Planet X (planet)

For other uses, see Planet X.

Planet X
Surface terrain.
Classification:	Class M
Affiliation:	Dr. Chaotica
Point(s) of Interest:	Fortress of Doom

Planet X is the fictional planet of Dr. Chaotica in the 20th century Earth science fiction series The Adventures of Captain Proton.

Geology

Planet X had a desolate, mountainous surface and a breathable atmosphere. Its terrain strongly resembled that of Mercury, but without volcanoes. Chaotica installed his Fortress of Doom atop one of its mountains, accessible via caverns. (VOY episode: "Bride of Chaotica!")

Some surface regions were forested. (VOY - Star Trek: Explorer short story: "Kill Captain Proton!")

It was a class M planet. (ST reference: The Star Trek Encyclopedia, 4th edition)

History

Chaotica captured a large number of Earth spaceships. Captain Proton surmised that this fleet could be used to defend Planet X while Chaotica concentrated on building a death ray to menace Earth. (VOY novella: The Adventures of Captain Proton, Chapter Two: Death of the Patrol)

After the death ray became fully operational, Proton and ace reporter Buster Kincaid visited Planet X to rescue their secretary Constance Goodheart, who had been kidnapped by Chaotica as an enticement for Queen Arachnia to meet him.

These events were described in The Adventures of Captain Proton, Chapter 18: The Bride of Chaotica.

When simulated on USS Voyager's holodeck in 2375, Planet X was experienced as a real place by visiting photonic aliens. Chaotica considered them to be invaders from what he called the fifth dimension, and killed several of them with his death ray. (VOY episode: "Bride of Chaotica!")

Chaotica kidnapped Goodheart again on Mars, and escaped with a mind control ray. Proton and Kincaid quickly returned to Planet X. Because a lightning shield defended the Fortress of Doom, Proton landed his rocket ship some distance away from the facility. Chaotica had improved cave defenses, this time having them guarded by Lizard People. (VOY - Star Trek: Explorer short story: "Kill Captain Proton!")

Tom Paris, who enjoyed recreating Captain Proton stories on the holodeck aboard Voyager, said in 2377 that he no longer participated in the pastime, which included rescuing slave girls on Planet X, after his marriage to B'Elanna Torres. (VOY episode: "Body and Soul")

In this instance, Paris was citing a later portion of The Adventures of Captain Proton serial that had also been mentioned by Paris and Harry Kim in "Bride of Chaotica!" in which the duo would rescue the slave girls after defeating Chaotica. In this instance, however, he pronounced the world "Planet Ten" instead of "Planet X".

Residents

• Chaotica
• Lizard People guards
• Lonzak
• Satan's Robot

Appendices

Background

• The name "Planet X" may be an homage to the world fought over by Duck Dodgers and Marvin the Martian in the 1953 Warner Brothers cartoon Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century. It may also be a reference to the 10th planet of the Sol system.
• "Planet X" exists in the lore of many 20th century serialized science fiction adventure series. Buck Rogers visited Planet X in two comic strips: 1930's "Fish Men of Planet X" and 1943's "The Monkeymen of Planet X". Flash Gordon explored Planet X in Episode 24 of the 1954 Flash Gordon TV series. The Space Patrol crew faced "The Mystery of Planet X" and "The Trap on Planet X" in two 1953 episodes. Even the pulp book series Tom Swift had a connection, in Tom Swift and The Visitor from Planet X.

Appearances

• VOY episode: "Bride of Chaotica!"
• VOY - Star Trek: Explorer short story: "Kill Captain Proton!"

References

• VOY episode: "Body and Soul"
• VOY - Captain Proton: Defender of the Earth novella: The Adventures of Captain Proton, Chapter Two: Death of the Patrol
• ST reference: The Star Trek Encyclopedia, 4th edition

External links

• Planet X (planet) article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
• Planet X story summary at Fandom's Duck Dodgers Wiki.