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Varykino was the name of both a lake retreat and an island in Naboo's Lake Country.[2]
History
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Centuries before the Clone Wars, a tragic poet called Omar Berenko lived there in a community of human and Gungan outsiders.[3] The Naberrie family used it for some time, and Padmé Naberrie often spent summers there before becoming Queen Amidala. Paddy Accu, an old man, took care of the place. At the outbreak of the Clone Wars, Jedi Padawan Anakin Skywalker secretly married Padmé Amidala at Varykino.[2]
Behind the scenesEdit
The Varykino scenes were filmed at Villa del Balbianello, on Lake Como, Italy.[4] The interiors, which were sets constructed on a soundstage, were inspired by the basic architecture found in Caserta, where Theed was filmed, but mixed with a softer, personalized style.[5] Varykino shares its name with an estate in the novel and film Doctor Zhivago, although official sources have made no comment on this.
AppearancesEdit
- Star Wars: The Prequel Trilogy – A Graphic Novel
- Star Wars Battlefront II (Picture only)
- Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones (First appearance)
- "Intermission, Part I"—Star Wars Adventures 12 (Picture only)
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Senate Murders" (Picture only)
- Darth Vader: Dark Lord of the Sith 25: Fortress Vader, Part VII (Vision to Darth Vader)
- Leia, Princess of Alderaan webcomic (Appears in flashback(s))
- "Stories in the Sand"—From a Certain Point of View (Appears in hologram)
SourcesEdit
- Ultimate Star Wars (First identified as Varykino)
- Star Wars: Star Pilot
- Star Wars: Complete Locations
- Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia
- Star Wars Encyclopedia of Starfighters and Other Vehicles
- Padmé Amidala biography gallery in the Databank (backup link); image #16 (of 29) (as "lake retreat")
