Varykino/Legends

Varykino was the name of the Naberrie family's second home in the Lake Country of Naboo.

Centuries earlier, it was once occupied by the tragic Naboo poet, Omar Berenko.

In 22 BBY, shortly after two failed assassination attempts on Coruscant, Padmé Amidala used it as a sanctuary. During this retreat, she was accompanied by her Jedi protector, Anakin Skywalker. The two of them fell in love during their stay.

After the Battle of Geonosis, Padmé Amidala and Anakin Skywalker returned to Varykino, where they were secretly married by a Naboo holyman.

Ryoo Naberrie was staying at the retreat after her granddaughters funeral when Inquisitor Malorum stopped by to interrogate Ryoo because she had been the one to oversee Padme's burial. This led to him deducing that Amidala's offspring had not died.

After refusing to talk she was stabbed with his lightsaber. Ryoo's corpse was found by Ferus Olin and Trever Flume when they came to protect her.

Behind the scenes
Randy Stradley stated that Luke and Leia were conceived in Varykino, five months before the Battle of Coruscant, in the Dark Horse message boards. The creators of Star Wars: Clone Wars, also joked about Luke and Leia being conceived in Chapter 22 of their series, in a scene that takes place on Naboo and what appears to be Varykino. However, this statement was made when Revenge of the Sith was assumed to take place over a period of weeks rather than days. Luke and Leia may still have been conceived in Varykino, but this must have occurred nearly nine months before the Battle of Coruscant and the beginning of Revenge of the Sith.

It is believed that the name "Varykino" was inspired by the lover's retreat of the same name in Doctor Zhivago.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
 * Star Wars: Obsession
 * The Last of the Jedi: Death on Naboo