Dominar Rygel XVI is a fictional character portrayed by Jonathan Hardy in the TV series Farscape.
In the first episode they appeared in, titled Premiere (season 1), they were 58 years old.
They appear in 86 episodes out of a total of 88 aired and have accumulated 513 positive votes.
The character of Dominar Rygel XVI is mainly associated with John Crichton, Ka D'Argo and Chiana.
Episodes86
Premiere
episode S1.E1 march 1999Astronaut John Crichton attempts to use the Earth's atmosphere to propel his module at high speeds but is hit by a radiation wave and is sucked through a wormhole into a distant part of the universe.
Exodus from Genesis
episode S1.E2 march 1999A locator beacon, automatically broadcasting its exact location to any Peacekeeper forces in the area, is discovered inextricably fused into Moya's neural nexus.
Back and Back and Back to the Future
episode S1.E3 april 1999The crew rescues a scientist and his assistant from a disintegrating ship. Crichton starts seeing the future, which holds death for the crew and Moya. He tries to influence the course of events but cannot change the outcome until they all learn what their guests are truly hiding.
Throne for a Loss
episode S1.E4 april 1999Rygel is captured and held for ransom by some bounty hunters. Rygel "borrowed" a crystal from Moya, without the crystal Moya cannot maintain her orbit and will crash into the planet if it isn't returned shortly.
PK Tech Girl
episode S1.E5 april 1999After finding the legendary Peacekeeper battleship, Zelbinion, dead in space and emptied of most of its useful technologies Crichton, Aeryn, and D'Argo find a Peacekeeper tech under Crais's command, Gilina, who survived a raid on the ship. Under threat of another scavenger attack, they work to get the shield generator on board the Zelbinion working. As they share the work, Gilina and Crichton grow much closer.
Thank God It's Friday, Again
episode S1.E6 april 1999The crew visits a planet full of happy workers. Soon D'Argo and Zhaan start working and refuse to return to the ship. Meanwhile Rygel's body fluids become explosive and Aeryn and Pilot must learn why before Rygel dies.
I, E.T.
episode S1.E7 may 1999A peacekeeper beacon goes off and Moya has to land on an alien planet to prevent its signal being intercepted and Moya being discovered.
That Old Black Magic
episode S1.E8 june 1999Crichton's spirit is captured by Maldis. The sorcerer thrives on vengeance and hate, he brings Crais's spirit down. And the two spirits battle. Zhaan can fight Maldis, but if she fights Maldis, she must take a dark path.
DNA Mad Scientist
episode S1.E9 june 1999A scientist extracts DNA from several of Moya's crew, promising them that with it he would be able to use it to find the location of their home planets. Things get more interesting however when he asks for some of pilot.
They've Got a Secret
episode S1.E10 june 1999During routine searches for Peacekeeper beacons, D'Argo falls down a chute, destroys a Peacekeeper shield and gets ejected into open space.
Till the Blood Runs Clear
episode S1.E11 july 1999While flying Crichton's ship near a sun with high flare activity, John and Aeryn narrowly avoid getting sucked into an unstable wormhole.
The Flax
episode S1.E12 july 1999Aeryn takes Crichton out in a transport pod for flying lessons but unfortunately they get stuck in the Flax, a space trap.
Rhapsody in Blue
episode S1.E13 july 1999The crew finds a colony of Delvians. Z'haan goes down to be with her own people for a while, but one of them wants something from Z'haan and will do almost anything to take it from her.
Jeremiah Crichton
episode S1.E14 july 1999Crichton is left behind in Farscape One when Moya suddenly starbursts as a result of her pregnancy.
Durka Returns
episode S1.E15 august 1999When a Starburst goes badly wrong, Moya collides with a Nebari ship. On board is Durka, Rygel's former torturer, who has been mind cleansed and now serves the Nebari.
A Human Reaction
episode S1.E16 august 1999When Moya travels to an unstable wormhole that appears to lead to Earth, Crichton leaves on Farscape One in the hopes of returning home.
