Places in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Places in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy This is a list of places featured in Douglas Adams's science fiction series "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy". The series is set in a fictionalised version of the Milky Way galaxy and thus, while most locations are pure invention, many are based on "real world" settings such as Alpha Centauri, Barnard's Star and various versions of the Earth. "The Galaxy" is our home galaxy, the Milky Way, though it is referred to exclusively as "the Galaxy" in the series. Apart from a very brief moment during the first radio series, when
Asgardians of the Galaxy Skurge (an Asgardian villain-turned-hero), and the Destroyer (an animated suit of Asgardian armor that in the series is being remotely controlled by an unrevealed pilot). Bunn stated that he originally pitched the idea of "Asgardians of the Galaxy" in 2015, but had to wait for the right time, which came after the events of "Infinity Countdown". Bunn said that he was inspired by classic "Thor" comics, the works of Jim Starlin, films like "", "Guardians of the Galaxy", and "Star Wars", and included a number of "touchstones" ranging from "Star Trek" to "Firefly" in his pitch. Bunn also stated that