Obroa-Skai
Obroa-Skai is the home of the oldest and most extensive neutral knowledge archive in the galaxy. It is located in the Inner Rim a stones throw form Myrkr and the Perlemian Trade Route.
Grand Admiral ThrawnGrand Admiral Thrawn is a fictional character and major antagonist from the Star Wars galaxy. He first appeared in Timothy Zahn's Thrawn trilogy, published between 1992 and 1994...
used the Obroa-Skai database to find information vital to his plot. It was captured by the
Yuuzhan VongThe Yuuzhan Vong are a fictional race of sentient beings from the Star Wars Expanded Universe that rise as a threat to the New Republic in the New Jedi Order series of novels....
relatively early in their invasion, and was used to further their knowledge of the
Star Wars galaxyThe Star Wars galaxy is the fictional setting for the Star Wars franchise. It is referred to in several official publications as the galaxy or the Known Galaxy...
.
Odos
Odos is a backwater planet in the Meridian Sector, located near the Spangled Veil Nebula and Exodo II.
Ojom
Ojom, located in the Deep Core, is a frigid ocean world speckled with enormous
glacierA glacier is a perennial mass of ice which moves over land. A glacier forms in locations where the mass accumulation of snow and ice exceeds ablation over many years...
s that slowly move across the planet's surface. Each glacier supports a small community of the semi-
humanoidA humanoid is a hybrid term from Latin humanus "human" and the Greek -oeides expressing likeness. The term was coined in the year of 1918 to refer to fossils considered close to human but not strictly human, including species now classified as Homo such as the Neanderthals.The term more generally...
Besalisks. Ojom has many space stations orbiting it, most of them larger than the Besalisk glaciers. These stations fill the role of Ojom's spaceports, and are more hospitable than the planet itself.
Omiddelon III
Omiddelon III is a planet in the Omiddelon system. The planet has four
seasonA season is a division of the year, marked by changes in weather.Seasons result from the yearly revolution of the Earth around the Sun and the tilt of the Earth's axis relative to the plane of revolution...
s: an intensely hot climate, a brief mild season, an extremely freezing winter, and another mild season. The planet, who's orbital and rotational axes are perpendicular, is home to the adars.
Onderon
Onderon is one of three planets in the "Stenness Node" in the Japreal System. Onderon has a humid climate, and was once home to a primitive race of humanoids. Like many other fringe worlds, the Onderonians have a distrust of
aliensIn popular cultures, life forms —especially intelligent life forms— that are of extraterrestrial origin, i.e. not coming from the Earth are referred to collectively as aliens....
. Onderon's largest moon is Dxun which is largely jungle and mountain terrain. Onderon had a power struggle within the royal family five years after the Jedi Civil War, which was aided by the Jedi Exile.
Oovo IV
The planet of
Oovo IV hosts many podracing events due to its low gravity. It is also the site of an
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prison from which
Jango FettJango Fett is a fictional character and supporting villain in the Star Wars universe. He first appeared in Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones and Star Wars: Bounty Hunter the video game, in which he was played by Temuera Morrison. Before Attack of the Clones, Jango was mentioned in Star...
and Zam Wesell both attempted to recover the smuggler Bendix Fust. Fett then acquired a
Firespray patrol craft, that would later become his
Slave ISlave I is a spacecraft in the Star Wars universe. It first appears in the film Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back under the command of bounty hunter Boba Fett , and then in the prequel film Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones commanded by Jango Fett...
. The planet shows up in the videogame
Star Wars: Bounty HunterStar Wars: Bounty Hunter is a Star Wars video game developed and published by LucasArts for the Nintendo GameCube and Sony PlayStation 2, released in 2002. In the game, players play as the bounty hunter Jango Fett, featured in the 2002 film Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones...
and in the videogame
Star Wars: Episode I RacerStar Wars Episode I: Racer is a racing video game based on the pod race featured in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. The game features a variety of tracks spanning several different planets and includes all and more of the racers featured in the movie.-Game modes:The following is a list of...
. Podrace tracks include Vengeance, Executioner and The Gauntlet.
Ophideraan
Ophideraan is the planet once ruled by the Serpent Masters, who enslaved people until
Luke SkywalkerLuke Skywalker is the main protagonist of the Star Wars films Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back and Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi...
freed them. This was the time in between
Star Wars Episodes IV and V. Also, Tanith Shire is a native to Ophideraan that met Luke in the shipyards of Fondor.
