Boonta/Legends

Boonta, formerly known as Ko Vari, was a planet that had been colonized by the Hutts. It was located on the other side of Annoo, opposite Ingo, and was the fourth of seven planets in the Dernatine system of Hutt Space in the Outer Rim Territories.

Description
The planet Boonta was orbited by a scrapyard which served as a graveyard for damaged starships. A plumbing supply plant was located on the furthest south of the three continents.

History
Formerly known as Ko Vari, the Hutts established control during the Pre-Republic Era. Between 25,120 and 25,096 BBY, the planet was annexed into Xim's empire as he expanded his borders from the Kingdom of Cron. Ko Vari had a prospering population until it was decimated first by Xim the Despot and later by the Republic Navy's Swift Fleet during the Great Sith War. The planet never entirely recovered from these catastrophes.



Realizing that the galaxy's dominant Human species could not participate in the podracing industry on Tatooine, Yenchara the Hutt of the Desilijic kajidic saw the opportunity for increased profits on Boonta's Eve by establishing the Boonta Speeder Race on Ko Vari. The planet was renamed Boonta in honor of the hero Boonta the Hutt. The rise in profits from the Race would continue to assist the planet's economy in the decades leading up to the Galactic Civil War.

Attracting Human colonists, the race led to the rise of other extreme sports such as the annual Zed'hoffa Orbital Diving Competition over the Living Pits. During the Imperial Period Jord Dusat, Kea Moll, and Thall Joben of Ingo won the Boonta Speeder Race with White Witch, despite opposition from the Fromm Gang and Boba Fett, whom Sise Fromm had hired to kill the young racers.

The world was later conquered by the Yuuzhan Vong.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Episode I Racer
 * Podracing Tales
 * Episode I: Anakin Skywalker
 * Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
 * Episode I: Qui-Gon Jinn
 * Episode I: The Phantom Menace ½
 * Rogue Planet
 * Star Wars: Racer Revenge
 * The White Witch
 * A Race to the Finish
 * Tempest
 * A Race to the Finish
 * Tempest

Non-canon appearances

 * LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game