Planet x

In the popular space animation YouTube series SolarBalls, Planet X (also known simply as "X") is a major anti-hero character based on the real-life hypothetical planet Planet Nine. Depicted as a large, dark-blue gaseous planet hidden far beyond the Kuiper Belt, he serves as the central figure of "The Planet X Arc" in Season 2.Character Lore and BackstoryThe Grand Tack: Billions of years ago, Jupiter’s orbit shifted closer to the Sun before Saturn pulled it back. This cosmic event destroyed most of the early, ancient rocky planets in the Solar System.The Exile: Planet X witnessed this destruction. To keep him quiet and hide the truth, Jupiter and Saturn used their massive combined gravity to violently eject Planet X out of his original orbit, forcing him into a lonely exile in the frozen outer reaches of space.The Return: After Jupiter’s moons, Ganymede and Europa, are banished to the outer edges of the system, they stumble upon Planet X. X recruits them as "space lawyers" to return to the Sun, expose Jupiter’s crimes, and reclaim his rightful place.The Battle of Planet XUpon uncovering the truth, the Sun banishes Jupiter. Planet X attempts to take over Jupiter’s orbit and dominate the system, prompting Ganymede to challenge him to a three-round competition to determine the fate of the Solar System:Round 1 (The Orbital Race): The moons orchestrate a strategy using Jupiter's inner moon, Metis, who slingshots around Planet X’s own gravity to pull off a stunning victory for the moons.Round 2 (Space Trivia): Planet X successfully wins by correctly identifying "Theia" as the ancient hypothetical planet that collided with Earth to form Luna.Round 3 (Asteroid Dodgeball): Planet X triumphs in the physical match, but Jupiter returns just in time to protect the smaller planets and absorb the devastating asteroid impacts