Ord Cestus
Ord Cestus is a planet that is home to the X'ting. It was a giant prison that was eventually changed into a world with an economy based on weapon building.
Ord Ibanna
Ord Ibanna is a
gas giantA gas giant is a large planet that is not primarily composed of rock or other solid matter. There are four gas giants in our Solar System: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune...
like
BespinBespin is a fictional planet in Star Wars films and books. The planet was first seen in Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back. In the early Star Wars films, planets were usually depicted with one single environmental characteristic: Tatooine was a desert planet; Endor was a forest moon; Hoth...
planet located in the Outer Rim. It is home to the Gandalorian
prostituteProstitution is the act or practice of engaging in sex acts for hire. In most cultures, prostitution is viewed by many as a deviant profession, either illegal or socially discouraged...
training camp, as featured in the
Dark EmpireDark Empire is a Star Wars comic book series produced by Dark Horse Comics. It consists of a six issue limited series written and drawn by Tom Veitch and Cam Kennedy , followed by a second six issue limited series by Veitch and Kennedy and a two-issue limited series written by Veitch and drawn by...
series. It was at one time home to several podraces, including Scrapper's Run, Dethro's Revenge and Abyss.
Ord Ibanna looks a lot like Cloud City.
Ord Mantell
Ord Mantell is a scrap heap planet on the Outer Rim. It is home to
mercenariesA mercenary is a professional soldier hired by a foreign army, as opposed to a soldier enlisted in the armed forces of a sovereign state. He or she takes part in armed conflict on many different scales, and is "motivated to take part in the hostilities essentially by the desire for private gain...
,
exileExile means to be away from one's home , while either being explicitly refused permission to return and/or being threatened by prison or death upon return...
s, murderers,
smugglerSmuggler is a production company founded in 2002 by Patrick Milling Smith and Brian Carmody. Last year Smuggler launched Honeyshed, which appeared at the Sundance Festival where the short film Force 1, created for eBay, was a selection. They have also created several television shows for...
s and all other sorts of illegals. The planet is first mentioned (as Ord Man
dell) in
The Empire Strikes BackStar Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back is a 1980 space opera film directed by Irvin Kershner. The screenplay, based on a story by George Lucas, was written by Leigh Brackett and Lawrence Kasdan...
, depicted in an audio story entitled
Rebel Mission to Ord Mantell, and seen in the video games
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and in
Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy. Ord Mantell has a mostly
humanHumans are a race in the fictional Star Wars universe. They are the most numerous and dominant species, with apparently millions of major and minor colonies galaxywide....
population with Talz, Ithorians, Rodians, and Arcona representing it as well.
Ord Mantell is a planet with a yellowish atmosphere and greyish-yellow hue to the environment, likely due to extensive pollution from junked starships and other mechanical apparatus.
Ord Mantell was founded in the year 12,000
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as an
Old RepublicThe Galactic Republic is the name of the interplanetary State used in the fictional Star Wars universe prior to the establishment of the Galactic Empire. The form of this government, created by the Senate, was introduced in the Prequel Trilogy. By the time of the original Star Wars trilogy, it is...
base. The
Jedi KnightThe Jedi are fictional characters in the Star Wars universe, and the series' main protagonists.-Star Wars films:The Jedi are first introduced in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope as an order of warriors who serve as "the guardians of peace and justice in the galaxy" and embrace the mystical Force...
Pablo-Jiil brought peace to this world until
PalpatinePalpatine is a fictional character in George Lucas' science fiction saga Star Wars. Palpatine, portrayed by Ian McDiarmid in the feature films, is the main antagonist of the saga. He first appears in the original trilogy as the Emperor of the Galactic Empire...
and the
Galactic EmpireThe Galactic Empire is one of the main factions in the fictional universe of Star Wars . It is a galaxy-spanning regime established by the series' lead villain, Palpatine, to replace the Galactic Republic in Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. The Galactic Empire is introduced in A New Hope...
took over. Once the Empire was defeated, the planet had dozens of run-ins with
bounty hunterA bounty hunter captures fugitives for a monetary reward . Other names, mainly used in the United States, include, bail enforcement agent, fugitive recovery agent, and bail fugitive investigator...
s including Skorr, Dengar, Bossk, and
Boba FettBoba Fett is a character in the Star Wars fictional universe. A bounty hunter hired by Darth Vader to track down the Millennium Falcon, he is the "next major villain" after Vader in Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back...
.
