Futurama: 10 Character Fates Worse Than Death
8. Tritonian Hyper-Malaria
Way back in 2927, Professor Farnsworth and Dr. Zoidberg worked together for Mom, in a bid to hunt down a Tritonian Yeti and extract its poison parts. However, apparently the men on the mission hadn't taken their Hyper-Malaria pills, and when they landed in a methane swamp, they contracted the deadly disease.
According to Zoidberg, Tritonian Hyper-Malaria could kill you instantly, or it could lie dormant for years. Either way, it will eventually put you through the torture of fever, spasms, madness, and coma, before eventually putting you out of your misery.
Professor Farnsworth was among the men that landed in the swamps, and so terrified was he of Hyper-Malaria, he kept Zoidberg by his side for over 80 years just so he could be killed quickly before having to suffer through its symptoms.
As it turned out, Hubert was actually a victim of Yeti-ism rather than Tritonian Hyper-Malaria, and was able to survive, however the same can't be said about the six men who landed in the swamp before him. At some point in their lives, they would have been put through the horror of the disease that the Professor was so desperate to avoid.