Dac

Dac (also known as Mon Calamari) was the home planet of the Mon Calamari, the Quarren, the Moappa, and the Whaladons. Mon Calamari was the name given to the planet by humans. The native species referred to the planet as Dac. The planet looked like a blue marble from space because of its ocean-covered surface. The cities were like those of Kamino and Manaan.

Early millennia
The Mon Calamari lived comfortably on the surface and below while the Quarren lived in the depths of the oceans. The massive Whaladons meddled little in governmental affairs, swimming in their pods and protected from hunting by law.

In 4,500 BBY, the Quarren made war on the Mon Calamari, but the Mon Calamari won the war, resulting in the near-extinction of the Quarren. The Mon Calamari raised the next generation of Quarren themselves, teaching them Mon Calamari values.

The planet was discovered circa. 4,000 BBY. In 532 BBY, many Quarren and Mon Calamari were taken as laborers to Lamaredd. The planet was one of many where podracing became popular.

Choppy waters
The planet was represented in the Galactic Senate by the corrupt Tikkes, who allowed Thalassian slavers to operate in Calamari Sector for a share of their profits. He was exposed in 22 BBY. He escaped Republic custody on Coruscant and fled to Geonosis, where he became a member of the Separatist Council as leader of the Free Dac movement, which sought to cut ties between Dac and the Republic.

During the Clone Wars, the world was attacked twice by the Confederacy of Independent Systems. First, Count Dooku devastated the world with the Dark Reaper. Later, the Techno Union-member Quarren Isolation League attempted to overthrow the Mon Calamari Council. The League was defeated by Kit Fisto and the Mon Calamari Knights. It was discovered by Kit Fisto that the League was allied with the Moappa, whom Kit discovered were also sapient. Kit informed the Mon Calamari that they needed to make peace with and respect the sapience of the Moappa. Many members of the Free Dac movement fled Dac, settling on the CIS worlds of Pammant and Minntooine, where the Free Dac Volunteers Engineering Corps created shipyards. Using designs based off Mon Calamari Shipyards blueprints stolen by the CIS as a basis, these yards created Recusant-class Light Destroyers at Minntooine and Providence-class carrier-destroyers at the Pammant Docks for the Separatist fleet.

There were also Separatist Mon Calamari, led by the heroic Commander Merai, backed by Passel Argente and the Corporate Alliance. Without the approval of Count Dooku, the Mon Calamari led an effective assault during the First Battle of Kamino, using their amphib fighters and Merai's personal assault ship, the Shark. Ultimately their assault failed, since Dooku had betrayed them. Most of the Mon Calamari forces were able to escape the disaster due to the sacrifice of Merai, a true hero to the end.

After the Republic loyalty of the planet was cemented, the Loyalist inhabitants agreed to a new arrangement: dual representation in the Senate, with Tundra Dowmeia representing the Quarren and Meena Tills representing the Mon Calamari. Meena Tills was held hostage on Coruscant by Korunnai terrorists, but rescued by Republic Commandos. Both Senators were signatories of the Delegation of 2000's petition, resulting in their arrest upon the declaration of the New Order.

Imperial era
The planet was represented in the Imperial Senate by Timi Rotramel until harshly subjugated by the Empire, which enslaved the Mon Calamari. Dac openly joined the Alliance, driving the Empire off their world. Rotramel personally attempted to bring the Tiss'shar into the Alliance, but they refused; unfortunately for Rotramel, shortly after this failure he was killed on Tiss'sharl by Darth Vader, who discovered his secret rendezvous with the Tiss'shar President.

Later, an Imperial sentientologist named Obo Rin working under the direction of Darth Vader wrote the Catalog of Intelligent Life in the Galaxy, Revised Edition. In an attempt to discredit the Mon Calamari, this work included falsified claims that the first contact between the Mon Calamari and galactic civilization occurred during the reign of the Galactic Empire. This was accepted as truth by many citizens of the Empire, further angering the Mon Calamari.

Mon Calamari Cruisers, a mainstay of the Rebel Alliance and New Republic, were built at the Mon Calamari Shipyards. The Alliance freed Mon Calamari Admiral Ackbar from enslavement to Wilhuff Tarkin. Ackbar was on his way to Yavin 4 when he crashed on Daluuj, where he first met Han Solo. Ackbar later led his people in a feint in the Vallusk Cluster six months after the Battle of Yavin, distracting Imperial forces while the Alliance broke the blockade of the Yavin system to evacuate Massassi Station. After Ackbar helped develop the B-wing, he was promoted by Mon Mothma to Alliance Admiral of the Fleet. Ackbar personally led the Alliance fleet at the Battle of Endor aboard the Home One.