Through the Looking Glass
episode S1.E17 september 1999Moya tries to starburst to prove to the crew that she still can. It goes slightly wrong though and she gets stuck in starburst and split into several different dimensions.
A Bug's Life
episode S1.E18 september 1999A peacekeeper ship is approaching Moya, so Crichton and Aeryn pose as peacekeeper officers on a secret mission while everyone else gets locked into cells to make the deception seem realistic.
Nerve
episode S1.E19 january 2000Aeryn has been critically wounded. She needs some tissue samples to heal. The only source is the Secret base the Peacekeeper mentioned. Crichton and Chiana go to the base, to get the samples. They encounter an old friend, and a new enemy.
The Hidden Memory
episode S1.E20 january 2000Scorpius attempts to extract the wormhole technology from Crichton's mind, while Aeryn mounts a rescue operation. Crais finds himself at Scorpius' mercy, and Moya gives birth.
Bone to Be Wild
episode S1.E21 january 2000The crew find a planetoid that's a botanical paradise. Occupied by a scientist and a peaceful girl. But one is a killer. And there's more to this paradise than they realized. One of them wants Z'han for their own agenda.
Family Ties
episode S1.E22 january 2000With death approaching in the form of Peacekeeper search parties, those aboard Moya say their final goodbyes, and share a last feast together, before enacting a plan to save Moya and her baby, named Talyn.
Mind the Baby
episode S2.E1 march 2000Crichton, Aeryn and D'argo are stranded in an asteroid field while Scorpius searches for them. Their safety depends on Crais, who is nearby in Talyn.
Vitas Mortis
episode S2.E2 march 2000D'Argo takes part in a sacred ritual that helps an old Luxan, an Orican, to survive. During the ritual the Orican draws energy from who she thinks is D'Argo but is actually Moya. Consequently Moya starts to age rapidly.
Taking the Stone
episode S2.E3 march 2000Chiana leaves Moya and goes to 'grave planet' populated by reckless thrill seekers who play dangerous and life threatening games.
Crackers Don't Matter
episode S2.E4 april 2000A visitor comes on Moya with a device that could cloak Moya. The crew welcomes him on board, but soon almost everyone is acting paranoid, and the crew starts attacking each other.
The Way We Weren't
episode S2.E5 april 2000Chiana discovers a recording with Moya's original Pilot. After seeing the recording and realizing Aeryn was involved, Pilot orders Aeryn to leave Moya.
Picture If You Will
episode S2.E6 april 2000Chiana buys a picture in a store, which is more than it seems. The picture is changes and shows Chiana what will happen to her, when it shows she is on fire, the crew must discover the origins of the picture, and find an old enemy.
Home on the Remains
episode S2.E7 june 2000The crew needs food. Zhaan needs to eat meat and starts spewing spores. Only Aeryn seems to have a tolerance for the spores. While she's on Moya with Zhaan, the others find a Budong to get some food.
Dream a Little Dream
episode S2.E8 june 2000While waiting for Moya to pick their Transport Pod, Zhaan tells Crichton of Moya's adventures after the Gammak base was destroyed. Zhaan was on trial for murder, with Chiana and Rygel acting as her defense lawyers.
Out of Their Minds
episode S2.E9 july 2000An alien ship fires a weapon at Moya. Although the energy shield is active, some of the blast makes it through and causes everyone's consciousness to jump into another body.
My Three Crichtons
episode S2.E10 july 2000A strange globe appears on Moya, sucking in Crichton and duplicating him creating two additional people. One who is a de-evolved 'cave man' and another who has increased mental ability.
Look at the Princess: Part 1: A Kiss Is But a Kiss
episode S2.E11 july 2000Look at the Princess finds Crichton, Aeryn, Rygel, D'Argo, and Chiana on a planet about to crown its new monarch. The problem is the Princess Katralla cannot ascend unless she finds a mate genetically compatible to her poisoned DNA.
