- This page features the Rigellians. You may also be looking for the species known as the Rigelians.
Two members of the reptilian Rigellian species
The Rigellians were a sentient race. (Star Trek: The Motion Picture)
They were descended from a race of saber-toothed turtles who learned to walk upright. They ranged in height from about 1.75 meters to 2 meters or more.
Rigellians had attendants who served, fed, and cared for them. This gave the attendants the real power in Rigellian society. They only had one gender and reproduced by laying eggs.
When worn, armor served a mainly ceremonial function.
- Details about this species, including their name, comes from notes created by Fred Phillips and Robert Fletcher for Star Trek: The Motion Picture and can be found in The Making of Star Trek The Motion Picture. Template:NonCanonValid
Apocrypha
In some novels these Rigellians are presumed to come from the same solar system - Rigel - as the Rigelians; their specific species being "Chelon," or "Rigellian Chelon."