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|name=Near Death Star | |name=Near Death Star | ||
|image=[[File:Near Death Star.PNG|225px]] | |image=[[File:Near Death Star.PNG|225px]] | ||
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|inventor=[[Unknown]] | |||
|type=Retirement home | |||
|usage=Assist the elderly | |||
|status=[[Unknown]] | |||
|first appear={{e|2ACV10}} | |first appear={{e|2ACV10}} | ||
}} | }} | ||
The '''Near Death Star''' is a space station serving as a retirement home for people past the age of 160, whom are usually placed in tombstone-like structures by the [[Sunset Squad Robots]]. According to [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Professor Farnsworth]], taken there after he revealed that he was not actually 150, the old people are hooked up to a life support system, making them think they are in [[Florida]] {{et|2ACV10}}. | |||
== Staff == | |||
*[[Barrier Bots]] | *[[Barrier Bots]] | ||
*[[Sunset Squad | *[[Sunset Squad Robots]] | ||
*[[Sunset Squad Chasers]] | *[[Sunset Squad Chasers]] | ||
== Image Gallery == | |||
<gallery perrow> | |||
Image:SunsetSquadRobotCar.png|A Near Death Star vehicle in [[New New York]]. | |||
Image:SunsetSquadRobot.png|One of the [[Sunset Squad Robots]] in the [[Planet Express headquarters|HQ]]. | |||
Image:BarrierBots.png|[[Barrier Bots]], the gatekeepers. | |||
Image:NearDeathStarRows.png|The endless rows within the Near Death Star. | |||
Image:NearDeathStarTransport.png|A transport unit used within the Near Death Star. | |||
Image:NearDeathStarFarnsworth.png|[[Professor Farnsworth]] hooked up within a drawer. | |||
Image:SunsetSquadChasers.png|The [[Sunset Squad Chasers]]. | |||
</gallery> | |||
== Sighting in [[When Aliens Attack|1ACV12]] == | |||
An unspiky sphere resembling the Near Death Star is seen in [[When Aliens Attack|an earlier episode]], after [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]] spills beer on the transmitter and the camera zooms into space. Right after the asteroid belt and before [[Jupiter]], a white ball-like structure can be spotted with streaks. However, it is now clear this object is ''not'' the Near Death Star, as proven by the following images. | |||
<gallery> | |||
Image:NDS 4.png | |||
Image:NDS 3.png | |||
Image:NDS 2.png | |||
Image:NDS 1.png | |||
</gallery> | |||
== Additional Info == | |||
=== Trivia === | === Trivia === | ||
*The Near Death Star parodies the | *The Near Death Star parodies the {{w|Death Star}} in ''[[Star Wars]]''. | ||
*The endless rows are similar to the Mines of Moria in the ''{{w|Lord of the Rings}}'', although the first of the ''LOTR'' films was released after this episode. Though they could be inspired by the original works of {{w|J. R. R. Tolkien|Tolkien}} or other animated adaptations, they are more likely an intentional evocation of ''{{w|The Matrix}}'' in that these endless rows are filled with towers, the towers filled with the elderly. The parallelism is confirmed when [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Professor Farnsworth]] is discovered in a capsule similar to {{w|Neo (The Matrix)|Neo}}'s. | |||
*The | |||
=== Appearances === | === Appearances === | ||
*{{e|2ACV10}} | *{{e|2ACV10}} | ||
*{{f|2}} | *{{f|2}} | ||
*{{clink|US#039|Rust in Peace}} | *{{clink|US#039|Rust in Peace}} | ||
[[Category:Star Wars]] | [[Category:Star Wars]] | ||
[[Category:Technology]] | |||
Revision as of 20:03, 2 January 2011
| Near Death Star | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | Retirement home |
| Inventor | Unknown |
| Usage | Assist the elderly |
| First appearance | "A Clone of My Own" (2ACV10)  |
| Current status | Unknown |
The Near Death Star is a space station serving as a retirement home for people past the age of 160, whom are usually placed in tombstone-like structures by the Sunset Squad Robots. According to Professor Farnsworth, taken there after he revealed that he was not actually 150, the old people are hooked up to a life support system, making them think they are in Florida (2ACV10).
Staff
Image Gallery
A Near Death Star vehicle in New New York.
One of the Sunset Squad Robots in the HQ.
Barrier Bots, the gatekeepers.
The endless rows within the Near Death Star.
A transport unit used within the Near Death Star.
Professor Farnsworth hooked up within a drawer.
The Sunset Squad Chasers.
Sighting in 1ACV12
An unspiky sphere resembling the Near Death Star is seen in an earlier episode, after Fry spills beer on the transmitter and the camera zooms into space. Right after the asteroid belt and before Jupiter, a white ball-like structure can be spotted with streaks. However, it is now clear this object is not the Near Death Star, as proven by the following images.
Additional Info
Trivia
- The Near Death Star parodies the Death Star in Star Wars.
- The endless rows are similar to the Mines of Moria in the Lord of the Rings, although the first of the LOTR films was 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 parallelism is confirmed when Professor Farnsworth is discovered in a capsule similar to Neo's.
