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'''Abafar''' was a remote [[desert]] [[planet]] located within the [[Outer Rim Territories]], and was host to massive amounts of [[rhydonium]], a scarce and volatile fuel source. The large [[desert]] was known as [[the Void]], and light was twisted in a way by the strange [[Regolith/Canon|regolith]] that made it impossible to see tracks because there were no shadows.<ref name="SWE" /> During the [[Clone Wars]], the [[Confederacy of Independent Systems]] set up a [[mining]] [[Rhydonium mining installation|installation]] in the settlement of [[Pons Ora]]. The planet wasn't very populated.<ref name="MIA" /> During the [[Imperial Era|reign]] of the [[Galactic Empire]], the [[Hutt]] [[crime lord]] [[Jabba Desilijic Tiure]] had a drilling platform on Abafar.<ref name="Choose Your Destiny">''[[Choose Your Destiny: A Han & Chewie Adventure]]''</ref>
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'''Abafar''' was a remote [[desert]] [[planet]] located within the [[Outer Rim Territories]], and was host to massive amounts of [[rhydonium]], a scarce and volatile fuel source. The large [[desert]] was known as [[the Void]], and light was twisted in a way by the strange regolith that made it impossible to see tracks because there were no shadows. During the [[Clone Wars]], the [[Confederacy of Independent Systems]] set up a [[mining]] [[Rhydonium mining installation|installation]] in the settlement of [[Pons Ora]]. The planet wasn't very populated.<ref name="MIA" /> During the [[Imperial Era|reign]] of the [[Galactic Empire]], the [[Hutt]] [[crime lord]] [[Jabba Desilijic Tiure]] had a drilling platform on Abafar to [[Mining|mine]] rhydonium.<ref name="Choose Your Destiny">''[[Choose Your Destiny: A Han & Chewie Adventure]]''</ref> Following the [[Battle of Endor]], the [[New Republic]] [[pilot]] [[Wedge Antilles]] visited Abafar whilst looking for [[Imperial Military|Imperial forces]] that may have been hiding in the Outer Rim.<ref name="Aftermath">''[[Aftermath]]''</ref>
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Abafar was located in the [[Sprizen sector]] of the [[Outer Rim Territories]].<ref name="SWE" /><ref name="Ultimate Star Wars" /> Its primary terrain was a desert known as [[the Void]] due to properties of the planet's atmosphere and surface regolith that made it impossible to see the sun or any tracks left on the ground, making it extremely easy to get lost<ref name="SWE" /><ref name="Sunny" /> amongst the barren flats.<ref name="VE">''[[Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia]]''</ref> Known fauna included the [[Void strider]]s, bird like creatures that traversed the Void in search of surface water.<ref name="Sunny" /> Abafar's primary resource was its valuable and highly explosive [[rhydonium]] [[fuel]].<ref name="MIA" />
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==History==
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===Clone Wars===
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By the time of the galaxy-spanning [[Clone Wars]], interest in Abafar had dried up due to the rhydonium having been largely depleted. After the [[Battle of Sarrish]], a devastating loss for the [[Galactic Republic]], one of the survivors of the battle, [[clone commando]] [[Captain]] [[Gregor]], crash-landed on Abafar near the town of [[Pons Ora]], but was left [[amnesia]]c with no memory of anything but his name. The [[Sullustan]] [[Borkus]], owner of the [[Power Sliders]] diner, took advantage of Gregor's amnesia and hired him as a [[dishwasher]] at his restaurant.<ref name="MIA" />
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In [[20 BBY]], forces of the [[Confederacy of Independent Systems]] came to Abafar near Pons Ora to mine rhydonium for a plot to [[Carida incident|bomb]] the [[Republic strategy conference]] at [[Carida]].<ref name="MIA" /><ref name="Point of No Return">{{TCW|Point of No Return}}</ref><ref name="SWGA">''[[Star Wars: Galactic Atlas]]''</ref> At the same time, the [[D-Squad]], a Republic force of [[droid]]s led by the [[Zilkin]] [[Colonel]] [[Meebur Gascon]], crash-landed on the planet after having run into a [[comet]] swarm on their way back from [[Mission to Aut-O's flagship|stealing]] a Separatist [[encryption module]].<ref name="Sunny" /> After eventually making it to Pons Ora, the squad's [[astromech droid]]s were sent to scout out the town and look for a ship while Gascon and [[DUM-series pit droid|pit droid]] [[WAC-47]] looked for food for the colonel.<ref name="MIA" />
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Gascon and WAC-47 entered Power Sliders, but were chased out by Borkus after Gascon loudly announced his identity as a Republic military officer, in part as the Sullustan did not want them to see Gregor. However, the two went around the back after WAC-47 suggested that Gascon scavenge food from the garbage and encountered Gregor anyways, quickly realizing there was something wrong with his memory as he did not recognize the term "[[Cloning|clone]]". Meanwhile, [[R2-D2]] and the astromechs found Pons Ora's spaceport full of [[battle droid]]s, a Republic [[Nu-class transport|attack shuttle]], and barrels of rhydonium. Strategizing, the members of D-Squad pointed out to Gascon that attempting to sneak in would be a suicide mission, and the colonel decided they would have to recruit Gregor in order to [[Escape from Abafar|escape]].<ref name="MIA" />
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When Gregor got off work that day, he raised Borkus' suspicions by asking him what exactly a clone was, saying that he had met someone who insisted he was one. Borkus told him that clones were brave soldiers and to forget about it. D-Squad followed Gregor to his basement apartment, and Gascon had R2-D2 project a [[hologram]] of [[Clone Captain]] [[Rex]] through the window, which startled Gregor. He was then confronted by Gascon, who told him that the recording was not him and that he was a clone. In order to deduce Gregor's identity, Gascon had R2 scan Gregor's wrist barcode, which were on all the clones, and this revealed his ID number and rank as a commando who was listed as being MIA after [[Sarrish]]. The reminders of his past led Gregor to begin to regain his memories, and he agreed to help D-Squad escape, after they located his equipment.<ref name="MIA" />
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{{Quote|It's ''THX'' white limbo in ''Star Wars'' land.|George Lucas, on the ''The Clone Wars'' arc featuring Abafar|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NgPKSzR0LU}}
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Abafar first appeared in "[[A Sunny Day in the Void]]", an episode of [[Star Wars: The Clone Wars (TV series)|''Star Wars: The Clone Wars'']] that first aired on [[December 7]], [[2012]].<ref name="Explore: A Sunny Day in the Void">{{SW|url=series/clone-wars/a-sunny-day-in-the-void-episode-guide|text="A Sunny Day in the Void" Episode Guide - ''The Clone Wars''|archivedate=20191010232329}}</ref> The setting of Abafar is akin to that of a location featured in [[George Lucas]]'s [[1971]] film [[Wikipedia:THX 1138|''THX 1138'']].<ref name="THX">[[Wikipedia:THX 1138|''THX 1138'']]</ref>
   