Look at the Princess: Part 2: I Do, I Think
episode S2.E12 july 2000The Queen offers Crichton a choice; marry her daughter the crown princess, or she'll turn him over to Scorpius.
Look at the Princess: Part 3: The Maltese Crichton
episode S2.E13 august 2000John Crichton faces eighty years as a statue. That is, until the Scarran Cargn decapitates the statue and drops the head into a vat of acid.
Beware of Dog
episode S2.E14 august 2000The crew bring aboard an alien tracker to remove some creatures that came aboard hidden in some cargo.
Won't Get Fooled Again
episode S2.E15 august 2000Crichton has returned to Earth. Or has he always been on Earth all this time? People from his past and present appear. Is this some trick, if so who is behind it and why.
The Locket
episode S2.E16 august 2000A temporal distortion traps Aeryn and John on a planet's surface, where they live out the rest of their lives - while Moya remains trapped in orbit, experiencing only hours. Stark returns to the ship with news of D'Argo's son.
The Ugly Truth
episode S2.E17 september 2000Crais and Talyn return. The crew are put on trial for an attack that Talyn made on an alien ship.
A Clockwork Nebari
episode S2.E18 september 2000A Nebari group come aboard Moya and attempt to mind cleanse everyone using a drug. Pilot and Rygel are the only two who can resist the effects. Crichton also remains unaffected due to Scorpius' neural clone.
Liars, Guns and Money: Part 1: A Not So Simple Plan
episode S2.E19 december 2000D'Argo finally gets a lead on his son, Jothee. He will do anything to get him back, but Jothee will be sold as a slave. They need a lot of money to buy Jothee's freedom. The crew will steal from a depository to get the money they need to free Jothee. Stark, back from the dead, is the author of the plan.
Liars, Guns and Money: Part 2: With Friends Like These...
episode S2.E20 december 2000With the loot from the Depository heist at hand, D'Argo anxiously waits to make contact with the Slave Traders.
Liars, Guns and Money: Part 3: Plan B
episode S2.E21 december 2000The crew is going to break into the depository to free Crichton. Crichton is being tortured for wormhole technology. Nothing is going like planned with those mercenaries but unexpected arrival of Talyn helps them to break free. They get rid of Scorpius but their losses are too big, among which Crichton's sanity.
Die Me, Dichotomy
episode S2.E22 december 2000Wealthy from their bank heist, Moya's crew heads straight for an ice planet to meet with Diagnosan Tocot, a famous surgeon whom they hope can heal Moya's burns as well as remove Scorpius' neural chip from Crichton's brain.
Season of Death
episode S3.E1 march 2001D'Argo and Stark try to heal John, left with his head open on an operating table, while Scorpius attempts to avoid discovery. Zhaan makes a great personal sacrifice, while Jothee and Chiana commit an indiscretion.
Suns and Lovers
episode S3.E2 march 2001Moya docks at a commerce station so the crew can spend some of the money they acquired from the depository. Disaster strikes however when the station is hit by a storm.
Self Inflicted Wounds: Part 1 - Could'a, Would'a, Should'a
episode S3.E3 march 2001Moya approaches a wormhole, gets pulled in and fused to another ship.
Self Inflicted Wounds: Part 2 - Wait for the Wheel
episode S3.E4 april 2001The crew work out a way of getting free from the other ship and out of the wormhole. Things become more complicated when their new 'friends' begin to sabotage Moya and Crichton picks up a transmission from Earth.
...Different Destinations
episode S3.E5 april 2001Stark accidentally sends himself, Crichton, Aeryn. D'Argo and Jool back in time where they alter the timeline and are forced to interfere further to restore it.
Eat Me
episode S3.E6 april 2001In need of supplies, Crichton lands his transport pod on a dying leviathan which is full of hungry cannibals and a scientist who has the ability to create clones.
