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- "Well I can't say I really remember. I was very young when I left my homeworld."
- ―Obi-Wan Kenobi, to Anakin Skywalker
Stewjon was an astronomical object that was the homeworld of Obi-Wan Kenobi, a male human Jedi Master.[1] Between 32 and 29 BBY,[2] Kenobi told his Padawan, Anakin Skywalker, that he did not remember leaving his homeworld.[3]
Behind the scenes[edit | edit source]
- "This is one of the first things I wrote in the very first script. He comes from the planet Stewjon."
- ―George Lucas, joking about Obi-Wan Kenobi's planet of origin
The name of Obi-Wan Kenobi's homeworld was coined by George Lucas, the creator of Star Wars. At the Celebration V convention in Orlando, Florida, comedian and talk-show host Jon Stewart interviewed Lucas, and Stewart asked for the name of Obi-Wan Kenobi's home planet. Lucas jokingly replied that it was "Stewjon," a tuckerization of Stewart's name.[4][5] The official StarWars.com Encyclopedia entry on Obi-Wan Kenobi later listed Stewjon as Kenobi's homeworld.[1]
According to "The Trouble at Tibrin" author Landry Q. Walker, Stewjon was the homeworld of Tadd Marteens, a farmer who joined the Alliance to Restore the Republic after the Battle of Yavin.[6]
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Star Wars Journeys: The Phantom Menace (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars Journeys: Beginnings (Mentioned only)
- Age of Republic - Obi-Wan Kenobi 1 (Indirect mention only)
Sources[edit | edit source]
Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link) (First mentioned)- Star Wars: Card Trader (Card: Obi-Wan Kenobi - Padawan - Base Series 1)
- Ultimate Star Wars
- Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know
- Star Wars Character Encyclopedia: Updated and Expanded
- Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know, Updated and Expanded
- Star Wars: Geektionary: The Galaxy from A - Z
- Star Wars Character Encyclopedia, New Edition
- Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition
- A Celebration of Star Wars Celebration! on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link)
- The Star Wars Book
- Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Databank (backup link)
- Stewjon in the Databank (backup link)
Notes and references[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2
Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link)
- ↑ Age of Republic - Obi-Wan Kenobi 1 takes place in between Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace, which Star Wars: Galactic Atlas places in 32 BBY, and Star Wars: Obi-Wan and Anakin. Star Wars: Rogue One: The Ultimate Visual Guide dates Anakin Skywalker's birth to 41 BBY, and since Anakin is 12 years old in Star Wars: Obi-Wan and Anakin, it must take place in 29 BBY. Therefore, Age of Republic - Obi-Wan Kenobi 1 must take place in between 29 BBY and 32 BBY.
- ↑ Age of Republic - Obi-Wan Kenobi 1
- ↑ Star Wars Celebration Main Event: Play by Play on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
- ↑ A Celebration of Star Wars Celebration! on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link)
- ↑ Landry Q. Walker (@LandryQWalker) on Twitter: "Star Wars Adventures 4 - Meet Tadd Marteens. A farmer from Stewjon, Tadd is a new recruit who joined the rebellion after the victory at Yavin. A decent pilot with no combat experience, Tadd flies an A-Wing into battle." (screenshot)
