Ando/Legends

Located in the Ando system of the Mid Rim, the ocean world Ando was home to the Aqualish. Ando had a diameter of 14,885 kilometers and was orbited by two moons. With 95 percent of the surface covered in water, the Aqualish used what little land remained and supplemented it with sailing ships that doubled as mobile homes. Quantill City, the planetary capital city, was one of the few established urban areas. The majority of the islands were sustained by a decaying swamp ecosystem and covered in steamy mist.



After the Aqualish-Republic War, Ando joined the Republic in 15,000 BBY. The Aqualish people consisted of three subspecies, constantly at war with each other: the Quara of the wetlands, the Aquala (the baseline race) of the oceans, and the Ualaq of the caves and dark rainforests. Decades before the Clone Wars, the Republic grew concerned over the perpetual violence on the world and dispatched the Ando Demilitarization Observation Group to ensure the de-escalation of violence; Jorus C'baoth served as one of th group's observers. In 102 BBY, the Aqualish colonized Andosha II and the other Andoan Free Colonies.

The planet was represented in the Galactic Senate by Po Nudo until 23 BBY, when Ando and Sy Myrth became the first of many worlds to secede from the Republic. Under the leadership of Ualaq Senator Po Nudo and First Minister Daragi Hoba, Ando touched off a string of secessionist worlds that would later form the Confederacy of Independent Systems in 22 BBY. Nudo became a prominent Separatist leader. It should be noted that the Andoan Free Colonies did not support the political decisions of Ando and sided with the Republic during the Clone Wars, being represented separately in the Senate by Gorothin Vagger. The Battle of Ando was fought 21 BBY.



The establishment of the Galactic Empire brought a heavy clamp on Ando. Nudo was succeeded by an Aquala Senator, whom served until the Senate was disbanded by the Emperor. Fueled by the New Order's pro-Human policies, Ando's Separatist position in the Clone Wars, and the Aqualish reputation for violence, the Imperial military established a heavy garrison on Ando and kept the planet under careful observation. Several Imperial and corporate interests were permitted to ravage Ando's natural resources.

By 9 ABY, Ando was a member of the New Republic and was the target of a feint attack by Grand Admiral Thrawn's Star Destroyer Bellicose before his assault on Ukio.

Sixteen years later during the Yuuzhan Vong invasion, Ando was offered to be spared by Warmaster Tsavong Lah if the Aqualish destroyed all droid units and killed any Jedi on the planet. Thus, the Aqualish killed Dorsk 82, only to be invaded and crushed regardless. After the war's end, the world remained disunited and was not part of the Galactic Alliance.

Behind the scenes

 * "Ando" means literally in Spanish "I walk" in present tense. Another way to say "I walk" in Spanish is Camino.

Appearances

 * Republic HoloNet News Core Edition 14:3:22
 * CIS Shadowfeed Dispatch 14:4:12 Edition: Republic Breaks Ando Demilitarization Pact
 * CIS Shadowfeed Dispatch 14:9:08 Edition
 * Republic HoloNet News Core Edition 15:3:29
 * Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina
 * Star Wars: Rebellion
 * Dark Force Rising
 * The Last Command
 * Agents of Chaos II: Jedi Eclipse
 * Edge of Victory I: Conquest
 * Recovery
 * Force Heretic III: Reunion