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This page features the Rigellians. You may also be looking for the species known as the Rigelians.

The Rigellians were a sentient species known to the Federation by the late-23rd century. (Star Trek: The Motion Picture)

Appendices

Background

The Rigellians were designed by Fred Phillips and Robert Fletcher for The Motion Picture.

In an interview appearing in the March 1980 edition of Fantastic Films, entitled, "The Star Trek Costumes", Fletcher revealed information about the Rigellians and the design of their costumes:

"This is the Rigellian Lord. They are a race of spacegoing turtles who no longer have shells to support their bodies. The material in his costume is a knit. The draping and coloration of the armor plating makes him a very elegant fellow. The armor plating was sculpted in the studio craft shop and is really fiberglass that has been chrome plated.
The Rigellian Lord is a very tall creature and his attendant is a smaller creature but physically the same. His costume is very similar to the first Regellian but a little less regal in appearance. The standard he is carrying was done by Tom and Maggie Browne and it's a carving representing his master's household crest and position in the community. The first Rigellian is not really the master. You see, the large turtles are the egg carriers and the smaller ones are the real power in the community. I guess you would call the Lord a figurehead."

When Mego produced a 3¾" Saurian action figure for its second series in 1980, the company inadvertently called it a "Rigellian". [1]

In an article appearing in the January 2002 edition of Star Trek: The Magazine Volume 2, Issue 9, entitled "Who is that Alien?", the following information about the Rigellians, which included information taken from Fletcher's original background notes, added:

"Believe it or not, the Rigellians were supposedly descended from a race of saber-toothed turtles. They only had one gender and reproduced by laying eggs. Their armor was principally ceremonial, and the real power lay with their attendants who gave them food."

Apocrypha

In the novel Taking Wing, these Rigellians were called "Chelon," or "Rigellian Chelon." The term is also used in Tower of Babel and the Star Trek: Vanguard series for the species' name.

In the Last Unicorn Games and Decipher role-playing games, they are called "Chelarians" and hail from Rigel III (Chelar).

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-:''This page features the '''Rigellians'''. You may also be looking for the the [[vulcanoid]] species known as the [[Rigelian]]s.''
+:''This page features the '''Rigellians'''. You may also be looking for the species known as the [[Rigelian]]s.''
+The '''Rigellians''' were a [[sentience|sentient]] [[species]] known to the [[Federation]] by the late-[[23rd century]]. ({{film|1}})
+==Appendices==
-[[Image:rigellians.jpg|thumb|Two members of the [[reptile|reptilian]] '''Rigellian''' species]]
+===Background===
-The '''Rigellians''' are descended from a [[Races and cultures|race]] of saber-[[tooth]]ed [[turtle]]s who have outgrown their shells and are forced to manufacture new shells to support their bodies.
+[[File:Rigellians.jpg|thumb|Rigellian Lord (right) and attendant (left).]]
-Other than support, their armor is principally ceremonial, and the real power lies with their attendants who supply them [[food]]. They only have one [[sex|gender]] and reproduce by laying [[egg]]s.  The Rigellians were native to [[Rigel IV]], a members of the [[United Federation of Planets]].
+The Rigellians were designed by [[Fred Phillips]] and [[Robert Fletcher]] for ''The Motion Picture''.
+In an interview appearing in the {{m|March|1980}} edition of ''[[Fantastic Films]]'', entitled, "The Star Trek Costumes", Fletcher revealed information about the Rigellians and the design of their costumes:
-:''This information was never on screen, but comes from backstage notes created by [[Fred Phillips]] and [[Robert Fletcher]] for [[Star Trek: The Motion Picture]]. In the noncanonical novels published by [[Pocket Books]], these Rigellians are presumed to come from the same [[solar system]] as the species referred to by Memory Alpha as the [[Rigelian|Rigelians]]; their specific species name is Chelon, or Rigellian Chelon. Needless to say, the Rigel system is considered in the novels to be a very crowded and bustling population center, given its (at least) two native species.''
-[[Category:Species]]
+<blockquote>
-It seems this species is also known for their [[Rigellian phaser rifle|phaser rifles]]. ([[TNG]]: "[[The Vengeance Factor]]")
+"This is the Rigellian Lord. They are a race of spacegoing turtles who no longer have shells to support their bodies. The material in his costume is a knit. The draping and coloration of the armor plating makes him a very elegant fellow. The armor plating was sculpted in the studio craft shop and is really fiberglass that has been chrome plated.
+The Rigellian Lord is a very tall creature and his attendant is a smaller creature but physically the same. His costume is very similar to the first Regellian but a little less regal in appearance. The {{w|heraldic flag|standard}} he is carrying was done by [[Tom Browne|Tom]] and [[Maggie Browne]] and it's a carving representing his master's household crest and position in the community. The first Rigellian is not really the master. You see, the large turtles are the egg carriers and the smaller ones are the real power in the community. I guess you would call the Lord a figurehead."
+</blockquote>
+When [[Mego]] produced a 3&frac34;" [[Saurian (species)|Saurian]] action figure for its second series in {{y|1980}}, the company inadvertently called it a "Rigellian". [http://www.toymania.com/334archives/trek/rigellian.htm]
+In an article appearing in the {{m|January|2002}} edition of ''[[Star Trek: The Magazine Volume 2, Issue 9]]'', entitled "Who is that Alien?", the following information about the Rigellians, which included information taken from Fletcher's original background notes, added:
+:"''Believe it or not, the Rigellians were supposedly descended from a race of saber-toothed turtles. They only had one gender and reproduced by laying eggs. Their armor was principally ceremonial, and the real power lay with their attendants who gave them food.''"
+===Apocrypha===
+In the [[novels|novel]] ''[[Taking Wing]]'', these Rigellians were called "Chelon," or "Rigellian Chelon." The term is also used in ''[[Tower of Babel]]'' and the ''[[Star Trek: Vanguard]]'' series for the species' name.
+In the [[Last Unicorn Games]] and [[Decipher]] [[games|role-playing games]], they are called "Chelarians" and hail from Rigel III (Chelar).
+=== External link ===
+* {{NCwiki|Chelon}}
+[[ja:ライジェリアン（Rigellian）]]
+[[Category:Species]]