Spartoi

Spartoi
Name	Spartoi
Aliases	Spartax, Spartan, Spartaxian
Affiliation and Identity
Identity	Public
Affiliation	Spartax Empire
Physical Characteristics
Body Type	Humanoid
Eyes	Brown
Hair	Variable
Skin	Pink, Brown
Number of Limbs	4
Number of Fingers	5
Number of Toes	5
Origin and Status
Origin	Aliens
Reality	Earth-616
Galaxy	Milky Way
Star System	Spartax
Home	Spartax
Base of Operations	Spartax
Creators and Appearances
Creators	Rafael Marin, Jose Ladronn
First	Inhumans (Vol. 3) #2 (June, 2000)
First	Inhumans (Vol. 3) #2 (June, 2000)

History

The Spartoi, also called Spartax after their home planet, are believed to have a common ancestry with the Shi'ar. While they are not necessarily allies, they have attempted a union in the past and do not consider one another to be enemies. They have established the Spartax Empire which became a major intergalactic power.

Alternate Realities

Earth-691

By the year 3000, Star-Lord, the last of his lineage and possibly a descendant of the original Peter Quill, was the king of the Spartax Empire, which had been reduced to a remnant warfleet.

Earth-791

The people of the planet Sparta were a long-lived race that had developed highly advanced technology which allowed them to expand out of their homeworld and into space. This race colonized nearby habitable planets, and soon established a galactic empire ruled by the royal family. One of the races that fell under the empire were the Scania who requested to live in peace on Windhölme without interference from Sparta, a wish the empire respected. As part of Sparta's laws, the imperial troopers were the only recognized warriors, and all citizens of the empire, except for the imperial bloodline, were forbidden from wielding blasters, instead using swords for combat.

The latest in line for the throne, Prince Jason, refused to restrained from his royal duties and went exploring space. This led to him crash landing on Earth where he fell in love with a human woman named Meredith Quill and conceived a son named Peter. Meanwhile, Sparta entered a destructive war with the Ariguan Confederacy, which necessitated Jason's return. He was forced to leave his lover and son behind to become the empire's beloved emperor, but after some years when Jason requested his uncle, Gareth, bring them to Sparta, Gareth instead secretly had them killed to ensure the throne for himself.

Sparta eventually won the war against the Ariguans and a truce was established between the two factions. As the anniversary of Jason's coronation neared, Gareth planned to have him killed so he could take the throne. Thankfully, this plan was thwarted by Star-Lord, Peter who turned out alive, and his companions Ship, Kip Hölm and Sandy, by saving Jason and killing Gareth. Although father and son were reunited, Star-Lord continued with his cosmic adventures and convinced Jason to adopt Kip as his son. As years went on, Jason decided to abdicate from the throne to join his son and have Kip succeed him as the new emperor of Sparta.

Earth-17628

Before becoming emperor of the Spartax Empire, J'son went to Asgard to steal the Cosmic Seed. Because of this, a war erupted between the Spartax Empire and the Asgardians, forcing J'son to become the new emperor. This war went on for years, until the Guardians of the Galaxy tried to help in establishing a ceasefire. J'son soon had a falling out with his son Peter Quill, which led to him attempting to get rid of the Guardians. Unfortunately for him, the Guardians exposed his crimes and with this J'son was dethroned and replaced by his daughter Victoria.

Earth-21178

The Spartoi were a highly advanced civilization with an empire that spanned through numerous planets. The Spartax Empire was ruled by a monarch who was elevated to a god-like status. J'son of the royal family had arrived to Earth where he conceived a son by the name of Peter with the human Meredith Quill. During the Galactic War, the Chitauri struck the Spartax Empire by going after the members of the royal bloodline. The Empire barely managed to survive the war, but had since cut all contact with the outside universe, going in a dark age.

Earth-21923

Eventually, Peter Quill decided to leave Earth for good and step up as the new Emperor of the Spartax Empire, and even formed his own family. He led Spartax for many years, until the Universal Church of Truth came to attack. Star-Lord led the Spartax army to stop the Church from approaching the planet, but the ensuing battle between the two sides was nothing more of a distraction. With the armed forces absent from the planet, the Church's dark god, Galactus, faced no obstacles when arriving to Spartax and swiftly destroyed it, killing almost its entire population along with Quill's family, save for Quill himself and his surviving soldiers.

Earth-TRN909

The Spartoi discovered a new source of energy on New Kral, and J'son sought to claim it, but Annihilus captured it first. With that, the Spartoi were probably wiped out alongside other races by the Annihilation Wave.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

Although almost the entire race of the Spartoi had no powers, certain individuals in the reality of Earth-21923 possessed great telepathy.

Habitat

Population

15 billion. 7 billion currently on Spartax, formerly 9 billion.

Miscellaneous

Type of Government

Elective monarchy. The governors of Spartax were bestowed the title of Star-Lord, and wore the imperial seal ring that gave them power over the empire.

Level of Technology

Highly advanced, with casual interstellar and teleportation travel powered by solar engines, android servants, Fusion Beamers, and holo-phones. Every Spartax ship was equipped with its respective Universal Translator to facilitate communication with other races. One notable piece of Spartax technology was the Element Gun, a one-of-kind hereditary weapon that was passed down king J'son's son, Peter.

Cultural Traits

• The Spartax considered humans backwater savages who were unable to comprehend their ways, comparing them to "Glavnars". They had a core saying "Spartoi are best with Spartoi" which meant that if they mixed with other races only trouble would come. Skin color based racism was apparently a problem in the empire.
• At various points, J'son invoked gods, or just a god, while Sagittar once invoked the name "Great Crabi." They apparently revered the figure of the Master of the Sun, being a title bestowed to a certain individual. J'son once lambasted the Shi'ar for being overly religious.
• Spartax had its own theater operas, restaurants with exquisite food and lush gardens.
• The First Arcana, had tradition known as the Gilded Hunt in which they hunted animal life in alien worlds alongside the king or queen. Though the Spartoi saw this as a honorable quest, Drax deemed it as unjustified butchery and theft. He also compared their garbs to the "Oolian Dance Nuns."
• The Spartoi began using the Sol, a new form of currency made out of Mysterium, after recognizing Planet Arakko as the capital of the Sol System.

Representatives

• J'son
• Victoria
• Peter Quill (half-human)
• Togth
• Claus Carmody
• Donna
• Captain Sagittar

Notes

• The Spartoi race from the planet Spartax was first mentioned in regards to Prince Jason who was apparent heir to the throne of the Empire. Spartax was also said to be located in the Sparta star system of the Large Magellanic Cloud and Prince Jason was intended to be a younger version of the Emperor Jason who ruled his empire from the planet Sparta and was the biological father of Star-Lord.
• A subsequent retcon by Brian Michael Bendis established that the biological father of the Star-Lord who was born on Earth-616 was actually King J'son of Spartax. This left Prince Jason from the 2000 miniseries as a continuity oddity, with his exact relation to King J'son to be determined.

Trivia

• The word "spartoi" in Greek means "the sown men" which referred to armed men, from a legend related to the mythological Jason, that sprang from the dragon's teeth after they were sown by the Greek hero Cadmus, and became the ancestors of Thebes' five oldest families.

See Also

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• 1 appearance(s) in handbook(s) of Spartoi
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• 1 image(s) of Spartoi
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