First Appearance: Holly Wood: Space Diva (official)
Location: Outer edge Orion Arm of the Milky Way galaxy
The Z’nu Armada is a race of humanoid type aliens. They are all black and muscular. The Z’nus are sworn enemies of The S’p’r Empire.
Creation and concept
The Z’nu alien was the first villain Totally Naked Man fought in the ashcan comic, Triple Comics. In the Cheap Tales of Muscle Bound Heroes ashcan, the Z’nu alien appears again along with the blob like Queen.
Influences
The Z’nu aliens look was originally inspired by the Marvel Comics character, Venom. [1] The name “Z’nu” is a parody of the Scientology mythologic figure, Xenu. [2]
Publication History
Comics and Comic Books
Holly Wood: Space Diva tells the story of Holly Wood being transported to another world. While kidnapped by Vega Bond, Holly Wood is transported to another world. On a space station orbiting the planet Sq’id, Professor F’rd has been searching for H’ro. H’ro was the greatest solider in the S’p’r Empire. In a battle, H’ro’s body and spirit were separated. The spirit downloaded itself into the body of Dale Pople. In one of F’rd’s attempts to find H’ro, the professor accidently teleports Holly Wood. There is little time to transport her back because the Z’nu Armada is attacking the space station that Wood and The Professor are on. Wood fights the aliens with little effort. General T’rg arrives to help repel the Z’nu army. T’rg discovers that F’rd has kidnapped another human. The last human that was kidnapped was Scientology Founder, L. Ron Hubbard. Although Hubbard was returned by to Earth, he created a religion based on what he saw in space. T’rg does not want that kind of contamination again. But during the debate, the Z’nu return to fight so T’rg and Wood develop a plan to stop them. While the general deals with the Z’nu army, Holly Wood must plant a bomb to destroy the Z’nu ship. Wood runs into the Queen of the Z’nus. They fight which causes Wood to drop the bomb. The Queen escapes while Wood is jettison into space. At the last minute, Professor F’rd saves her. F’rd is ready to return Holly Wood. Wood learns that precious jewels are abundant in space and decides to stay to build her personal fortune. Meanwhile, the queen vows revenge against her and humans
In the first story of Zetaman #1, a Z’nu alien scout harasses a young woman arriving from Cherry City. Zetaman tries to stop the alien but is defeated. The young woman uses a fork to ward off her attacker. This inspires her to become the hero known as Extremely Conservative Woman. Zetaman and Agent Null decide to band The Alternates together to stop the Z’nu aliens from taking over the Earth.
Character Overview
Powers, abilities, and weaknesses
The Z’nus are weaker than humans, as seen in Holly Wood: Space Diva. A single human can take on multiple Z’nu aliens.
Alternative versions
Earth Gamma
Although the aliens are not seen, the Z’nu aliens invade Earth Gamma. The aliens on this Earth are far more deadly than on the Z’nus on Earth Alpha.
References
- “Venon.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 26 Jul. 2023, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venom_(character)
- “Xenu.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 26 Jul. 2023, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenu