On further investigation, it is revealed that the Eldar are also operating on the planet.

The Eldar are a race of elf like beings who inhabit the fictional universe of the game Warhammer 40, 000, a 1987 tabletop miniature wargame produced by Games Workshop, set in a dystopian science-fantasy universe.

Other Eldar factions also exist within both the game narrative and, to some extent, its rule system, with Harlequins being reintroduced in 5th Edition with entries in both the Craftword and Dark Eldar codexes.

Further unofficial lists for groups such as the Harlequins, a faction of Eldar who used to have their own army list in earlier editions of the Warhammer 40K game, are also available online.

In the sense that Warhammer 40, 000 races parallel the earlier ( and still extant ) Warhammer Fantasy Battle game, the Eldar race mirrors the Elven people.

The Exodites exist mainly in Warhammer 40, 000 background material and never had any specific models or army books for use in the tabletop game, however the Saim-Hann Craftworld Eldar is closely linked with the Exodites.

The drawback is that Eldar vehicles are expensive to field in game.

An example is the Eldar Wave Serpent, which is one of the most-expensive dedicated transport vehicles in the game.

Because of the Eldar's comparatively weak armor and high fielding costs but comparatively powerful weapons and fast speed, successful game play is often stylized by outnumbered Eldar units which outmaneuver the opponent and kill entire squads before they have a chance to retaliate.

This is also the cause of Eldar game play being regarded as " unforgiving ".

The Dark Eldar were featured as a playable faction in the Warhammer 40, 000: Dawn of War computer game expansion, Soulstorm.

Note that in order to play as Space Marines, Chaos, Eldar, Orks or Imperial Guard online, one must have the original Warhammer 40, 000: Dawn of War game installed.

The game was one of 4 released using the same or similar principles-the others including Horus Heresy and Doom of the Eldar

Warhammer is also unique in the aspect that Warhammer 40, 000, the science fantasy version of the game, features space faring elves under the name of Eldar ( a term borrowed from Tolkien ) -- an ancient race that once served the Old Ones and in the aftermath of a great catastrophe have split into four distinct groups, the Craftworld Eldar, the rustic Eldar Exodites ( dinosaur riding eldar in self-imposed exile ) the mysterious and acrobatic Harlequins and the fallen kindred, the Dark Eldar.

The science fiction role-playing game Fading Suns features the fictional extraterrestrial races of the Ur-Obun and the Ur-Ukar, which are essentially science fiction renditions of elves and dark elves ( somewhat akin to the Eldar and the Dark Eldar in the setting of Warhammer 40000 mentioned above ).

The essay finishes with the departure of the Keepers of the Rings from the Grey Havens ( at the end of The Lord of the Rings ) and then the sailing of the Last Ship of the Eldar ever to leave Middle-earth.

* In the 2008 video game LittleBigPlanet, the titular planet is described in terms similar to a noosphere — that is, it is the physical manifestation of idle human thoughts.

Enterprise was the first to be produced in high-definition ; the first to be broadcast in HDTV, beginning on October 15, 2003, midway into the third season ; the first to be filmed on digital video ( season 4 ); and the first science fiction television or movie production in history to use video footage taken on another planet ( the Sojourner rover approaching the Yogi Rock, taken by the Mars Pathfinder lander and used in the opening credits ).

* Gorta — A planet circling Proxima Centauri, home of the hostile alien Furons in the video game Destroy All Humans !.

* Helghan — a planet of Alpha Centauri with a very hostile environment in the Killzone video game series.

* Pandora-A so-called " treasure planet " featured as the setting of the 2009 video game Borderlands.

* Sauria — A planet in the video game Star Fox Adventures, where Fox McCloud meets Krystal ; revisited in Star Fox: Assault, where Fox and Krystal meet up with a fully-grown Prince Tricky after Team Star Fox clears the area of the Aparoid menace.

* Planet X — an artificial planet in the video game Escape From The Planet Of The Robot Monsters ( 1989 )

* Pop Star — A planet in the Kirby series of video games.

* Shroob planet — The ( assumed ) homeworld of the alien Shroobs in the video game Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time.

SimEarth: The Living Planet, the second life simulation video game designed by Will Wright in which the player controls the development of a planet.

The Wookiee planet of Kashyyyk is featured in various novels, comic books, and video games, including Revenge of the Sith, the cartoon micro-series known as Star Wars: Clone Wars, and video games such as Star Wars: Battlefront, Star Wars: Republic Commando, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, Star Wars Galactic Battlegrounds, and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic.

