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Rigel VII was the inhabited seventh planet of the Rigel system. This system was located in the Kandari sector, a region of space in the Alpha Quadrant. The planet had one moon and was the homeworld of the Kalar, a pre-warp capable humanoid species. (TOS: "The Cage"; Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, production art; TNG: "Conspiracy" display graphic)

History

In 2254, a landing party from the starship USS Enterprise, led by Captain Christopher Pike, visited Rigel VII. While inside an apparently abandoned Kalar fortress, Pike and crew were attacked by the native Kalar warriors. Three crew members, including Pike's personal yeoman, were killed. Seven more were injured (including Spock, Navigator Tyler and a ship's geologist); some of these were so severely wounded that they required treatment at the Vega colony. Pike later regretted his decision to enter the fortress, stating that "the swords and the armor" should have alerted him to the possibility of a trap. (TOS: "The Cage", "The Menagerie, Part I", "The Menagerie, Part II")

There was a song called "Moon over Rigel VII". Captain Kirk proposed singing it around a campfire while taking shore leave at Yosemite National Park on Earth with Captain Spock and Doctor McCoy in 2287. (Star Trek V: The Final Frontier)

During the 2360s, Kobliad fugitive Rao Vantika used a subspace shunt to access and purge everything in the active memory of computer systems on Rigel VII. He later attempted the same on Deep Space 9 in 2369. (DS9: "The Passenger")

A view of the surface of Rigel VII was depicted on several viewscreens on Deep Space 9's Promenade and replimat, (DS9: "The Muse") advertising a visit to the "spectacular castles of Rigel VII". (DS9: "What You Leave Behind")

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Appendices

Background information

The location of Rigel identified in the "The Explored Galaxy" star chart placed it between the Tholian Assembly and Romulus. Both were identified in DS9: "Call to Arms" as being located in the Alpha Quadrant.

According to Star Trek: Star Charts (Pgs. 36, 54, 59, 60), Rigel VII was a quarantined planet. The planet was an M-class world. The planet was not unified under a uniglobal government and was non-aligned. Its status was pending the development of warp drive. The dominant species was the Kalar. There was a conjectural count of 725,000 Kalar in 2370. First contact with this world was made by the Enterprise in 2254.

In the story outline for "The Cage" (as reprinted in The Making of Star Trek, pp. 47-65), this planet's name was given as Endrex II. (The Making of Star Trek, p. 51) Analysis of the script for "The Cage" indicates that the planet's name was then changed to Rigel 113. Before it finally became Rigel VII, Harvey P. Lynn – a physicist from the RAND Corporation who served as an unofficial adviser on both "The Cage" and, later, the first season of Star Trek: The Original Series – suggested to Gene Roddenberry that he consider changing Rigel 113 to Vega 113, due to Rigel being "mighty far away." (The Making of Star Trek, p. 95)

In the second revised final draft script of "The Cage", it is notated that the Rigel fortress "suggests a medieval civilization, but carrying strange symbols and odd décor which suggests things quite alien from Earth." The script similarly describes the fortress' courtyard; "The feeling here is as outside, a feudal-level civilization but with its weapons and architecture somewhat different from Earth."

In "The Cage" and "The Menagerie, Part II", the surface of Rigel VII, including the exterior of the Rigel fortress, was depicted with a matte painting that was created by Albert Whitlock. The Rigel fortress' exterior also involved live-action footage that was filmed on the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer backlot and the fortress' interior was a set. ("The Menagerie, Part II" text commentary, TOS Season 1 DVD) The matte painting used to depict Rigel VII was re-used, unaltered, for Holberg 917G in the original version of TOS: "Requiem for Methuselah" (though it was replaced by a new CG matte painting for that episode's remastered version).

Apocrypha

In the short story version of "The Cage" (titled "The Menagerie" and published in Star Trek 4), this planet was Rigel VIII.

According to the comics series Star Trek: Early Voyages, the building was named the Zemtar fortress, and the Kalar warriors attacked because of their reluctance to see their homeworld join the peaceful Federation.

In Decipher's Star Trek Roleplaying Game, the green Orion race was from Rigel VII.

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-'''Rigel VII''' was the [[seventh planets|seventh]] [[planet]] in the [[Rigel system|Rigel]] planetary [[star system|system]]. The system, located within the [[Kandari sector]], was in the [[Alpha Quadrant]]. This [[inhabited planets|inhabited]] world had an [[atmosphere]] capable of supporting [[humanoid]] life-forms. The planet had one [[moon]]. It was the [[homeworld]] for a pre-[[warp drive|warp capable]] [[humanoid]] [[species]], the [[Kalar]]. The [[Vega colony]] was located near this planet. ({{TOS|The Cage|The Menagerie, Part I}})
+'''Rigel VII''' was the [[inhabited planets|inhabited]] [[seventh planets|seventh]] [[planet]] of the [[Rigel system]]. This system was located in the [[Kandari sector]], a region of [[space]] in the [[Alpha Quadrant]]. The planet had one moon and was the [[homeworld]] of the [[Kalar]], a pre-[[warp drive|warp capable]] [[humanoid]] [[species]].  ({{TOS|The Cage}}; {{film|6}}, ''production art''; {{TNG|Conspiracy}} ''[[:File:USS Aleo.jpg|display graphic]]'')
+==History==
-In [[2254]], a [[landing party]] from the [[starship]] {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}}, led by [[Captain]] [[Christopher Pike]], visited Rigel VII. While inside an apparently abandoned fortress, Pike and crew were attacked by the native Kalar warriors. Three crew members, including Pike's [[Unnamed USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) personnel#Pike's yeoman|personal yeoman]], were killed. Seven more were injured (including [[Spock]], [[Navigator]] [[José Tyler|Tyler]] and a ship's [[geologist]]); some of these were so severely wounded that they required treatment at the [[Vega colony]]. Pike later regretted his decision to enter the fortress, stating that "the swords and the armor" should have alerted him to the possibility of a trap. ({{TOS|The Cage|The Menagerie, Part I|The Menagerie, Part II}})
+In [[2254]], a [[landing party]] from the [[starship]] {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}}, led by [[Captain]] [[Christopher Pike]], visited Rigel VII. While inside an apparently abandoned Kalar fortress, Pike and crew were attacked by the native Kalar warriors. Three crew members, including Pike's [[Unnamed USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) personnel#Pike's yeoman|personal yeoman]], were killed. Seven more were injured (including [[Spock]], [[Navigator]] [[José Tyler|Tyler]] and a ship's [[geologist]]); some of these were so severely wounded that they required treatment at the [[Vega colony]]. Pike later regretted his decision to enter the fortress, stating that "the swords and the armor" should have alerted him to the possibility of a trap. ({{TOS|The Cage|The Menagerie, Part I|The Menagerie, Part II}})
-There was a [[Music|song]] called "''[[Moon over Rigel VII]]''," apparently inspired by a large, natural satellite orbiting the planet. Captain [[James T. Kirk|Kirk]] proposed singing it around a [[campfire]] while taking [[shore leave]] at [[Yosemite National Park]] on [[Earth]] with Captain [[Spock]] and Doctor [[Leonard McCoy|McCoy]] in [[2287]]. ({{film|5}})
+There was a [[Music|song]] called "''[[Moon over Rigel VII]]''". Captain [[James T. Kirk|Kirk]] proposed singing it around a [[campfire]] while taking [[shore leave]] at [[Yosemite National Park]] on [[Earth]] with Captain [[Spock]] and Doctor [[Leonard McCoy|McCoy]] in [[2287]]. ({{film|5}})
 During the [[2360]]s, [[Kobliad]] fugitive [[Rao Vantika]] used a [[subspace shunt]] to access and purge everything in the active memory of computer systems on Rigel VII. He later attempted the same on [[Deep Space 9]] in [[2369]]. ({{DS9|The Passenger}})
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 <gallery>
-File:Star-chart alpha-beta quadrant.jpg|The location of Rigel in "The Explored Galaxy" wall chart
+File:The Explored Galaxy.jpg|The location of Rigel in "The Explored Galaxy" wall chart
 File:Pollux IV, Vega, Jouret IV, Rigel, Organia.jpg|The Rigel system in relation to [[Pollux IV]], [[Jouret IV]], [[Vega]], and [[Organia]]
-File:Kalar.jpg|The Kalar
+File:Kalar.jpg|A Kalar
 </gallery>
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 ==Appendices==
 ===Background information===
+The location of Rigel identified in the "The Explored Galaxy" star chart placed it between the [[Tholian Assembly]] and [[Romulus]]. Both were identified in {{DS9|Call to Arms}} as being located in the Alpha Quadrant.
-In the episode {{e|Conspiracy}}, a mission order for the {{USS|Aleo}} named the sector in which Andor and Rigel were located; however, the name was illegible. The location of Andor/[[Andoria]] in the [[Alpha Quadrant]] was depicted on a tactical map in {{e|Tears of the Prophets}}.