Thanks for Sharing
episode S3.E7 june 2001Moya rendezvous with Talyn who is seriously damaged. They hide in the atmosphere of a planet to prevent the Peacekeepers from finding them. D'Argo and Rygel go down to the planet to find some Clorium, a drug that will help Talyn recover.
Green Eyed Monster
episode S3.E8 june 2001Talyn is swallowed by a boodong, leaving Stark and Rygel stranded in a transport pod.
Losing Time
episode S3.E9 june 2001The crew of Moya start blacking out and missing portions of time. Pilot becomes inhabited by another entity who needs to 'taste' each crew member to determine if they too are being inhabited.
Relativity
episode S3.E10 july 2001Talyn lands on a planet covered mostly with vegetation that will help him to heal. Crichton, Aeryn and Crais leave the ship in search of Xhalax.
Meltdown
episode S3.E12 july 2001Talyn gets the urge to fly into a sun. While in its vicinity Stark is contacted by an alien woman who is being held against her will.
Infinite Possibilities: Part 1 - Daedalus Demands
episode S3.E14 july 2001Crichton must seek out an old friend who has gained too much knowledge about wormholes.
Infinite Possibilities: Part 2 - Icarus Abides
episode S3.E15 august 2001Jack (The Ancient) unlocks the wormhole knowledge in Crichton's mind so together they can build a device to destroy the Scarran dreadnought.
Revenging Angel
episode S3.E16 august 2001D'Argo injures Crichton, as Crichton lies in a coma/near death, he escapes into a highly animated world. It's Farscape, Chuck Jones/Loony Tunes style. Meanwhile D'Argo's actions create a crisis on Moya, which could destroy the Leviathan
The Choice
episode S3.E17 august 2001Aeryn is devastated. She leaves Talyn, and grieves on a planet. Talyn's crew tries to help but she doesn't want their help. She spots someone who might be her father. But not all family reunions are joyous.
Fractures
episode S3.E18 august 2001A group of escaped prisoners come aboard Moya followed shortly by Aeryn, Crais and Rygel who have finally returned from Talyn.
I-Yensch, You-Yensch
episode S3.E19 january 2002D'Argo and Rygel meet Braca and Scorpius in a cafe to conduct negotiations when it is unexpectedly attacked.
Into the Lion's Den: Part 1 - Lambs to the Slaughter
episode S3.E20 january 2002The crew must stop Scorpius's research on wormhole technology. The only way to stop him is to board the command carrier and figure a way to destroy it from within.
Into the Lion's Den: Part 2 - Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
episode S3.E21 january 2002Crais gets Talyn to starburst inside the command carrier, causing it to collapse in on itself.
Dog with Two Bones
episode S3.E22 january 2002Moya takes Talyn's remains to the sacred burial ground where D'Argo is forced to destroy a rogue Leviathan that is attacking other ships.
Crichton Kicks
episode S4.E1 june 2002Crichton, now aboard a dying leviathan named Elac, encounters an alien named Sikozu who aids him in stopping the Grudeks who are intent on obtaining toubray (Leviathan neural cluster tissue).
What Was Lost: Part 1 - Sacrifice
episode S4.E2 june 2002Everyone but Aeryn meets on Arnesk, where Jool has discovered the remains of an ancient civilization.
What Was Lost: Part 2 - Resurrection
episode S4.E3 june 2002The crew discovers how far Scorpius has fallen in the Peacekeeper ranks. They must find and activate all the probes to stop the magnetic storm on Arnesk, but someone doesn't want them stopped.
Lava's a Many Splendored Thing
episode S4.E4 june 2002The crew is on the way to rendezvous with Moya. After ingesting a concoction of Noranti's they stop for a break on a planet. Rygel is captured and entombed in amber by raiders.
Promises
episode S4.E5 july 2002Everyone finally reunites on Moya. But Aeryn returns with Scorpius, who claims to have saved the former Peacekeeper's life.
