Kashyyyk

"It is settled then. Yoda will take a battalion of clones to reinforce the Wookiees on Kashyyyk."

- Jedi Master Mace Windu

Kashyyyk (occasionnally spelled Kashyk) was an arboreal planet located in the southwestern quadrant of the galaxy and the homeworld of the Wookiee species. During the time of the Galactic Republic, the planet was represented in the Senate on Coruscant. Because of its status as a a major navigational point, Kashyyyk was of prime strategic importance to the Republic, which led the Separatist Alliance to attack the planet toward the end of the Yoda. With the help of Yoda, the Grand Master of the Jedi Order, the Grand Army of the Republic managed to get the upper hand over the Separatist. However, shortly after that victory, the Supreme Chancellor of the Republic Palpatine unilaterally transformed the government into the First Galactic Empire. Despite Kashyyyk's loyalty to the Republic, the self-appointed Emperor had the Wookiees enslaved, and their planet iself was blockaded.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith