The Zoto are an alien species native to the planet Zotol.
Biology[]
Biologically the Zoto are a humanoid species with pale green skin.
History[]
Four hundred thousand years ago, on the original Zoto homeworld, Zoto archaeologists discovered Tankinar tech. The Proto-Tankinar that was uncovered was the first appearance of the Tankinar in modern history. The Zoto experimented with Tankinar technology and attempted to bond with it, which resulted catastrophically in the Zoto's original homeworld in being erased.
From there on six other inhabited worlds were destroyed before the Tankinar were finally obliterated. However this was just the First Tankinar Outbreak as many other Tankiar relics would survive, leading to the revival of the Tankinar, which occur in the future devasting The Out many times over.
The Zoto who survived managed to relocate to a new world, but the guilt for the destruction that they wrought was great causing them to dedicate their entire culture as menders to repair and restore all damage and injury.
However over the millennia, the Zoto had become disillusioned with their role, tired of becoming selfless healers, constantly fixing other people after their conflicts. Having enough with the damage and pain, the Zoto then conspired to end all suffering. They sought to remake the Out into a peaceful complete whole society, and to do that they used the Tankinar to be unleashed to destroy worlds in the Out.
The Zoto Conspiracy went unnoticed for many years, until a human woman named Cyd who the Zoto resurrected, and also implanted with Tanikar technology ran afoul of their plot. Through the aid of her daughter who was a member of the Up, evidence was brought to the Uanima of the Zoto's duplicity who then forced the Zoto to shutdown all the Tanikar.
Culture[]
The Zoto are menders or analogues of medics, though with much more advanced techniques as they can even bring the dead back to life within a few hours. They appear to be atheists as they have no concept of "God".
Appearance[]
- 2000 AD Issue #2192 The Out Part 6
- 2000 AD Issue #2193 The Out Part 7
- 2000 AD Issue #2194 The Out Part 8
- 2000 AD Issue #2332 The Out Part 14
- 2000 AD Issue #2332 The Out: Book3 Part 15