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- "A parasite. Native to Ringo Vinda. Probably in the canteen of water they both shared. It did cause the inhibitors to decay, once the parasite had taken hold."
- ―Supreme Chancellor Sheev Palpatine's "official" explanation of the erratic behaviors of CT-5555 and CT-5385
Ringo Vinda was a planet located in the galaxy's Mid Rim,[1] along the Perlemian Trade Route.[2] It was encircled by a massive civilian graving dock.[3][6] The Ringo Vindans, a human cultural group, spoke Galactic Basic Standard with a distinctive accent. In the waning decades of the Galactic Republic, Jedi Knight Rael Averross hailed from Ringo Vinda.[4]
During the Clone Wars, Ringo Vinda was captured by the Confederacy of Independent Systems, which resulted in an extended campaign to retake the planet[5] in the year 19 BBY.[8] However, Republic forces withdrew from Ringo Vinda when 501st Legion clone trooper CT-5385 "Tup" executed Jedi Master Tiplar when Protocol 66 was accidentally triggered in his inhibitor chip, leaving the world under Separatist control.[3] Officially, Tup's mental instability was said to be caused by a parasitic infection native to Ringo Vinda that caused his inhibitor to decay, and a vaccine was prepared to inoculate the other clones and prevent similar incidents in the future, hiding the true nature of Order 66. The same excuse was used to discredit the ARC trooper CT-5555 "Fives," who had been killed attempting to reveal the truth about the chips to the Jedi.[7]
After the war, Ringo Vinda fell under the control of the Galactic Empire, and its space station was converted into an enormous construction facility that churned out Imperial-class Star Destroyers for the Imperial Navy.[6]
Behind the scenes[]
- "Battle for Ringo Vinda! Republic forces are locked in heated combat with the droid armada on a massive space station that encircles an entire planet."
- ―Ringo Vinda identified in the opening newsreel for "The Unknown"
Ringo Vinda first appeared in "The Unknown,"[3] the first episode of the canon animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars' sixth season,[9] which originally aired in Germany on February 15, 2014.[10][11] While unidentified in the episode itself, it was named in the opening newsreel.[3] The planet's design was derived from early concept art[12] of Cato Neimoidia[13] developed by Ryan Church during the concept design phase of Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith.[12]
Appearances[]
- Master & Apprentice (Mentioned only)
- Master & Apprentice audiobook (Mentioned only)
Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "The Unknown" (First appearance)
Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Conspiracy" (In flashback(s))
Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Orders" (In flashback(s))
Sources[]
"The Unknown" Episode Guide – The Clone Wars on StarWars.com (backup link)
"Conspiracy" Episode Guide – The Clone Wars on StarWars.com (backup link)
"Orders" Episode Guide – The Clone Wars on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Ultimate Star Wars
- Star Wars: Rogue One: The Ultimate Visual Guide
Star Wars Helmet Collection 18 (Databank A-Z: First Order–Fyrnocks)
- Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia
- Star Wars: The Rebel Files
Star Wars Helmet Collection 34 (Databank A-Z: Davish Krail–Kuat Drive Yards)
Star Wars Helmet Collection 56 (Databank A-Z: Tractor Beams–Tri-Fighters)
- Collapse of the Republic
Star Wars: Card Trader (Card: Tiplar - Topps' Women of Star Wars)
- Star Wars: Battles that Changed the Galaxy
ARC Trooper Fives in the Databank (backup link)
Clone Captain Rex in the Databank (backup link)
Clone Commander Doom in the Databank (backup link)
Ringo Vinda in the Databank (backup link)
Tiplar in the Databank (backup link)
Tiplee in the Databank (backup link)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2
SWCC 2022: 7 Things We Learned from the Lucasfilm Publishing Behind the Page Panel on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6
Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "The Unknown"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Master & Apprentice
- ↑ 5.0 5.1
Ringo Vinda in the Databank (backup link)
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Star Wars: Rogue One: The Ultimate Visual Guide
- ↑ 7.0 7.1
Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Orders"
- ↑ Star Wars: Galactic Atlas
- ↑
"The Unknown" Episode Guide – The Clone Wars on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑ Mark Newbold: Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Season Six Launching 15th February In Germany (2014-01-16, 11:31 AM, BST). Jedi News. Jedi News UK. Archived from the original on April 25, 2017.
- ↑ Star Wars: The Clone Wars Staffel 6, Folge 1: Zustand unbekannt (German). fernsehserian.de. imfernsehen GmbH & Co. KG. Archived from the original. (English translation)
- ↑ 12.0 12.1
The Unknown Trivia Gallery on StarWars.com (backup link) (Slide 1)
- ↑
Cato Neimoidia in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link)