Anchor of the New Republic
Dac was a founding member of both the Alliance of Free Planets and the New Republic. Ackbar represented the planet on the New Republic Provisional Council. The New Republic defeated the Imperial Remnants thrice at Dac: the first time against the Whaladon hunting submarines of Emperor Trioculus; the second against the World Devastators of the clone Emperor; and the third against the Star Destroyers of Admiral Daala. These three battles caused many cities to be destroyed and members of all the indigenous sapient species suffered loss of life. During the battle against Daala, Leia Organa Solo discovered that the Mon Calamari Ambassador Cilghal, Ackbar's niece, was Force-sensitive. Cilghal was the first Mon Calamari to join the New Jedi Order. The planet was later represented in the New Republic Senate by Q-Varx, whom was revealed as a traitor and replaced by Cilghal.

Birth of the Galactic Alliance
During the Yuuzhan Vong War, the planet was represented by both the Quarren Pwoe and the Mon Calamari Gron Marrab. After the fall of Coruscant to the Yuuzhan Vong, the remaining senators and politicians of the new Republic government fled to Dac, which had not been taken by the Yuuzhan Vong. The worlds massive shipyards, large defensive fleet, and isolation from the front lines made it a desirable location. Pwoe tried and failed to usurp the New Republic presidency and eventually joined the Ylesian Republic on Ylesia. Marrab however remained loyal and represented his homeworld in the Senate. Following the election of Cal Omas as the new Chief of State, the New Republic was reorganized in the Galactic Federation of Free Alliances, or Galactic Alliance. The Alliance was formed on Dac, which served as its original capital until the end of the Yuuzhan Vong War.

Fauna

 * Giant squid
 * Krakana
 * Moappa

Old Republic and Imperial Representatives

 * Tikkes (?–22 BBY)
 * Tundra Dowmeia (22 BBY–20 BBY)
 * Meena Tills (20 BBY–?)
 * Timi Rotramel

New Republic and Galactic Alliance Representatives

 * Ackbar (5 ABY–7 ABY)
 * Q-Varx (7 ABY–at least until 13 ABY)
 * Cilghal (?&mdash;c. 23 ABY)
 * Pwoe (c. 23 ABY–27 ABY)
 * Gron Marrab (27 ABY&mdash;?)

Behind the scenes
This planet has been called at least three different names throughout the Expanded Universe (EU) saga.


 * Early EU sources such as the preview of the Mon Calamari in a 1982 issue of Bantha Tracks as well as the old Jedi Prince series named the planet as Dac (Notice that this was on 1982, before the Mon Calamarians and Quarrens made their first canonical appearance on Return of the Jedi).
 * Later EU sources, such as Dark Empire and the Jedi Academy Trilogy, refer to the planet as Calamari.
 * However, in following years most EU sources began to call the planet Mon Calamari.

Despite its appearances in early sources, canonicity of the name "Dac" was initially disputed. Dr. Curtis Saxton considered in his non-canonical fansite Star Wars Technical Comments that "Mon Calamari" was too long of a word for the natives to call their own world.

The recent Geonosis and the Outer Rim Worlds sourcebook (2004) states that off-worlders call it Mon Calamari and the natives call it Dac. Newer EU material is now beginning to refer to the planet as Dac. Additionally, other recent EU literature has adopted the name Dac when referring to Quarren CIS members.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Republic: The Hunt for Aurra Sing
 * Star Wars Republic 50: The Battle of Kamino
 * Star Wars: Clone Wars
 * Chapter 1
 * Chapter 5
 * Fierce Currents
 * Labyrinth of Evil
 * Empire at War
 * Star Wars Empire 31: The Price of Power
 * Classic Star Wars
 * The Glove of Darth Vader
 * Star Wars: Rogue Squadron
 * Dark Empire
 * Dark Apprentice
 * Crisis at Crystal Reef
 * Destiny's Way
 * Force Heretic I: Remnant
 * The Final Prophecy
 * The Unifying Force