Centares was a planet in the Maldrood sector of the Mid Rim. It had a temperate climate and no moons.
Description[]
It was located in the Maldrood sector on the Perlemian Trade Route at the outermost edge of the Mid Rim,[3] and billed itself as "the last civilized stop before the wild and woolly Outer Rim". Its population was estimated to be about one billion.[2]
History[]
Pre-Republic era[]
For millennia, certain scholars believed Centares to be part of the historic Kiirium Reaches conquered by Xim's empire roughly a century prior to the founding of the Galactic Republic. This was based on the prevalence of the name "Astigone"—a world noted in Tionese documents from the Pre-Republic era—among the world's luxury resorts. This theory was ultimately disproved when the Corellian historian Bleys Harand uncovered evidence that the Kiirium Reaches were in fact the Ash Worlds of the Outer Rim Territories.[5]
During the Cold War between the Galactic Republic and the reconstituted Sith Empire, an old Communications satellite was found nearby Centares. The satellite was surveilling and recording the intergalactic communication channels for centuries.[6]
Galactic Republic[]
During the Clone Wars, Centares and the Maldrood sector seceded to the Confederacy of Independent Systems.[3] which its forces and Republic clashed in the Battle of Centares in the early stages of the Clone Wars.[7]
Galactic Empire[]
In the waning days of the Galactic Republic, Centares called itself "the jewel of the Mid Rim," drawing traders and tourists from across the galaxy. However, the Galactic Empire tapped its lava beds and strip mined its magnificent prairies, turning it into a grimy, polluted factory world within a decade, when its resources expired and the Empire moved on. Centares endeavored to rebound, and its cities and spaceports like Muracie were still teeming, but no tourists were forthcoming.
Most representative of the depredations of the Empire was Rubyflame Lake, which once held clear, shallow, geothermally-heated water colored red by suspended silica. After the Empire, the waters retained their reddish cast, but were tainted by pollutants capable of dissolving flesh in minutes.
From Centares, Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa tracked a House of Tagge Mining Explorer to Achtnak Turbine Station on Yavin 4.[8]
It was on this planet that Darth Vader defeated and thought he killed Beilert Valance, inspiring Tyler Lucian to suicide rather than betray the name of Luke Skywalker to Vader.[9] Despite Lucian's sacrifice, Vader learned the name of Luke Skywalker from Thurlow Harris whom he interrogated on Centares.[4]
Greater Maldrood and New Republic[]
After the Battle of Endor in 4 ABY, Centares became the capital of the Greater Maldrood, an Imperial faction established by High Admiral Treuten Teradoc.[3]
When Grand Admiral Zsinj was killed, Teradoc declared himself "High Admiral of the Mid Rim" and found himself in the middle of a war between Admirals Teren Rogriss of the Empire and Gial Ackbar of the New Republic. Teradoc was eventually defeated by the New Republic forces and he was forced to abandon the Greater Maldrood to the New Republic and flee to the Deep Core.[3]
Forever Crimson[]
In 5 ABY a salvage crew unknowingly uncovered Beilert Valance's remains at Rubyflame Lake while scavenging for parts, reactivating him years after his body went into a coma within the corrosive waters following his defeat by Darth Vader.[10]
Yuuzhan Vong War[]
In 26 ABY, the entire Maldrood sector was conquered by the Yuuzhan Vong after four battles against the New Republic, including one on Centares.[3]
Appearances[]
- Star Wars: The Old Republic (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars: The Old Republic: Legacy of the Sith (Mentioned only) (Codex entry)
- "Republic HoloNet News Core Edition 14:3:22" — Star Wars Insider 66 (Mentioned only)
- Labyrinth of Evil (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars (1977) 25 (colorized in Star Wars: A Long Time Ago... Volume 2: Dark Encounters) (First appearance)
- Star Wars (1977) 27 (colorized in Star Wars: A Long Time Ago... Volume 2: Dark Encounters) (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars (1977) 29 (colorized in Star Wars: A Long Time Ago... Volume 2: Dark Encounters)
- Vader's Quest 1
- Rebellion 16 (Mentioned only)
- "Triplet Threat" (original article link) on Wizards.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
- The Rise and Fall of Darth Vader (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars (1977) 108 (colorized in Star Wars: A Long Time Ago... Volume 7: Far, Far Away)
Sources[]
- "Shape-shifters" — Star Wars Adventure Journal 12
- "Comics Link" — Star Wars Insider 52
- The New Essential Chronology
- The Force Unleashed Campaign Guide
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
- The Essential Atlas
- Essential Atlas Extra: The History of Xim and the Tion Cluster on StarWars.com (article) (backup link)
- Ti, Shaak in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link)
- The Essential Guide to Warfare
- Star Wars: Edge of the Empire Core Rulebook
- The Not-So Magnificent Seven on StarWars.com (article) (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Viva Space Vegas! The History of the Marvelous Wheel, Part 2 on StarWars.com (article) (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Star Wars: The Essential Guide to Warfare Author's Cut, Part 4: The Rise of the Republic on StarWars.com (article) (backup link)
- Star Wars: Age of Rebellion Core Rulebook
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Star Wars: The Essential Atlas Online Companion on StarWars.com (article) (backup link)
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 2.23 2.24 2.25 2.26 "Triplet Threat" (original article link) on Wizards.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 The Essential Atlas
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Star Wars: Vader's Quest
- ↑ Essential Atlas Extra: The History of Xim and the Tion Cluster on StarWars.com (article) (backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars: The Old Republic — Slicing Crew Skill mission: "Watching and Listening"
- ↑ "Republic HoloNet News Core Edition 14:3:22" — Star Wars Insider 66
- ↑ Star Wars (1977) 25
- ↑ Star Wars (1977) 29
- ↑ Forever Crimson