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|name=Near Death Star | |name=Near Death Star | ||
|image=[[ | |image=[[File:Near Death Star.PNG|225px]] | ||
|location=<!-- Is it really in the Sol system? I mean, how do we know that? --> | |location=<!-- Is it really in the Sol system? I mean, how do we know that? --> | ||
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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. | ||
===Staff=== | == Additional Info == | ||
=== Staff === | |||
*[[Barrier Bots]] | *[[Barrier Bots]] | ||
*[[Sunset Squad Robot]] | *[[Sunset Squad Robot]] | ||
*[[Sunset Squad Chasers]] | *[[Sunset Squad Chasers]] | ||
===Trivia=== | === Trivia === | ||
*The Near Death Star parodies the [[starwars:Death Star|Death Star]] in [[starwars:Star Wars|Star Wars]]. | *The Near Death Star parodies the [[starwars:Death Star|Death Star]] in [[starwars:Star Wars|Star Wars]]. | ||
*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; right after the asteroid belt and before Jupiter, a white ball-like structure can be seen with streaks like the Near Death Star. | *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; 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" are similar to the Mines of Moria in the ''Lord of the Rings'', although the first of the LOTR films were released after this episode. Though they could be inspired by the original works of Tolkien or other animated adaptations, they are more likely an intentional evocation of The Matrix in that these endless rows are filled with towers, the towers filled with the elderly. The parallel is confirmed when Professor Farnsworth is discovered in a capsule similar to Neo's in The Matrix. | *The "endless rows" are similar to the Mines of Moria in the ''Lord of the Rings'', although the first of the LOTR films were released after this episode. Though they could be inspired by the original works of Tolkien or other animated adaptations, they are more likely an intentional evocation of The Matrix in that these endless rows are filled with towers, the towers filled with the elderly. The parallel is confirmed when Professor Farnsworth is discovered in a capsule similar to Neo's in The Matrix. | ||
*The structures where the old people are placed within are all shaped like tombstones. | *The structures where the old people are placed within are all shaped like tombstones. | ||
===Appearances=== | === Appearances === | ||
*{{ | *{{e|1ACV12}} (debatable) | ||
*{{ | *{{e|2ACV10}} | ||
*{{ | *{{f|2}} | ||
*{{clink|US#039|Rust in Peace}} | *{{clink|US#039|Rust in Peace}} | ||
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Image:SunsetSquadChasers.png|The Sunset Squad Chasers | Image:SunsetSquadChasers.png|The Sunset Squad Chasers | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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Revision as of 09:00, 18 October 2010
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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
Staff
Trivia
- The Near Death Star parodies the Death Star in Star Wars.
- 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; 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" are similar to the Mines of Moria in the Lord of the Rings, although the first of the LOTR films were released after this episode. Though they could be inspired by the original works of Tolkien or other animated adaptations, they are more likely an intentional evocation of The Matrix in that these endless rows are filled with towers, the towers filled with the elderly. The parallel is confirmed when Professor Farnsworth is discovered in a capsule similar to Neo's in The Matrix.
- The structures where the old people are placed within are all shaped like tombstones.
Appearances
- "When Aliens Attack" (1ACV12) (debatable)
- "A Clone of My Own" (2ACV10)
- The Beast with a Billion Backs
- "Rust in Peace" (US#039)
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
