When asked about Pluto in pop culture, most people think of Mickey Mouse's pet dog, Pluto, who first appeared in 1930—the same year Pluto was discovered. Unlike Disney’s other characters, Pluto is a regular dog who cannot talk and expresses himself through body language and sounds.
Naoki Urasawa also uses the name Pluto for a powerful robot villain in his story Astro Boy. In Something Ricked This Way Comes, Pluto is colonized, and its king refuses to accept the reality of its demotion to a dwarf planet. In The Sun Makers, Pluto is colonized, and humans use artificial suns to create light. In Futurama, Pluto is a prison planet.
Some songs also mention Pluto, and even video games like Kerbal Space Program feature planets inspired by Pluto. Most of the time, Pluto is associated with being a rebel or an outcast, making it a perfect metaphor in storytelling.
Whether it's a cosmic mystery, a prison planet, or just Mickey’s dog, Pluto continues to inspire curiosity and creativity.
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