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- "A jungle world. Domed cities I see. Rodia it is."
- ―Yoda
Rodia was a remote and swampy jungle planet. It was the homeworld of the Rodian species.[6] Cities on Rodia were encased with domed environmental shields that allowed entry and exit for vehicles and vessels.[1]
Description[]
Located on the border between the Mid Rim and the Outer Rim Territories, and the second orbit in the five-planet Tyrius system, the planet Rodia was in a region of the galaxy that had been very busy throughout history. The primary world in the Savareen sector[4] at grid square R-16 on the Standard Galactic Grid,[5] Rodia was situated close to the Corellian Run super-hyperroute, which gave travellers a clear route all the way throughout the galaxy. A hotbed of life with a hot and humid climate and breathable atmosphere, Rodia was mostly covered in water, including the vast Wesessa Sea. The majority of the planet's solid landmasses that were not submerged were covered in unworkable swamps, thick forests and jungles, with colder regions to the north and south of the planet.[4]
History[]
Union with the Galactic Republic[]
Around fifteen millennia before the Battle of Yavin, Rodia had joined the Galactic Republic after seeing benefits come from their union. New technology had made its way onto the planet and, with permission from the Grand Protector, Rodian hunters were allowed to leave Rodia—an act which was unpermitted previously—and embark upon galaxy-wide careers as bounty hunters, slavers and soldiers of fortune.[4]
Republic's final days[]

Bubble-domed habitats on Rodia
Later, during the waning days of the Republic, the planet was represented in the Galactic Senate by Senator Onaconda Farr. Republic supply ships en route to Rodia were destroyed by pirates, leading to many Rodians starving. At some point during the Clone Wars, Farr betrayed his old friend and ally Senator Padmé Amidala by luring her to Rodia and into the clutches of her old enemy, the Trade Federation viceroy, Nute Gunray, in exchange for the shipment of supplies, which the Republic had failed to deliver, to his planet. However, when Gunray stated his intentions to execute Amidala, and delay the delivery of Rodia's supplies, he realized his mistake and helped her escape. The two held Gunray at gunpoint and had him arrested. Supreme Chancellor Sheev Palpatine dispatched several supply convoys to Rodia upon learning of the dilemma.[1]
Bounty hunter Cad Bane was later assigned to Rodia by Darth Sidious to capture a Force-sensitive Rodian child. Jedi General Obi-Wan Kenobi arrived too late to prevent the child's kidnapping.[11] Ahsoka Tano later recalled the incident during the Imperial Era.[16]
Imperial Era[]
By the time of the Galactic Civil War, Rodia had fallen under Imperial control. Many Rodians who opposed the occupation of their homeworld were recruited by the Alliance to Restore the Republic.[17] Shortly after the destruction of the first Death Star, Luke Skywalker took a luxury yacht, the Desert Jewel, to Rodia's Betu continent on a secret mission to recruit the Chekkoo clan to the Alliance to Restore the Republic. The Chekkoo clan opposed the ruling Chattza clan, which sided with the Empire. In his stay on Rodia, he learned of a Rodian Jedi named Huulik who fought in the Clone Wars and visited a secret mausoleum deep in the jungle to honor Huulik.[9]
Around the time of the Battle of Jakku, Rodia was represented in the Galactic Senate of the New Republic by Dor Wieedo.[15]
Behind the scenes[]
Rodia first appeared in the Star Wars Legends novel Shadows of the Empire, which was written by Steve Perry and published in 1996.[18]. It first appeared in Canon in an opening flashback in "Ambush," an episode of Star Wars: The Clone Wars that first aired on October 3, 2008.[19]
Appearances[]
- Dooku: Jedi Lost (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s))
- Dooku: Jedi Lost script (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s))
- Master & Apprentice (Mentioned only)
- Master & Apprentice audiobook (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars Battlefront II (Mentioned only)
- Queen's Shadow (Mentioned only)
- Queen's Shadow audiobook (Mentioned only)
Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Ambush" (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Bombad Jedi"
Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Cloak of Darkness"
Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Holocron Heist" (Mentioned in datascreen)
Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Children of the Force"
Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Lightsaber Lost" (Mentioned in datascreen)
Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Assassin" (Mentioned in datascreen)
Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Senate Murders" (Mentioned only)
