- "The enormous size and high density of the planet generate a gravitational field ten times standard. And so, Megalox has no exterior walls. It doesn't need them. Step outside the standard grav-field dome generated from orbit by this station, and you are instantly crushed under ten times your own weight."
- ―Warden Luta
Megalox, also known as Megalox Beta Penitentiary[3] or Megalox Penitentiary,[4] was a privately run prison located on the planet Megalox Beta. The planet's immense size and density made the natural gravity of Megalox Beta ten times stronger than standard gravity, which would crush any organism that dared venture planetside. A grav-field projected by a space station in the planet's orbit encased the prison below, protecting the prisoners from Megalox Beta's intense gravitational force—but also ensuring that they could not escape. Megalox was overseen from the station above it by Warden Luta and several guards; however, the guards were not posted in the actual prison. Rather, the prisoners were left to govern themselves, surviving on supplies sent down from the station by Luta.[1]
Appearances[]
- Jango Fett 1 (First identified as Megalox Penitentiary)
- Jango Fett 2 (Indirect mention only)
- Poe Dameron 4 (First appearance)
- Poe Dameron 5
- Poe Dameron 6
- Poe Dameron 8 (In flashback(s))
- Poe Dameron 11 (In flashback(s))
Sources[]
- Poe Dameron: Flight Log
- Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know, Updated and Expanded
Star Wars Helmet Collection 50 (Highlights of the Saga: The Search for Lor San Tekka)- Star Wars: Scum and Villainy: Case Files on the Galaxy's Most Notorious
- Star Wars Helmet Collection 74 (Highlights of the Saga: Oddy Muva's Revenge)
- Star Wars: Smuggler's Guide
- Collapse of the Republic
- "BB-8 and Other Astromech Droids" — Star Wars Encyclopedia
- Star Wars Year By Year: A Visual History, New Edition
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