Karmatrón

Karmatrón
Design of the titular character for the 2002 reboot of Karmatron based on the first design from 1986. Cover art for Karmatrón y los Transformables #4, Vol. 2. Art by Oscar González Loyo, color by Tonatiuh Rocha.
Publication information
Publisher	¡Ka-Boom! Estudio
First appearance	Karmatrón y los Transformables Vol. 1 #1 (February, 1986)
Created by	Oscar González Loyo
In-story information
Alter ego	Zacek (White Star)
Team affiliations	GUA, Great Universal Alliance
Abilities	Manipulates energy Telekinesis Clairvoiyance Fires bolts of energy Can make astral journeys Space travel Power armor Power saber Energy boomerangs Energy shurikens Invisibility Ice saber Freezing rays

Karmatrón y los Transformables (Karmatron and the Transformables) is a Mexican science fiction and fantasy comic book created by Oscar González Loyo, and published in 1986 by CEPSA. The weekly series was published only in Mexico, non-stop and during 5 years, from 1986 to 1991 (#298).

The comic is considered one of the first Mexican sci-fi robot "manga" and is notable because of its once-per-week publication schedule, something uncommon at its time of release.

Karmatron depicted the adventures of an extraterrestrial humanoid called Zacek ("White Star" in Maya language), emperor of the alien Zuyua people and also a Kundalini warrior that an ancient prophecy announced to be the one who could restore the balance between light and darkness in the universe. Zacek was the bearer of the powerful Kalpe-Om, a magical belt that allowed him to transform himself into Karmatron, a 300 feet tall armoured spiritual warrior. Karmatron defended good and peace in all the universe, constantly fighting the forces of dark emperor Asura of Metnal and his evil god, the Master of Shadows, with the help of his numerous friends and his Transformables, an army of giant transformers. Later on, he created smaller ones -like Magneto and Warp.

The comic has been called a space opera by its author, though it also had certain elements of comedy, adventure, and fantasy.

The story starts millions of years ago, in a very distant place in the universe—Planet Zuyua—where Zacek lived peacefully as the youngest of two heirs to the Zuyuan throne. There, young Zacek learned advanced cybernetics as a career, and he often built robots, big and small, as a hobby. His father, emperor Canilek (Snakestar, in mayan) was the founder and leader of the Great Universal Alliance (a galactic United Nations of sorts) that opposed emperor Asura's militaristic campaign of universal conquest.