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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.[4] Cities on Rodia were encased with domed environmental shields that allowed entry and exit for vehicles and vessels.[1]
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Description[edit | edit source]
Rodia was a hotbed of life with a hot and humid climate. It was the homeworld of the influential Rodian species, making the world and important location.[5]
History[edit | edit source]

Bubble-domed habitats on Rodia
During the waning days of the Galactic 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.[7]
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.[11] 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.[6]
Around the time of the Battle of Jakku, Rodia was represented in the Galactic Senate of the New Republic by Dor Wieedo.[10]
Behind the scenes[edit | edit source]
Rodia first appeared in the Star Wars Legends novel Shadows of the Empire, which was written by Steve Perry and published in 1996.[12]. 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.[13]
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Dooku: Jedi Lost (Mentioned only) (Appears in flashback(s))
- Dooku: Jedi Lost script (Mentioned only) (Appears in flashback(s))
- Master & Apprentice (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars Battlefront II (Mentioned only)
- Queen's Shadow (Mentioned only)
Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Ambush" (First appearance) (Appears 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)
- "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)
- Heir to the Jedi
- Aftermath: Empire's End (Mentioned only)
- A Crash of Fate (Mentioned only)
Non-canon appearances[edit | edit source]
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 Pit and the Pinnacle" (Mentioned only)
Sources[edit | edit source]
"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
- 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: 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: Smuggler's Guide
- Rise of the Separatists
- Gadgets and Gear
- Star Wars: The Secrets of the Jedi
- Star Wars Galaxy's Edge: Traveler's Guide to Batuu
Cad Bane Biography Gallery in the Databank (backup link); image #7 (of 22)
Jar Jar Binks Biography Gallery in the Databank (backup link); image #8, 9 (of 29)
Rodia in the Databank (backup link)
Notes and references[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7
Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Bombad Jedi"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Star Wars: Galactic Atlas
- ↑ Star Wars: The Force Awakens Beginner Game
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6
Rodia in the Databank (backup link)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 6.9 Heir to the Jedi
- ↑ 7.0 7.1
Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Children of the Force"
- ↑ "The Beast Within"—Star Wars Rebels Animation-Magazine 3
- ↑ Sabine My Rebel Sketchbook
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Aftermath: Empire's End
- ↑ Star Wars Battlefront II
- ↑ Shadows of the Empire
- ↑
The Clone Wars Episode Guide: Ambush on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)