Zokzen

"Eternal. For Zochkrey."

- REIVE ZOKZEN-15, Greater War

Zokzen is a High-Order branch of Zuuxin tasked with doing things for Zochkrey, these tasks include escorting or protecting Zochkrey, defending points of interest, or sometimes other High-Order assignments that aren’t directly related to Zochkrey, but are ordered by it, like assisting in invasions on high value planets, or homeland defense. Zokzen were formed by Zuuxinans during the Early Exploration Age, as the discovery of new species and civilizations brought a new concern of the possibility of another civilization that may be equally as advanced as the Zuuxinans (Zuuxinans were the most advanced civilization at that time), and the potential threat that any other space-faring species may immediately target Zochkrey.

As time went on, their armor became more advanced, with almost every new technological breakthrough being immediately applied to Zokzen armor. Eventually, their armor came to have the look that is most known today; bearing an octahedronal head with long spike-like antennae protruding from the top, massive shoulder pads, and the skirt-like covering around the waist, all adding up to their iconic silhouette. The Zokzen are known to be one of the most powerful military branches in the universe, thanks to their extraordinary strength and power. They averagely stand around 10-12 feet tall, depending on the type, and their armor is forged by Zochkrey itself using the Artifact of Creation, it is made out of a hyper-strong metal of unknown origin, this metal has seemingly impossible heat resistance, it can withstand being tossed into a sun. The metal is actually built to withstand more heat resistance than ballistic resistance, that is because Zokzen armor is powered by a miniature protostar located inside the armor’s headpiece. This protostar is unfathomably dense, and provides Zokzen units with infinitely-long lasting energy, as well as a powerful gravitational field that can be manipulated to allow flight, the gravitational field can also be concentrated to limbs, like arms or legs, to allow for extremely powerful jabs and kicks. Perhaps their most iconic ability is their protostar blast, opening the front side their headpiece, revealing the core, which is then charged and dispersed. This blast is only used for either taking out very powerful targets or as a last resort if one is overwhelmed, or about to be terminated. Dispersing the protostar’s energy can be potentially extremely dangerous, if the core’s manipulated too quickly or too much, or if it’s damaged, it has a chance of becoming unstable and possibly imploding, creating a catastrophic core collapse, which leads to the core becoming a black hole. In fact, Zokzen are extremely dangerous for that reason, the core can become highly unstable very easily. Thankfully, there are failsafes to prevent an unstable core from becoming a black hole: if a Zokzen’s core becomes unstable, whether it’s operable or not, an automated process is initiated that opens either side of its head and spews out the entire core in the form of a massive beam. The beam is preferably aimed away from any nearby stellar objects because if it hits any planet or star, a stellar collision occurs, instantly destroying whatever the core touches.

The Beginnings
The ZDU have existed for around ten million years, being one of the first examples of Zuuxina’s extraordinary potential of power. In the dawn of the Early Exploration Age, space-faring Zuuxinans discovered a plethora of new races on other planets, some of them having civilizations, some more advanced than the others. These discoveries sparked one of the first major concerns for Zuuxinans, the possibility of another civilization that is as advanced as them. The first defensive measure given was to protect Zochkrey at all costs. Around the time Zuuxin was first being established, one of the first branches created was the ZDU, or Zokzen, a small, highly skilled, elite squad of Zuuxinans, with the only goal at hand being to protect Zochkrey. Since there was no real danger at the time, the ZDU only escorted Zochkrey. At this time, the ZDU wore modified standard armor, with a different helmet and armor layout, and plasma head-cannons, instead of concentrated liquid.

Discovery of Luciforium
The first major involvement of the ZDU was, ironically, protecting the young Luciforian Emperor, Cealax, from twelve to seventy five earth years old. The ZDU guarded the Luciforian kingdom, escorted Cealax, and prevented any riots or public outbreak near the kingdom. The ZDU’s help resulted in a successful and powerful reign of Cealax, and they left him to rule Luciforium on his own at seventy five earth years old.

Technological Revolution
The Technological Revolution was a huge boom in Zuuxina’s advancements and discoveries, this age of Zuuxina’s history included many huge technological introductions such as Transfer Gates, harvesting energy of stars, and biotechnology. These advancements were a massive benefit for the Zokzen, as most of these new technologies were immediately applied to Zokzen armor. These new enhancements also came with completely redesigning the Zokzen’s armor to the style that is used today, notably the octahedral head, used to contain the protostar. The Zokzen’s way of operating also got completely revamped; instead of wearing modified Zuuxin standard infantry armor, they were given a new massive suit of armor. And now, Zokzen operators are permanently sealed into the Zokzen armor and neurally connected to it. Using neural and bio technology, the Zuuxinan inside the armor basically becomes the armor, feeling whatever the armor feels and seeing whatever the armor sees as if it were the Zuuxinan’s own eye. This is the pinnacle of Zokzen armor design, and is the current one being used today.

Design
The Zokzen are a staple in the Zuuxin military, and their armor is the pinnacle of Zuuxinan engineering and design. Perhaps the most peculiar thing about the Zokzen, however, is their octahedral headpiece. Despite being the most notable feature of the Zokzen, not many people know the origins of how its unique shape came to be. The flat octahedral headpiece isn’t only an example of Zuuxinans’ extremely minimalistic building style, it is actually a symbol of utmost respect and power. A long time ago, in the dawn of Zuuxinan civilization, before Zokzen or even Zuuxin existed, Ion Colony Queens, or Izoion Zixu, wore headpieces almost identical to the ones seen on Zokzen. Obviously, the headpieces worn by Izoion Zixu don’t have a protostar inside them, rather their head fits inside and they see through small slits on the front.

Equipment
Standard Zokzen equipment consists of:


 * Miniature Protostar Core


 * Two plasma cannons integrated in the front of the headpiece (With the exception of Stealth Zokzen).
 * Two high-range antennae extruding from the headpiece, capable of picking up sounds and signals on a planetary scale, the antennae are also equipped with translation technology.
 * High-power optical piece capable of thermal and night vision via light diffusion and infrared technology. Light diffusion causes the eyepiece to have a slight fuzzy glow to it.
 * Two “light spikes” that are used to communicate primarily to other Zokzen or High-Order Zozen units in a unique encoded language. The light spikes both flash different colors in certain oders sequentially, occasionally with certain symbols that represent the start and end of messages.
 * (Limited to General, Recon, and Stealth Zokzen) two scanners on the front just below the light spikes. These scanners are capable of reading biographic, biometric, topographic, geographic, meteorological, thermographic, oceanographic, and cosmographic scans.