This adaptation is notable for its permanent integration of characters and story-lines from the video game into the pre-existing continuity of the comic series, providing explanations for the altered character design for Amy Rose and the history of Station Square hidden beneath Sonic's planet, Mobius.

* Zola, a planet in the animated video series Macross Dynamite 7

De Nomolos appears in the time machine, ready to defeat Bill and Ted himself, and overrides the broadcasting equipment to send the video footage of this to everyone on the planet.

It follows the escapades of the video game character Sonic the Hedgehog, and his sidekick Tails, as they attempt to stop the evil Doctor Robotnik and his array of robots from taking over the planet Mobius.

* FM Planet, a fictional planet in the video game Mega Man Star Force

The RAF decided the stationary ' blip ' was a permanent echo of the 83m tall St Botolph's Church, Boston, and the object on the video was the planet Venus.

Metroid II is an action-adventure video game in which the player controls the protagonist Samus Aran on the fictional planet SR388.

In the video game Tales of Symphonia, there is a long-running theme of discrimination against half-elves to the point at which the main villain, Mithos Yggdrasill, feels it necessary to build a new planet for them.

* Mako, a substance on the fictional video game planet Gaia ( Final Fantasy VII )

* Halo: Reach, a 2010 video game in the Halo series set on the fictional planet Reach

The 2004 video game Metroid Prime 2: Echoes takes place on a rogue planet named Aether.

Computer game Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri and its expansion Sid Meier's Alien Crossfire are set on the planet Chiron in the Alpha Centauri system where all indigenous life appears to behave in accordance with the Gaia philosophy.

However, the game is not a storyline sequel, and instead focuses on an assault on an alien planet, Stroggos, in retaliation for Strogg attacks on Earth.

* Doom ( 2005 ) – Barely based on the third installment of the Doom computer game series, a group of Marines are sent to the red planet via an ancient Martian portal called the Ark to deal with an outbreak of a mutagenic virus.

In the single-player game, the player assumes the role of a Marine named Bitterman taking part in " Operation Alien Overlord ", a desperate attempt to protect Earth from an alien invasion by launching a counter-attack on the home planet of the hostile cybernetic Strogg civilization.

Prisoner 849 is likely the only human alive in the planet Na Pali throughout the game.

A sequel to the Heavy Metal 2000 animated movie, the game stars Julie in her quest to save her home planet of Eden from GITH, an ancient entity seeking to conquer the universe.

Before the game begins, we are told that Julie has previously killed a tyrant and " would-be God " named Lord Tyler ( during the events of Heavy Metal 2000 ), and brought the remnant of her people to a planet called Eden.

In the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game, Oerth, pronounced as " Orth " ( long " o ") or " oyth ", is the name of the fictional planet on which one of the earliest campaign settings, the World of Greyhawk, is located.

The game also featured a unique " Impossible " setting, which lived up to its name, since the sun went nova after only a few turns, destroying the entire planet.

Han kidnaps Leia and takes her to the planet Dathomir, which he had won in a game of sabacc.

There, as he scouts the planet, he finds an area shockingly similar to a simulated game from Battle School.

* New Alexandria, a city that takes place on a fictional planet called Reach in the Xbox 360 game Halo: Reach

Both Olaf and Baleog make an appearance in the 1993 game Rock n ' Roll Racing ; Olaf can be unlocked as a hidden character, while Baleog appears on several billboards advertising " Viking Cola " on the planet Bogmire.

Jorune, or Skyrealms of Jorune, is a science-fantasy role-playing game set among the Skyrealms-floating " islands " of earth levitated by mysterious crystals in the crust of an alien planet.

In the game, Planet Fusion, ruled by the main villain Lord Fuse, has been travelling through space for 1000 years, consuming every inhabitable planet it encounters and finally reached its next target, Earth.

* A planet called Ariadne is mentioned in the backstory of the 2002-2006 game series Xenosaga.

* Chiron — A planet ( usually called " Planet ") orbiting the star Alpha Centauri in the computer game Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri.

* Gaia — The first planet of the star Betelgeuse, inhabited by the Syreen people in the Star Control computer game series.

* Kharak — A desert planet in the game Homeworld, destroyed by an enemy race after space travel is developed.

* Kulthea — Principal planet in the Shadow World role-playing game.

* Pharagos — A fantasy planet in the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game.