"So Much More"—Star Wars Adventures Annual 2019 (Appears through imagination)
- Most Wanted (Indirect mention only)
- Most Wanted audiobook (Indirect mention only)
- "The Beast Within"—Star Wars Rebels Animation-Magazine 3 (Mentioned only)
- Guardians of the Whills (Mentioned only)
- "The Luckless Rodian"—From a Certain Point of View (Mentioned only)
- "The Sleeping Eye"—Myths & Fables (In flashback(s))
- Heir to the Jedi
- Heir to the Jedi audiobook
- Aftermath: Empire's End (Mentioned only)
- Aftermath: Empire's End audiobook (Mentioned only)
- A Crash of Fate (Mentioned only)
- A Crash of Fate audiobook (Mentioned only)
Non-canon appearances[]
LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures – "The Test" (Mentioned only)
LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures – "The Kyber Saber Crystal Chase" (Mentioned only)
LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures – "The Maker of Zoh" (Mentioned only)
LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures – "The Pit and the Pinnacle" (Mentioned only)
Sources[]
"Bombad Jedi" Episode Guide – The Clone Wars on StarWars.com (backup link)
"Cloak of Darkness" Episode Guide – The Clone Wars on StarWars.com (backup link)
"Innocents of Ryloth" Episode Guide – The Clone Wars on StarWars.com (backup link)
"Hostage Crisis" Episode Guide – The Clone Wars on StarWars.com (backup link)
"Holocron Heist" Episode Guide – The Clone Wars on StarWars.com (backup link)
"Children of the Force" Episode Guide – The Clone Wars on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Ultimate Star Wars
- Star Wars Character Encyclopedia: Updated and Expanded
Much to Learn You Still Have: 9 Things You Might Not Know About Rodians on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Star Wars: Aliens of the Galaxy
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens Beginner Game
- Star Wars: Galactic Atlas
Star Wars Helmet Collection 6 (Databank A-Z: Jar Jar Binks–B'omarr Order)
Star Wars Helmet Collection 22 (Databank A-Z: Gungans–Rako Hardeen)
Where in the Galaxy Are the Worlds of Rogue One? on StarWars.com (article) (backup link)
Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 58 (Guide to the Galaxy: Visiting Rodia)
Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 63 (Guide to the Galaxy: Life on Rodia)
- Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia
- Star Wars Super Graphic: A Visual Guide to a Galaxy Far, Far Away
- Star Wars: Geektionary: The Galaxy from A - Z
Star Wars Helmet Collection 27 (Helmets: Commander Gree)
Star Wars Helmet Collection 30 (Highlights of the Saga: The Betrayal of Captain Argyus)
Star Wars Helmet Collection 39 (Databank A-Z: Kwazel Maw–Sly Moore)
Star Wars Helmet Collection 47 (Databank A-Z: Max Rebo–Sabacc)
- Star Wars Bust Collection 7 (Star Wars Universe: Commander Gree)
- Star Wars: Smuggler's Guide
Star Wars Helmet Collection 60 (Weapons & Uniforms: The 41st Elite Corps)
- Rise of the Separatists
- Collapse of the Republic
- Gadgets and Gear
- Star Wars: The Secrets of the Jedi
- Star Wars: The Galactic Explorer's Guide
- Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge: Traveler's Guide to Batuu
- Star Wars Droids Guide to a Galaxy Far, Far Away
"Mustafar and Other Outer Rim Planets" – Star Wars Encyclopedia
Cad Bane in the Databank (backup link)
Jar Jar Binks in the Databank (backup link)
Rodia in the Databank (backup link)
Rodian in the Databank (backup link)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7
Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Bombad Jedi"
- ↑ Star Wars: The Galactic Explorer's Guide
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Star Wars: Galactic Atlas
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12
Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 58 (Guide to the Galaxy: Visiting Rodia)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Star Wars: The Force Awakens Beginner Game
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6
Rodia in the Databank (backup link)
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4
Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 63 (Guide to the Galaxy: Life on Rodia)
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 9.7 9.8 9.9 Heir to the Jedi
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3
"Mustafar and Other Outer Rim Planets" – Star Wars Encyclopedia
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2
Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Children of the Force"
- ↑ Star Wars Special: C-3PO 1
- ↑ "The Beast Within"—Star Wars Rebels Animation-Magazine 3
- ↑ Sabine My Rebel Sketchbook
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Aftermath: Empire's End
- ↑
Star Wars Rebels – "The Future of the Force"
- ↑ Star Wars Battlefront II
- ↑ Shadows of the Empire
- ↑
The Clone Wars Episode Guide: Ambush on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)