Jakku

"Here we have the desert world of Jakku—worthless on its own but soon to live forever in history as the place where the Empire defeated the Rebellion once and for all."

- Grand Moff Randd

Jakku was a desert planet located in a remote section of the Western Reaches.

Description
"You brought your family here?" "I did. Wanted to take them as far away from the fighting as I could. A place where the war will never find us. The farthest-flung nowhere rock I could find on a star map." "Well, you found it, buddy. You don't get more nowhere than here. War ain't got no reason to roll up on this rock."

- Ergel and Corwin Ballast

Jakku was an isolated desert world in the Western Reaches, with Wheel Races in the north and mining operations dotting the planet, along with buttes in the south in which lichen could be scraped off of to create the alcoholic beverage Knockback Nectar. One could become an anchorite if certain vows were taken, while scavengers often used luggabeasts to carry supplies across the desert. Tuanul, Reestkii and Cratertown were settlements on the planet, while the trading post Niima Outpost was considered the only major settlement on the planet, and was guarded by the humorless Constable Zuvio.

History
At some point during the Age of the Empire, the Galactic Empire established a weapons facility on the planet.

In the months following the Battle of Endor, war refugee Corwin Ballast headed to Jakku believing it to be a worthless rock floating in space and thus of little importance to the galaxy-wide conflict between the New Republic and Empire.

One year and four days after the Battle of Endor, a battle broke out between the New Republic and the Galactic Empire on Jakku. Imperial Captain Ciena Ree crashed her Star Destroyer, the Inflictor into the planet to prevent it from being captured by the New Republic. Ree escaped the ship with Thane Kyrell in an escape pod, and they were later retrieved from the surface of the planet by New Republic forces.

Behind the scenes
Jakku is the desert planet where the characters Finn, Rey, and BB-8 are introduced in the Star Wars: The Force Awakens teaser trailers.

Appearances

 * Aftermath
 * Lost Stars
 * Star Wars Battlefront
 * Moving Target: A Princess Leia Adventure
 * "All Creatures Great and Small"
 * "High Noon on Jakku"
 * Jakku Spy
 * Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens

Non-canon appearances

 * Star Tours: The Adventures Continue