 
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*''[[Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia]]''
  
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*''[[Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know, Updated and Expanded]]''
  
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"Look at this. All the database says is: "Abafar: information on Planet Void."
―Meebur Gascon[src]

Abafar was a remote desert planet located within the Outer Rim Territories, and was host to massive amounts of rhydonium, a scarce and volatile fuel source. The large desert was known as the Void, and light was twisted in a way by the strange regolith that made it impossible to see tracks because there were no shadows. During the Clone Wars, the Confederacy of Independent Systems set up a mining installation in the settlement of Pons Ora. The planet wasn't very populated.[8] During the reign of the Galactic Empire, the Hutt crime lord Jabba Desilijic Tiure had a drilling platform on Abafar to mine rhydonium.[9] Following the Battle of Endor, the New Republic pilot Wedge Antilles visited Abafar whilst looking for Imperial forces that may have been hiding in the Outer Rim.[10]

Description

Abafar was located in the Sprizen sector of the Outer Rim Territories.[1][2] Its primary terrain was a desert known as the Void due to properties of the planet's atmosphere and surface regolith that made it impossible to see the sun or any tracks left on the ground, making it extremely easy to get lost[1][6] amongst the barren flats.[11] Known fauna included the Void striders, bird like creatures that traversed the Void in search of surface water.[6] Abafar's primary resource was its valuable and highly explosive rhydonium fuel.[8]

History

Clone Wars

By the time of the galaxy-spanning Clone Wars, interest in Abafar had dried up due to the rhydonium having been largely depleted. After the Battle of Sarrish, a devastating loss for the Galactic Republic, one of the survivors of the battle, clone commando Captain Gregor, crash-landed on Abafar near the town of Pons Ora, but was left amnesiac with no memory of anything but his name. The Sullustan Borkus, owner of the Power Sliders diner, took advantage of Gregor's amnesia and hired him as a dishwasher at his restaurant.[8]

In 20 BBY, forces of the Confederacy of Independent Systems came to Abafar near Pons Ora to mine rhydonium for a plot to bomb the Republic strategy conference at Carida.[8][12][13] At the same time, the D-Squad, a Republic force of droids led by the Zilkin Colonel Meebur Gascon, crash-landed on the planet after having run into a comet swarm on their way back from stealing a Separatist encryption module.[6] After eventually making it to Pons Ora, the squad's astromech droids were sent to scout out the town and look for a ship while Gascon and pit droid WAC-47 looked for food for the colonel.[8]

Gascon and WAC-47 entered Power Sliders, but were chased out by Borkus after Gascon loudly announced his identity as a Republic military officer, in part as the Sullustan did not want them to see Gregor. However, the two went around the back after WAC-47 suggested that Gascon scavenge food from the garbage and encountered Gregor anyways, quickly realizing there was something wrong with his memory as he did not recognize the term "clone". Meanwhile, R2-D2 and the astromechs found Pons Ora's spaceport full of battle droids, a Republic attack shuttle, and barrels of rhydonium. Strategizing, the members of D-Squad pointed out to Gascon that attempting to sneak in would be a suicide mission, and the colonel decided they would have to recruit Gregor in order to escape.[8]

When Gregor got off work that day, he raised Borkus' suspicions by asking him what exactly a clone was, saying that he had met someone who insisted he was one. Borkus told him that clones were brave soldiers and to forget about it. D-Squad followed Gregor to his basement apartment, and Gascon had R2-D2 project a hologram of Clone Captain Rex through the window, which startled Gregor. He was then confronted by Gascon, who told him that the recording was not him and that he was a clone. In order to deduce Gregor's identity, Gascon had R2 scan Gregor's wrist barcode, which were on all the clones, and this revealed his ID number and rank as a commando who was listed as being MIA after Sarrish. The reminders of his past led Gregor to begin to regain his memories, and he agreed to help D-Squad escape, after they located his equipment.[8]

Behind the scenes

"It's THX white limbo in Star Wars land."
―George Lucas, on the The Clone Wars arc featuring Abafar[src]

Abafar first appeared in "A Sunny Day in the Void", an episode of Star Wars: The Clone Wars that first aired on December 7, 2012.[14] The setting of Abafar is akin to that of a location featured in George Lucas's 1971 film THX 1138.[15]

Appearances

Sources

Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 StarWars Abafar in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ultimate Star Wars
  3. ↑ Helmet Collection logo small Star Wars Helmet Collection 68 (Databank A-Z: Pre Vizsla–Quinlan Vos)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 StarWars "Missing in Action" - The Clone Wars Episode Guide on StarWars.com (backup link)
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Although the technical information on this article about Abafar was drawn from the Concept Art Gallery of the "Missing in Action" Episode Guide, the same information is presented during the episode, although it is not fully readable. Additionally, most of the numbers provided do not feature an accompanying unit of measurement.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 TCW mini logo Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "A Sunny Day in the Void"
  7. ↑ During the episode "A Sunny Day in the Void", a holographic display of the Galactic Republic's database entry on Abafar provided some information in Aurebesh, including on climate and vegetation.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 8.8 8.9 TCW mini logo Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Missing in Action"
  9. ↑ Choose Your Destiny: A Han & Chewie Adventure
  10. ↑ Aftermath
  11. ↑ Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia
  12. ↑ TCW mini logo Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Point of No Return"
  13. ↑ Star Wars: Galactic Atlas
  14. ↑ StarWars "A Sunny Day in the Void" Episode Guide - The Clone Wars on StarWars.com (backup link)
  15. ↑ THX 1138
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