Too much thought went into this..

the page about Ancient Zoidian Theories

posted 5/10/03
vaguely updated 9/10/04
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"The door will open when the two lights in the sky become One."

"Another truth you can nev-er-be-lieve
Has crippled you completely;
All the cries, you're beginning to hear--
--trapped in your mind, and the sound is deafening!
Let me enlighten you! This is the way I pray..."
--Disturbed, "Prayer"

Ancient Zoidian times. I'm sure a lot of us fic writers scream and cuss and want to pull our hair out over the fact that we see essentially NOTHING detailing Zi's original culture, in the show. Sure, Fiona has cryptic flashbacks, and sure, we get a glimpse into the (obviously well-developed!) Eveopolis, the ancient city built around the Zoid Eve. But .. waitasec. Something's not adding up. High-tech city .. obviously attuned people (the Zoidians) .. Organoids that never got much explanation (poor Dr. D tried!) .. and ancient ruins. Think about this for a second. Thought about it? Good. Now think about all what I'm going to say. This is a show/fic-tying explanation that I a) hope makes sense and b) hope isn't pure, mindless drivel. I seem to concoct that alot. I'll be frank .. I'm not very skilled with presenting my thoughts in an organized manner. I TRY, but my thinking tends to .. wad up, in transition between brain and text.	Wow. Zoidian past in a nutshell.
To get on with the show, though -- I'll begin with a rather brash statement: I believe that the Zoidians were a VERY religious people. Gaaasssp. What's the hell's wrong with me, you say? I don't know .. but, in serious (and far too much so) thought given the subject, the base conflict of Long Ago on Zi -- what else do you think it would've come from? Take a look at any real history book. And tell me how much conflict's arisen from basal religious differentials, over the past 2000 years. A lot, huh? Most all of them, huh?	"The door.."
If conflict didn't rise from a religious rift directly, it arose from someone's (ruler, king, dictator) base values, which -- gasp! Usually come from religion. And even if said figure was a staunch atheist, that fact would automatically put him/her at odds with a large chunk of society. Everyone believes in "something" (be it evolution, entropy, or a god), and that directly influences their behavior. If you don't know what I'm talking about, ask a psychologist or read psychology books. Or just THINK about it. Thiiiiinnnnnkkkkkk..... cough. BUT. In the case of our dubiously-regarded Zoidian ideas, one would conclude that Zoids didn't just magically appear as gun-toting-weapons-of-destruction. Politics and religion (church and state, in other words) were very closely tied, simply because "spiritual" aspects and such were such an integral, and undeniable part of every Zoidian's life. They didn't doubt their faith, per se -- their "God" was Zoid Eve, something they could openly see and revere. Regardless of standpoint or "denomination" (which of course variations of Eve's regard existed. Several variations included "Eve's Children" as part of worship, special chosen ones -- messiahs, of sorts -- that heralded events, be they good or bad.), everyone knew that Zoids' lifeforce -- and thus their own and their Organoids'-- came from Zoid Eve. Disrespect never came into the equation. Now, let me try to make this make .. some .. sense...	Oh my god! Literally! This is at Lumiere (mistranslation of lunier -- name of the moons' eclipse-occurence) Island, at the sunken city. A religious site. (Spontaneous thought may subsequently occur.)
On Zoidian Ruins in General. Hmm. The Zoidians' culture seemed VERY earthy, despite its technological slant? You can't look at Eveopolis and tell me that's not a modern city. Yet, in the context of the show, all the ruins constantly discovered/excavated were referred to in a "present" sort of tense. Events seem to indicate that the original Death Saurer's (in Zoidian times') fall was near-concurrent with the "Sleep" that the Zoidians were forced to go into. [Brief detour in branching explanation: the Death Saurer, just before its fall, basically tried to destroy .. everything. It shot off a supercharged CPC blast, which, while amongst partially contributing to its downfall, also totally devastated huge swaths of the planet. In a conversation between Dr. D and Fiona, we find out that Zi USED to be very lush, with flowers and everything. The DSaurer's CPC-radiation, though long-faded, has rendered a gerat deal of Zi arid desert even to the present. The reason the Zoidians had to go into their "Sleep", thus, was because in their times, they were dying from the resultant fallout -- the sun was choked out (ala extinction of the Dinosaurs) -- and they couldn't get important things, like FOOD, to grow anymore. The Death Saurer had been contained; its aftermath was the real problem.] Likewise, if all this had happened prior to the species' extinction of sorts .. I'd be inclined to think that the "ruins" found in Chaotic Century were made very shortly before the remaining Zoidians all went into their stasis, of sorts. Otherwise, how could there be all the Death Saurer/Stinger references in the ruins, themselves? More on that in a moment. First .. let's back up and see where the Death Saurer came from. And to understand that, you need to understand..	If there's one thing Zoidians have down pat, it's screwing themselves over. The Death Saurer wiped them out, for crissakes.. An important scene early on in the series about the Zoidians' past. It's kinda long, and speaks for itself. If you don't remember it, watch it. (500k)
