The Land of Pyramids and Neon (LOPAN[1]), is Roxy Lalonde's planet in the Medium.
Concept and creation[]
The planet shares themes burial and death with the rest of the Nobles' planets, and as such is also closely connected with one noble gas.
The Land of Pyramids and Neon could also refer to Las Vegas, and the Luxor Las Vegas hotel and casino, which is shaped like a pyramid.
The acronym LOPAN could be a reference to the 1986 film Big Trouble in Little China, the antagonist of which was the ancient Chinese sorcerer Lo Pan.
Geography[]
The planet is somewhat geometrical and covered in light orange pyramids and similar Egyptian-style ruins. Some of the pyramids appear to be made out of glass and occasionally flash red-orange, the color of electrically excited neon gas, while most others appear "cut" into quarters and give off various colors of light from their peaks.
There appear to be two distinct layers
in the planet's atmosphere, with a thin pink outer layer and a more vibrant multicolored inner layer.
Habitation[]
Like the other Planets in their Medium, it presumably has skeletal underlings.
History[]
The Land of Pyramids and Neon was revealed during [S] ACT 6 ACT 4, along with the Land of Tombs and Krypton and the Land of Mounds and Xenon. Roxy and Jane were first seen here solving a puzzle involving Roxy sendificating a fenestrated wall to the top of a pyramid at range to let Jane enter a gate, a process highly reminiscent of the gameplay of the Portal series.
It was one of two planets left undamaged after The Condesce and Aranea's battle, the other being the Land of Wind and Shade. Roxy took a dying Rose here, where she passed away. Roxy and John then met Terezi Pyrope, who instructed them to visit their denizens.
The retconned timeline LOPAN appears to be in perfect condition.
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References[]
- ↑ Myststuck part 1.
“New words of wisdom from the elders! From Hemera's lips to our slimy amphibious ears. The Nobles will arrive one by one. First to LOCAH, then to LOPAN. Then comes LOTAK, followed by LOMAX. One by one, the Nobles will come, only to discover the remains of those who worshipped them and paved the way for their arrival. But then it is their duty to pave the way for others. For those from the planets through the glass, whatever that means. LOWAS, LOLAR, LOHAC, LOFAF... you know what? That's too many letters. The alphabet confuses me sometimes.”