The Weemell sector was a part of the Core Worlds. It contained the Loedorvia system,[1] which in turn was the site of the celestial body Loedorvia[3] and was home to a population of Humans.[4]
During the Clone Wars, Loedorvia was situated within the borders of the Galactic Republic.[3] Around 20.2 BBY,[5] the astronomical object was the site of[3] a battle between the Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems. During that confrontation, Confederate General Grievous ordered the release of[2] the airborne[4] hive virus[2] disease known as the Brainrot Plague[4] on Loedorvia.[3]
The release of the disease, also known as the Loedorvian Brain Plague, killed tens of thousands of individuals in a single stroke.[6] Before an antidote could be discovered,[2] the resulting outbreak of the disease exterminated all of the Republic's clone trooper forces—as well as nearly every Human—in the Weemell sector.[4] The sector was also rendered temporarily uninhabitable as a result.[7]
Behind the scenes[]
The Weemell sector was first mentioned in Curtis Saxton's 2005 reference book Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith Incredible Cross-Sections.[8]
Sources[]
- Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith Incredible Cross-Sections (First mentioned)
- Star Wars: Complete Cross-Sections
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
Star Wars: The Essential Atlas Online Companion on StarWars.com (article) (backup link)- Star Wars: The Clone Wars – The Official Episode Guide: Season 1
- Trade Federation cruiser in the Databank (original site is defunct)
- Star Wars: Complete Vehicles
- The Phlegmpire Strikes Back: Deadly Star Wars Diseases on StarWars.com (article) (backup link)
- Star Wars: Complete Vehicles (2016)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2
Star Wars: The Essential Atlas Online Companion on StarWars.com (article) (backup link)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Star Wars: The Clone Wars – The Official Episode Guide: Season 1
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 The Essential Atlas
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia, Vol. I, p. 90 ("Brainrot Plague (Loedorvian Brain Plague; Brainworm Rot)")
- ↑ The New Essential Chronology dates the Battle of Duro, which—along with the Battle of Loedorvia—is established by The Essential Guide to Warfare to have been a part of Operation Durge's Lance, to 20.2 BBY.
- ↑
The Story of General Grievous: Lord of War on Hyperspace (article) (content obsolete and backup link not available)
- ↑ The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia, Vol. II, p. 259 ("Loedorvian Brain Plague")
- ↑ Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith Incredible Cross-Sections