Rotas V was a terrestrial planet that occupied the fifth orbital position[3] in the Rotas system, a part of the Yminis sector[1] in the Slice portion of[2] the Outer Rim Territories.[1] It was home to a group of indigenous fighters that was affiliated with the Galactic Republic.[4]
During the Clone Wars, the Republic leadership was reluctant to allow widespread use of the kama, a command skirt and a potentially controversial symbol traditionally associated with the Mandalorian warrior culture, in the ranks of the Grand Army of the Republic. That changed when it was pointed out that the indigenous fighters of Rotas V also wore kamas,[4] and the skirts subsequently worn by the Republic's clone trooper commanders were modeled after those of the Rotas V fighters.[5]
Behind the scenes[]
Rotas V was first mentioned in the 2005 reference book Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith: The Visual Dictionary, which was authored by James Luceno.[6] The 2009 reference book The Essential Atlas placed the Rotas system, and therefore Rotas V, in grid square S-14.[2]
Sources[]
- Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith: The Visual Dictionary (First mentioned)
"Guide to the Grand Army of the Republic" — Star Wars Insider 84- Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary, 2006 edition
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
- Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary, 2016 edition
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4
Star Wars: The Essential Atlas Online Companion on StarWars.com (article) (backup link) — Based on corresponding data for Rotas system
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 The Essential Atlas — Based on corresponding data for Rotas system
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia, Vol. III, p. 110 ("Rotas V")
- ↑ 4.0 4.1
"Guide to the Grand Army of the Republic" — Star Wars Insider 84
- ↑ Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary, 2006 edition
- ↑ Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith: The Visual Dictionary