Oovo IV/Legends

The asteroid Oovo IV was home to Desolation Alley, a maximum security prison for the Galactic Republic. Energy shields protected the prison and kept the atmosphere in, and access was tightly restricted. Because of this no revolt was ever successful. This prison was used for persons who committed severe crimes and thus were tightly guarded.

Jango Fett and Zam Wesell both attempted to recover the smuggler Bendix Fust from the heavily guarded prison. Fett entered by following in a transport into the hangar before the energy shields closed again. Losing his own ship, Jaster's Legacy, Fett stole a Firespray-class patrolship that he renamed Slave I, and escaped with Wesell to deliver Fust to Sebolto on Malastare, destroying the remaining Firespray's by firing missiles into the hangar where they were kept. The prison riot that covered their escape was eventually suppressed.

Aurra Sing, after being captured by Aayla Secura, was sent to the prison but was eventually released after telling the prison officials about a bounty hunter hunting Jedi.

During the Galactic Civil War, it was the location of the Battle of Oovo IV. During the Yuuzhan Vong War, Oovo IV was decimated by the Yuuzhan Vong.

Security
The surface entrances and upper levels were guarded by armed soldiers with blasters and laser turrets. But the underground levels, where the worst criminals were kept, needed even stricter control. Thus, special riot guards, armed with nothing but their fists, reduced most chances of a succesful riot organized from the inside. These riot guards could beat up most powerful species, which Jango Fett eventually would see as he would break out of the asteroid prison after hs mission.

Podracing


Due to its combination of low gravity and artificial atmosphere, podracing was extremely popular through the asteroid, though it was also very dangerous. It was one of the few places where podracing had not been outlawed. Two examples of these planets are Malastare and Tatooine. Oovo IV was the location of many pod racing courses, including Vengeance, Malevolent, and Executioner. A space slug lived near Executioner.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Episode I Racer
 * Star Wars: Bounty Hunter
 * Jedi: Aayla Secura
 * Tempest