Han SoloHan Solo, played by Harrison Ford, is a fictional smuggler and "reckless mercenary" in the Star Wars franchise. Introduced in the film Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope , Solo and his Wookiee first mate, Chewbacca , become involved in the Rebel Alliance against the evil Galactic Empire...
,
ChewbaccaChewbacca, nicknamed Chewie, is a Wookiee character in Star Wars franchise. In the series' narrative chronology, he appears in the films Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back and Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the...
,
Luke SkywalkerLuke Skywalker is the main protagonist of the Star Wars films Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back and Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi...
, and other major
RebelThe Alliance to Restore the Republic is a interstellar faction of the fictional universe of Star Wars....
heroA hero , in Greek mythology and folklore, was originally a demigod, their cult being one of the most distinctive features of ancient Greek religion...
es had connections to Ord Mantell. In the story
Rebel Mission to Ord Mantell (which takes place shortly before the events in
The Empire Strikes Back), Solo confronts a bounty hunter named Cypher, who tries to capture Solo for delivery to
Jabba the HuttJabba the Hutt is a fictional character in George Lucas's space opera saga Star Wars. He is first mentioned in the first film, A New Hope, where he was referred to as a gangster who had a bounty on Han Solo who owed him money for dumping an illegal cargo...
. In the year 9
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, the
New RepublicThe New Republic is a fictional government in the Star Wars universe.When the Rebel Alliance re-established the Old Galactic Republic after the downfall of the Galactic Empire, it became known as the New Republic, just as the original Galactic Republic had become known as the Old Republic by that...
added Ord Mantell to its territory. The following year
Grand Admiral ThrawnGrand Admiral Thrawn is a fictional character and major antagonist from the Star Wars galaxy. He first appeared in Timothy Zahn's Thrawn trilogy, published between 1992 and 1994...
attacked the planet to keep the New Republic off balance. The planet also plays host to a large race known as the Blockade Runners Derby. Han Solo himself is a three-time winner of the race.
The prefix "Ord" refers to "Ordinance Regional Depot". "Ords" are storage and disposal facilities for outdated weapons and military equipment used during the Old Republic era. Some of these facilities are also used by the Empire. It has been referenced in Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords.
Ord Mantell is a part of the
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story, and is a playable map, mostly in junkyard-like areas where a large hollow hull of a ship can be found, in addition to an energy complex, with cantinas and buildings seen in the distance.
Ord Mantell is also part of the
Star Wars GalaxiesStar Wars Galaxies is a Star Wars themed MMORPG for Microsoft Windows developed by Sony Online Entertainment and published by LucasArts.-History:...
story, and a station in the system, Tansarii Point Station, is the tutorial area for new players.
Ord Tasson
Ord Tasson is located in the Ord system.
Ord Mantell is also seen, in the introduction, in the Star Wars galaxies online video game.
Orinackra
The Rebel spy
Crix Madine was held on
Orinackra for a time in an Imperial detention facility. In
Star Wars: Dark ForcesStar Wars: Dark Forces is a first-person shooter video game developed and published by LucasArts. It was released in 1995 for DOS and Apple Macintosh, and in 1996 for the Sony PlayStation. The storyline within the Dark Forces is set in the Star Wars fictional universe and follows the character Kyle...
, he was rescued by
Kyle KatarnKyle Katarn is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe, the protagonist of the video game Star Wars: Dark Forces and its sequels....
, after which Madine could provide more information on the Dark Trooper project.
Osarian
Osarian is a lush, green planet with forests, white sand beaches, and sprawling cities. The forests consist of giant wroshyr trees, like
KashyyykFor the imperial bodyguard of the Mongol emperors, see Keshik.Kashyyyk , also known as Wookiee Planet C, is a planet in the Star Wars universe...
. The citizens are usually human, because this planet is believed to be a human homeworld. It is located in the same rim of the galaxy as
KashyyykFor the imperial bodyguard of the Mongol emperors, see Keshik.Kashyyyk , also known as Wookiee Planet C, is a planet in the Star Wars universe...
and
NabooNaboo is a fictitious planet in the fictional Star Wars universe with a mostly green terrain and which is the homeworld of two societies: the Gungans who dwell in underwater cities and the humans who live in colonies on the surface...
. Osarian is not even mentioned in any Star Wars movie or video game, much less pictured.
