Characters

This is a list of **characters** in *Waking Mars*.

The Earthlings refer to human characters, such as Liang Qi and Amani R.

### ART

ART is a character described as often pointing out things that any casual observer would be able to deduce, with comically low probabilities attached to these conclusions. Despite this, ART is highly intelligent, although his eloquence in English is hindered by an outdated language module.

### 0CT0

0CT0 is a character with eight limbs, hence the punny name. However, the character description doesn't provide much additional information about 0CT0.

## Zoa

Zoa refers to a group of organisms engineered by the Sentients. They exhibit Bizarre Alien Biology and often resemble plant-like creatures. Their characteristics and abilities can vary, such as walking on tentacles, sealing off caverns, floating, and exploding. Zoa have the ability to create an infinite number of seeds under certain conditions and disregard the conservation of energy. They are largely created by the Sentients and can be seen as Artistic License - Biology.

### Halid

Halid is a zoa that provides biomass and healing mists when watered or fertilized. They are considered Boring but Practical as they are abundant and provide a reliable source of biomass. Halid is often found in various locations and can be easily replenished.

### Hydron

Hydron is a zoa that makes a splash by exploding into a burst of water on impact. This water can water other zoa and cool down magma. Despite their water-based abilities, they are vulnerable to fire like most other zoa.

### Phyta

Phyta are zoa that reproduce when present with seed-bearing halid and can add to the biomass. However, they are described as Too Dumb to Live as they move towards food but are not concerned about potential dangers. They are considered a type of Planimal Zoanimal as they possess the ability to move from place to place.

### Prax

Prax is a zoa that can damage the player and other zoa. They are described as man-eating plants or, more accurately, man-stabbing zoa. Prax consumes other zoa and their seeds.

### Larian

Similar to Prax, Larian is a man-eating plant that damages the player and consumes zoa and seeds. However, they use sticky threads instead of direct attacks. Larians produce useful compost if they eat phytas or cycots. They are also not replaceable if lost.

### Ledon

Ledon is a difficult but awesome alkaline zoa. They are large in size and provide substantial biomass. However, their seeds are slippery and cannot be carried by Liang. They float, making them challenging to plant in locations other than the ceiling. Despite the challenges, Ledon can be valuable for obtaining biomass.

### Feran

Feran is a zoa that plays with fire. They act similarly to Hydron but explode in a burst of fire when their seeds are triggered. This ability can kill other zoa and break boulders.

### Cephad

Cephad is an alien kudzu-like zoa that spreads rapidly with floating spores. These spores can change the pH of the soil, either killing other non-cephad organisms or adapting the soil to the spore's pH. Cephads can take over entire caverns if left unchecked. They provide minimal biomass and are difficult to destroy. Feran seeds are effective for eliminating cephad zoa.

### Cycot

Cycot is a zoa with an insect queen-like structure. The sessile autobiote functions as the queen, while the mobile autobiotes are created by the sessile form. The mobile autobiotes can be timid, but when encountered in their nest, they fiercely attack Liang to protect the sessile autobiote and gathered seeds. They can deal significant damage and chase after Liang.

### Megazoa

Megazoa are very large zoa that work together to maintain the environment within Lethe Cavern. This group includes Cerebranes, which act as broken bridges, requiring increased biomass to progress. Harvesters, a type of megazoa, generate power based on biomass and distribute it to other megazoa. Hydronmaxis resemble giant mushrooms, and Feranmaxis are larger versions of feran zoa. Megazoa are unique and their reproduction methods are unclear.

## Sentients

The Sentients are a species heavily implied to have engineered all the species of zoa found in Lethe Cavern. They are a dying race, with only a few remaining in Lethe Cavern. They have been in hibernation for billions of years. The Sentients utilize organic technology and have a distinct appearance resembling tangled red string. They communicate through images transmitted through some form of noise.