The Overall Relation Between Zoids, Zoidians, & Organoids (the Trinity, the Elements) If you're familiar with Biblical concepts, this will be clear as clear to you as being slapped upside the head with a trout. If not, you need to research the subject 'cause I'm not going to explain it to its entirety. Only how it applies. Basically, the "temple of God" (and the body) are made up of a 'trinity'. Mind, Body, Spirit -- God, Jesus, the Holy Spirit. (I'm not being blasphemous. I'm just using what I've unwillingly learned constructively. quirk of brow) Likewise, we've got a literal trinity, of Zoidian, Zoid, and Organoid, each Mind (Zoidian -- pilot), Body (Zoid), and Spirit (Organoid.) As a unit, the tri-bond is a force to be reckoned with. It's harmonious, it's euphoric, it's just plain good. To investigate each of these aspects in brief..	Even though Van wasn't a Zoidian, Fiona (duh) was. Once Van and the Blade Liger had reached X potential, Zeke "grew" in power. Van was close to accomplishing the whole Trinity concept; it's why he was so strong. Though I don't care for Van, I'll give it to him that he was a good pilot.
Zoidian: Naturally empathic, able to communicate telepathically with Zoids or Organoids. All Zoidians had an Organoid. Organoid: Also empathic, these creatures are highly intellgent, combining sentience with extreme computational capacity. Organoids, when born, bond with a Zoidian for life. Though they can communicate freely between themselves and other Zoidians, their bonds, emotions, and ties will be strongest to their chosen bondmate and related family. (Thus in a household setting, each individual Organoid will be as "family" whether related or not. Though, in-family, the Organoids usually are) The Zoid Eve, depending on circumstance, either bears live, mature Organoids or lets the Organoids reproduce, themselves (they lay eggs.) A marked ability is their capability to fuse with a Zoid. Increases in power and awareness come from forced-harmony, as a Zoid naturally responds to the Organoids' symbiotic fulfillment. Zoid: Not as sentient as Zoidians or Organoids, but posessing a consciousness all the same. They are more stimulus/response driven than anything, but evolved forms have increased sensitivity due to the "growth" of their own elemental power. Zoid Cores utilize a complex system of binary genetic data, Zoids of like kinds having similar "codes". Like Organoids, Zoids (which start as Cores and "grow") can either be borne live by the Zoid Eve itself, or can independently reproduce. (Zoids in Chaotic and New Century were, for the most part, man-made replicas of the original creatures. Only Wild Zoids can reproduce. Manufactured ones are inherently more mechanical in nature, and cannot.) That explained, consider the following in regard of..	MINE, DAMMIT! Specula proetcts Ryss. Just a lot. (Why didn't it save her from underwater, though? Why didn't ZEKE save Van when he was "doomed", for that matter? This ep, while key, lacked some logic.) Spiffeh!
The Death Saurer. Why a people would make something capable of wiping them out, I don't think anyone'll ever know. (We humans wouldn't know anything about that .. ever-potential nuclear holocaust aside.) While the Zoidians were religious and for the most part, agreed, sect differences did arise. They were minor, at first. But to recap an important part what Fiona and the Dark Kaiser stated during the Final 4.. "The Ancient Zoidians used the Zoid Eve to produce many Zoid cores, and by using those Zoids, we were able to create a world of limitless prosperity and potential." When the people weren't fighting, things were good. A bunch of symbiotic creatures running around in a society consisting of nothing but can't have much trouble, right? Things were good. "However, there were those ancient Zoidians that began to use Zoids as weapons in their meaningless power struggles--" Various religious groups, for one reason or another coming into the belief that their ideals were superior, started to further once-tiny rifts in every society. Things started to become hostile. What made the Zoidians spiritual also made them proud. Sects formed, in which individuals focused on the darker aspects of their natures, Organoids, and Zoids -- realizing, how well the creatures took to violence. (Three points to whoever guesses who originally was part of this movement. cough) ญญญญญ> These Zoids and Organoids "grew" rapidly, into a mature and genetic potential that was far superior to those more passive. "--these Zoids became so adept at combat because they discovered their true, warrior natures that they continued to fight each other even without any objectives. In order to put an end to the battles that were going on, the Ancient Zoidian scientists created [the] Death Saurer." Harmony was thrown aside and made way for near-genocidal slaughter. The extremists, those who'd grown into and along with the power of their Zoids' aggressions, were growing in