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For other uses, see Endor (disambiguation).
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"Oh, I told you it was dangerous here!"
―C-3PO[src]

Endor (also known as the Forest Moon of Endor or the Sanctuary Moon) was a small forested moon that orbited the Outer Rim planet of the same name and was the homeworld of the sentient Dulok, Ewok, and Yuzzum species, as well as the semi-sentient Gorax and Wistie races.

DescriptionEdit

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Endor

Endor was approximately 4,900 km in diameter and 43,300 light-years from the Galactic Core. The moon was covered in dense woodlands, tall mountains, and savannas, and home to the sentient Ewok, Dulok, and Yuzzum species. It contained a breathable atmosphere to humans and 8% surface water. It had two suns, Endor I and Endor II.[1][4]

HistoryEdit

Throughout galactic history, offworld raiders occasionally came to Endor to hunt the native Ewok population to make Ewok Jerky, which was a popular snack across the Outer Rim.[4]

Sometime during the reign of the Galactic Empire, the Empire established an outpost on the moon that included a shield generator complex to protect the incomplete second Death Star in orbit of the moon. In order to make way for the complex, an Ewok village was razed by Imperial troops, leading to strained Imperial—Ewok relations.[16] As a result of the repulsorlift field emitted by the SLD-26 planetary shield generator to keep the Death Star in a stationary orbit, Endor was prone to earthquakes, tidal imbalances, and other geological disturbances.[1]

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Ewoks and rebels celebrating victory on Endor.

The moon was later the site of the monumental Battle of Endor that saw combat between the Alliance to Restore the Republic and its Ewok allies against Imperial forces who were attempting to protect the shield generator and prevent the Alliance from destroying its superweapon in orbit. After fierce combat on the forest moon, the Rebel Alliance managed not only to destroy the shield generator complex, but also the second Death Star. With the destruction of the Empire's dreaded battle station and the death of Galactic Emperor Palpatine and his enforcer, Darth Vader, the Rebels and Ewoks held a victory celebration on the moon, one of many across the galaxy.[5] The Rebels set up shields and tractor beams to protect the moon from debris from the destroyed space station.[18] A field of detritus settled into orbit around the moon in the months following the battle.[13]

Behind the scenesEdit

Endor made its first appearance in the 1983 film Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi. The scenes of the forest moon were filmed in the giant redwood forests of northern California, in particular Tall Trees Redwood Grove and other forests near the remote town of Smith River.[4]

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Notes and referencesEdit

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 Ultimate Star Wars
  2. ↑ Lost Stars
  3. ↑ Star Wars: The Force Awakens Beginner Game
  4. ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi
  6. ↑ Last Shot
  7. ↑ Shattered Empire, Part I
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Star Wars: Complete Locations
  9. ↑ Tales from Vader's Castle 4: Night of the Gorax
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 Star Wars Battlefront II
  11. ↑ Forcesofdestinylogo Star Wars: Forces of Destiny – "An Imperial Feast"
  12. ↑ Star Wars: Galactic Defense
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 Aftermath
  14. ↑ Star Wars: Alien Archive - Species Guide
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 Star Wars Battlefront
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 Return of the Jedi: Beware the Power of the Dark Side!
  17. ↑ Encyclopedia-Logo Wicket W. Warrick in the Encyclopedia (link now obsolete; backup link)
  18. ↑ TwitterLogo @starwars (Star Wars) on Twitter "The Rebel Alliance fleet deployed shields and tractor beams to prevent Death Star 2's meteroric debris from devastating Endor's forest moon." (screenshot)
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