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For other uses, see Lok (disambiguation).

"You live on this disgusting planet?"
Bella to Nym[5]

Lok (/lɒk/ lock)[11] was a barren and dusty pirate world in the Outer Rim Territories.

Description[]

"Beware of dangerous beasts, pirates, confusing mazes and a very large and active volcano."
―A Lok Marathon race coordinator[12]

Lok was a planet located in the Karthakk system,[3] in the Karthakk sector of the Outer Rim Territories.[2]

Loklandscape

Landscape of Lok.

It was a harsh and inhospitable world. Jagged mountain ranges, long expanses of baked desert, desolate flats, dangerous sulfur pools and lava pits were commonly found on the planet.[3] Lok was also the home of several hostile creatures, including the massive Kimogila.[4]

History[]

Old Republic era[]

"Nym is the most feared pirate in the Maramere system. He routed the Trade Federation from Lok and its neighboring planets right around the start of the Clone Wars, and he's maintained complete control over the spacelanes in this region ever since."
Vana Sage, about Nym[13]

Lok was one of the first planets in the Karthakk system to be colonized. It was originally home to outlaws who saw the world as a potential staging ground for raids into the Mid Rim.[3]

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Trade Federation forces landing on Lok.

The pirate Nym lived on Lok as a child. He became a powerful warlord during years leading up to the Invasion of Naboo and founded a pirate group known as the Lok Revenants.[14] They attacked ships coming and leaving the planet until the Trade Federation decided to invade the planet after one such pirate raid in 32 BBY.[15]

The occupation of Lok lasted ten years. During that time, the Trade Federation used Nym's captured base as a staging ground for their raids in the Karthakk system. The Lok Revenants finally reclaimed Lok during the first days of the Clone Wars, in 22 BBY, thanks to the support of Jedi Master Adi Gallia and the Mere Resistance.[5]

Imperial era[]

"There's nobody with more power on Lok. And except for Jabba the Hutt, he's probably the most powerful alien in the Outer Rim."
―Vana Sage, about Nym[13]

In the aftermath of the Trade Federation defeat in the Karthakk system, the Lok Revenants became the main power of Lok and Nym ruled the planet as a Pirate King.[10] A city named Nym's Stronghold was built around Nym's old base and served as planetary spaceport for the entire planet.[4] A space station was also built in Lok orbit to control starships wishing to land at the Nym's Stronghold spaceport.[16]

During the Galactic Civil War, a swoop racing competition known as the Lok Marathon was held on the planet.[12]

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The Battle of Nym's Factory Compound.

The Galactic Empire eventually claimed Lok and established a military presence on the planet.[10] An outpost was built there, as part of a plan to extend Imperial control over less developed worlds. After the Battle of Yavin, this base was commanded by General Otto.[4] However, although the planet was technically under Imperial control, Nym remained Lok's true ruler. Nym was more friendly with the Rebel Alliance than with the Empire but since General Otto did not try to interfere with the Lok Revenants, Nym decided to not defy the Empire directly.[10]

In 1 ABY,[17] Nym's droid factory on Lok was the site of a large battle between spacers affiliated with the Lok Revenants and IG-88's revolutionary droid army.[6]

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Flag of Lok

Post-Galactic Civil War[]

Around 137 ABY, Lok was home to a cantina[18] called Brogar's Safe House and Cantina[1] which served as a safe-house for various fugitives. It was there that Cade Skywalker captured gambler Naxy Screeger and Jedi Hosk Trey'lis.[18]

Behind the scenes[]

In the 2003 massively multiplayer online roleplaying game Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided, three moons could be seen from the surface of Lok.[4] With the release of the Jump to Lightspeed expansion pack in 2004, the three moons could yet again be seen from space.[12] This is in contradiction with the Legacy Era Campaign Guide released in 2009, which claims Lok only had two moons. As the Campaign Guide is the more recent source regarding the number of Lok's moons, this article assumes that it is Legends canon, and that the appearance of a third moon in Star Wars Galaxies is erroneous.[1]

Appearances[]

Sources[]

Notes and references[]

  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 1.17 Legacy Era Campaign Guide
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 StarWars Star Wars: The Essential Atlas Online Companion on StarWars.com (article) (backup link)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 Gal-icon Lok on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (content now obsolete; backup link)
  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 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 4.19 4.20 4.21 4.22 4.23 4.24 4.25 4.26 4.27 4.28 4.29 4.30 4.31 4.32 4.33 4.34 4.35 Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 Star Wars Galaxies: The Complete Online Adventures
  7. SWInsider "Gamescape" — Star Wars Insider 62
  8. SWGamer-icon "State of the Arts" — Star Wars Gamer 1
  9. Gal-icon Friday Feature – Star Wars Anniversary Bash on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (content now obsolete; backup link)
  10. 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 SWInsider "Who's Who in Star Wars Galaxies" — Star Wars Insider 65
  11. Lok pronunciation: https://youtu.be/bXkW-zrnqwM?t=5860
  12. 12.0 12.1 12.2 Star Wars Galaxies: Jump to Lightspeed
  13. 13.0 13.1 SWG logo sm Star Wars Galaxies: The Complete Online Adventures — Quest: "Meet Vana Sage" on Lok
  14. The New Essential Guide to Characters
  15. Star Wars: Starfighter
  16. Gal-icon Star Chart: Karthakk System on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (content now obsolete; backup link)
  17. According to its opening crawl, Star Wars Galaxies was set sometime after Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope. The only precise time indication in the game was given by the character Ruwan Tokai, who referenced the destruction of the Death Star at the Battle of Yavin as occurring one year earlier, placing the game sometime around 1 ABY. Later, multiple elements confirmed the placement of the game storyline in 1 ABY. First, The Essential Reader's Companion established that the tie-in novel Star Wars Galaxies: The Ruins of Dantooine took place in 1 ABY. Furthermore, the game expansion Star Wars Galaxies: Rage of the Wookiees was set during the Blockade of Kashyyyk, one year after the Battle of Yavin according to The Star Wars Holiday Special. Additionally, the main scenario of The Nightsister's Revenge from the Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game was set over a year before the Battle of Hoth (3 ABY), so around 1.5 ABY. Finally, the reference book Strongholds of Resistance placed the events of Star Wars Galaxies's Chapter 9: "The Fury of Exar Kun" one year after the Battle of Yavin. Of note, Galaxies's Chapter 11: "The Battle of Echo Base" introduced the Battle of Hoth in the game. However, the developers were quite clear that this was only intended to be a completely isolated "Star Wars Moment" without any effect on continuity for the rest of the game.
  18. 18.0 18.1 Legacy (2006) 2

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