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Endor, also called Tana by the Ewoks native to one of its moons, was a gas giant located in the Endor system,[1] a binary[2] star system positioned in the Moddell sector of the galaxy's Outer Rim Territories. Endor acted almost like a second sun to the moons with its clouds of hydrogen reflecting light.[1] Located in grid square H-16 on the Standard Galactic Grid, it was connected to Cerea and Bakura by a hyperspace route.[3] The planet was orbited by nine major moons,[1] the largest of which[4] was known as the Forest Moon of Endor. The ocean moon of Kef Bir was also one of Endor's moons. Additionally, 48 "sub-lunar" objects orbited the planet.[1]
Before the destruction of the New Republic, the Galactic Senate attempted to rename the planet Tana, in honor of the Ewoks.[1]
Behind the scenes[]
Endor was originally created for the 1983 film Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi,[5] where it appeared as a distant orb, labeled "Planet Endor" by special effects storyboards, above its Forest Moon, not large enough to be definitively labeled a planet.[6]
In the earliest drafts of Return of the Jedi, the Forest Moon of Endor, then known as the "green moon," instead orbited the Imperial capital world of Had Abbadon,[7] which would later evolve into Coruscant.[8]
Appearances[]
- Star Wars Battlefront II
- Star Wars: Starfighter Missions
- Lost Stars (First identified as Endor, simultaneous with Lost Stars audiobook)
- Lost Stars audiobook
- "The Kroolok"—Life Day Treasury (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi (First appearance)
- Star Wars: Return of the Jedi junior novelization
- "The Levers of Power"—The Rise of the Empire (Appears in hologram)
- Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: Expanded Edition
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: Expanded Edition audiobook
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: A Junior Novel
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: A Junior Novel audiobook
Sources[]
- Journey Through Space
Star Wars: Card Trader (Card: C-3PO - Jabba the Hutt's Interpreter - Base Series 1)
Star Wars: Card Trader (Card: General Madine - Rebel Alliance - Base Series 1)
Star Wars: Card Trader (Card: Han Solo - Rebel General - Base Series 1)
Star Wars: Card Trader (Card: Moff Jerjerrod - Imperial Commander - Base Series 1)
Star Wars: Card Trader (Card: Mon Mothma - Rebel Leader - Base Series 1)
Star Wars: Card Trader (Card: R2-D2 - Jabba's Sail Barge - Base Series 1)
Star Wars: Card Trader (Card: Wicket W. Warrick - Ewok Scout - Base Series 1)
Star Wars: Card Trader (Card: Endor Rebel Trooper - Rebel Alliance - Base Series 1)
Star Wars: Card Trader (Card: Princess Leia Organa - Rebel Leader (ROTJ) - Base Series 1)
- Star Wars Character Encyclopedia: Updated and Expanded
- Star Wars: Aliens of the Galaxy
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens Beginner Game
- Star Wars: Complete Locations
- Star Wars: Galactic Atlas
Star Wars Helmet Collection 14 (Helmets: AT-ST Pilot; Highlights of the Saga: The Second Death Star)
Star Wars Helmet Collection 16 (Databank A-Z: E-11 Blaster–Cornelius Evazan)
Star Wars Helmet Collection 17 (Databank A-Z: Ewoks–Finn (FN-2187))
Star Wars Helmet Collection 23 (Highlights of the Saga: Assault on Endor)
Star Wars Helmet Collection 25 (Databank A-Z: Hydroid Medusas–Imperial Academies)
- Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia
- Star Wars Super Graphic: A Visual Guide to a Galaxy Far, Far Away
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Star Wars: The Rebel Files
Star Wars Helmet Collection 34 (Helmets: Death Star Trooper)
Star Wars Helmet Collection 37 (Databank A-Z: Luggabeast–Malakili)
- Star Wars Encyclopedia of Starfighters and Other Vehicles
- Star Wars: How Not to Get Eaten by Ewoks and Other Galactic Survival Skills
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: The Visual Dictionary (First identified as Tana)
"Republic, Rebel, and Resistance Starfighters" – Star Wars Encyclopedia
- Star Wars Bust Collection 2 (Star Wars Universe: Stormtroopers)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 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 1.17 1.18 1.19 Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: The Visual Dictionary
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Star Wars: The Force Awakens Beginner Game
- ↑ Star Wars: Complete Locations
- ↑ Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi
- ↑
Endor in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link)
- ↑ The Making of Return of the Jedi
- ↑
Coruscant in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link)