Zorgons

Zorgons are an alien race in the 2002 children's book, Zathura: A Space Adventure by Chris Van Allsberg, which was later adapted into the Zathura: A Space Adventure feature film, directed by Jon Favreau. In the story, the Zorgons invade the home of Walter and Danny Budwing, but are chased off by a robot. The event is subsequently erased from time, as Walter is sucked into a black hole and sent backwards in time, wherein he prevents the events that lead to the Zorgons invading their home from ever taking place.

In the film, the Zorgons again take notice of the Budwing house, which has been uprooted and propelled through space due to the actions of Walter and Danny playing a board game called Zathura. The reptilian aliens are drawn to large sources of heat, which lures them to the house. The boys encounter an astronaut, who aids them against the Zorgons by setting a sofa on fire and pushing it out of the house to draw their attention away with its heat signature.

Shortly thereafter, Walter and Danny's older sister, Lisa, who was largely unaware of everything that had been taking place, turned up the thermostat in the house, which drew the Zorgons back to them. This time, they anchored their ships to the house. Danny took the Zathura game and used a dumbwaiter to sneak past the aliens and board their ship. He tried to get back to the house, but was captured. Walter played a game card that sent a defective self-repair robot to attack to the Zorgons.

The remainder of the Zorgon fleet appeared and attacked the house. Danny made the final move on the game, which landed them on the Zathura game space, signalling the end of the game. This caused a black hole to appear, which pulled the Zorgons into it.