Zios

"And so it was that the Sky father was named Zios. He created many stars and planets and set them in motion."

- Animal Jam Headquarters' introduction summary of Zios.

Zios is one of the guardian spirits of Jamaa and the lover of Mira. He is only been mentioned in tales and has been seen in some Animal Jam clips. He hasn't appeared before a Jammer before and it is unknown if he is dead or alive.

History
In the Beta Testing version of the story, it is said that Zios was the "Sky Father" and created many stars and planets. He then became lonely so he created a gray heron called Mira and soon the two began to fall in love with one another. Once finally together, they both created Jamaa as their favored world and masterpiece. However Zios soon left Mira (unknown if he broke up with her or he died) which caused Mira to be emotionally hurt, soon creating the vicious Phantoms which then plagued the world that he and his love created.

In the latest version of the story, he and Mira were the guardian spirits of Jamaa and it was said if he was together with Mira like in the old tale. Zios and Mira gave the Heartstones which was the talisman for each and every animal, a gift of freedom. However the gift of the animal's freedom soon came back to bite the two loves on the back, the animals began to mistrust each other and fight amongst each other. In this time between the wars between species, the Phantoms came from their dark portals. They took the Heartstones from the animals, which then trapped all the specific animal's spirits inside. When seeing this, Zios and his lover stepped in, firstly deciding to get leaders for the six remaining animals (Panda, Koala, Monkey, Tiger, Bunny and Wolf). When gathering these leaders who became the Alphas, Mira and Zios lead them into war with the dark forces. Zios was overpowered by the darkness of the Phantoms and they took him away through their dark portals, which Mira flew in after them. It is unknown what happened next, but it assumes the story will go on throughout the Adventures.

Trivia

 * The name Zios does not have a common meaning and is thought to be made up by AJHQ.
 * Zios is very similar to Viracocha, an Incan god.
 * Both had lovers; Zios' being Mira and Viracocha's being Mama Qucha.
 * Both made the Universe.
 * Both wore golden armor.
 * Both had something to do with the sky; Zios is called the Sky Father and Viracocha is considered to be the God of Sun and Storms.
 * Both disappeared after making a world; Zios disappeared after making Jamaa and Viracocha disappeared after making Earth.
 * Only Zios' mask is ever shown.
 * It is said that Zios may have not left Mira, and instead may have died. We are not sure of which situation occurred yet.