- For information on Jupiter in the original Space Battleship Yamato and Space Battleship Yamato 2, see Jupiter (OS).
Jupiter is a gas giant, the fifth and largest planet in Earth's solar system. In the Garmillas language, the planet is called Zupist.[1]
History[]
The thick, inhospitable atmosphere of Jupiter was used by the Great Garmillas Empire as the hiding place for one of their floating continents, a massive supply base supporting the empire's attempts to transform the environment of Earth. During the first warp flight of the battleship Yamato in early 2199, the crew failed to account for an unknown object along their trajectory, and the ship was thrown off course toward Jupiter's intense gravity well. The vessel descended out of control into the upper atmosphere and discovered the floating continent. Yamato destroyed it with its wave motion gun, leaving a black scar that rippled Mokuseiacross the surface of the planet.[1]
In late 2202, new Andromeda class and Dreadnought class warships of the United Nations Cosmo Navy conducted a weapons exercise in orbit of Jupiter, launching fighters and using shock cannons to fire at nearby space debris.[3]
Notes[]
- The opening credits of Space Battleship Yamato 2199 feature one of Jupiter's moons, Europa, although it does not appear in any episode.
External Link[]
- Jupiter on Wikipedia
References[]
Japanese language information[]
木星 Mokusei