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The cremation of Qui-Gon Jinn

Cremation was one of the procedures used throughout most of the galaxy to dispose of the remains of sentient creatures. Speculatively, this was done due to the incredible population (both past and present) of the galaxy and the resulting lack of space available for burials. There may also have been cultural and religious reasons that sentient beings chose cremation. For example, the Naboo thought that a corpse had to be cremated within two days time in order to return the deceased's spirit to the planet.

Cremation usually took the form of a solemn funeral pyre, with the deceased individual's friends and family observing the process. On battlefields and similar locations where large numbers of sentients died, the bodies were often piled and burnt en masse for expediency, but the process was still done solemnly and with as much respect as possible.

During the Galactic Civil War, Imperial control of Corellia made it difficult to return the bodies of Corellians who died away from their homeworld. Deceased Corellian exiles were often cremated, and the carbon residue was compressed into synthetic diamonds. These diamonds were then taken to the Corellian Sanctuary which was established after the New Republic took possession of the world. But during the Second Galactic Civil War the Sanctuary was vandalized by Alliance supporters.

A popular alternative to cremation was burial. The Jedi Yoda and Obi-Wan Kenobi left no corpses when they died, instead becoming "one with the Force". Anakin Skywalker may also have become one with the Force, but sources are unclear. When Mara Jade died, she left her body behind. One week later during her funeral her remains were set on a cremation pyre, with the intention that they would be cremated at the conclusion of the service - however Mara chose to return her body to the Force during the ceremony, as a means to hint at the identity of the person who murdered her.

Culture[]

When Ke Daiv's deceased body was struck by laser cannon fire, it was described as "his ritual cremation", possibly signifying that cremation was a ritual among Blood Carvers.[1]

Behind the scenes[]

Examples of cremation in the Star Wars films:

Examples of cremation in the Expanded Universe:

  • When the Wookiee Jedi Master known as Tyvokka was shot three times by Battle Droids, he was bought aboard a cruiser, where he later died from his injuries. The cruiser then sustained heavy blaster fire, which caused it to crash land and explode, with Tyvokka's body still onboard. His Padawan, Plo Koon, was devastated by this, but Adi Gallia comforted him by pointed out that the burning wreckage of the ship served as a makeshift funeral pyre for the late Jedi Master.[2]
  • In Rogue Planet, when Ke Daiv died, his body was later hit by Laser Cannon fire directed at Obi-Wan, cremating his body.
  • After Yarael Poof died as a result of being stabbed by Ashaar Khorda and using his remaining energy to bind the power within the Infant of Shaa during the Skirmish at Coruscant's power core, his body was cremated with fire during a Jedi funeral, which many other Jedi attended.[3]
  • The Clone Trooper Commander known as Faie was killed by the Jedi Master Quinlan Vos on Kashyyyk, and Vilmarh Grahrk then cremated Faie's body atop with fire atop a wooden pyre. Several more Clone Troopers then arrived on the scene, and Grahrk told them that it was Vos who had been killed and whose body was burning, with this lie allowing Vos time to escape.[4]
  • When the monk known as Brother Mabob, who was a member of the Ancient Order of Pessimists, was killed by Abal Karda on Maryx Minor, he was given the proper funeral of the Ancient Order, in which his body was cremated by being dropped into a pit of lava.[5]
  • The grocer known as Gates Harnik was hung from damaged scaffolding in the ruins of the town of Tamarack on Cilpar, and his body was later cut down by the members of the Cilpari Resistance, who expressed regret over his death. The Cilpari Resistance member known as Chang then cremated Harnik's body with a flamethrower in order to prevent ronks from eating it.[6]
  • Trioculus was killed by being shot in the chest by a Human replica droid resembling Leia Organa, and his body was subsequently cremated with fire in a cremation chamber onboard the Moffship during a ceremony held before the ship's officers and crew. His ashes were placed into four separate cannisters, which were then each loaded onto four separate Imperial missile probes. The probes were then each launched in a different direction to the furthest reaches of the galaxy.[7]
  • After the body of Anakin Solo was recovered by his sister, Luke Skywalker cremated Anakin's body following a memorial service on Hapes in The New Jedi Order: Dark Journey.
  • In The New Jedi Order: Star by Star, the Yuuzhan Vong appear to cremate their dead.

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Notes and references[]

  1. ↑ Rogue Planet
  2. ↑ Star Wars (1998) 38
  3. ↑ Star Wars: Zam Wesell
  4. ↑ Republic 83
  5. ↑ Boba Fett: Enemy of the Empire 3
  6. ↑ X-Wing Rogue Squadron 1
  7. ↑ Prophets of the Dark Side

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