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Onderonians were a cultural group of human natives who called the Inner Rim jungle planet Onderon their homeworld.
History[]
The Onderonians were originally primitive humans who lived near the jungles of Onderon. To protect themselves, they built fortified settlements to keep the jungle's dangerous predators at bay. Eventually these settlements would become enormous walled cities such Iziz.[1] During the Separatist Crisis and the Clone Wars, the Onderonians were represented in both the Galactic Republic's Galactic Senate[3] and the Confederacy of Independent Systems' Parliament by Mina Bonteri.[4] However, the Onderonians' king, Ramsis Dendup wished for their homeworld to be neutral during the Clone Wars since both the Republic and the Confederacy were corrupt.[5]
At the onset of the Clone Wars, the Separatists put an end to Dendup's monarchy and installed Sanjay Rash as the new Onderonian king.[3] Additionally, Bonteri, despite having fully joined the Separatist cause,[4] was killed by Separatist agents after the Confederate–Republic peace initiative.[6] A group of Onderonians under the leader of Lux Bonteri, Steela Gerrera and her brother Saw Gerrera asked for help from the Jedi Council to help them reclaim their home and reinstall Dendup as their true king. With help from the Jedi,[3] the Rebels were able to force the Separatist Droid Army under General Kalani to retreat from Onderon.[7]
Following the reorganization of the Republic into the Galactic Empire Gerrera, his group and several civilian refugees were branded as insurgents by Admiral Wilhuff Tarkin. They hid in the jungles to evade the Imperial forces. He sent in Clone Force 99 to deal with Gerra's insurgents, but they refused.[8] Later, a new Imperial Elite Squad was sent in, eliminated several of Gerrera's fighters, and killed several of the civilian refugees.[9]
Appearances[]
Sources[]
- Ultimate Star Wars
- Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know
- Star Wars Propaganda: A History of Persuasive Art in the Galaxy
- Star Wars: Galactic Atlas
- Art of Coloring: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (Picture only)
- Star Wars: Rogue One: The Ultimate Visual Guide
Star Wars Helmet Collection 20 (Databank A-Z: Saw Gerrera–Commander Gree) (Picture only)- Star Wars Helmet Collection 26 (Helmets: Y-wing Pilot; Weapons & Uniforms: Yavin Base) (Picture only)
- Star Wars Helmet Collection 55 (Weapons & Uniforms: Saw Gerrera's Partisans)
- Collapse of the Republic (Picture only)
- Rebel Starfighters Owners' Workshop Manual
- "Republic, Rebel, and Resistance Starfighters" – Star Wars Encyclopedia (Starfighter only)
- "Aftermath" Episode Guide on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Dex Tiree in the Databank (backup link)
- General Tandin in the Databank (backup link)
- Jon "Dutch" Vander in the Databank (backup link)
- King Ramsis Dendup in the Databank (backup link)
- King Sanjay Rash in the Databank (backup link)
- Lux Bonteri in the Databank (backup link)
- Mina Bonteri in the Databank (backup link)
- Saw Gerrera in the Databank (backup link)
- Steela Gerrera in the Databank (backup link)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1
Onderon in the Databank (backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars: Rogue One: The Ultimate Visual Guide
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "A War on Two Fronts"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Heroes on Both Sides"
- ↑ Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia
- ↑ Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Pursuit of Peace"
- ↑ Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Tipping Points"
- ↑ Star Wars: The Bad Batch – "Aftermath"
- ↑ Star Wars: The Bad Batch – "Replacements"
