Star names in popular culture

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In popular culture and works of fiction, the names of stars are frequently reapplied to people, places, or things that have little or nothing to do with the stars themselves.

Real ships and boats are sometimes named after stars.

1 List by name
2 See also

[edit] List by name

[edit] Multiple uses

Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean, computer role-playing game by Nintendo. Several locations are named for stars.
Final Fantasy XII video game. Aldebaran, Altair, Arcturus, Betelgeuse, Capella, Fomalhaut, Sirius and Vega are guns.
Saint Seiya, anime television series and manga by Masami Kurumada. Certain characters wear armor named for stars.
Ben-Hur, novel and films. Altair, Antares, Aldebaran and Rigel are horses.
Names for the US servers of the GCN version of Phantasy Star Online included Altair, Antares, Deneb, and Vega.

[edit] Achernar

Myst, computer game series. Achenar (sic) is a character. His brother Sirrus is named for Sirius.
Second Life, "virtual world". Contains a "sim" (area of land) called Achernar.
Myth War Online, online role-playing game. Achernar is a server for the game.

[edit] Aldebaran

Saint Seiya, anime television series and manga by Masami Kurumada. Aldebaran is the name of the Taurus Gold Saint who guards the Taurus temple at Athena's Sanctuary where the twelve houses of the Zodiac lay ground. Aldebaran is Brazilian and is the tallest and one of the strongest and wisest warriors in the sanctuary.
Ragnarok Online, online role-playing game. Al de Baran is a city.

[edit] Betelgeuse

Beetlejuice (1988), film. Betelgeuse is the main character.

[edit] Deneb

Ogre Battle, video game series. Deneb is a witch from Zenobia. She is a magical alchemist of sorts, using her arcane knowledge and power to create the demihuman race of Pumpkinheads. She has the distinction of being the only character to appear in every Ogre Battle title to date. She is one of many characters in the game who is named for a star.

[edit] Fomalhaut

Black Heaven, anime. Formalhaut is the commander of the space army.
Thunder Force IV, computer game. Fomalhaut is a boss enemy.
Final Fantasy XII, computer game. Fomalhaut is the most powerful gun type weapon in the game.

[edit] Procyon

Uller Uprising, novel by H. Beam Piper. Procyon is a contragravity warship equipped with rockets and autocannon of 40mm and 90mm calibers. It is instrumental in crushing the 'Geek Rebellion' of native, anti-human Ullerans.
Zybex, computer game. Procyon is a level.
Hybrid Heaven, computer game by Nintendo. Procyon is a creature the main character must fight.