Planets, Stars, and Other Celestial Objects (Fictional and Non-Fictional) Part IV (D)
Submitted by Oedipus on Wed, 08/17/2005 - 01:50
- Dagobah seen in Episodes V and VI, is both a planet and the system in which it resides. It appears in the films The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi and is not shown in Revenge of the Sith, but is mentioned by Yoda. After Darth Vader hunted down nearly all of the Jedi, Jedi Master Yoda hid in a swamp on Dagobah where a cave strong with the dark side of the Force hid him from detection by the Emperor (it appears that the Dark side presence neutralized Yoda's light-side presence). The cave became imbued with the Dark side when the last surviving Bpfasshi Dark Jedi of the Bpfasshi insurrection fled there with Jorj Car'Das during the Clone Wars. Yoda somehow knew that the Dark Jedi would be there, and made it there before him, and when the Dark Jedi arrived, fought him in a stupendous three-day long Force-battle, at the end of which the Jedi blew up in that cave. The massive array and diversity of life forms present on the planet also aided Yoda to avoid capture. In Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, Luke Skywalker is visited on the ice planet Hoth by the ghost of Ben Kenobi, who tells him to go seek master Yoda on Dagobah to be trained as a Jedi. Star Wars
- Dalonbian Sector located in the far Outer Rim. Contains the planet Belkadan which is the location of the outpost of ExGal 4.
- Damogran A small, remote, uninteresting planet whose surface comprises a number of small, uninteresting islands surrounded by ocean. Two of these islands are coincidentally named "Easter Island" and "France". The starship Heart Of Gold was built, and subsequently stolen from, here. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
- Damonit Yors-B is a cold, icy planet in the Meridian Sector that was a possible location of Princess Leia during her kidnapping 9 years after the Battle of Endor. Star Wars
- Dangrabad Beta is noted for its sand blizzards. The Googleplex Star Thinker was said to have been able to calculate the trajectory of every single dust particle throughout a five-week Dangrabad Beta sand blizzard. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
- Dantooine was mentioned only once in the Star Wars films. In A New Hope, Princess Leia tries to fool Grand Moff Tarkin into believing that the Rebel base is located there. Tarkin replies that Dantooine is "too remote" to use the Death Star on (the deciding factor here seems to be a political and social impact rather than military necessity).Dantooine was featured in both Knights of the Old Republic games. Dantooine is home to a Jedi enclave which was destroyed by Darth Malak during the Jedi Civil War, it was later rebuilt during the period of KotOR II. In Star Wars: Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike, Dantooine is shown as a very wet world with perpetual rain which seems to have carved massive canyons and mesas. The natives of Dantooine are large, primitive Neanderthal-like humanoids. Star Wars
- Danuta A planet under the Empire, where a part of the Death Star plans were kept. Kyle Katarn was able to infiltrate the base, steal the plans and surrender them to the Rebel Alliance in the game Star Wars: Dark Forces. This led to the events of Star Wars: A New Hope and the destruction of the Death Star. Star Wars
- Da Soocha V is a Water planet in Hutt Space, and was the temporary headquarters of the New Republic during their battle against the revived Emperor Palpatine. Da Soocha V had thousands of natural spires that rose a mile high into the air, the tops of which were large enough to support the buildings, hangers, and other facilities constructed upon them. Sadly, the planet was destroyed by the reborn Emperor's Galaxy Gun, with only a portion of the New Republic's leaders the native species of Ixlls evacuating just in time. Star Wars
- Dathomir is the planet on which Yoda's Jedi Academy Ship the Chu'unthor crashed. The planet was inhabited by force sensitive "witches", who were descendents of a Jedi Knight banished to the planet, and wild Rancors. This planet was introduced in the book The Courtship of Princess Leia. Star Wars
- Daxam The race of Krypton was believed by some to be linked to the alien world of Daxam, a planet whose inhabitants also had powers and abilities similar to Superman's when they were exposed to the radiation of a yellow sun. However, the Daxamites, as they were known, were highly susceptible to lead poisoning, which affected them in a manner similar to Kryptonite when they came into contact with lead. One Daxamite, Mon-El, was a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes in the 30th century of the DC Universe. While suspected, a direct link between the inhabitants of Daxam and Krypton was never proved. Superman
- Decapod 10 is a fictional planet on Futurerama. Dr. John Zoidberg (Billy West) - a lobster-like alien is from planet Decapod 10.
- Deimos is the smaller and outermost of Mars' two moons, named after Deimos from Greek Mythology. The adjectival form of the name is, presumably, Deimian. Deimos was discovered by American astronomer Asaph Hall. Because Deimos' orbit is relatively close to Mars and has only a very small inclination to Mars' equator, it cannot be seen from Martian latitudes greater than 82.7°.
- Delaya is a temperate planet located third in the Alderaan system. During the Galactic Civil War, it was home to a Rebel Alliance transmitting station. After Alderaan was destroyed, the Delayans felt compelled to preserve as much Alderaanian culture as they could. Star Wars
- Demar is a mysterious planet home to exotic vegitation and deadly plants. Star Wars
- Deneb Mentioned in The Hazing by Isaac Asimov. Has a single planet, which is home to Wri Forase
- Denon is a planet with city growth covering the entire surface, similar to Coruscant. In terms of being an ecumenopolis, it is second to Coruscant. It was where Zam Wesell trained to become an assassin. Denon was also the temporary capital of the Galactic Federation of Free Alliances after losing Coruscant to the Yuuzhan Vong. Star Wars
- Deralia is the supposed homeworld of Revan in his fake biography of a Republic soldier. Star Wars
- Derra IV is a minor planet, far from the Galactic Core. It was the site of a crushing ambush in which Imperial forces destroyed a vital rebel convey and its escorts on their way to Hoth, just days before that battle. Star Wars
- Devaron is the homeworld of the Devaronians. Star Wars
- Deyer is an inhospitable world of the Anoat system. Star Wars
- Doldur is a plains world populated by plant like creatures called dandillion warriors. Star Wars
- Dorin is a dark dusty world and is the homeworld of the Kel Dor. Jedi Master Plo Koon comes from Dorin. It's located near two black holes so not very many outsiders know very much about it. Star Wars
- Dorumaa Moon to the planet Almas. Star Wars.
