The Wheel/Legends

The Wheel The Wheel was a large space station located in the Besh Gorgon system of the Mid Rim.

Characteristics


Well-known for its casinos, this space station resembled a huge wheel, with a central axis consisting of the main fuselage of the station. This axis was an immense cylinder, and at its midpoint there were four main spokes leading out to the circular promenade.

Sprouting from the circular section were almost 100 docking piers, allowing any size of ship to safely approach and dock with the Wheel. Beyond these luxury docks, thousands of buoys were placed to allow for less expensive docking, with shuttles providing guests with transport to the station.

The outer section of The Wheel, which gave the station its name, was a sprawling city with an untold number of casinos. Deep in the central axis was also a gladiator arena, where all manner of beings were forced to fight to the death for the entertainment and wagering of The Wheel's visitors.

The security and main systems of the wheel were run by Master Com. Master com was a super computer. Senator Siamon Greyshade Made master Com Several droid bodies so he could move around the casino and to make him seem more human.

The Crimson Casino and the Grand Casino were some of the Wheel's attractions.

The Clone Wars
Shortly after the Battle of Geonosis, Jedi Master Tholme sent Aayla Secura to The Wheel to try and make contact with undercover Quinlan Vos. Vos had been working undercover to collect intel about the Separatists, however, the Jedi had lost contact with him.

There, Quin and Aayla, with the help of Khaleen Hentz, obtained a hologram informing the Separatist leaders of an imminent attack on Kamino in an attempt to cut off the Galactic Republic's army.

The Galactic Civil War
During the height of the New Order, The Wheel was situated inside an "immunity sphere," which meant that Imperial ships were not allowed to come to the station and everybody else could enjoy themselves while they were aboard.

However, Senator Simon Greyshade, the station's administrator at the time, paid his taxes regularly and often to appease the Empire. He also adhered to the Empire's anti-alien biases, and the station catered to Humans and near-Humans while assuming alien species were "guilty until proven innocent."

The Fel Insurgency
In 137 ABY, the Wheel was under the administration of Pol Temm. It was the location of a meeting between Galactic Alliance Admiral Gar Stazi and Imperial Captain Mingo Bovark.

It remained neutral since the Galactic Civil War and Temm banned all weapons and fighting from the station.

Behind the scenes

 * The Wheel was also the name of a space station in Doctor Who.
 * The wheel highly resembles 'Space Station V', a space station from 2001.
 * In The New Essential Guide to Droids, Dan Wallace attempted to hint that the Wheel and the Jubilee Wheel were the same station, acknowledging that they have been drawn as looking different. However, its appearance in Star Wars Legacy makes the connection impossible.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Republic 49: Sacrifice
 * Jedi: Count Dooku
 * Marvel Star Wars 18: The Empire Strikes
 * Marvel Star Wars 19: The Ultimate Gamble
 * Marvel Star Wars 20: Deathgame
 * Marvel Star Wars 21: Shadow of a Dark Lord
 * Marvel Star Wars 22: To the Last Gladiator
 * Marvel Star Wars 69: Death in the City of Bone
 * Star Wars Legacy 9: Trust Issues, Part 1
 * Star Wars Legacy 10: Trust Issues, Part 2
 * Star Wars Legacy 11: Ghosts, Part 1
 * Star Wars Legacy 12: Ghosts, Part 2