Celestial/Legends

The Celestials, also known as the Architects, were an ancient civilization who were present long before the dawn of the Galactic Republic.

History
The origins of the Celestials were largely unknown. It was believed that the Celestials were the race (or one of many races) responsible for the creation of The Maw and the Corellian system. The Celestials were also credited with having moved the planet Vultar to its present location and in a similar fashion having constructed the Hapes Cluster, Kathol Rift and the Cron Cluster. The lowest levels of the planet Kessel had massive amounts of Celestial technology, which almost destroyed the entire planet in 43.5 ABY. Ben Skywalker theorized that the Celestials may have constructed Centerpoint Station and created the Maw in order to contain Abeloth. Sinkhole Station, a scaled down version of Centerpoint, also had possible ties to the Celestials.

By 30,000 BBY, their power had waned to such a degree that the Rakata were able to dominate other systems on a large scale without competition.

Behind the scenes
The Celestials may be named after the identically-named species in Marvel Comics, which are 2,000-foot-tall mysterious "space gods" with enormous powers who interfered with other species across the universe.

"Hyperspace aliens" is a fanon nickname of the otherwise unsubscribed aliens who according to Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game, gave the hyperspace technology to Humans.

According to The New Essential Chronology, the Rakata were the originators of the technology, from where the Corellians adopted it, giving therefore a possible solution to the "mystery", though the book refers to the Architects, the famed hyperspace aliens, separately from the Rakata signifying they were only a part of the Architects 'myth'.

In The Essential Atlas, the Architects were equated with the Celestials and several star clusters and astronomical phenomena were identified as being a result of their manipulation.

The Architects belong to the "Ancient vanished precursors" concept of many science fiction and fantasy works. The Forerunners, from Halo, are one such example; the Protheans from Mass Effect are another example of a species who disappeared at the peak of their civilization; the Stargate series' Ancients are yet another. Also, the wormhole network builders from Carl Sagan's "Contact", are an example of this theme. The Rakata also somewhat fit in this archetype in the KOTOR storyline.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
 * Lando Calrissian and the Mindharp of Sharu
 * Star Wars: Rebellion
 * Dark Nest I: The Joiner King
 * Dark Nest III: The Swarm War
 * Outcast
 * Abyss