Aruza system

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The Aruza system was located in the Expansion Region[1] and the Interior.[2] It was situated in grid square I-14 of the Standard Galactic Grid.[1] The system was the origin point of[4] the Aruzan species and contained the celestial body Aruza, which was the homeworld of the female Aruzan Manaroo.[3] By 3 ABY,[5] Manaroo was held as a prisoner in the palace[6] of the Hutt crime lord[3] Jabba Desilijic Tiure[7] on the Outer Rim planet Tatooine as leverage against her boyfriend Dengar.[3]

Behind the scenes

The Aruza system was mentioned in the current Star Wars canon in "Star Systems of the Galaxy," an appendix published with the Star Wars Galaxy Map on StarWars.com[1] on June 24, 2025. Both works were authored by Jason Fry.[8] In the Star Wars Legends continuity, the Aruza system[9] first appeared through the appearance of the planet Aruza in "Payback: The Tale of Dengar," a short story written by Dave Wolverton that was published in the 1996 anthology Tales of the Bounty Hunters.[10] The system was then identified in the 2009 reference book The Essential Atlas, written by Daniel Wallace and Jason Fry.[9]

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Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 StarWars.com Star Systems of the Galaxy on StarWars.com (current version) (backup link) (previous version)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 StarWars.com Star Systems of the Galaxy on StarWars.com (current version) (backup link) (previous version) places the Aruza system in the area of space StarWars.com Star Wars Galaxy Map on StarWars.com (article) (backup link) establishes to be part of what Star Wars: The Galactic Explorer's Guide identifies as the Interior.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Star Wars Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive Guide to the Star Wars Galaxy
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 The Essential Atlas and Galactic Cartography: Official Discussion (post by jasonfry) on the Jedi Council Forums' Literature board (December 11, 2007): "I wouldn't get your hopes up re alien homeworlds, beyond simple stuff like the Planetnamian species getting a Planetnamia on the map or things Dan and I can account for with a relatively quick reference." (backup link) (screenshot) Jason Fry, co-author of The Essential Atlas and a number of maps in the current Star Wars canon (see a list here), stated his intention to create homeworlds for numerous species based on context implied from their names. This article treats Aruza system as one such homeworld with regard to the Aruzan species.
  5. ↑ Star Wars: Timelines dates the events of Bounty Hunters 14, which depicts Manaroo as a prisoner of Jabba Desilijic Tiure, to 3 ABY.
  6. ↑ Bounty Hunters 14
  7. ↑ Star Wars: Dawn of Rebellion: The Visual Guide
  8. ↑ Substack-Favicon About That New Star Wars Galaxy Map… by Jason Fry (@jasonfry) on Substack (June 24, 2025) (backup link)
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 The Essential Atlas
  10. ↑ "Payback: The Tale of Dengar" — Tales of the Bounty Hunters