Dagobah/Legends

"Mudhole? Slimy? My home this is."

- Yoda

Dagobah was a planet in the Dagobah system, a primitive world of swamps and forests, which served as a refuge for Jedi Master Yoda, during his exile.

Geography
It was a harsh, humid, swamp environment, mostly covered in shallow marshland, interspersed with stifling forests. There were very little truly open bodies of water on the planet : the water supply was thinly invested throughout the planet's main habitat, swampland. Dagobah was home to many creatures, such as: Bogwings, Dragonsnakes, Nudj, Sleens, Vine Snakes, and Swamp Slugs. Examples of flora include the Gnarltree and Meat Flower. The planet was devoid of any advanced civilization, although the primitive Hepsalum Tash and Hysalrian races managed to eke out a living in the bogs.

History
One of the first recorded instances of Dagobah's contact with the outside Galaxy comes from long, long ago. Some eight centuries before the Battle of Yavin, future Jedi Master Yoda and a young Human friend crash-landed on the planet after their ship was hit by an asteroid. Although ignorant of the world's identity, the duo met up with the Hysalrian N'Kata Del Gormo, a Jedi Master native to the planet. Sensing the Force-sensitivity in both younglings, Gormo took it upon himself to train Yoda and his companion in the ways of the Jedi. After being instructed by their serpentine teacher, a Republic starship rescued the two and took them back to civilization.

The first official Republic survey of Dagobah occured in 39 BBY. In 38 BBY, forty humans crashed on Dagobah, and were forced to raise their children as cannibals.

Prior to the Clone Wars, a Republic research team under Halka Four-Den was stationed on Dagobah to research the native flora and fauna. Unfortunately, Halka Four-Den and her research team later died on Dagobah before they could be retrieved.

During the Clone Wars, Yoda returned to the planet he had visited in his youth, although it is unknown if he realized the connection. Having track a Bpfasshi Dark Jedi to Dagobah, Yoda confronted his enemy and defeated the Dark Jedi, who died in a tree-cave. As a result, the location became strong in the Dark Side of the Force.



Near the beginning of the Great Jedi Purge, Yoda entered into exile in the swamps of Dagobah after facing Darth Sidious. He chose the planet since he found it to be located in one of 37 missing systems erased from the Jedi Archives, and due to his previous familiarity there. By choosing something non-existent and living in a world writhing with the Living Force, Yoda remained completely undetectable. He made his dwelling near the cave where he had defeated the Dark Jedi, which acted as a negative to his light side presence, thus further hiding him from detection by the Emperor.

Jak Arranda and Zak Arranda met Yoda on the planet, but he chose not to train them in the Jedi ways at that time, explaining to them he was awaiting a different student. Afterwards, the Arrandas assisted in the rescue of the descendants of the survey team dispatched in 38 BBY, thus ridding Dagobah of the closest thing to an " advanced civilization" it had probably ever boasted. While on Dagobah, Yoda also met, healed, and redeemed the kingpin Jorj Car'das.

In 3 ABY, during the Galactic Civil War, Luke Skywalker was visited on the ice planet Hoth by the ghost of Obi-Wan Kenobi, who instructed him to seek Yoda on Dagobah in order that he might be trained in the ways of the Jedi. Skywalker traveled to Dagobah in his X-wing, along with R2-D2, at the end of the Battle of Hoth. During his grueling training, Skywalker had a vision of his friends Han Solo, Princess Leia, and Chewbacca suffering on Bespin. As a result, he left his training early, promising Yoda that he would return to complete it.



He did return in 4 ABY, but only in time to have one final conversation with Yoda before his death. Afterwards, he spoke extensively with Obi-Wan Kenobi about the conflicting stories of Luke's parentage.

The New Republic established a base on Mount Yoda in 5 ABY.

Luke Skywalker would return to Dagobah in 9 ABY, finding the Dark Jedi's beckon call, and then again in 13 ABY with his then-love Callista, trying to re-establish her connection to the Force.

In 22 ABY, Anakin Solo along with Ikrit, Tahiri Veila, Uldir Lochett, Peckhum and R2-D2 returned to Dagobah since Anakin remained had been troubled by visions of himself as a Dark Jedi by his heritage as the grandson of Anakin Skywalker, who had become the infamous Darth Vader. Anakin and his companions finally reached the same cave which Luke had gone earlier after surviving encounters with the planet's dangerous fauna. There, Anakin faced the manifestations of his own doubts though he emerged victorious in the end.

In 36 ABY, Grand Master Luke Skywalker sent Jedi Knights Tahiri, Lowbacca and Tesar Sebatyne to Dagobah after deeming them a threat to Jedi security due to their actions in the Swarm War as Joiners in order to meditate on what it meant to be a Jedi. Luke told them that he would call them once he felt they were ready to rejoin the order, and that they were not to leave until they felt that call.

Behind the scenes

 * Dagobah is the name of a container used to hold a Buddha's relics.
 * Slated to appear in one scene in Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, the planet was cut from the final film, leaving it for the DVD release.

Appearances



 * Star Wars Battlefront II
 * Star Wars: Clone Wars (Vision)
 * Chapter 21
 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (Deleted scene)
 * The Hidden
 * Empire at War
 * Star Wars Galaxies: The Ruins of Dantooine
 * Star Wars: Demolition
 * Star Wars: Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike
 * Galaxy of Fear 
 * Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
 * Return of the Ewok
 * Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
 * The Glove of Darth Vader
 * Mission from Mount Yoda
 * Heir to the Empire
 * Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy
 * Darksaber
 * Junior Jedi Knights: Anakin's Quest
 * Dark Nest III: The Swarm War