who foughtCaptain Americain Arlington and later attacked Mexico City.[12]
- Sequoia– Also known as "Quoi", Sequoia is the Celestial Messiah and the child ofMantisand an Elder Cotati who possessedSwordsman's corpse.[4]
- Swordsman– After being killed byKang the Conqueror,the Swordsman was possessed by a Cotati before being killed again byBlack Panther.[13][9]
- Trrunk– A Cotati priest at the Temple of Pama. He was killed by Va-Sohn.[14]
- Veltri– A Cotati spellcaster who operated in theSavage Land.[15]
In other media
editThe Cotati are alluded to in theMarvel Cinematic Universe(MCU) filmsGuardians of the GalaxyandAvengers: Infinity War.[16]
References
edit- ^The Uncanny X-Men#137 (September 1980). Marvel Comics.
- ^The Avengers#133 (March 1975). Marvel Comics.
- ^The Avengers#134 (April 1975). Marvel Comics.
- ^abGiant-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.
- ^abEmpyre#6. Marvel Comics.
- ^Empyre: Fallout Fantastic Four#1. Marvel Comics.
- ^abEmpyre: 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 fromthe originalon April 1, 2018.RetrievedJuly 12,2019.
External links
edit- Cotatiat Marvel Wiki