+According to ''[[Star Trek: Star Charts]]'' (Pgs. 36, 54, 59, 60), Rigel VII was a quarantined planet. The planet was an [[Star Trek: Star Charts#Planetary classification|M-class]] world. The planet was not unified under a uniglobal government and was non-aligned. Its status was pending the development of warp drive. The dominant species was the Kalar. There was a conjectural count of 725,000 Kalar in [[2370]]. First contact with this world was made by the ''Enterprise'' in 2254.
-=====Behind the Scenes=====
-In the story outline for "The Cage" (as reprinted in ''[[The Making of Star Trek]]'', pp. 47-65), this planet's name was given as Endrex II. (''The Making of Star Trek'', p. 51) Analysis of the script for "The Cage" indicates that the planet's name was then changed to Rigel 113. Before it finally became Rigel VII, [[Harvey P. Lynn]] &ndash; a [[physicist]] from the [[RAND Corporation]] who served as an unofficial adviser on both "The Cage" and, later, the [[TOS Season 1|first season]] of ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series]]'' &ndash; suggested to [[Gene Roddenberry]] that he consider changing Rigel 113 to Vega 113, due to Rigel being "mighty far away." (''The Making of Star Trek'', p. 95)
+In the story outline for "The Cage" (as reprinted in ''[[The Making of Star Trek]]'', pp. 47-65), this planet's name was given as Endrex II. (''The Making of Star Trek'', p. 51) Analysis of the script for "The Cage" indicates that the planet's name was then changed to Rigel 113. Before it finally became Rigel VII, [[Harvey P. Lynn]] &ndash; a [[physicist]] from the RAND Corporation who served as an unofficial adviser on both "The Cage" and, later, the [[TOS Season 1|first season]] of ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series]]'' &ndash; suggested to [[Gene Roddenberry]] that he consider changing Rigel 113 to Vega 113, due to Rigel being "mighty far away." (''The Making of Star Trek'', p. 95)
 In the second revised final draft script of "The Cage", it is notated that the Rigel fortress "''suggests a medieval civilization, but carrying strange symbols and odd décor which suggests things quite alien from Earth.''" The script similarly describes the fortress' courtyard; "''The feeling here is as outside, a feudal-level civilization but with its weapons and architecture somewhat different from Earth.''"
 In "The Cage" and "The Menagerie, Part II", the surface of Rigel VII, including the exterior of the Rigel fortress, was depicted with a [[matte painting]] that was created by [[Albert Whitlock]]. The Rigel fortress' exterior also involved live-action footage that was filmed on the [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]] backlot and the fortress' interior was a set. ("The Menagerie, Part II" [[text commentary]], [[TOS Season 1 DVD]]) The matte painting used to depict Rigel VII was re-used, unaltered, for [[Holberg 917G]] in the original version of {{TOS|Requiem for Methuselah}} (though it was replaced by a new [[CGI|CG]] matte painting for that episode's [[Star Trek: The Original Series#remastered|remastered]] version).
-===="The Explored Galaxy"====
-This chart was first seen, chronologically, in [[2293]]. ({{film|6}}) This star chart was also seen in several ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' and ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' episodes set in the [[24th century]], from the year [[2364]] to [[2370]]. These were: {{TNG|Conspiracy|The Measure Of A Man|The Emissary|The Mind's Eye|The Game}} and {{DS9|In the Hands of the Prophets|Cardassians}}.
-====''[[Star Trek: Star Charts]]''====
-Rigel VII was a quarantined planet. This planet was a [[Star Trek: Star Charts#Planetary classification|M-class]] world. The planet was not unified under a uniglobal government and was non-aligned. Its status was pending the development of warp drive. The dominant species was the Kalar. There was a conjectural count of 725,000 Kalar in [[2370]]. First contact with this world was made by the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} in 2254. (Pgs. 36, 54, 59, 60)
 ===Apocrypha===
-In the short story version of "The Cage" (titled "The Menagerie" and published in ''[[Star Trek 4]]''), this planet's name was Rigel VIII.
+In the short story version of "The Cage" (titled "The Menagerie" and published in ''[[Star Trek 4]]''), this planet was Rigel VIII.
-According to the [[comics]] series ''[[Star Trek: Early Voyages]]'', the building was named the Zemtar fortress, and the ''Kalar'' warriors attacked because of their reluctance to see their homeworld join the peaceful [[Federation]]. None of these facts were derived from any actual production information, however; they were instead devised solely for the non-[[canon]] comic.
+According to the [[comics]] series ''[[Star Trek: Early Voyages]]'', the building was named the Zemtar fortress, and the ''Kalar'' warriors attacked because of their reluctance to see their homeworld join the peaceful [[Federation]].
 In [[Decipher]]'s ''[[Star Trek Roleplaying Game (Decipher)|Star Trek Roleplaying Game]]'', the green [[Orion]] race was from Rigel VII.
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