- "Now I must leave for an important peace mission to the planet Armath!"
- ―Ambassador Zell
Armath was a terrestrial planet[3] located in the Mikaster sector's Armath system,[1] which was situated in the Trailing Sectors portion of[2] the Expansion Region.[1] In 15 BBY,[4] Ambassador Zell of the planet Majoor went on an important peace mission to Armath, accompanied by a convoy of starships.[3]
Behind the scenes
Armath was first mentioned in the third issue of the Star Wars: Droids comic series, which was written by David Manak and published by Marvel Comics[3] on May 13, 1986.[5] The 2009 reference book placed the Armath system, and therefore the planet itself, in grid square N-15.[2]
Appearances
- Droids (1986) 3 (First mentioned)
Sources
The Droids Re-Animated: Part 1 on StarWars.com (original link is obsolete)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4
Star Wars: The Essential Atlas Online Companion on StarWars.com (article) (backup link) — Based on corresponding data for Armath system
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 The Essential Atlas — Based on corresponding data for Armath system
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Droids (1986) 3
- ↑ The Droids Re-Animated, Part 1 on StarWars.com (article) (backup link) establishes that the Star Wars: Droids comic series takes place fifteen years before the events of Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, which corresponds to 15 BBY according to The New Essential Chronology.
- ↑ Marvel Age, Vol. 1 No. 40, Marvel Comics Group, July 1986. ISSN 8750-4367.