The Black Spire Ruins,[2] called the old post by locals,[3] or simply referred to as the ancient ruins, were located at the edge of Black Spire Outpost on the planet Batuu. Belonging to an ancient settlement[1] and formerly the original outpost,[4] the ruins were at one time the site of a temporary Resistance encampment, which the Resistance picked largely because it had been ideal for their needs.[1] The encampment included a DF.12 Com Turret[5] at an entrance that led directly into the ruins and into caves which included ancient artifacts and worship sites. The Resistance built their control center inside, in some cases cutting through rock to widen the caves.[6]
Several Resistance recruits were once scrambled there alongside BB-8 to their fighters. Prior to a space battle with the First Order, a group of recruits departed from the ruins on a mission in a transport before the vessel's capture and eventual escape from a Star Destroyer.[6]
Behind the scenes[]
The Black Spire Ruins on Batuu were revealed in concept art and as part of the Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge model revealed by Disney during the theme park area's development and construction, with Doug Chiang giving some details about it in his interview. This area was believed to be the location of the entrance for Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance and later promotional material confirmed it.[7] It was also present on a trading card titled "NEW RECRUITS RENDEZVOUS AT THE ANCIENT RUINS" issued at the Galactic Nights event on December 16, 2017 that gave details about the ride and revealed that the location acted as a staging area for the Resistance, including BB-8.[8]
Appearances[]
- Galaxy's Edge: Black Spire
- Galaxy's Edge: Black Spire audiobook
- Galaxy's Edge 5 (First identified as Black Spire Ruins)
- A Crash of Fate
- A Crash of Fate audiobook
- "Black Spire: Return to a Shattered Planet" — Galaxy's Edge: Black Spire
- Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge — Rise of the Resistance (First appearance, simultaneous with Star Wars: Datapad)
- Star Wars Galaxy of Adventures — "Rise of the Resistance"
- Star Wars: Datapad (First appearance, simultaneous with Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge)
Sources[]
- D23 2017: Doug Chiang Talks Designing Star Wars-Themed Land for Disney Parks on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge trading cards (Card: New recruits rendezvous at the ancient ruins) (backup link)
- Star Wars: Timelines
- Resistance Intersystem Transport Ship (I-TS) in the Databank (backup link) (Picture only)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Galaxy's Edge: Black Spire
- ↑ Galaxy's Edge 5
- ↑ Black Spire Outpost has official backstory elements that, while not directly published for the public, are officially canon details that can be obtained verbally from cast members working in the themed land.
- ↑ Leia Has a Mission for Vi Moradi in Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Black Spire – Exclusive Excerpt on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑ D23 2017: Doug Chiang Talks Designing Star Wars-Themed Land for Disney Parks on StarWars.com (backup link) - Text from a display of the model
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge — Rise of the Resistance
- ↑ Star Wars actors bring their characters to life in Disney theme parks' Rise of the Resistance ride by Breznican, Anthony on Entertainment Weekly (February 27, 2019) (archived from the original on September 14, 2019)
- ↑ PHOTOS: Star Wars – Galaxy's Edge Trading Cards Provide New Details of What Guests Will Find on Batuu in 2019 on WDW News Today (archived from the original on May 10, 2018)
External links[]
- Star Wars actors bring their characters to life in Disney theme parks' Rise of the Resistance ride by Breznican, Anthony on Entertainment Weekly (February 27, 2019) (archived from the original on September 14, 2019)
- PHOTOS: Star Wars – Galaxy's Edge Trading Cards Provide New Details of What Guests Will Find on Batuu in 2019 on WDW News Today (archived from the original on May 10, 2018)
- ↑ Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi
- ↑ Star Wars: Galactic Atlas places the events of Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens in 34 ABY. Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi takes place immediately after the end of The Force Awakens.
- ↑ Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge — Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance