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Wayland,[2] also known as Weyland,[10] was a forested, mountainous planet[11] located in the galaxy's Outer Rim.[1] Wayland served as the base of operations of the Galactic Empire's cloning program early in its reign. Medical officer Doctor Scalder oversaw the facility on the planet's Mount Tantiss and brought in Kaminoan Chief Medical scientist Nala Se to work on the Imperial cloning program’s very important Project Necromancer.[3] The research fell under the purview of the Advanced Science Division[9] under Chief Scientist Doctor Royce Hemlock.[12] The Wayland facility was garrisoned by a number of clone commandos sporting grey markings on their armor.[3]
Despite the fall of Tantiss Base and the death of Doctor Hemlock in Clone Force 99's Attack on Wayland, with Governor Wilhuff Tarkin ordering Captain Bragg to shutter Tantiss Base indefinitely and redistribute all requested funding and assets for Hemlock’s Imperial cloning program to Commander Orson Callan Krennic’s Project Stardust when they arrived after the Attack,[8] the droid ZO-E3 heard that Emperor Palpatine supposedly had a huge storehouse of treasures on Wayland[10] in 1 BBY.[13]
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Introduction into canon[]
Wayland was first mentioned as a location in Star Wars canon in the August 2015 Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 32.[14] The planet was first shown as a hologram in the May 21, 2019 virtual reality video game Vader Immortal – Episode I,[10] and first used as a setting in "Kamino Lost," the August 13, 2021 season one finale of the animated TV show Star Wars: The Bad Batch.[3]
Star Wars Legends[]
In Star Wars Legends, Wayland was created by the author Timothy Zahn and first appeared in the 1991 novel Heir to the Empire.[15] In the Legends continuity, Wayland's Mount Tantiss was home to Emperor Palpatine's secret storehouses, including thousands of Spaarti cloning cylinders; making the planet used for Imperial cloning technology in both continuities.[16]
Spelling[]
The first canon mention in Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 32 identifies the planet "Wayland," the spelling used in Star Wars Legends.[14] This was repeated in Star Wars: The Force Awakens Beginner Game,[2] however Vader Immortal – Episode I introduced the spelling "Weyland."[10] Later sources have been inconsistent, using both "Wayland"[7][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30] and "Weyland"[4][21][31] as the spelling.
Appearances[]
- The High Republic Adventures (2021) 1 (Picture only)
- Hyperspace Stories: The Bad Batch: Ghost Agents 1 (Variant cover only)
Star Wars: The Bad Batch — "Kamino Lost"- Star Wars: The Bad Batch — "Metamorphosis"
- Star Wars: The Bad Batch — "The Outpost"
- Star Wars: The Bad Batch — "Tipping Point"
- Star Wars: The Bad Batch — "The Summit" (Indirect mention only)
- Star Wars: The Bad Batch — "Plan 99"
- Star Wars: The Bad Batch — "Confined"
- Star Wars: The Bad Batch — "Shadows of Tantiss"
- Star Wars: The Bad Batch — "A Different Approach"
- Star Wars: The Bad Batch — "Infiltration"
- Star Wars: The Bad Batch — "Identity Crisis"
- Star Wars: The Bad Batch — "Juggernaut"
- Star Wars: The Bad Batch — "Into the Breach"
- Star Wars: The Bad Batch — "Flash Strike"
- Star Wars: The Bad Batch — "The Cavalry Has Arrived"
- Vader Immortal – Episode I (First appearance) (Appears in hologram) (First identified as Weyland)