Ossus
Ossus was once a training ground for the Jedi Order, and was the location of a vast museum of
JediThe Jedi are fictional characters in the Star Wars universe, and the series' main protagonists.-Star Wars films:The Jedi are first introduced in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope as an order of warriors who serve as "the guardians of peace and justice in the galaxy" and embrace the mystical Force...
artifacts and ancient lore. During the Great Sith War,
Sith LordThe Sith are a group of characters in the fictional Star Wars universe. They are the central antagonists of the franchise. Characterized by their single-minded pursuit of power and disdain for sentient life, they are an alliance of warrior priests who use the dark side of the Force and serve as...
Exar KunExar Kun, Dark Lord of the Sith is a fictional character in the Star Wars Expanded Universe. His first appearance was in Kevin J. Anderson's Jedi Academy trilogy.-Errant Jedi:...
caused a star in the nearby Cron Cluster to go
supernovaA supernova is a stellar explosion. Supernovae are extremely luminous and cause a burst of radiation that often briefly outshines an entire galaxy, before fading from view over several weeks or months. During this short interval, a supernova can radiate as much energy as the Sun could emit over...
, the shockwave from which would have terrible effects on the planet. The Jedi rescued as many artifacts as they could, and had to leave the rest behind. The Neti Master Ood Bnar stood over a cache of
lightsaberThe lightsaber is a science fiction weapon with a key role in the Star Wars movies and in the novels, games and other forms of media that constitute the Expanded Universe. The lightsaber is a sword with a column of brightly colored energy in the place of a metal blade...
s and turned himself into his giant tree form, surviving the shockwave and protecting his charge for over 4,000 years, until he awakened to fight Executor Sedriss during the reign of the reborn
EmperorPalpatine is a fictional character in George Lucas' science fiction saga Star Wars. Palpatine, portrayed by Ian McDiarmid in the feature films, is the main antagonist of the saga. He first appears in the original trilogy as the Emperor of the Galactic Empire...
.
It is believed that the Jedi Order was created on Ossus.
In the
Legacy of the Force series, Ossus was a planet with a Jedi academy. It was held hostage by GAG forces in the novel Sacrifce.
Ovorat
Ovorat is a Core World located in the Ovorat System along the Corellian Trade Spine between Duro and Corellia. Ovorat was a contract holder with the Galactic Economic Expansion and Investment Authority (G.E.E.I.A.) some two hundred years BBY. Much like the majority of other worlds that were part of the program, Eia Ovorat’s effort to build a major trading center along the Corellian Trade Spine failed miserably, with the Republic losing millions of credits in the investment. However, the Overatians made a surprising comeback.
In the aftermath of the project, Eia Overat’s government, a democratically elected governing council called the Schwetta (its members were called Schwettari) wanted erase the memory of the disastrous project and so erased the ‘Eia’ prefix from its name. The G.E.E.I.A. caused a sizeable portion of the planet’s
natural landscapeNatural landscapes are landscapes beyond cultural influence. "A natural landscape is one that is unaffected by human activity", SES501 Landscape Ecology and GIS, Keith Ferdinands, Charles Darwin University, July 2004, ....
to be ruined by commercial development (which failed).
The Schwetta decided to invest in converting the commercial district into a theme park filled with state-of-the-art rides and attractions. EnterSpace, as it came to be called, eventually became the galaxy’s preeminent amusement park, attracting millions of tourists yearly to the Ovorat System. The success of the theme park brought enormous revenue onto the planet, which allowed the Schwetta to clean up the planet’s cities and preserve much of the planet’s surface as nature preserves.
During the
Yuuzhan VongThe Yuuzhan Vong are a fictional race of sentient beings from the Star Wars Expanded Universe that rise as a threat to the New Republic in the New Jedi Order series of novels....
invasion of the galaxy, the invaders laid siege to Ovorat. The
New RepublicNew Republic may refer to:* The New Republic, an American political commentary magazine* The New Republic , an 1878 satirical novel by William Hurrell Mallock...
managed to hold the
Yuuzhan VongThe Yuuzhan Vong are a fictional race of sentient beings from the Star Wars Expanded Universe that rise as a threat to the New Republic in the New Jedi Order series of novels....
off and Ovorat was saved from
Yuuzhan VongThe Yuuzhan Vong are a fictional race of sentient beings from the Star Wars Expanded Universe that rise as a threat to the New Republic in the New Jedi Order series of novels....
oppression. The capital city of the planet is the city of Piassu.