number. Because of the sheer emotional force that went into this, the Zoid Eve only fueled these uprisings. Eve had no sense of right or wrong. It/She responded only to power, whether for good or bad. Denominations divided, and unity shattered; desperate to stop the increasing bloodshed, many called upon (read: prayed to) Eve for help. Between its power and the smarts of the "scientists", the Death Saurer was created. It was what the people'd wanted, too -- an objective creature, without interfering taint from a "polluted" Zoid, Zoidian, or Organoid. It was the ultimate act of spite, to those wanting to control it. "But that was the biggest mistake [the Zoidians] made. The Death Saurer wiped out all the civilizations [on the] planet, and anhilliated most of the Ancient Zoidian population." Mistake indeed. The Zoid Eve had given them exactly what they'd wanted -- a "Zoid" free from all outside influence. They forgot something important, though -- this made the thing of its own free will, uncontrollable. The Death Saurer had all three Trinity "elements". It saw which of its brethren -- the more aggressive -- were superior -- determined alone, what to do -- and that's when it all quite literally went to Hell, for the Zoidians. Make sense? Now, there's also the whole deal with the Death Stinger and how "it" was able to defeat the Death Saurer .. but that, is actually detailed out in my fic The Element of One, annnd I don't feel the need to write it out again, here. BUT! On that tangent.. Death Stinger(s)? It seems wholly unclear in the show just how many Death Stinger(s) there were. Hiltz's statements actually openly conflict, and various ideas/hints given throughout the show don't help. I'm under the impression that there was one Death Stinger -- it was split into two -- then put back together again. This makes more sense .. to me at least .. and doesn't conflict with the singular/multiplicity referred to all through CC's 2nd season.	The Zoid Eve went to sleep (Think .. Stand By :D) It was "silenced" to keep the contained Death Saurer and Stingers from re-awakening. At this point, the Zoidian people were dying, and they too went into their "Sleep", in hope that the planet would recuperate, and they'd be able to re-emerge later. They hadn't counted on Eve's further ebb of dormant power (causing many of the Sleeping Zoidians and Organoids to die), nor had they counted on humans colonizing Zi in the meantime. Hiltz. Complicated. Augh. He was part of a religious sect known as the Rei-quah, Zoidian for "the Chosen". Self-designated, of course, but this group saw aggression and power as the way to go. Weak Zoidians, Zoids, and Organoids were an impediment to the genetic quality of the three symbiotic races as a whole. In Chaotic Century, nobody' knew of or heeded Zoidian religion, nevertheless would they really care. Likewise, Hiltz's focus switched from desired a "cleansing" of one species to the total genocide of another. Humans, even weaker than the "passive" Zoidians, were swine and to be domineered, herded, and slaughtered accordingly. Hiltz was a tad off his rocker, yes, and unlike Ryss's bitterness or Fiona's sadness in regard to their own people's destruction -- Hiltz could have cared less. "Only the strong had the right to survive", after all. He'd simply wanted to begin again -- on equal grounds with power supreme. It wouldn't be too far to say he considered himself a Second Coming, with the Death Stinger and all. Pride and disregard of true power was what brought about his downfall. He failed to heed that "even the king isn't above the law.." So power corrupts, kills, and deforms you into a fucking mutant freak. Let this be a lesson. sage nod
Again, more detail on THAT is actually in tEoO, and I don't feel like repeating it all. Put shortly, it does involve my semi-non-show Organoids (Zero and One (F�hrer), respectively, but in a very incorporatory manner that, personally, I don't think conflicts with the show at all.) points nonchalantly to the pic @ right Entertain for a moment that Fiona was wrong -- that the saurian in the middle in fact was not the Death Saurer, but F�hrer. One. Laalalaala.... cough In brief, F�hrer -- the Berserk Fury's Organoid -- was the key to splitting/stopping the original Death Stinger, which'd attempted to join the Death Saurer in power. F�hrer could do this because it possessed not one, but two of the Trinity "elements" -- it used that "leverage" of its Zoid element to split the original Death Stinger's Core into two, more-controllable ones. This wasn't without a price .. ..but really long story made really short, it worked, and the two modified, Zoidian-directed Death Stingers (the modified pair, thus, of "ultra-vicious scorpion type Zoids") were able to defeat the Death Saurer. Also not without a price .. buuut ... ..we all know who put the two Cores back together, now don't we? That's it for now .. I might add more things on later. It has to do with stuff that'd spoil WDF so I CAN'T right now. Yes! So .. yes I'm totally farking insane, but .. ohwell. I'd like to know what you think. Find me on-messageboard (MMM or ZE), Fanfiction.net or at my email address, which is on the main page.	One Scorpion.. Two Scorpion.. ~RED SCORPION, BLUE SCORPION!~

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