- "People who knew him best think he went looking for the first Jedi temple."
- ―Han Solo, on the whereabouts of Luke Skywalker
The first Jedi Temple, also known as the Ahch-To Jedi Temple,[4] was an ancient building established and maintained by the Jedi Order on Ahch-To,[2] which housed a concentration of the light side of the Force.[5] It was the first of many temples built throughout the galaxy, and one of the few that were not demolished by the Galactic Empire. Jedi Master Luke Skywalker came to live near the temple as a hermit after the destruction of his new generation of Jedi and his apprentice and nephew, Ben Solo's turn to the dark side of the Force.[2]
Description[]
The first Jedi Temple was located on an unnamed rocky island on the Unknown Regions planet of Ahch-To, which would later be named Temple Island.[6] Situated atop a high ledge,[7] the stone structure was crudely carved into a cliffside.[6] It consisted of at least one chamber that contained meditation plinths[7] and an ancient font[3] with a mosaic affixed to the floor that depicted the Prime Jedi in a state of balance and meditation.[7] A vantage point with a meditation ledge[3] overlooking the strong oceans that covered most of the planet's surface was accessible from the chamber.[6]
Behind the scenes[]
The first Jedi Temple was first mentioned in the 2015 sequel trilogy film Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens, written by Lawrence Kasdan and J.J. Abrams.[2] It later debuted in the 2017 film Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi, which was written and directed by Rian Johnson and served as a direct sequel to The Force Awakens.[6] In the Star Wars Legends continuity, the first meeting place of the Jedi Order was a cave on the planet Tython.[8]
Appearances[]
- The Skywalker Saga
- Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens (First mentioned)
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens novelization (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens audiobook (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens: A Junior Novel (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens: A Junior Novel audiobook (Mentioned only)
- The Force Awakens Golden Book (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens Graphic Novel Adaptation (Mentioned only)
- The Force Awakens Adaptation 3 (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi (First appearance)
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi: Expanded Edition
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi: Expanded Edition audiobook
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi: A Junior Novel
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi: A Junior Novel audiobook
- The Last Jedi Read-Along Storybook and CD
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi Graphic Novel Adaptation
- The Last Jedi Adaptation 2
- The Last Jedi Adaptation 3
- Chewie and the Porgs (Mentioned only)
Non-Canon Appearances[]
Sources[]
Star Wars Helmet Collection 18 (Highlights of the Saga: Assault on Jakku) (Indirect mention only)
- Star Wars: Look and Find
- Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know, Updated and Expanded
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi: The Visual Dictionary
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi: Ultimate Sticker Collection
- Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary, New Edition
Star Wars Helmet Collection 55 (Highlights of the Saga: Target: The Holy City) (Indirect mention only)
Star Wars Helmet Collection 72 (Highlights of the Saga: Luke's Journey in the Force)
- Star Wars: How Not to Get Eaten by Ewoks and Other Galactic Survival Skills
- Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: The Visual Dictionary
- The Star Wars Book
- Star Wars - The Official Magazine 101 (Database: Before the dark times…)
"Exegol, the Unknown Regions, and Wild Space" – Star Wars Encyclopedia
Ahch-To in the Databank (backup link) (First identified as first Jedi Temple)
Ahch-To Jedi Temple in the Databank (backup link)
Ahch-To Mirror Cave in the Databank (backup link)
The Force in the Databank (backup link)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: The Visual Dictionary states that the first Jedi Temple was constructed on Ahch-To tens of thousands of years before the events of Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: The Visual Dictionary places Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi in the same year as the events of Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens, which Star Wars: Galactic Atlas dates to 34 ABY. Therefore, the first Jedi Temple was constructed tens of thousands of years before 34 ABY.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Star Wars: The Last Jedi: Expanded Edition
- ↑
Ahch-To in the Databank (backup link)
- ↑ The Star Wars Book
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Star Wars: The Last Jedi: The Visual Dictionary
- ↑ Star Wars: The Old Republic