Farscape character
Dominar Rygel XVI
Title	Dominar
Homeworld	Hyneria
Race	Hynerian
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Moya's crew
Portrayer	Jonathan Hardy

Dominar Rygel XVI (called simply Rygel) is a fictional character and one of two regular puppet characters on the television science fiction series Farscape. Rygel is operated by John Eccleston, Sean Masterson, Tim Mieville, Matt McCoy, Mario Halouvas and Fiona Gentle. His voice is provided by Jonathan Hardy. Farscape (1999 - 2003) is an Australian produced science fiction television series operated by the Jim Henson Company and Hallmark Entertainment, featuring a present-day American astronaut who accidentally travels through a wormhole to a distant part of the galaxy. ... Image File history File links Dominar_Rygel_XVI.jpg Dominar Rygel XVI on Farscape This image is a screenshot from a copyrighted film, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by the studio which produced the film, and possibly also by any actors appearing in the screenshot. ... Hyneria lindae was a prehistoric predatory lobe-finned fish that lived during the Devonian period. ... Hynerians are a race of aliens from the television science fiction series Farscape. ... Jonathan Hardy is a New Zealand- born actor, writer and director. ... A fictional character is any person who appears in a work of fiction. ... Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... Farscape (1999 - 2003) is an Australian produced science fiction television series operated by the Jim Henson Company and Hallmark Entertainment, featuring a present-day American astronaut who accidentally travels through a wormhole to a distant part of the galaxy. ... Jonathan Hardy is a New Zealand- born actor, writer and director. ...

Standing all of 26 inches tall -- when he deigned to stand at all -- Rygel XVI was once the royal sovereign of more than 600 billion loyal (or so he claimed) subjects, the ruler of the Hynerian Empire. Unfortunately for him, none of them were with him in the Uncharted Territories. Over 130 cycles ago, Rygel's cousin Bishan overthrew him and seized the throne. Rygel never discussed the political causes for the coup, though he intended to avenge himself as soon as he got the chance. Bishan turned the dethroned Dominar over to the Peacekeepers, who held him prisoner for more than 130 cycles. Rygel initially spent his confinement aboard the Peacekeeper Command Carrier Zelbinion, where he was regularly tortured and humiliated by the ship's captain, Selto Durka. He survived, but grew to hate Durka and Peacekeepers in general because of it. Peacekeeping is a way to help countries torn by conflict create conditions for sustainable peace. ... The Zelbinion is the name of a Peacekeeper command carrier from the fictional Farscape universe. ... To the left: The obedient, pacifistic mind cleansed version of Durka as he was when he first encountered Moyas cew. ...

He was eventually transferred off the ship, and endured an unknown number of prisons before finally landing onboard Moya. The Leviathan had numerous passages and conduits that only someone of his size could use, and he began to come and go as he liked, secreting food and valuables where the Peacekeepers couldn't find them. His efforts eventually paid off when he became the guiding force behind Moya's escape from Peacekeeper servitude: he had obtained the necessary code keys and bribed the guard drones in order to make the prison break possible. Of course, if Rygel could have freed the ship alone, he might just as easily have left his fellow inmates Ka D'Argo, and Pa'u Zotoh Zhaan, in chains. After the escape Rygel spent his time aboard Moya as the ship's main negotiator, obtaining food and supplies. Moya is a character/spacecraft in the Farscape universe. ... Destruction of Leviathan. 1865 engraving by Gustave Doré. This page is about the biblical creature; for other uses, see Leviathan (disambiguation). ... Ka DArgo (called simply DArgo) is a character in the Farscape universe played by Anthony Simcoe. ... Virginia Hey as Pau Zotoh Zhaan on Farscape. ...

Though Rygel did at times provide valuable services for the crew, he often caused more trouble than he was worth.In one instance, Rygel tried to betray his shipmates to Crais and Scorpius in exchange for resources to return him to Hyneria. He only gave up when he learned that Scorpius planned to kill him anyway. Scorpius (Latin for scorpion, symbol , Unicode ♏) is one of the constellations of the zodiac. ... Hyneria lindae was a prehistoric predatory lobe-finned fish that lived during the Devonian period. ...

Rygel, in short, was greedy, self-absorbed, egotistical and greedy. He made a habit of "procuring" items from his fellow shipmates, eating much more than his fair share and more often than not putting those around him in danger. But there was another side to Rygel. When absolutely necessary he would "bravely" put himself in harm's way for the rest of the crew and then remind them of it constantly afterward. He was instrumental in saving Moya from the Drak. He joined Aeryn, Crais, Stark, and one of the twinned Johns aboard Talyn when the Peacekeeper retrieval squad commanded by Xhalax Sun attacked both Moya and Talyn. While John and the Ancient Jack, were busy constructing a displacement engine, Rygel held off a small army of Charrids, nearly single-handedly. He even negotiated the safe passage of the crew aboard Scorpius' Command Carrier. Look up stark in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Xhalax Sun is a fictional character from the television series Farscape, played by Linda Cropper. ... In the fictional Farscape universe, Talyn is a Peacekeeper/Leviathan hybrid gunship, a living spaceship that is the progeny of the Leviathan Moya. ...

Since the destruction of the Scorpius' Command Carrier, Rygel has warmed to his role as a member of Moya's crew and has willing sacrificed himself at the expense of his crewmates, allowing Noranti to infect him with near fatal Hynerian disease as a distraction while the crew attempted to rescue Aeryn from the Scarrens. During their most complicated plan to date, Rygel incited the Charrids to attack the Kalish in the Scarren base.

In a personal victory, Rygel was able to exact revenge on his tormentor Durka, who had gained control of the Zenetan Pirates. But Rygel still await his most major of victories. Through the Peacekeepers, he has received reports that the subjects of the Hynerian Empire are unhappy with Bishan's rule, and that the time might soon be ripe for Rygel to reclaim his rightful place on the throne. Until that happens, however, he intends to obtain as much wealth and glory as he can by whatever means possible.

If and when he does return home, one thing is certain: his cousin will rue the day he crossed Dominar Rygel XVI.

Crichton often refers to Rygel as "Sparky" or "Buckwheat." John Crichton In the science fiction television series Farscape, John Robert Crichton, Jr. ... Billie Buckwheat Thomas in the 1935 Our Gang comedy Teachers Beau. ...