Palanhi
Palahi was colonized by humans in 4,000
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. Forty years later they built large cities to cover the vast grasslands. The wildlife are a type of
grasslandGrasslands are areas where the vegetation is dominated by grasses and other herbaceous plants . However, sedge and rush families can also be found. Grasslands occur naturally on all continents except Antarctica...
bantha, thrantas, krahbus and vesps.
Pylif
Pylif is peaceful planet. The planet is Colonized by Pylifians. The Jedi made it their main training ground around 175 ABY. The planet's Forests are covered in enormous mushrooms. The Oceans of Pylif cover up most of the planet. The Enormous trees cover up all the sunshine from reaching the planets floor. The Jedi go there for constructing most of there lightsabors in the center of the jedi Counsel memorial. It also was the planet were Jacean Skywalker was killed. It is located near the planet Dakarop.
Panna
Panna is a
water planetWater planet may refer to:* Issues concerning planetary habitability* Water is a fictional planet in the television series Lexx* Water is a fictional planet in the 3D CG animated television series Shadow Raiders* Water World* Ocean planet...
introduced in the animated segment of
The Star Wars Holiday SpecialThe Star Wars Holiday Special was a two-hour television special set in the Star Wars galaxy. It was the first official Star Wars spinoff produced. It was directed by Steve Binder. It was broadcast in its entirety in the United States only once, on Friday, November 17, 1978 on CBS-TV from 8:00...
. Its surface has an orange hue to it, and the oceans seem to be composed of a thick liquid with a high
surface tensionSurface tension is a property of the surface of a liquid. It is what causes the surface portion of liquid to be attracted to another surface, such as that of another portion of liquid .Applying Newtonian physics to the forces that arise due to surface tension accurately predicts many liquid behaviors...
. The name perhaps is an allusion to the Italian word for "whipped cream,"
panna, which also has a thick consistency. It apparently has at least one major city established. The city was known to have been occupied by the
EmpireThe Galactic Empire is one of the main factions in the fictional universe of Star Wars . It is a galaxy-spanning regime established by the series' lead villain, Palpatine, to replace the Galactic Republic in Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. The Galactic Empire is introduced in A New Hope...
, as evidenced in
The Holiday Special. Troops marched through the city, keeping a watch. In
The Holiday Special,
Boba FettBoba Fett is a character in the Star Wars fictional universe. A bounty hunter hired by Darth Vader to track down the Millennium Falcon, he is the "next major villain" after Vader in Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back...
makes a trip to the city to get a
serumBlood plasma is the yellow liquid component of blood, in which the blood cells in whole blood would normally be suspended. It makes up about 55% of the total blood volume. It is mostly water and contains dissolved proteins, glucose, clotting factors, mineral ions, hormones and carbon dioxide...
to cure a sleeping virus contracted by
Han SoloHan Solo, played by Harrison Ford, is a fictional smuggler and "reckless mercenary" in the Star Wars franchise. Introduced in the film Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope , Solo and his Wookiee first mate, Chewbacca , become involved in the Rebel Alliance against the evil Galactic Empire...
and
Luke SkywalkerLuke Skywalker is the main protagonist of the Star Wars films Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back and Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi...
from a
talismanAn amulet , a close cousin of the talisman consists of any object...
Han was searching for. It was in this city that Fett first revealed his true allegiance, when he made contact with
Darth VaderDarth Vader is the central antagonist in George Lucas' original Star Wars trilogy and his final prequel, Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. In the original Star Wars trilogy, Vader is embodied by David Prowse, though Sebastian Shaw makes a brief cameo as the unmasked Vader. In Star Wars...
via viewscreen, and updated him on his progress in attempting to capture the rebels.
Pacha
Pacha is the beautiful water world of the aquatic
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species. It was an oceanic resort world with casino submarines. It was attacked by Grand Admiral Thrawn in 9 ABY. Garik Loran of Wraith Squadron was from Pantolomin.
Pantolomin Shipwrights manufactured the Coral Vanda, a submersible cruiser that operated in the famous oceans of Pantolomin.
This world is also considered the birthplace of the beverage lomin-ale.
Peragus II
Peragus II refers to a planet rich in fuel which appeared in the game Knights of the Old Republic II. During the first attempts to mine the planet, an accidental blaster shot ignited the fuel, and a sizeable chunk of the planet blew off into space, exposing the planet's core, and forming a small asteroid field. The explosion rendered the planet uninhabitable. So, mining then took place solely in the asteroid belt. An HK-50 droid, stowed away aboard the Ebon Hawk, manipulated the droids and miners into killing each other off, to preserve the Jedi Exile's bounty for itself. After a short battle between the Ebon Hawk, and the Republic Cruiser, Harbinger, the asteroid field was completely destroyed, possibly taking the rest of the planet with it. The destruction of Peragus II meant that many planets suffered the loss of fuel, notably Telos--which was being reconstructed after being decimated during the Jedi Civil War--and had a space station over the planet. Without the fuel the space station would drift into the planet and cause another massive disaster.
