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When most of the powerful villains on Earth
had been defeated, Toriyama looked to the stars for new enemies and
inspiration. Dragonball takes place in the East portion of the
universe, which contains four major galaxies. While Buu destroyed
the North, South, and West clusters of galaxies, killing their
respective Kaioshins and Kaios (He absorbs the Dai Kaioshin), there
is way too little information on those systems.
North Galaxy
Where most of the action takes place in the series, the North galaxy
contains many planets that harbor life. It is ruled by the North Dai
Kaio and the four lesser Kaios, who each live on their own small
planetoids in heaven. Only movie #8 shows a system from another
galaxy.
Arlia- A fairly small world, Arlia is home to a race of insect like
creatures. The planet is controlled by an unjust ruler, and many of
its inhabitants have been forced into slavery. Vegeta and Nappa
arrive at this planet and kill the oppresive lord, but later blow
the entire system up.
Arlia's Moon- Arlia's solitary satellite, it is destroyed along with
its planet.
Earth- A medium sized planet with large oceans and varying climates,
Earth is the perfect place for life to flourish. The birthplace of
all the human Z warriors, Earthlings participate in martial arts
tournaments to prove their strength. All of the Dragonball series
and most of Z is spent on Earth.
Earth's Moon- A desolate world with no air and little gravity, the
moon is destroyed by Piccolo to halt Gohan's transformation into an
Oozaru.
Kanassa- An odd fish like race with telepathic abilities live here.
Bardock is ordered to clear this planet to be sold, and easily does
so (but not before getting cursed by one of the natives).
Kanassa's Moon- This moon enables Bardock's team to go Oozaru and
eliminate the habitants of Kanassa in no time.
Old Namek- Home of the Namek, Planet Namek is roughly the same size
as Old Vegeta, but has a slightly weaker gravity field. The Namek
call this place their home, and live there peacefully until and evil
force comes looking for the Dragonballs. The battle with Frieza
takes place here, and the planet is destroyed in the process.
Orbiting three suns, Old Namek never has a night. The same Fauna and
Flora lives on the entire globe, but a great variety of species
exists here.
Old Namek's 1st Moon- A purple satellite, this moon harbors slow
moving four legged creatures with a hard beak. Energy is collected
from this moon when Goku is gathering the Genkidama to attack.
Old Namek's 2nd Moon- Orange in color, Namek's second moon contains
strange sponge like life forms. Energy is collected from this moon
when Goku is gathering the Genkidama to attack Frieza, and it is
later destroyed by a stray blast.
Old Vegeta- Much larger than most planets, Old Vegeta posesses an
immense gravity field many times that of the Earth. In the
beginning, Old Vegeta was inhabited by two races, the Tsufuru-jin
and the Saiya-jins, which were constantly at war. The Tsufuru-jin
were an advanced race with hugely superior technology, but compared
to the Saiya-jins, they were physically weak. When Old Vegeta's moon
went full, the Saiya-jins all went Oozaru and obliterated the
Tsufuru-jin. Frieza later hired them as his task force, but
destroyed Old Vegeta when he felt the Saiya-jins were becoming a
threat to his power. Goku, Vegeta, Nappa, Broli, Paragas, Taurus and
Raditz were the only Saiya-jins not on Old Vegeta when it was blown
to bits.
Old Vegeta's Moon- This moon proves to be the Tsufuru-jin's downfall
as it transforms all of the Saiya-jins into Oozaru.
Dark Star- A lightless, desolate world, it is home of Babidi's
minion Yakon. The creatures on this planet are used to the darkness,
and use it to their advantage.
Meat- A fairly normal world (other than its color), Planet Meat is
wiped of all intelligent life by Bardock's team. It is also here
that Dodoria and his men jump Bardock's force and slaughter them.
New Namek- After the original Namek was destroyed, the Z warriors
used the Dragonballs to find the Nameks a new home. New Namek is
very much like the first, except it has only one sun. The Big Ghetti
Star attaches itself to Namek in movie #6, scarring its face.
Big Ghetti Star- An enormous living machine, the Big Ghetti Star
travels from planet to planet, assimilating anything mechanical and
sapping energy from living things. Its power is augmented when it
happens upon Koola's remains. The Big Ghetti Star is eventually
destroyed by Goku and Vegeta.
Frieza #79- One of Frieza's many bases of operation, it is the only
one we are shown in the series. The Ginyu Force is stationed here,
along with Vegeta. It is not known what happens to this base after
King Cold and his sons are killed.
Yardrat- After Frieza's defeat on Old Namek, Goku finds a Ginyu pod
and barely escapes the dying planet with his life. He lands on the
strange world of Yardrat, where he meets a telepathic group of
people. They teach Goku how to teleport from one place to another
without the passage of time.
Makyo Star- Homeworld of Garlic and his son, the Makyo star passes
very close to Earth every few thousand years. When close to his
homeworld, Garlic Jr. possesses a great deal of power. It is
destroyed by Gohan.
Slug's Ship- Slug is a villain that gets around in style: He hijacks
planets and uses them as huge spaceships. He has his eye on Earth,
but is stopped by the Z warriors. His planet-ship is destroyed in
the process.
Zun- KuiKui's homeworld is dry and empty, much like Earth's moon. It
has 10x the Earth's gravity, and is pocketed with craters. The few
inhabitants have grown accustomed to its conditions.
Konats- The home of Tapion and his brother Minoshya, Konats is
terrorized by the massive demon Hildegarn. After Hildegarn is
trapped within the two brothers, they are sent to opposite ends of
the universe. Their homeworld is one of the few alien planets that
isn't destroyed in the course of a movie.
South Galaxy- The Legendary Super Saiyajin wrecks most of his
havoc on this galaxy in movie #8, and destroys a number of its
systems. New Vegeta is founded here.
New Vegeta- Most of movie #8 and the battle with Brolli takes place
on this planet. It is founded by Paragas as the "New"
planet Vegeta, and its economy is largely based on slaves from the
planet Shamo (Not shown in the anime). It is later smashed by a
passing comet.
New Vegeta's Moon- The moon of New Vegeta, it is the colony of the
Shamo race that was enslaved by Paragas. The moon is later destroyed
by Brolli in a stray blast.
West Galaxy- The Legendary Super Saiya-jin destroy a few of
the systems here. This galaxy is not mentioned much in the series.
East Galaxy- The Legendary Super Saiyajin destroy a few of
the systems here. This galaxy is not mentioned much in the series.
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