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- "Join us and you can continue to transact business in Confederacy spheres—through Falleen, Ruusan, all the way to the Tion sectors."
- ―Count Dooku attempts to convince Governor Wilhuff Tarkin of Eriadu to join the Separatists
Ruusan was a planet[7] located in the Ruusan system[3] within the Teraab sector[2] of the galaxy's Mid Rim[1] that was orbited by three moons.[4][1] It was positioned at the coordinates P-11[5] of the Standard Galactic Grid.[8] During the Separatist Crisis, it was aligned with the Confederacy of Independent Systems,[6] and, during the Clone Wars, one of its moons was the location of Skytop Station, a secret Separatist listening post.[4] It was host to a number of ancient relics, strewn across its many historical battlefields.[9]
The planet shared its name with the Ruusan Reformations, an event of governmental reform in the Galactic Republic.[10]
Behind the scenes
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Ruusan made its first appearance in Star Wars canon in "Duel of the Droids", the seventh episode of the canon animated television series Star Wars: The Clone Wars' first season,[4] which originally aired on November 14, 2008.[11]
The planet was originally created for the Star Wars Legends video game Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II, where it played a prominent role as the location of the powerful Force nexus known as the Valley of the Jedi.[12] In Legends, it was later revealed as the site of the final battle of the New Sith Wars,[13] which served as the catalyst for the Ruusan Reformation that reorganized the Galactic Republic.[14]
The 2017 reference book Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia mistakenly depicts Ruusan using an image of the Ruusan moon.[7]
AppearancesEdit
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Cat and Mouse" (Mentioned on datascreen)
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Duel of the Droids" (First appearance)
- Tarkin (Mentioned only)
SourcesEdit
- "Duel of the Droids" Episode Guide - The Clone Wars on StarWars.com (backup link) (First identified as Ruusan)
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars The Complete Season One
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens Beginner Game
- Star Wars: Galactic Atlas
- Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 98
- Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia
- Star Wars: Smuggler's Guide
Notes and referencesEdit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Star Wars: Galactic Atlas
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 98
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Duel of the Droids Episode Gallery on StarWars.com (backup link) (Slide 4)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Duel of the Droids"
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Star Wars: The Force Awakens Beginner Game
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Tarkin
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia
- ↑ Star Wars: Rogue One: Rebel Dossier
- ↑ Star Wars: Smuggler's Guide
- ↑ Collapse of the Republic
- ↑ "Duel of the Droids" Episode Guide - The Clone Wars on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II
- ↑ The Essential Chronology
- ↑ Darth Bane: Rule of Two
