Ziv

"I must escape."

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**Ziv**, also known as inmate Z-IV, was a human male who lived after the Great War ended. His origins were a mystery to himself as well as others but possessed the ability to harness energy. (Lost Dominion #1: Chapter One, Lost Dominion #2: Chapter Four, Lost Dominion #3: Chapter Six)

## Imprisoned by the Imperium

Ten years after the end of the Great War, Ziv, known at the time as Z-IV, was imprisoned at a research facility in space by the Skran Imperium where scientists conducted experiments on him.

At some point, he received a vision of the past which included the Great War. (Tales from the Lost Dominion #1)

While there, Ziv received a vision of an individual with yellow eyes. After this latest vision, which he presumed to be a dream, Ziv was awakened by a telepathic voice, who later made his presence known as Gowan. (Lost Dominion #1: Chapter One)

## Escaping Red-88

Shortly after awakening, the research facility was attacked by a bounty hunter named Red-88 who's mission it was to bring Ziv to the boss of the Syndicate, Zat Tabow. After Ziv was found by Red-88 outside of his cell room, Ziv fled from the android, and under the guidance of Gowan's telepathic voice in his head, stole a small civilian space craft from the facility's hangar and escaped. (Lost Dominion #1: Chapter One)

## A Fortunate Encounter

After escaping the research facility, Red-88 caught up to Ziv in his ship, the *Death Reaper*, and fired on the small space craft while in space. Nearby, James Deven and Tiala onboard their ship, the *Fortuna*, detected the two other space ships and intervened. Deven told Ziv to meet him at a trading post in an asteroid field. The Fortuna disabled the Death Reaper with a proximity mine. (Lost Dominion #1: Chapter Two)

## Meet Up on Lumo Station

Ziv flew his space craft to Lumo Station, a former Skran Imperium space station turned trading post located in the DM Zone. Now there, Ziv saw a vision of Yellow Eyes. When he woke up from the vision, he no longer heard the voice of Gowan in his head. Upon leaving his space craft, Ziv met the humanoid criminal Crat Gal who took him at gun point demanding all of Ziv's chips who had none. Before Ziv could be killed by Crat Gal, Corrina Sing snapped the criminal's neck. James Deven and Tiala found Ziv speaking with Corrina. Not trusting each other, Deven, Tiala, and Corrina had a brief shootout before Ziv put himself in between them stopping the fight. The bounty hunter Red-88 attacked the station, shooting his way towards Ziv, ultimately cornering Ziv and the others. Tiala threw a sonic grenade at Red-88, momentarily disorienting the bounty hunter, giving them a chance to escape. Red-88 kept after Ziv and the others while they tried to make it to the *Fortuna*. Corrina deployed a turret which brought a roof down on Red-88 giving them a chance to escape again. They board the *Fortuna* and leave Lumo Station. (Lost Dominion #2: Chapter Three, Lost Dominion #2: Chapter Four)

## Fleeing to Hippeia

After leaving Lumo Station, Ziv and his acquaintances onboard the *Fortuna*, arrived at the mining planet of Hippeia. No longer called Z-IV, Ziv accepted his new name given to him by James Deven. It was here that Ziv told his new friends that he was experimented on by the scientists that held him prisoner at the research facility to learn about his abilities that he wasn't aware of. Deven came up with a plan to remove Ziv's tracker inplanted under his skin. They arrive at Langston's Tavern, a front for local crime lord Janos Langston. Ziv and the others entered the tavern where a bar brawl broke out. The fighting was stopped by Janos Langston who took Ziv and his friends captive revealing that he was Jame Deven's father. Langston removes the tracker by cutting off Ziv's arm. (Lost Dominion #2: Chapter Four, Lost Dominion #3: Chapter Five)

## Langston's Mine

On the way to Janos Langston's mine, Ziv is telepathically awakened by Gowan, who he hadn't heard since arriving on Lumo Station. Langston's caravan is attacked by Red-88 and James Deven is thrown overboard as he took advantage of the situation. Ziv, Tiala, and Corrina Sing are brought to Langston's mine where they are locked up in a cell and revealed that the Soul-Eaters, android bounty hunters like Red-88, are on their way to bring Ziv in to Zat Tabow. Gowan finally shows himself, a small lizard, and sprays an acid that eats at the cell's bars, freeing Ziv, Tiala, and Corrina. Ziv agreed to not reveal that Gowan can telepathically talk to him. (Lost Dominion #3: Chapter Five)

Ziv and his friends helped James Deven and Red-88, who agreed to help Deven break into the mine, fight off Janos Langston's guards. Langston confronted Ziv and the others. Before Langston fired his weapon at Deven, Ziv killed Langston by electrocuting him with energy from his hand. Before Ziv could ponder what he had done, the Soul-Eaters arrived and attacked Ziv and his friends. After a shootout with the android bounty hunters, Red-88 sacrificed himself to kill his old gang and seek the revenge he wanted on them, which allowed Ziv and the others to escape as the mine collapsed around them from the explosion that Red-88 caused. Gowan made Ziv see a vision of the future where he fought Yellow Eyes in front of Deven. (Lost Dominion #3: Chapter Six)

## Appearances

* Tales from the Lost Dominion #1
* Lost Dominion #1: Chapter One (first appearance)
* The Turmoil of a Strange Experiment
* The Elation of a Maniacal Machine
* Lost Dominion #1: Chapter Two
* Lost Dominion #2: Chapter Three
* The Duty of a Vigilant Protector
* Lost Dominion #2: Chapter Four
* Lost Dominion #3: Chapter Five
* Lost Dominion #3: Chapter Six