Kamino

"There it is, R4. Right where it should be. Our missing planet, Kamino."

- Obi-Wan Kenobi, to R4-P17

Kamino was an aquatic planet located in an extragalactic star system that straggled south of the Rishi Maze. It was inhabited by the Kaminoans&mdash;a race of tall, elegant beings who were regarded as a mysterious species that tended to keep to themselves. They were also known for their cloning technology which ultimately led to the creation of a clone army for the Galactic Republic.

Pre-Clone Wars
Nearing the beginning of the Clone Wars, the bounty hunter Jango Fett was tasked with the assassination of Naboo senator Padmé Amidala. Fett had a fellow bounty hunter, Zam Wesell, attempt to murder her. After a failed attempt, the Clawdite was pursued by Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi and his Padawan, Anakin Skywalker. The Jedi soon captured her, but Fett shot the bounty hunter with a Kamino saberdart before she could reveal any information. Kenobi, using the dart as a means of finding Fett, sought answers from the Jedi Archives only to find that all information related to the dart and its origins apparently missing. While conferring with others on this anomaly in the otherwise all encompassing Archive a Youngling suggested that if it was not in the Archive someone must have intentionally expunged it. Following this Obi-Wan turned to outside sources and was informed by Dexter Jettster that the dart originated from the planet Kamino. Soon, Kenobi found Kamino itself and discovered the clone army that was being produced in it apparently at the request of another Jedi.

Clone Wars
Following the outbreak of the Clone Wars, Kamino was one of the main operational areas of the Galactic Republic. It served as the main training grounds for clone cadets as well as the location for the clone army's creation. In addition to training and growing the clones Genetic Archives were kept on Kamino itself which included the DNA of Jango Fett allowing the Kaminoans to continue cloning troopers after his death.

At one point during the Clone Wars, a Separatist assault led by Asajj Ventress and cyborg General Grievous hit Kamino in an attempt to end clone creation for the Republic. Rather then assault the city with intent to capture the entire complex Asajj and General Grievous attempted a covert attack with the intention of stealing or destroying the Archived Genes of Jango Fett. Without a Genetic sample to work from as a means of coping with genetic drift over different batches of clones the quality of future batches would have displayed a much higher of the existing genetic degrade hampering the Republic war effort. However, Republic forces managed to defeat the Separatists and continue cloning on the planet.

Age of the Empire
"I heard they shut down the facilities on Kamino. They'll train up the last batch of clones and that's it."

- A clone trooper

After the creation of the Galactic Empire, the cloning facilities on Kamino were shut down in part due to the rapid aging effect that had made the clones a viable option in the first place. While it had gotten troops on the battlefield rapidly at first during this age the rapid aging the Kaminoans had inserted into their genetic code was bringing them back out of service at a comparably young age against birth-born humans. Though Clones from Kamino continued to serve for some time after they were slowly phased out of combat roles into instructors for new recruits or conscripts and other tasks.

Behind the scenes
"Fighting a war tests a soldier's skills, defending his home tests a soldier's heart."

- Opening quote for "ARC Troopers"

Kamino was created for Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones, the second installment of the prequel trilogy. The planet later appeared in episodes of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, an animated television series that bridges the gap between Attack of the Clones and Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Battlefront II
 * Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones
 * Catalyst: A Rogue One Novel
 * Darth Vader: Dark Lord of the Sith 2: The Chosen One, Part II
 * Darth Vader: Dark Lord of the Sith 14: Burning Seas, Part II
 * Tarkin
 * Smuggler's Run: A Han Solo & Chewbacca Adventure
 * Catalyst: A Rogue One Novel
 * Darth Vader: Dark Lord of the Sith 2: The Chosen One, Part II
 * Darth Vader: Dark Lord of the Sith 14: Burning Seas, Part II
 * Tarkin
 * Smuggler's Run: A Han Solo & Chewbacca Adventure
 * Darth Vader: Dark Lord of the Sith 2: The Chosen One, Part II
 * Darth Vader: Dark Lord of the Sith 14: Burning Seas, Part II
 * Tarkin
 * Smuggler's Run: A Han Solo & Chewbacca Adventure
 * Darth Vader: Dark Lord of the Sith 2: The Chosen One, Part II
 * Darth Vader: Dark Lord of the Sith 14: Burning Seas, Part II
 * Tarkin
 * Smuggler's Run: A Han Solo & Chewbacca Adventure
 * Smuggler's Run: A Han Solo & Chewbacca Adventure

Non-canon appearances

 * Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes
 * Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes