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Castell was a planet located in the Castell system[2] of the Colonies,[1] situated along the Perlemian Trade Route.[3] The Commerce Guild had interests on Castell and their Presidente Shu Mai hailed from the planet. Castell sided with the Confederacy of Independent Systems during the Clone Wars during which it was defended by Diamond-class cruisers, Recusant-class Commerce Guild destroyers, as well as Commerce Guild Bombers and Commerce Guild corvettes.[6] By the time of the Battle of Felucia during the Clone Wars final year, Castell had been captured by Republic forces.[7] During the Galactic Civil War, it was a colony world of the Galactic Empire. It was ruled by its sector's Imperial Governor, Moff Ssaria.[1]
Behind the scenes[]
Castell was first mentioned in "Galactic Power Brokers," a Star Wars Legends article written by J.D. Wiker and published in the tenth issue of Star Wars Gamer magazine in 2002.[8] The world was confirmed to be canon by the reference book Ultimate Star Wars,[5] which was published in 2015, and makes its first canonical appearance in the Marvel comic book series Star Wars: Lando.[1]
Appearances[]
- Lando 1 (First appearance)
- Lando 2
- "Lando's Big Score"—Galactic Adventures Storybook Collection
- Crimson Reign 1
- Aftermath: Empire's End (Mentioned only)
- Aftermath: Empire's End audiobook (Mentioned only)
Sources[]
- Ultimate Star Wars (First mentioned)
Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 63 (Starship Fact File: Heavy Corvette Imperialis)- Star Wars Character Encyclopedia: Updated and Expanded
- Star Wars: Complete Locations (Indirect mention only)
- Star Wars Helmet Collection 26 (Databank A-Z: Imperial Future Council–Inquisitorius) (Picture only)
- Star Wars: Geektionary: The Galaxy from A - Z
- Star Wars Helmet Collection 36 (Databank A-Z: Cut Lawquane–Lothal)
- Star Wars Helmet Collection 37 (Databank A-Z: Luggabeast–Malakili)
- Star Wars: Smuggler's Guide (Indirect mention only)
- Star Wars Character Encyclopedia, New Edition
- Rise of the Separatists
- The Star Wars Book
- Star Wars: Character Encyclopedia, Updated and Expanded Edition
- SWCC 2022: 7 Things We Learned from the Lucasfilm Publishing Behind the Page Panel on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Star Wars: Timelines
