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"So how do we play this? Like we did on Bakura? Or like that time on Lehon?"
―Venisa Doza, to Torch — 20?cb=20250116042720 ▶️ (file info)[5]

Bakura was a planet in Wild Space considered an attractive destination for a day trip from the planet Batuu by the author Eloc Throno. Its capital city, Salis D'aar, was built in a circular pattern.

Description[]

Bakura was a planet[4] located in the Bakura system in Wild Space.[1] It was connected to[4] the planet[6] Cermau and the Endor system by the[4] Bakura Trace hyperspace route[2] and was close enough to Batuu, a planet in the Batuu system, that the author and adventurer Eloc Throno recommended it as a location for a day trip to visitors to Batuu, describing the distance as a "reasonable commute."[4] It was the origin of a plant called a Bakuran fire philodendron.[3]

History[]

Despite being near each other, Bakura mostly ignored Endor until the construction of the Sanctuary Pipeline hyperspace route.[7]

Between 3 ABY and 4 ABY,[8] a battle in Bakuran space occurred between the Alliance to Restore the Republic and the Galactic Empire as part of the Galactic Civil War. Blue Squadron was instrumental in the Alliance victory.[9]

At some point, the Resistance pilot Venisa Doza and her astromech droid Torch had an adventure on Bakura, which Doza brought up while attempting to plan her escape from the First Order Star Destroyer that had captured her starfighter.[5]

Inhabitants[]

One of the inhabitants of Bakura was a tramp freighter captain called Dana Galvason, who used her YT-2000 light freighter Bakuran Blade to assist the Alliance to Restore the Republic during the Galactic Civil War.[10]

Locations[]

Bakura's capital city, Salis D'aar, had a circular layout, which Throno considered easy to navigate for tourists.[4] As of 34-35 ABY,[11] Salis D'aar was far larger than Batuu's largest settlement, Black Spire Outpost, and boasted "all of the modern conveniences," according to Throno.[4]

Behind the scenes[]

In George Lucas' rough draft script for Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith, Grievous referred to Anakin Skywalker as "the young hero of Bakura."[12]

In Star Wars Legends, Bakura first appeared in the 1993 novel The Truce at Bakura by Kathy Tyers.[13]

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Notes and references[]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 StarWars.com Star Systems of the Galaxy on StarWars.com (current version) (backup link) (previous version) — Based on corresponding data for the Bakura system
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Star Wars Galaxy Map poster. This assumes that the name "Bakura Trace," as used in Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 18 Guide to the Galaxy: Sectors of the Galaxy, applies to the canon hyperspace route depicted on the map that matches the depiction of the Star Wars Legends route with the same name in The Essential Atlas per Jason Fry (@jasoncfry.bsky.social.) on Bluesky (post on January 3, 2025): "They are indeed the same. Same galaxy, same map. In the rare event something needs to be changed, it will be discussed. (In response to: Hi @jasoncfry.bsky.social, was hoping you could confirm for Wookieepedia purposes that the hyperspace routes depicted on the Galaxy Map given out at Celebration are intended to be the same routes as in Legends. Sorry to bother, but would make our lives much easier to have it confirmed!)" (screenshot).
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge: Traveler's Guide to Batuu
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Star Wars Resistance — "Rendezvous Point"
  6. ↑ Thrawn: Alliances
  7. ↑ Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 38 Guide to the Galaxy: Sentient Species of Endor
  8. ↑ "Pilots of the Rebel Alliance" establishes that the battle on Bakura took place between the Battle of Hoth and Battle of Endor, which Star Wars: Galactic Atlas dates to 3 ABY and 4 ABY, respectively.
  9. ↑ "Pilots of the Rebel Alliance" — Star Wars Encyclopedia
  10. ↑ Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 42 Starship Fact File: YT-2000 Light Freighter
  11. ↑ Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge: Traveler's Guide to Batuu mentions the Hosnian Cataclysm and describes the current state of politics as a conflict between the First Order and the Resistance. The First Order-Resistance War began in 34 ABY, according to Star Wars: Galactic Atlas, and lasted for approximately one standard year, according to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: The Visual Dictionary. Thus, the guide must have been published between 34 ABY and 35 ABY.
  12. ↑ The Making of Star Wars Revenge of the Sith
  13. ↑ The Truce at Bakura
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