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- "A flexible compass may not serve ye on the roiling waves of Manaan… but it does make the seas of the soul easier to brook, no?"
- ―Skoova Stev
Manaan was an ocean planet[2] located in the galaxy's Inner Rim, in grid square O-11 on the Standard Galactic Grid.[1] It was the homeworld of the sentient Selkath species,[2] which had been historically devoted to the care of their native oceans. The Selkath bounty hunters Mantu[4] and Chata Hyoki hailed from Manaan.[5]
The fisher Skoova Stev mentioned Manaan and its roiling waves during an analogy about having a flexible moral compass while talking to the Jedi Knight Cal Kestis on either the planet Koboh or Jedha[3] in 9 BBY.[6]
Behind the scenes[]
Manaan was first mentioned in the new Star Wars canon in Mantu's entry in the now-discontinued Encyclopedia on StarWars.com,[7] which was carried over to its replacement, the Databank.[4] It was originally created for Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, a 2003 Star Wars Legends roleplaying game developed by BioWare.[8]
In 2016, a Star Wars-inspired compilation album titled Star Wars Headspace was released, and it featured a track named "Sunset Over Manaan," which was recorded by the house music producer ATTLAS.[9] Manaan can be mentioned during optional dialogue after Stev catches a glottsamcrab in the 2023 Respawn Entertainment video game Star Wars Jedi: Survivor. As the creature must be captured as part of one hundred percent game completion, this article assumes the conversation took place.[3]
Appearances[]
- Star Wars Jedi: Survivor (Mentioned only)
Sources[]
Mantu in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link) (First mentioned)- Star Wars: The Force Awakens Beginner Game
- Star Wars: Alien Archive
- Chata Hyoki in the Databank (backup link)
- Manaan in the Databank (backup link)
- Mantu in the Databank (backup link)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Star Wars: The Force Awakens Beginner Game
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3
Manaan in the Databank (backup link)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Mantu in the Databank (backup link)
- ↑ Chata Hyoki in the Databank (backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars Jedi: Survivor on StarWars.com (backup link) dates Star Wars Jedi: Survivor to five years after the events of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, which in turn take place in 14 BBY per Star Wars: Timelines. As such, Jedi: Survivor must occur in 9 BBY.
- ↑ Mantu in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
- ↑ The Force Goes Electronic: Announcing Star Wars Headspace Compilation Album – Exclusive Cover Reveal on StarWars.com (backup link)