Phindar
Phindar was a planet in the Outer Rim Territories, near Mandalore sector. It was controlled by a criminal organization, the Syndicat, until 44
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, when it was overthrown by the Jedi Knights
Qui-Gon JinnQui-Gon Jim is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe, and the main protagonist of the 1999 film Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, portrayed by Liam Neeson. He also appears in the Star Wars Expanded Universe of comic books, video games, and novels...
and
Obi-Wan KenobiObi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe. He is one of several protagonists in the Star Wars series and the main protagonist of the second two films of the prequel trilogy. Along with Anakin Skywalker, R2-D2, and C-3PO, he is one of the few major characters to appear...
. The Phindians then elected a Governor. The planet was orbited by Phindar Station, which was twice attacked by the Confederacy of Independent Systems in 20 BBY, during the Clone Wars. The planet was an early member of the New Republic.
Pollillus
This planet was home to the double-headed Troig species. This system was in the Koornacht Cluster. It was discovered shortly before the Battle of Naboo, which took place at 32 B.B.Y. (Before the Battle of Yavin)
Polis Massa
Polis Massa, the birthplace of
Luke SkywalkerLuke Skywalker is the main protagonist of the Star Wars films Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back and Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi...
and
Princess Leia OrganaPrincess Leia Organa Solo is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe. She is portrayed by actress Carrie Fisher in A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi, and The Star Wars Holiday Special. Aiden Barton appeared as an infant Leia in Revenge of the Sith...
, was once an arid, barren planetoid and the origin of a colony of resulting asteroids. It was originally the homeworld of the little-known Eellayin civilization, who dwelt in underground cities such as Wiyentaah, but the world was fractured by a mysterious cataclysm. This natural disaster formed a field of
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s which remained known as Polis Massa, especially the largest of them. The Eellayin civilization disappeared.
About 519 BBY, the Kallidahin from Kallidah, another world in the Subterrel sector, abandoned their homeworld and under the leadership of the Archaeological Research Council of Kallidah settled Polis Massa Base. They sought to prove the Eellayin were the ancestors of the Kallidahin through cloning tissue samples recovered in their digs. The most important find was the lost city of Wiyentaah (not far from the Research Base), discovered 59 BBY. began an archaeological mining project on this planetoid, to uncover the mysteries of the cataclysm and the native species it destroyed. The Local Dig was established over Wiyentaah. Such was the length of this project, the Kallidahin became known as Polis Massans themselves.
Excavations on the largest Polis Massa asteroids uncovered many prize artifacts, mostly from deep within the planetoid. The Polis Massans analyzed these artifacts for organic tissue suitable for
cloningCloning in biology is the process of producing populations of genetically-identical individuals that occurs in nature when organisms such as bacteria, insects or plants reproduce asexually. Cloning in biotechnology refers to processes used to create copies of DNA fragments , cells , or organisms...
. Though the aliens frequented the Subterrel Sector, they had little contact with the
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and as a whole, the Polis Massa outpost remained remote and hidden.
The gravitational pull on the rocky colony was just strong enough to be harmful to those who walked the surface without the proper equipment or protection. However, the facilities built on the asteroids were especially gravity-controlled inside and so suitable for living in.
Polis Massa was technically a loyal part of the
Galactic RepublicThe Galactic Republic is the name of the interplanetary State used in the fictional Star Wars universe prior to the establishment of the Galactic Empire. The form of this government, created by the Senate, was introduced in the Prequel Trilogy. By the time of the original Star Wars trilogy, it is...
and friendly to the
JediThe Jedi are fictional characters in the Star Wars universe, and the series' main protagonists.-Star Wars films:The Jedi are first introduced in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope as an order of warriors who serve as "the guardians of peace and justice in the galaxy" and embrace the mystical Force...
. Far from any major
trade routeA trade route is a logistical network identified as a series of pathways and stoppages used for the commercial transport of cargo. Allowing goods to reach distant markets, a single trade route contains long distance arteries which may further be connected to several smaller networks of commercial...