Natural Election
episode S4.E6 july 2002Crichton correctly predicts a wormhole's appearance near Moya, but simultaneously a giant space plant captures the Leviathan.
John Quixote
episode S4.E7 july 2002Crichton and Chiana get stuck in a video game where they encounter strange/twisted versions of their friends.
I Shrink Therefore I Am
episode S4.E8 august 2002When Moya is raided by bounty hunters working for the Peacekeepers, every crew member is captured except for Crichton and Noranti.
A Prefect Murder
episode S4.E9 august 2002While Moya and her crew are resupplying on a generally xenophobic planet, Aeryn kills the next prefect, along with many bystanders and D'Argo, while under a strange form of suggestion.
Coup by Clam
episode S4.E10 august 2002The crew consume food, sharing amongst themselves. Although if not ingested by the same person, it becomes toxic. They must quickly find a cure or they'll die.
Unrealized Reality
episode S4.E11 august 2002Crichton falls into a wormhole and meets up with a strange man who shows Crichton the consequences of wormhole travel.
Kansas
episode S4.E12 december 2002After accidentally returning to Earth, Crichton discovers he is in 1985 and he has altered the time line, causing his father to be scheduled to fly on the doomed shuttle 'Challenger'.
Terra Firma
episode S4.E13 january 2003Crichton has arrived home, on Earth. Even though the Moya crew relaxes, on Earth and are treated as VIPs, Crichton can't seem to adjust to life on Earth. After all his adventures, can he still call Earth his home?
Twice Shy
episode S4.E14 january 2003Moya takes on a new passenger, Talikaa, when Chiana insists upon it. However Talikaa turns out to be an alien creature in disguise and is intent on harvesting the crew's neural energy.
Mental as Anything
episode S4.E15 january 2003The males of the crew undergo some training. Crichton learns how to resist Scarran probes. While D'Argo learns some self control D'Argo encounters his wife's murderer, his wife's brother.
Bringing Home the Beacon
episode S4.E16 january 2003The women of Moya travel to a dead Leviathan to buy a sensor beacon for Moya which will allow her to appear to be a different ship. While there Aeryn and Sikozu spy on a secret meeting between the Peacekeepers and the Scarrans.
A Constellation of Doubt
episode S4.E17 february 2003John Crichton struggles to learn the location of the mysterious Katratzi, whilst watching a television documentary about himself and the aliens.
Prayer
episode S4.E18 february 2003Crichton and Scorpius travel to one of the 'unrealized realities' where Crichton believes he heard Stark say "Katratzi." Meanwhile on a Scarran ship, Aeryn resists torture.
We're So Screwed: Part 1: Fetal Attraction
episode S4.E19 february 2003The crew goes after Aeryn on a Scarran controlled station.
We're So Screwed: Part 2: Hot to Katratzi
episode S4.E20 february 2003Moya arrives at Katratzi. Crichton attends the peace talks between the Scarrans and the Peacekeepers ...with a nuclear bomb.
We're So Screwed: Part 3: La Bomba
episode S4.E21 march 2003Scorpius has betrayed the crew. Now they're all captured. Their plan failed, the crew has little choice but to help Scorpius's true agenda.
Bad Timing
episode S4.E22 march 2003With their Crystherium stores low, the Scarrans must travel to Earth through a wormhole as those flowers grow there. With Pilots help, Crichton tries to collapse the wormhole leading back to Earth.
- Premiere
- Exodus from Genesis
- Back and Back and Back to the Future
- Throne for a Loss
- PK Tech Girl
- Thank God It's Friday, Again
- I, E.T.
