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| Cotati | |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | The Avengers #133 (March1975) |
| Created by | Steve Englehart andSal Buscema |
| Characteristics | |
| Place of origin | Hala (former) |
TheCotati (/koʊˈtɑːtiː/) are a fictional alien race appearing inAmerican comic books published byMarvel Comics. They are a highly intelligent species oftelepathicplants.
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The Cotati first appeared inThe Avengers #133 (March 1975), and were created by writerSteve Englehart and artistSal Buscema.
The Cotati are plant-like aliens who originate from the planet Hala in theLarge Magellanic Cloud, the same planet as theKree. They were once more humanoid in appearance, but eventually evolved to gain telepathic abilities while losing their mobility. As a result, the Cotati's legs, torso, and head merged into a single trunk-like body which is rooted to the ground and generally lacks facial features.
One million years prior, Hala was visited by theSkrull empire, who intended to annex the planet 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'sMoon and provided them with an artificial atmosphere and rudimentary technology. During this time, the Kree built a gargantuan city on Earth'sMoon, which would later be known as theBlue Area of the Moon.[1] The Skrulls who came to retrieve the Kree were extremely impressed and the Kree felt confident that they would be victorious. However, the Skrulls were more impressed by the Cotati terraforming their barren moon to be full of plant life. Enraged, the Kree killed most of the Cotati, then killed the Skrull delegation and took the Skrulls' technology.[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 small number of Kree who were members of a secretivepacifist sect and formed an alliance with them. A century later, these pacifist Kree have become known as the Priests of Pama and keep the Cotati safe inside their temples.[3]
The eldest of Earth's Cotati possessed and resurrected theSwordsman, becoming the father of the Celestial Messiah Sequoia.[4]
During theEmpyre storyline, the eldest of Earth's Cotati request theAvengers' help to avoid another Cotati massacre by the Kree/Skrull alliance.[5] 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 Four to work with the Kree and Skrulls to fight them.[6]R'Kill intends to use the Pyre to annihilate the Cotati, which would cause the Sun to annihilate the Solar System.[7] After R'Kill's plan is stopped,Franklin Richards brings the Cotati to an uninhabited planet where they can live safely.[8]
The Cotati are alluded to in theMarvel Cinematic Universe filmsGuardians of the Galaxy andAvengers: Infinity War.[14]
