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The Crew
The main characters of the show. They've been waiting on the nameless planet for more orders from mission control for some time. The Crew As A Whole
- Badass Crew: Of course.
- Birthday Buddies: This is actually invoked when children are born, they are set up in a crew where everyone shares a birthday as they feel it helps them get along better.
- Bold Explorer: This is what they did in their heyday. They still get up to it on occasion whenever the need arises.
- Reassigned to Antarctica: The REAL reason they're on the nameless planet is because they've been unofficially retired.
- True Companions: Actually something of an aversion. Captain Star's crew are certainly a Badass Crew but their interactions with each other don't seem to indicate that they are actually friends as they routinely get on each other's nerves.
Captain Jim Star
Captain of the starship "Boiling Hell" under orders from mission control to explore the universe and sell merchandise to any inhabitants that he finds on his journeys. Groomed from birth to be a starship captain, during his youth he has proven to be a prodigy at flying starships and earned his first ship as a child. Later on he would gain his fame as captain of the ship the "Boiling Hell" and discover 1498 planets over his entire career. Currently he was ordered to land on the nameless planet on the ragged edge of the universe and await further orders. Though unbeknownst to him and his crew they have essentially been retired by mission control.
- The Ace: He's not the greatest hero ever to live for nothing. He's brilliant at basically everything he does.
- The Captain: Of course.
- Celibate Hero: For all that he's a parody of Captain Jim Kirk, he has absolutely zero interest in romance.
- Heroic Willpower: Like Kirk, Star's indomitable will grants him total resistance to mind control. He appears totally immune to the hypnotic powers of the Zooties, and unlike the rest of his crew, is successfully able to leave the stage at the end of the universe because he can leave the audience wanting more.
- Hidden Depths: It's hinted at times that he knows there's no next mission for him, and he simply keeps a positive attitude so as not to bring down the rest of his crew.
- 100% Heroism Rating: The guy is adored by the entire universe, his birthday is a universal holiday, and there's a TV show that chronicles his life.
- The Kirk: Holds Kirk's position in the crew as well.
- The Leader: He IS the captain.
- Noodle Incident: Star's rescue of the 29 captains is often mentioned but the actual events leading up to it are never elaborated on. Only that somehow a giant slime monster managed to consume 29 starship captains.
- Oblivious to Love: Though it could have something to do with his celibacy, he doesn't seem to notice Scarlett's rather obvious crush on him.
- Pet the Dog: In the episode Galaxy of Stars a young boy is one of the few people to truly believe he is Captain Star when he is kidnapped and later on the boy is essential in getting the crew to find Star among a crowd of Captain Star lookalikes. After the incident is over he rewards the boy by giving him his captain's badge and a ride on his starship.
- Real Men Wear Pink: Despite being overly masculine and proud he doesn't appear to have a problem wearing women's clothes (even if it was an accident). Not only that but he believes that men should be able to cry.
- Serious Business: His tomatoes. He gets angrier at one being bitten than he does at any villain in the series. In fact he often treats them better than his own crew.
- Ship Tease: In "No Future", despite being a Celibate Hero he still shares a couple of "moments" with Scarlett, claiming to understand her better after having worn her lingerie.
- Stellar Name
- The Storyteller: He absolutely loves reminiscing and telling stories of his old adventures and keeps a diary to record them. One of the few things that he loves is telling people about his rescue of the 29 captains which appears to be his personal favorite.
- Took a Level in Kindness: Initially he appears to be arrogant and dogmatic in following mission control he does mellow out over the series. When navigator Black wins a vacation Captain Star at first prevents him from going, but after learning that Black is suffering from depression at not going on his vacation he allows him to go and even gives him a farewell.
- After he discovers Ned Nova is alive he becomes conflicted over following mission control's orders to arrest him and his loyalty to Ned. In the end he decides to let Ned Nova go using a technicality to justify his actions to mission control and his crew.
- Undying Loyalty: Is firm in his belief that Mission Control WILL send his orders.
Science Officer Scarlett
The Science Officer of the crew. She is usually working on some science experiment.
- Arbitrary Skepticism: Like all scientists, Scarlett is an empiricist, but her skepticism (of such things as past lives and a fish mind-reading apparatus) is odd considering how the laws of physics are basically this universe's playthings.
- Expy: Of Agent Dana Scully.
- Improbably High I.Q.: In typical fashion, the number isn't even remotely realistic. The Zooties attempt to flatter her by guessing it is an already-ludicrously high 280, only for her to shut them down by claiming it to be twice that, which would be 560.
- Not So Above It All:
- In "Day of the Zooties", though she's more successful at resisting Zootie mind control than Black and Jones, she does succumb eventually.
- In "The Worm Turns", when having the worms go through the tricks she trained them to do, she got very into cheering them on.
- In "The Edge of the Universe", she gives in to the urge to perform for an audience just as readily as Black and Jones.
- Number Two: Scarlette is the ship's First Officer as well as the Science Officer.
- Only Sane Woman: Generally. When she isn't, she's Not So Above It All instead.
- Only One Name: She is addressed by no name other than Scarlett.
- Ship Tease: Her interactions with Captain Star in "No Future" show her to have carried an unspoken torch for him, which she chooses to act on only in the face of imminent death.
- The Spock: Is a science officer like him.
Navigator Black
The navigator of the crew (of course). On the nameless planet, he runs a cafe where he's known for his halibut surprise. He also REALLY likes fish.
- A Day in the Limelight: "The Collector" and "The Edge of the Universe" focus heavily on Black.
- Bunny-Ears Lawyer: Despite his tendency to mix up left and right, if he has time to properly plan out a course or is well motivated he proves himself to be one of the best navigators within Mission Control's fleet. Not only that but he quite literally wrote the book on star ship navigating, the book the "A to Z of Space" contains his records on planets they discovered and how to get there. From his own account all Navigator Black had to work with was a few old maps.
- Black's fish fixation while certainly odd has allowed him to create a sustainable breeding stock of consumable fish on a barren planet, which proves to be one of the few sources of food that the crew has available to them.
- Cloud Cuckoo Lander: His obsession with his fish draws comment even from the other crew members.
- Drama Queen: Whenever there's a problem, you can count on Black to wail and despair about it. You'd think decades of adventuring might have desensitized him, but apparently not.
- One-Note Cook: The only dish he appears capable of making is Halibut Surprise, however this appears to only be a running joke that everyone exclusively orders as he is later seen experimenting with other dishes and sauces. Black is also capable of making tea and biscuits.
- Split at Birth: Apparently Black has a twin that was born a minute after midnight, and thus was separated from him.
Atomic Engine Stoker "Limbs" Jones
The stoker of the crew. He has nine heads and six arms as a result of his line of work.
- A Day in the Limelight: Episodes which focused heavily on Jones included "The Worm Turns", "Nine Heads are Better Than One", and "Waiting for Sputnik".
- Body Horror: He has nine heads and six arms, which he gained from walking into the furnace with a sun.
- Chronic Pet Killer: He's had hundreds of pets, all named Sputnick. Almost all of them are dead. The only known exception is the dog who ran away in "Nine Heads Are Better Than One".
- Designated Victim: Whenever the show wants to establish a villain, expect them to take it out on Jones in some way.
- Genius Ditz: Jones is an extremely clever engineer and inventor. Otherwise, he seems to only have one brain to share between all nine of his heads.
- Multi-Armed and Dangerous: More the former than the latter.
- Multiple Head Case: Nine heads.
Jim-Bob-Bob
A three-headed robot with a washing machine in its torso.
- Multi-Armed and Dangerous: Like Jones, Jim-Bob-Bob has six arms.
- Multiple Head Case: Has three heads.
Villains
Bloater
Debuted in: "The Atomic Alarm Clock"
A huge fan of Captain Star's who came to help him find his lost ship. He's the one who really stole it and redecorated it. His plan was to send Star and his crew on a wild goose chase to run out the clock until the missile that would destroy Mission Control was fired.- Accidental Misnaming: Captain Star frequently botches his name, much to Bloater's frustration.
- Cool and Unusual Punishment: Sent off to the Stamp-Licking Colonies upon his defeat.
- Loony Fan: Of Captain Star. It says something that in a universe where everyone idolizes Star, Bloater still goes way beyond the line.
- Politically Incorrect Villain: For no real reason, he refers to Jones as a "nine-headed freak", starting a tradition of each episode's villain disparaging Jones's multi-headed status in some way.
The Collector
Debuted in: "The Collector"
Real name Jasper Quilt. A collector of strange creatures who came to the nameless planet to help Black when one of his fish was in poor health. Captain Star felt he was very untrustworthy.- Abhorrent Admirer: The only character to express an interest in Scarlett, and she is not impressed.
- Cool and Unusual Punishment: Along with Bloater, the only other villain sent off to the Stamp-Licking Colonies.
- Politically Incorrect Villain: Clearly thinks of Jones as a specimen as opposed to a person, calling him a "nine-head" and wanting to add him to his collection.
- You Are What You Hate: For someone who takes great fascination in collecting creatures with extra heads, it's odd that nobody remarks on his three eyes.
"Friendly" Jones
Debuted in: "Nine Heads Are Better Than One"
A six-armed person who was sent to act as a friend to Jones when he was feeling lonely. He soon began to try and take over Jones' position in Captain Star's crew.- Blatant Lies: When the ship's cinema began to fill up with gas-filled water, he tried to make excuses that it was for a party he planned.
- False Friend: He was sent to the nameless planet to be a friend to Jones, but soon began to try and replace him in the crew.
- Politically Incorrect Villain: Odd for a man with an unusual number of arms, but it's clear he thinks less of Jones for having nine heads.
The Zooties
Debuted in: "Day Of The Zooties"
A race of carpet-like mind-controlling aliens that hypnotize people into constantly shampooing them.- Explosive Breeder: If the scene where Scarlett isolated two strands of the carpet is any indication, this is how they manage to cover an entire room in seconds.
- Mind Control: They enslave the minds of anyone who brings them into their homes and forces them to constantly nourish them with shampoo.
- The Worm That Walks: The strands of each carpet is a single sentient zootie.
The Jelloid
Debuted in: "A Galaxy Of Stars"
A giant sentient jelly-like alien who abducted Captain Star for the purpose of entering him into a Captain Star lookalike contest at a convention.- Blob Monster
- Voluntary Shapeshifting: When first meeting Captain Star, he talks to him through some of his own body molded into Captain Star's head.
Other characters
Ned Nova
Debuted in: "Ned Nova"
A former Spaceship Captain, and the man whom Captain Star apprenticed under back when he was a boy. He disappeared years ago into a black hole after he went rogue so he wouldn't have to retire, and was discovered to still be alive in the belly of a giant space worm.- Alliterative Name: Ned Nova.
- Implausible Deniability: This is how Star convinces himself (and Ned) that there's no way he can be the real Ned Nova. Ned Nova should be 115 space years older at this point, so the man Ned Nova is now could not possibly be him. Star did this so he wouldn't have to take him back to Mission Control for retirement.
- Inciting Incident: Him running away from Mission Control in his space ship to escape from his enforced retirement is this. After that, instead of just retiring spaceship captains who still want to go on exploring the universe, they are now marooned at the edge of the universe as unofficial retirement.
- Stellar Name
Postie The Postman
A mail carrier who sometimes comes to the nameless planet to drop off mail.
Kenneth Shed
Debuted in: "Nine Heads Are Better Than One"
The actor who plays Captain Star on "Star Of Space". He usually portrays him as very rugged and hyper-competent.- Green-Eyed Monster: He's actually pretty jealous of the fact that Captain Star is the only person in the whole universe more famous than him.