- That Old Black Magic
- DNA Mad Scientist
- They've Got a Secret
- Till the Blood Runs Clear
- The Flax
- Rhapsody in Blue
- Jeremiah Crichton
- Durka Returns
- A Human Reaction
- Through the Looking Glass
- A Bug's Life
- Nerve
- The Hidden Memory
- Bone to Be Wild
- Family Ties
- Mind the Baby
- Vitas Mortis
- Taking the Stone
- Crackers Don't Matter
- The Way We Weren't
- Picture If You Will
- Home on the Remains
- Dream a Little Dream
- Out of Their Minds
- My Three Crichtons
- Look at the Princess: Part 1: A Kiss Is But a Kiss
- Look at the Princess: Part 2: I Do, I Think
- Look at the Princess: Part 3: The Maltese Crichton
- Beware of Dog
- Won't Get Fooled Again
- The Locket
- The Ugly Truth
- A Clockwork Nebari
- Liars, Guns and Money: Part 1: A Not So Simple Plan
- Liars, Guns and Money: Part 2: With Friends Like These...
- Liars, Guns and Money: Part 3: Plan B
- Die Me, Dichotomy
- Season of Death
- Suns and Lovers
- Self Inflicted Wounds: Part 1 - Could'a, Would'a, Should'a
- Self Inflicted Wounds: Part 2 - Wait for the Wheel
- ...Different Destinations
- Eat Me
- Thanks for Sharing
- Green Eyed Monster
- Losing Time
- Relativity
- Meltdown
- Infinite Possibilities: Part 1 - Daedalus Demands
- Infinite Possibilities: Part 2 - Icarus Abides
- Revenging Angel
- The Choice
- Fractures
- I-Yensch, You-Yensch
- Into the Lion's Den: Part 1 - Lambs to the Slaughter
- Into the Lion's Den: Part 2 - Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
- Dog with Two Bones
- Crichton Kicks
- What Was Lost: Part 1 - Sacrifice
- What Was Lost: Part 2 - Resurrection
- Lava's a Many Splendored Thing
- Promises
- Natural Election
- John Quixote
- I Shrink Therefore I Am
- A Prefect Murder
- Coup by Clam
- Unrealized Reality
- Kansas
- Terra Firma
- Twice Shy
- Mental as Anything
- Bringing Home the Beacon
- A Constellation of Doubt
- Prayer
- We're So Screwed: Part 1: Fetal Attraction
- We're So Screwed: Part 2: Hot to Katratzi
- We're So Screwed: Part 3: La Bomba
- Bad Timing
Best moments10
- D'Argo and Rygel meet Braca and Scorpius in a cafe to conduct negotiations when it is unexpectedly attacked.
- Crichton is left behind in Farscape One when Moya suddenly starbursts as a result of her pregnancy.
- While waiting for Moya to pick their Transport Pod, Zhaan tells Crichton of Moya's adventures after the Gammak base was destroyed. Zhaan was on trial for murder, with Chiana and Rygel acting as her defense lawyers.
- Crichton correctly predicts a wormhole's appearance near Moya, but simultaneously a giant space plant captures the Leviathan.
- Aeryn takes Crichton out in a transport pod for flying lessons but unfortunately they get stuck in the Flax, a space trap.
- When a Starburst goes badly wrong, Moya collides with a Nebari ship. On board is Durka, Rygel's former torturer, who has been mind cleansed and now serves the Nebari.
- Crichton and Chiana get stuck in a video game where they encounter strange/twisted versions of their friends.
- Crichton must seek out an old friend who has gained too much knowledge about wormholes.
- A group of escaped prisoners come aboard Moya followed shortly by Aeryn, Crais and Rygel who have finally returned from Talyn.
- 6% of the votes
Liars, Guns and Money: Part 2: With Friends Like These...
episode S2.E20 december 2000With the loot from the Depository heist at hand, D'Argo anxiously waits to make contact with the Slave Traders.
- I-Yensch, You-Yensch
- Jeremiah Crichton
- Dream a Little Dream
- Natural Election
- The Flax
- Durka Returns
- John Quixote
- Infinite Possibilities: Part 1 - Daedalus Demands
- Fractures
- Liars, Guns and Money: Part 2: With Friends Like These...