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"We're safe as long as we're in here."
"What if they blast through the door?"
"Inun, it's solid vintrium. They won't be able to, I promise."
Yudiah Dee and Inun[1]

Vintrium was an valuable[3] ore that could be found on the Mid Rim planet Mapuzo. Although highly-flammable in its raw form,[2] the substance was able to withstand substantial blasterfire once properly refined.[1] Mapuzo's mining industry centered around vintrium and drew the attention of the Galactic Empire, who set up a garrison on the planet to oversee production.[2]

In 9 BBY,[4] the Dark Lord of the Sith Darth Vader located his old Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi on Mapuzo and cornered him in a quarry outside a small village. Seeking to torment his enemy, Vader toppled a container of vintrium and set it aflame with his lightsaber before using the Force to throw Kenobi into the inferno.[2] The intense flames required Kenobi to seek healing from a bacta tank on Jabiim.[5]

Behind the scenes[]

Vintrium first appeared in canon in the 2021 audio drama The High Republic: Tempest Runner by Cavan Scott[1] and later made its live action debut in the third episode of the 2022 Disney+ limited series Obi-Wan Kenobi.[2] It originated in the Star Wars Legends continuity, appearing in supplements to Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game like Goroth: Slave of the Empire.[6]

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