Stygia was a planet plagued by meteor showers, probably from the nearby Valix Belt, that were only held in check by massive forcefields. If these shields were to fail, Stygia would be destroyed within mere hours. Gleeman Vox turned the forcefields off and sent Ratchet to turn them back on. The Lombax succeeded. During Ratchet's visit to the Tempus Control Station, a fierce lightning storm was brewing as well as the meteor shower. Stygia might be more like earth down from the mountains. As described he Dreadzone team, it had lovely beaches. It also looks like an earth look from space, suggesting there is more to this supposed solid heap of rock.