Near-Death Star

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Near Death Star
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TypeRetirement home
InventorUnknown
UsageAssist the elderly
First appearance"A Clone of My Own" (2ACV10)
Episode
Current statusUnknown

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).

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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.

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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.

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