Baros was an astronomical object located in the regions known as the Outer Rim Territories[1] and the Slice.[2] It was positioned in grid square U-7 on the Standard Galactic Grid.[1]
Behind the scenes[]
Baros was first mentioned in the new Star Wars canon on a galactic map in Star Wars: The Force Awakens Beginner Game, a 2016 boxed set for Fantasy Flight Games' series of Star Wars Roleplaying products.[1] In the Star Wars Legends continuity, the planet Baros was introduced in Galaxy Guide 4: Alien Races, a 1989 roleplaying supplement authored by Troy Denning and published for Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game by West End Games.[3] It later made its first appearance in Star Wars: The Old Republic, a 2011 BioWare video game.[4]
Appearances[]
- The High Republic Adventures (2021) 1 (Picture only) (Based on correspondence between the galactic map and maps in other sources)
Sources[]
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens Beginner Game (First mentioned)
- The High Republic Free Digital Sampler (Picture only) (Based on correspondence between the galactic map and maps in other sources)
- "The First Order" — Star Wars Encyclopedia
- "Scarif and Other Planets in the Outer Rim" — Star Wars Encyclopedia
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Star Wars: The Force Awakens Beginner Game
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Star Wars: The Force Awakens Beginner Game places Baros in the area of space Star Wars: The Galactic Explorer's Guide identifies as the Slice.
- ↑ Galaxy Guide 4: Alien Races
- ↑ Star Wars: The Old Republic — Space Combat: "Baros Ambush"