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- "Ancient warriors built the Great Temple more than 5,000 years ago."
- ―Tour the Great Temple on Yavin 4
The Massassi were a species who lived on Yavin 4, the fourth moon of Yavin Prime. Thousands of years before the Imperial Era, they built enormous stone temples on the moon for unknown purposes. It was believed that the Massassi may have been a slave race in thrall to the Sith, who brought them to the moon. The Massassi went extinct sometime after finishing their temples.
History[]
- "What makes you think you can find the Ordu Aspectu now?"
"It's all about the coordinates and the Massassi." - ―Chelli Lona Aphra and Korin Aphra
The Massassi were a mysterious species that built enormous stone temples of unknown purpose on the fourth moon of Yavin some five thousand years before the rise of the Galactic Empire. Whether the Massassi had evolved on Yavin 4 or were a slave race in thrall of the Sith and brought to that moon was unknown, although the latter seemed more likely. Sometime after finishing their temples, however, they went extinct. At some point, either as part of the original intent of the building or through ulterior additions, the Jedi splinter group known as the Ordu Aspectu used one of the Massassi temples, the Great Temple, to store information, including a map room that gave directions to their hidden headquarters.[1]
After setting up a rebel cell on Yavin 4, General Jan Dodonna decided to honor the Massassi by naming his cell after them.[4]
After their extinction, the Massassi were mentioned in a travel advertisement written by a Special Galaxy Reporter who had investigated the Great Temple ruins after the Alliance to Restore the Republic abandoned the jungle moon.[2]
Appearances[]
- A New Hope: The Princess, the Scoundrel, and the Farm Boy (Mentioned only)
- A New Hope: The Princess, the Scoundrel, and the Farm Boy audiobook (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars: A New Hope junior novelization (Mentioned only)
- "Grounded"—From a Certain Point of View (Mentioned only)
- Smuggler's Run: A Han Solo & Chewbacca Adventure (Indirect mention only)
- Smuggler's Run: A Han Solo & Chewbacca Adventure audiobook (Indirect mention only)
- Doctor Aphra (2016) 2 (Mentioned only)
- Doctor Aphra (2016) 3 (Mentioned only)
- Poe Dameron: Free Fall (Indirect mention only)
- Poe Dameron: Free Fall audiobook (Indirect mention only)
Sources[]
- Journey Through Space (First mentioned)
- Ultimate Star Wars (First identified as Massassi)
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens: The Visual Dictionary
Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 23 (Guide to the Galaxy: Yavin 4's Massassi Temple)
- Star Wars: Complete Locations
- Star Wars: Galactic Atlas
Star Wars Helmet Collection 26 (Weapons & Uniforms: Yavin Base)
Where in the Galaxy Are the Worlds of Rogue One? on StarWars.com (article) (backup link)
- Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know, Updated and Expanded
- Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary, New Edition
Star Wars Helmet Collection 76 (Databank A-Z: Xev Xrexus–Yavin 4)
- Star Wars: How Not to Get Eaten by Ewoks and Other Galactic Survival Skills
- Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition
"The Battle of Hoth and the Second Death Star" – Star Wars Encyclopedia
Base One in the Databank (backup link)