, the remote settlement served as an emergency sanctuary for the
JediThe Jedi are fictional characters in the Star Wars universe, and the series' main protagonists.-Star Wars films:The Jedi are first introduced in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope as an order of warriors who serve as "the guardians of peace and justice in the galaxy" and embrace the mystical Force...
after Order 66, during the rise of the
EmpireThe Galactic Empire is one of the main factions in the fictional universe of Star Wars . It is a galaxy-spanning regime established by the series' lead villain, Palpatine, to replace the Galactic Republic in Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. The Galactic Empire is introduced in A New Hope...
and
PalpatinePalpatine is a fictional character in George Lucas' science fiction saga Star Wars. Palpatine, portrayed by Ian McDiarmid in the feature films, is the main antagonist of the saga. He first appears in the original trilogy as the Emperor of the Galactic Empire...
's
Great Jedi PurgeThe Great Jedi Purge is a major event in the Star Wars storyline. It is officially documented as a plot element in the 2005 film Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, and is further referenced in the Star Wars Expanded Universe...
. The colony also housed the medical facilities in which
Padmé Amidala SkywalkerPadmé Naberrie, better known as Padmé Amidala, is a fictional character in George Lucas's space opera saga Star Wars. She first appeared on film in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace as the young queen of the planet Naboo. In subsequent prequel trilogy films, Padmé represents Naboo in the...
gave birth to the twins Luke and Leia, and subsequently died because she lost the will to live. It was here that Bail Organa chose to adopt Leia into his family. When
YodaYoda is a character in the Star Wars fictional universe, appearing in the three prequel trilogy films as well as the second and third original films. Yoda dies in Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, when he is around 800 years old. He is widely considered to be the greatest Jedi of all time...
arrived with Bail, he was visited by the specter of
Qui-Gon JinnQui-Gon Jim is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe, and the main protagonist of the 1999 film Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, portrayed by Liam Neeson. He also appears in the Star Wars Expanded Universe of comic books, video games, and novels...
who offered to tutor
Obi-Wan KenobiObi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe. He is one of several protagonists in the Star Wars series and the main protagonist of the second two films of the prequel trilogy. Along with Anakin Skywalker, R2-D2, and C-3PO, he is one of the few major characters to appear...
in the art of surviving one's death with the consciousness still intact.
Not long after the formation of the
Galactic EmpireThe Galactic Empire is one of the main factions in the fictional universe of Star Wars . It is a galaxy-spanning regime established by the series' lead villain, Palpatine, to replace the Galactic Republic in Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. The Galactic Empire is introduced in A New Hope...
, the
InquisitorAn inquisitor was an official in an Inquisition, an organisation or program intended to eliminate heresy and other things frowned on by the Roman Catholic Church...
s Malorum and Sancor began investigations of Polis Massa, discovering much information to be sent to
Darth VaderDarth Vader is the central antagonist in George Lucas' original Star Wars trilogy and his final prequel, Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. In the original Star Wars trilogy, Vader is embodied by David Prowse, though Sebastian Shaw makes a brief cameo as the unmasked Vader. In Star Wars...
. In a fateful run-in with Obi-Wan Kenobi at the Research Base, Sancor lost his life.
During the
Galactic Civil WarThe Galactic Civil War is a fictional war from the Star Wars galaxy. It serves as the setting for the original trilogy of films A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi, as well as many novels, comics, and video games in the Expanded Universe.The war was fought between the...
, shortly before the Battle of Yavin,
ImperialThe Galactic Empire is one of the main factions in the fictional universe of Star Wars . It is a galaxy-spanning regime established by the series' lead villain, Palpatine, to replace the Galactic Republic in Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. The Galactic Empire is introduced in A New Hope...
intelligence tracked the
Death StarThe Death Star is a fictional moon-sized space station and superweapon appearing in the Star Wars movies and expanded universe. In the films, the first Death Star is featured in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, and a second Death Star is under construction in Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the...
plans to a small
RebelThe Alliance to Restore the Republic is a interstellar faction of the fictional universe of Star Wars....
outpost in the medical center. The
501st LegionThe 501st Legion is an international fan-based organization dedicated to the construction and wearing of screen-accurate replicas of Imperial Stormtrooper armor, Imperial officer uniforms, and other villains and nefarious characters from the Star Wars universe...
stormed the facility, and managed to obtain one holodisc. Overall, the raid was only a partial success, with the Rebels beaming the remainder of the plans to
Princess Leia OrganaPrincess Leia Organa Solo is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe. She is portrayed by actress Carrie Fisher in A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi, and The Star Wars Holiday Special. Aiden Barton appeared as an infant Leia in Revenge of the Sith...
