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Vortis may refer to:
- Vortis (Doctor Who), a fictional planet in the British science fiction series Doctor Who
- Vortis, an indie rock band including drummer Jim DeRogatis
- Tokushima Vortis, a professional soccer club in Japan
- The Red Shiny Robots of Vortis appear in the TV series Hyperdrive
Vortis is a fictional planet in the (equally fictional) Isop galaxy, created by Bill Strutton and originally featuring in six 1965 BBC episodes of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, collectively titled The Web Planet, and featuring William Hartnell as the First Doctor. It also appeared in an original Doctor Who novel, Twilight of the Gods, one of the Virgin Missing Adventures range. and an audio drama, Return to the Web Planet, produced by Big Finish Productions.
The popularity of The Web Planet meant that two of the species inhabiting Vortis, the ant-like Zarbi and the butterfly Menoptra, appeared twice in the 1966 Doctor Who Annual. One story, "Lair of the Zarbi Supremo" by David Whitaker, was released as an audio feature on the 2006 DVD release of the original adventure, read by one of its stars, William Russell.
Vortis is an indie punk band established in 2000, whose members include Mike Weinstein, the band's frontman and a professor of political science at Purdue University, as well as well-known music critic Jim DeRogatis (who is the band's drummer). The band was named after the Vorticist movement of the early 20th-century, and has released two albums--Take the System Down, and God Won't Bless America Again. Both albums were released on the independent Thick Records. Their sound has been described as eclectic, and they have been compared to the Dead Kennedys, Wire and the Butthole Surfers. In particular, some critics have drawn comparisons between Weinstein's demeanor in live performances to Jello Biafra's persona.