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|name=Near Death Star | |||
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|location=<!-- Is it really in the Sol system? I mean, how do we know that? --> | |||
|first appear={{e|A Clone of My Own}} | |||
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The '''Near Death Star''' is a "planet" with spikes on it and is probably metal. The planet is inhabited by the Sunset Squad Robots, a group of robots that own it and take the old people. Old people past the age of 160 are taken there, out of the way of society on [[Earth]] and is used for energy like the ones in the movie "The Matrix". [[professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Professor Farnsworth]] was taken there after he revealed that he was actually 160. The old people are hooked up to a life support system, making them think they are in Florida. | The '''Near Death Star''' is a "planet" with spikes on it and is probably metal. The planet is inhabited by the Sunset Squad Robots, a group of robots that own it and take the old people. Old people past the age of 160 are taken there, out of the way of society on [[Earth]] and is used for energy like the ones in the movie "The Matrix". [[professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Professor Farnsworth]] was taken there after he revealed that he was actually 160. The old people are hooked up to a life support system, making them think they are in Florida. | ||
==Additional Info== | ==Additional Info== | ||
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*The name is a reference to the Empire's Death Star from Star Wars Episode IV - "A New Hope". | *The name is a reference to the Empire's Death Star from Star Wars Episode IV - "A New Hope". | ||
*It has been known that an unspiky version of the Near Death Star was seen in [[When Aliens Attack]] after Fry spills beer on the transmitter and "zooms" into space, and right after the asteroid belt and before Jupiter, a white ball-like structure can be seen with streaks like the Near Death Star. | *It has been known that an unspiky version of the Near Death Star was seen in [[When Aliens Attack]] after Fry spills beer on the transmitter and "zooms" into space, and right after the asteroid belt and before Jupiter, a white ball-like structure can be seen with streaks like the Near Death Star. | ||
*The "endless rows" is similar to the Mines of Moria in the ''Lord of the Rings'', though the first of these films were released after this episode. Though it could be inspired by the original works of Tolkien or other animated adaptations. | |||
===Appearances=== | ===Appearances=== | ||
* | *{{e|When Aliens Attack}} (debatable) | ||
* | *{{e|A Clone of My Own}} | ||
=== Gallery === | === Gallery === | ||
<gallery> | <gallery perrow="6"> | ||
Image:BarrierBots.png|The gatekeepers: Barrier Bots | Image:BarrierBots.png|The gatekeepers: Barrier Bots | ||
Image:NearDeathStarRows.png|The endless rows within the Near Death Star | Image:NearDeathStarRows.png|The endless rows within the Near Death Star | ||
Revision as of 21:48, 9 February 2008
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| First appearance | "A Clone of My Own" (2ACV10)  |
The Near Death Star is a "planet" with spikes on it and is probably metal. The planet is inhabited by the Sunset Squad Robots, a group of robots that own it and take the old people. Old people past the age of 160 are taken there, out of the way of society on Earth and is used for energy like the ones in the movie "The Matrix". Professor Farnsworth was taken there after he revealed that he was actually 160. The old people are hooked up to a life support system, making them think they are in Florida.
Additional Info
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Trivia
- The name is a reference to the Empire's Death Star from Star Wars Episode IV - "A New Hope".
- It has been known that an unspiky version of the Near Death Star was seen in When Aliens Attack after Fry spills beer on the transmitter and "zooms" into space, and right after the asteroid belt and before Jupiter, a white ball-like structure can be seen with streaks like the Near Death Star.
- The "endless rows" is similar to the Mines of Moria in the Lord of the Rings, though the first of these films were released after this episode. Though it could be inspired by the original works of Tolkien or other animated adaptations.
Appearances
Gallery
The gatekeepers: Barrier Bots
The endless rows within the Near Death Star
A transport unit used within the Near Death Star
Professor Farnsworth hooked up within a Near Death Star Drawer
The Sunset Squad Chasers