's corvette, the
Tantive IVThe Tantive IV is a fictional Corellian corvette used by Bail Organa and Leia Organa in Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith and Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. It was the first vessel audiences saw when Star Wars premiered in 1977...
, orbiting over
TatooineTatooine is a fictional planet and setting for many key scenes in the Star Wars saga, appearing in every Star Wars film except The Empire Strikes Back. Since it is the home planet of Anakin Skywalker and Luke Skywalker, it is also one of the most iconic planets in the Star Wars universe.Tatooine...
.
Polis Massa did not attract the attention of the
Yuuzhan VongThe Yuuzhan Vong are a fictional race of sentient beings from the Star Wars Expanded Universe that rise as a threat to the New Republic in the New Jedi Order series of novels....
and was not damaged by the war that their incursion had caused.
Polis Massa also makes an appearance in
Star Wars: Battlefront IIStar Wars: Battlefront II is a first-person shooter/third-person shooter video game developed by Pandemic Studios, and published by LucasArts. The game is the sequel to the successful Star Wars: Battlefront and features new vehicles, characters, game mechanics, maps, and missions...
.
Praesitlyn
Praesitlyn is a planet in Sluis Sector. It is also a major hub for communication between sectors. Praesitlyn was under attack by the Separatist Admiral Pors Tonith.
A small taskforce containing 20,000 clone troops, Jedi Master Neeja Halcyon, and Padawan Anakin Skywalker was dispatched to reinforce the defenders of Praesitlyn, including the rogue Zozridor Slayke. The Republic was not able to defeat the C.I.S. in ship to ship combat, but Anakin Skywalker took 20 clone troops and landed in the enemy base to rescue the hostages so that planetary bombardment could take place. However, after rescuing the hostages, Anakin captured Admiral Pors Tonith, thus saving countless lives. Then, the Republic prevented Separatist reinforcements from landing. For his heroic actions, Yoda then promoted Anakin to the rank of a Jedi Knight.
Pria
Pria is the homeworld of the Priapulins, where the Intergalactic Communications Center stood during the late years of the
Old RepublicThe Galactic Republic is the name of the interplanetary State used in the fictional Star Wars universe prior to the establishment of the Galactic Empire. The form of this government, created by the Senate, was introduced in the Prequel Trilogy. By the time of the original Star Wars trilogy, it is...
, and where
Anakin SkywalkerAnakin Skywalker is a central character in the Star Wars saga. He is the main protagonist of the prequel trilogy, which follows his rise as a vessel of The Force, his fall to the dark side, and his ultimate redemption. In the prequel films, Anakin is a Jedi Padawan, and later a Jedi Knight of...
's Jedi test as commander of a fleet against a Separatist army was held.
Pzob
Pzob is an Outer Rim planet in the remote and uncharted K749 System. It is covered in thick heavy forests and swamps. It was colonized by nomadic
GamorreanA Gamorrean is a large pig-like creature from the fictional Star Wars series. The creatures have little intelligence and are often hired as guards, mostly by Jabba the Hutt, who was fond of hiring them due to their low cost...
s decades prior to the formation of the
EmpireThe Galactic Empire is one of the main factions in the fictional universe of Star Wars . It is a galaxy-spanning regime established by the series' lead villain, Palpatine, to replace the Galactic Republic in Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. The Galactic Empire is introduced in A New Hope...
. Eighteen years after the Battle of Yavin, a secret Imperial base was established there as a supply station for the
Eye of Palpatine and staffed by forty-five
stormtrooperThe Imperial Stormtroopers are fictional soldiers from George Lucas' Star Wars universe. Stormtroopers are the personal army of Emperor Palpatine and of his commanders, carrying out the will of their superiors without questioning....
s. All but one trooper had been killed by skirmishes with the hostile Gamorreans as they waited for the ship that would never arrive.
Qoribu
Qoribu is a ringed gas giant in the Gyuel system with 55 moons, including Jwlio, Evyl, Zvbo, Ruu, Nrogu, and Kr.
Quermia
Quermia is the homeworld of the Quermian species, and the Quermian Jedi Master
Yarael Poof.
Quilura
Quilura is a planet filled with grasslands, forests, and rivers. The species of the planet (Gurlanins) can shapeshift into anything or anybody of any shape or size. The only reference is the Republic Commando book series.