Ilis was a Nazh foreman. Ilis had been sent by his "superiors" on Nazh to enslave the Okudum people and force them to mine dysonium. He was known to be especially cruel. Ilis was assassinated in 2421 when the Okudum revolted.
Life[]
The Nazh arrived at the fourth planet of HR 5070 in 2420 and quickly enslaved the native inhabitants, the Okudum. Ilis became foreman of a dysonium pit mine. He brandished a whip and wore earrings and bracers.[1]
When an away team from the USS Orville visited the planet in 2421, Aki called Ilis a "butcher," and her father said he put any Okudum he could find to work in the mines. Ilis nearly caught Captain Ed Mercer and Chief Engineer John LaMarr spying on their operation, but Ed and John were able to retreat to their cloaked shuttle. Ilis correctly divined that their footprints, which unexpectedly disappeared, meant another species had begun "meddling."[1]
About a week later, Chief of Security Talla Keyali dressed as Xandia appeared at night, beating Ilis' men and breaking their weapons. Ilis worried a vigilante would inspire the Okudum to rise up, and he deployed his troops and "the Juggernaut" to root Xandia out of the village. What Ilis did not know was that Talla, John, and Doctor Claire Finn were spying on them, and they used the opportunity to lure the troops out of the village and destroy mining equipment. Meanwhile, Talla easily overpowered and bound the men, returning them on top of their own Juggernaut and leaving a note threatening Ilis.[2]
Afterwards, Talla snuck into Ilis' quarters and beat him up, but Ilis was unmoved. He knew that the woman - whoever she was - was not Okudum but from a peaceable, advanced civilization and would not kill him. His superiors on Nazh, however, would execute him for abandoning the project.[2]
Ilis' men eventually captured Talla by ambushing her in Aki's home. The next morning, they bound Talla to their ship's propulsion nozzle, intending to execute her before the Okudum. Ilis gave a final speech, saying the Okudum should celebrate her death because destroying mining equipment made their jobs more difficult. He was killed by Aki, dressed in a Xandia costume, who drove a sword through his back and then decapitated him. His death was used to drive the Nazh off the planet.[2]
Production[]
Artist David Cabeza posted his designs for Ilis to his Twitter. Cabeza gave the foreman earrings, gold jewelry, pointed fingernails, a whip, and more casual attire to distinguish him from other Nazh. Cabeza's wife modeled Ilis' head in plasteline (which belonged to their child) to help him draw.[3]
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References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Episode 2.5x03: Heroes, Pt. 1
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Episode 2.5x04: Heroes, Pt. 2
- ↑ @kashinorei. "This buddy here is Ilis, Nazh species. Once designed, my wife did for me a quick head model (with our child’s used plasteline Rolling on the floor laughing ) to help me as reference to draw #TheOrville #comics Heroes, both parts 1 & 2. @DarkHorseComics @DavidAGoodman #sethmacfarlane". Twitter. Nov. 12, 2020.