Xucphra Corporation

Xucphra Corporation
Organizational information
Leader(s)	Chief Operating Officer
Parent company	Bacta Cartel
Location(s)	Thyferra
Primary role(s)	Bacta producer
Major product(s)	Bacta
Chronological and political information
Affiliation	Trade Federation Stark Commercial Combine Galactic Empire

"But you don't have to settle for a life of toil and struggle. Consider the Xucphra corporation, located conveniently on the tropical Inner Rim paradise planet Thyferra. We're always looking for qualified Humans -- and only Humans -- to join the Xucphra team."

―Xucphra recruiting message

The Xucphra Corporation, known simply as Xucphra, was one of two bacta-producing and distributing corporations in the galaxy. The Human-controlled company was based on the planet Thyferra.

History

In 44 BBY, along with the Trade Federation, it was one of the secret instigators of the Stark Hyperspace War and also sabotaged the supply to drive up prices. Adol Bel was one of Xucphra's directors at that time. The Ashern used this information in 32 BBY to discredit Xucphra, and governmental control of Thyferra went to the native Vratix but it continued to be the galaxy's main producer of bacta.

When the Clone Wars began, Xuphra and Zaltin again seized control of the planet. In the Imperial Period, the Galactic Empire granted, along with the Zaltin Corporation, the sole rights to produce and market bacta for the entire galaxy. The two corporations made up a monopoly known as the Bacta Cartel. Erisi Dlarit's family were involved with Xucphra; her uncle had discovered the contamination introduced in Lot ZX1449F.

Ysanne Isard became Head of State of Thyferra backed up by Xucphra and she gained control of both the planet and the Xucphra Corporation, which had yielded to Isard and helped to instigate a civil war in the hopes of gaining sole control of the Bacta Cartel. As a result of the company's assistance in the takeover, Zalxuc City was renamed Xucphra City.

It still existed as of the Yuuzhan Vong War when it supplied the Coronet Hospital with bacta.

Behind the scenes

In the Episode III video game adaption for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox, the word XUCPHRA unlocks the cheat Unlimited Health.

Appearances

• Star Wars (1998) 37 (In flashback(s))
• Star Wars (1998) 39 (Indirect mention in flashback)
• X-Wing: Rogue Squadron (and unabridged audiobook) (First mentioned, in book)
• X-Wing: Rogue Squadron abridged audiobook
• X-Wing: The Krytos Trap (and unabridged audiobook) (Mentioned only)
• X-Wing: The Krytos Trap abridged audiobook
• X-Wing: The Bacta War (and unabridged audiobook) (First appearance, in book)
• X-Wing: The Bacta War abridged audiobook
• X-Wing: Isard's Revenge (Mentioned only)
• X-Wing: Isard's Revenge abridged audiobook

Sources

• "The Business of Bacta" — Star Wars Adventure Journal 3
• Player's Guide to Tapani
• Lords of the Expanse
• The Essential Guide to Weapons and Technology
• Alien Encounters
• The Essential Guide to Droids
• The Official Star Wars Fact File 13 (MED 3-4: FX Medical Assistant)
• "Who's Who in Rogue Squadron" — Star Wars Insider 59
• "Making a Full Recovery" on Wizards.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
• Ultimate Alien Anthology
• "Thyferra: Bacta Basics" on Wizards.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
• The Force Unleashed Campaign Guide
• The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
• bacta tank in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link)
• The Essential Guide to Warfare
• Star Wars: Edge of the Empire Core Rulebook
• Star Wars: Age of Rebellion Core Rulebook
• Strongholds of Resistance

Notes and references

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