- Dosuun was home of an Imperial Remnant base commanded by Rax Joris until the New Republic intercepted transmissions and sent a Jedi, Jaden Korr, to investigate. Korr killed Joris and alerted the New Republic, who arrived and mopped up the Remnant forces who survived Korr's attack. Star Wars
- Draco Home planet of the Dracon's in Enemy Mine by Barry Longyear. The capital city of Draco is Sendievu.
- Draconia Home planet of Buck Rogers' best-known nemesis during the first season (1979) the sexy Princess Ardala played by Pamela Hensley whose insatiable desire was to conquer and possess both the Earth and Rogers.
- Drall is a planet in the Corellian system. The planet is primarily inhabited by the species of the same name, the Drall; however there are also large numbers of humans and Selonians. One notable planetary feature (and tourist attraction) is the Boiling Seas. There is a planetary repulsor on Drall, which was used millennia ago by an unknown race to move the planet into its current orbit around the star Corell. Star Wars
- Dromund Kaas is a remote planet consisting of swamps and oceans. Having once been part of the great Sith Empire, it became one of the many lost planets that had been deleted from the Jedi Archives. A Sith temple was the main feature of the planet, and it was there that Kyle Katarn fell to the Dark Side, before being rescued by Mara Jade. Star Wars
- Drongar This planet is featured prominently in the Medstar Duology that takes place during the Clone Wars. The planet is covered by huge forests and swamps. The climate is characterized by common monsoons with devastating electrical storms, soaring temperatures, and humidity over 90%. There is a large atmospheric oxygen content. The planet is known only for bota, which has antibiotic/painkilling effects for some species. The atmosphere is covered by layers of deadly spores. The planet has 2 small moons. It is located in a system with 3 other planets. Star Wars
- Druckenwell is a planet in the Doldur Sector. It is best known a BlasTech weapons manufacturing complex that is located there and the Druckenwell Shipyard. Star Wars
- Druidia A fictional planet in the movie Spaceballs. Home to Princess Vespa and her father King Roland.
- Dubrillion is an Outer Rim world covered in lush green forests and deep blue seas. It orbits near its nearly exact sister planet of Destrillion. Neither world was inhabited until Lando Calrissian established a mining operation within the system's asteroid field. Dubrillion became his base of operations which quickly grew into a luxury city. The planet was one of the first to fall during the Yuuzhan Vong invasion and caused a massacre when New Republic forces arrived to help evacuate the planet. Star Wars
- Duro is home to the alien race of the same name. Duros are interested in exploration (some credit them with inventing the Hyperdrive) and have ventured off their homeworld to explore the galaxy, leaving Duro in a state of ruin. The Empire has ruined the planet's ecosystem and forced all the remaining Duros to move off the planet into orbiting city stations. The Empire also removed Duro from its own sector, placing it in the Corellian Sector, though the New Republic switched it back (it's sometimes still believed to be in the Corellian Sector). During the Yuuzhan Vong invasion, Duro became a refugee world, causing overcrowding in the Orbital Space stations. The Yuuzhan Vong overtook Duro, but the New Republic won it back during a series of raids prior to the 'Battle of Ebaq IX'. Duro was once again lush after the Yuuzhan Vong 'Vongforming' efforts. Neimoidians, such as Nute Gunray, are descendents of Duro colonists of Neimoidia. Star Wars
- Durren is a planet near the border between the Meridian and Antemeridian sectors that was home to a New Republic naval facility. Star Wars
- D'vouran was a top-secret Imperial project, the first experiment in Project Starscream. D'vouran was a living planet that consumed its victims through holes that appeared in the ground. A small crystal worn on a necklace was the only thing that prevented the wearer from being eaten by the planet. D'vouran was deastroyed when Zak and Tash Arranda threw the crystal necklace into the heart of the planet, which caused the planet to eat itself. Star Wars
- Dxun is the planet where the Mandalorian Wars began. In Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords, Dxun is a planet where the Mandalorians plan a great crusade and train to become stronger than the Republic if another war erupts. A moon of Onderon, it is said to be like a sister planet. This is most likely because these bodies are very similar; they even share the same atmosphere. It is also home to the tomb of the ancient Dark Lord of the Sith Freedon Nadd. Star Wars
I still have a lot to add from the Star Wars universe, the Star Trek universe as well as many other fictional universes.
This is a work in progress that will take awhile and it is safe to say that this will never be a complete list.
References:
The Star Trek Encyclopedia: A Reference Guide to the Future by Michael Okuda, Denise Okuda, Debbie Mirek
The Essential Guide to Alien Species (Star Wars) by Ann Margaret Lewis, R. K. Post
The Essential Guide to Planets and Moons (Star Wars) by Daniel Wallace, Brandon McKinney, Scott Kolins
Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia