Namek

is a planet in a trinary star systemDragon Ball Z episode 53, "Zarbon's Surprise" located at coordinates 9045XY within Universe 7.Dragon Ball Z episode 36, "Picking Up the Pieces" It is the home planet of the Nameless Namekian, and Dende, along with other Namekians.
The planet was destroyed by Frieza on December 24, Age 762. The Namekian people were relocated to New Namek after being refugees on Earth for roughly a year.
==Characteristics==
The planet had a population of about 100 Namekians at the time of the Vegeta Saga in November of Age 762. It is also home to a host of ambient life, such as fish, frogs, slugs and dinosaurs.
Namek has three suns, so it is never nighttime. Despite this, depictions of the planet show there to be a dark side. It is possible that the planet is tidally locked to the star group, resulting in the lack of a day/night cycle, with the Namekians living on the daylight side of the planet. A Namekian year is much shorter than an Earth year, at 130 days long, as shown when the Namekians are reviving the Z Fighters who died fighting Nappa. As measured by Bulma on arrival, the Namekian atmosphere does partly consist of oxygen. The Namekians could use this for their respiration process.
==Biography==
===Universe 7===
Planet Namek once was a beautiful meadow covered by Ajisa and the Namekians developed a civilization capable of interstellar travel. At one point, they discovered a Super Dragon Ball and shaved off pieces to create the Namekian Dragon Balls which the gods permitted them to keep as they only used them amongst themselves and were a peaceful people.
====Climate Shift====
In Age 261, a horrible climate shift wiped out all the Namekians except Guru and a few Super Namekians who were exiled before. One unnamed Namekian, the child of Katas, a gifted child of the Dragon Clan, was sent off to Earth as a child to ensure his survival.Dragon Ball Z episode 54, "Guru's Gift" Guru believed himself to be the last Namek alive until he heard that the son of Katas had made it to Earth safely. Fortunately, he was able to re-populate the planet, since Nameks reproduce asexually, giving birth to 109 Namekians. Guru's children began re-building the planet, especially the lush vegetation that had been destroyed in the storms.
====Invasion of Frieza====
During the Namek Saga, Planet Namek was terrorized by the vile Frieza and his henchmen, Dodoria and Zarbon. The planet was ultimately destroyed by Frieza as a last-ditch effort to kill Goku in their battle during the Frieza Saga, as he was able to survive without oxygen in space. All Namekians killed by Frieza and his henchmen, which did not include the deaths caused by Vegeta, were brought back to life and transported to Earth. The Namekians lived on Earth for roughly 260 days before being resettled on New Namek. Namek's destruction was referenced by Dore of Cooler's Armored Squadron, when wondering why Piccolo was not on his home planet where he belongs before Neiz reminds him of his home planet's fate.Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge, 1991
===Universe 6===
When Team Universe 6 lost in the Tournament of Power, Namek was erased with the rest of Universe 6. It was later restored when the erased universes were restored.
==Landmarks==
*Maima Region: The place where Frieza's Spaceship touched down on Planet Namek. Vegeta and Goku were healed here by medical machines aboard the ship. In the Viz translation, this place is called the Shell Region.
*Moori's village: The village governed by Moori, and Dende's home town. With a total population of 11, it is a village with a comparatively small number of people. All of the villagers were wiped out by for resisting Frieza, except Dende, who was saved by Gohan and Krillin.
*Grand Elder Guru's House: A house is built upon a high rock on Planet Namek. It is where the Namekian Grand Elder lives. Frieza's scouter indicated it as being in Point 8829401 of Planet Namek. Krillin visited here in order to obtain a Namekian Dragon Ball, and he later brought Gohan here in order to have Grand Elder Guru draw out his dormant power. Frieza visited here to get information on the method of summoning Porunga. The house was later destroyed when it fell into the river of lava during the planet's destruction. In Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2, a time rift anomaly forms around it after a Distorted Time Egg is left there by the Evil Namekian Lord Slug. It is also one of several places from Namek that appear inside the Timespace Rift in Dragon Ball Fusions.
*Tsuno's village: The village governed by Tsuno. Its total population was 20 people. The village was destroyed by Vegeta.
*Old temple: A location only in Dragon Ball Z: The Legacy of Goku.
==Fauna==
==Known Residents==
*Katas
*Nameless Namekian
*Dende
*Cargo
*Nail
*Maima
*Moori
*Elder Tsuno
*Tsumuri
*Grand Elder Guru
*Porunga – Only when summoned using the Dragon Balls, Namekian equivalent to Shenron.
*Lord Slug – Only appears in the film of the same name. In the dub, he was one of the evil Super Namekians banished from Namek, while in the original Japanese he was sent off-world as a baby to Planet Slug as a result of the same cataclysm that lead the Nameless Namekian to be sent to Earth. In Xenoverse 2, he briefly returns to his original homeworld to leave behind Towa's Distorted Time Egg 3 with Guru, which creates the large time rift around Guru's House. Also travels to Namek in Age 762 in order to obtain the Namekian Dragon Balls to attain complete immortality.Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2, 2016
*FargoDragon Ball Fusions, 2016 - Sent off world like the Nameless Namekian and Lord Slug and was found and raised by the Frieza Force. Appears in Dragon Ball Fusions.
*Moolin - A young son of Guru's who heard stories of the Demon King Piccolo and began causing childish mischief as Demon King Moolin. Appears in Dragon Ball Fusions.
*Saonel - In Universe 6.
*Pilina - In Universe 6.
==Video Game Appearances==
In Jump Force, Namek is to have merged with the real-world Liberty Island as the Statue of Liberty can be seen half-buried within the planet.
In Dokkan Battle, Planet Namek appears as a stage during certain events and the maps for Yunzabit Heights use the same terrain as the Namek stage. Additionally, in Assemble! Warriors of Universe 6: "Namekians of Universe 6", Planet Namek of Universe 6 appears as a stage and Saonel notes to Pilina how quiet the planet has become quiet since they assimilated their brethren before they decide to train on Namek while waiting for the Tournament of Power to begin.
In Dragon Ball Fusions, sections of the planet appear in Area 2F of Timespace Rift.
In Kakarot, Namek is the primary setting of the game's Frieza Saga which combines the Namek, Captain Ginyu, and Frieza Sagas.
==Trivia==
*Planet Namek's name derives from Namekuji, which is Japanese for "slug".
*Akira Toriyama was infamous for never wanting to draw scenes in big cities, as natural, rural settings were easier to draw, and for not wanting to draw scenes set in the night. Creating the planet Namek got rid of both of these problems for him, he was able to set scenes in a rural world where there was no night.
*A large number of Dragon Ball Z episodes are set on Namek (44-107). This drew criticism, giving rise to the popular internet meme, "Are They Still on Namek?"
*During the Granolah the Survivor Saga, it is revealed that the Namekians living in Universe 7 didn't originate from Planet Namek as they apparently came from some other realm. Additionally it is also revealed that a group of Namekians once lived on Planet Cereal though the Dragon Clan elder Monaito (caretaker of the Cerealian Dragon Balls) is the only Namekian survivor of the Saiyan Army's attack due to the noble actions of Bardock who entrusted the orphaned Granolah to his care after his mother Muezli was killed by the Heeter Elec.
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