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Maz Kanata was a Force-sensitive female who was born over a millennia before the First Order–Resistance conflict. Living in a castle on the planet Takodana, Kanata gained a reputation as a pirate queen by allowing traveling smugglers to reside in her home&mdash;as long as they honored her prohibitions against politics and war. Kanata spent centuries traveling the galaxy, collecting antiques and trinkets, which she kept inside the storehouses and vaults of her castle. One such item was the lightsaber crafted by Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker and later wielded by Skywalker's son, Luke, who was instrumental in toppling the Galactic Empire.

Twenty-nine years after the Empire's defeat at the Battle of Jakku, the smuggler Han Solo brought Rey, a scavenger from Jakku, to Kanata's castle. Kanata took interest in the girl, and when the Skywalker lightsaber called out to Rey through the Force, the smuggler queen told the scavenger to keep the weapon. Rey refused, however, and the human fled the castle&mdash;shortly before stormtroopers of the First Order arrived looking for her. Kanata's castle was destroyed during the ensuing battle, and Kanata entrusted the lightsaber to Finn, a former First Order stormtrooper who abandoned his former life to join the Resistance.

Appearances

 * "A Recipe for Death"
 * "The Face of Evil"
 * Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens
 * Star Wars: The Force Awakens novel
 * Star Wars: The Force Awakens: A Junior Novel
 * Star Wars: The Force Awakens 3
 * Star Wars: Episode VIII

Non-canon appearances

 * LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures
 * LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens
 * LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Notes and references
Category:Artists

Category:Females

Category:Force-sensitives

Category:Individuals of unidentified species

Category:Poets

Category:Smugglers