Zotaxian Zotaxians are aliens from the planet Zotax , featured in the UFO and Insectoids themes . Description . Zotaxians and planet Zotax were the focus of the UFO theme , which was launched in 1997 . The Insectoids theme , launched in 1998 , continued the story , where the Zotaxians fled to the planet Holox ( known as Armeron in Europe ) . However , alternate stories for both themes were presented in different markets , and Zotaxians have been depicted both as heroes and villains . UFO . An advertisement and leaflet in issue 151 of the German comic " Die tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck " details backstory and characters for the UFO theme . Here , the grey alien is named the Overlord ( who is one of the great generals of Zotax and conducts negotiations with inhabitants of other galaxies ) , the blue alien is named the Officer ( a strategist who fights for justice ) , and the red alien is named Chamon , a pilot and commander of the space fleet . It is also said that Chamon ' s helmet amplifies his brainwaves and gives him telekinesis ( this likely applies to the other UFO Zotaxians as well ) , and that his armor protects green crystals which give him vital energy . The planet Zotax is described as rocky , but covered by a giant organism that provides the Zotaxians with an atmosphere and protects them from the nearby lava planet Vulcox . Nearby Zotax is a black hole that ends in a strange tunnel , which leads to the universe that contains Earth . This depiction is consistent with the art on the UFO set boxes , and a 1997 UFO / Fright Knights commercial , which is also partially depicted in a comic in the leaflet . The comic shows Chamon and the Officer boarding the Warp Wing - Fighter and traveling from Zotax to Vulcox . The commercial also shows the Warp - Wing Fighter leaving Zotax and flying to Vulcox , where Basil the Bat Lord is then shown on the surface defending a castle from a lava dragon . While the commercial and comic show Vulcox on the other side of the black hole ( in the same universe as Earth ) , the map in the leaflet shows it in the same universe as Zotax , likely in error . In one segment of the Time Cruisers comics included in several LEGO magazines , Tim ends up trying to help Count Batlord ( an alternate name for Basil the Bat Lord ) win a battle against Izralda , who is trying to contact the " Star People " ( described as " beings from a distant universe . . . now on their way to Earth " ) by turning Count Batlord ' s castle into a Star Tower . She hopes to use their technology to become ruler of the world . She succeeds , but Tim turns the beam at the top of the tower downward , destroying the whole castle . Tim , his monkey Ali , and Count Batlord are saved from their fall by a UFO piloted by an alien named IXVIZIKIL , who describes himself as leader of the Star People ( his appearance is a combination of the grey and red alien minifigures ) . The Star People team up with Tim and Count Batlord and together defeat Izralda . In the US , the UFO aliens were more frequently depicted as invaders to Earth . Only two characters were named in this version of the story ; the grey alien and leader ( Alpha Draconis , named Alpha Dragonis in LEGO Racers ) and the red android , Andy Droid . The September 1997 issue of LEGO Mania Magazine claims the UFO aliens come from the planet Humorless , spend time battling Exploriens and Roboforce , and features a comic where an attempt at invading earth is thwarted when Alpha Draconis is frightened by his own face when it appears on TV . In UK catalogs , the aliens were left unnamed , but the blue droid was referred to as Techdroid I and the red droid as Techdroid II . The set descriptions for 6979 Interstellar Starfighter and 6975 Alien Avenger also implied the aliens are hostile towards humans , saying they " . . . are a potential threat to the survival of the human race " and " With Aliens breaking through our protective space barriers what effect will this have on human life as we know it ? " The August 1997 Bricks ' n Pieces magazine ( published in the UK ) has a UFO comic , where the blue alien is named Commander X . The comic also involves Techdroid 1 and 2 , though bafflingly , the minifigure shown to be Techdroid 2 is the same blue alien as Commander X , merely without a helmet . Presumably this was a mistake by the creators of the magazine , and " Techdroid 2 " should have been the red android as shown in the UK catalogs . The bios also mention a " Black Droid Empire " never mentioned anywhere else . Insectoids . In the book Insectoids Invasion , it is explained that after a fight with their " cruel leader " ( who is never identified ) , the Zotaxians fled from Zotax and crash landed on a barren planet called Holox ( alternately named Armeron in the Time Cruisers comics and UK catalogs ) . The planet ' s surface did not have any of the energy the Zotaxian ' s plants needed to survive , but when all seemed lost , they drilled into Holox and found a rich inner world with its own sun at the center . This inner world was inhabited by giant insects called Bilgen Bugs . The Zotaxians adapted their vehicles and armor to mimic the Bilgen Bugs , and designed voltstones that looked like Bilgen Bug eggs to gather energy from the inner sun . The Bilgen Bugs eventually realized that their eggs were being destroyed and replaced , and a battle began . The rest of the book maps out the inner world of Holox , and tasks players with solving mazes to get to the inner sun and back . Exploriens bases and vehicles appear throughout the book and appear to be working with the Zotaxians , and UFO and Aquashark vehicles appear as well . In the Time Cruisers comics , it is shown that Professor Articus has been seeking a portal to Holox / Armeron for years , and that the portal is located in the tomb of Pharaoh Hotep . Tim is given the task of exploring it , and enters the portal , and collapses due to the lack of oxygen , but is saved by Navigator Sharp . They descend into the inner world ( which is depicted here as simply being hollow , instead of having many layers like in Insectoids Invasion ) to collect voltstones , but are attacked by giant mosquitoes . They survive , and eventually land . Tim notices a light coming from a body of water ( which Navigator Sharp speculates to come from alien life forms ) , and Tim dives in , where he encounters Stingrays and Hydronauts . A 1999 UK catalog made the Insectoids more antagonistic , saying : " " The Insectoids continue to infiltrate earth as Planet Armeron becomes devoid of the Voltstone rock - the rock required for powering the 3 flying vessels , 6907 , 6969 and 6977 . Will they conquer Earth or are we strong enough to prevent the Insectoids from taking over our planet ! ? ! " " In the LEGO Mania Magazines , the Insectoids story was mostly ignored , and instead it was said that they were " on a mission of intergalactic mayhem and mischief " .