The Baleria system was a star system located in the Core Worlds[1] and the Interior.[2] It was situated in grid square M-12 of the Standard Galactic Grid.[1] It was the origin point[3] of a type of pie, Balarian pie.[4]
Behind the scenes
- "Valeria indeed came from the plot summary mentioned; I suspect I checked it shortly after the episode aired, recorded it in my notes and never saw the correction. May delete it or it may live on."
- ―Jason Fry
The Baleria system was created by Jason Fry in reference to Balarian pie, which was first introduced in Star Wars Resistance's first season.
The Baleria system was introduced as the Valeria system in "Star Systems of the Galaxy," an appendix published with the Star Wars Galaxy Map on StarWars.com[6] on June 24, 2025. Both works were authored by Jason Fry.[7] Based on a misspelling, Fry created the system to serve as the origin point of[5] Balarian pie, introduced via mention in "Dangerous Business,"[8] the thirteenth[9] episode of the first season of the animated television series Star Wars Resistance. The episode aired on January 20, 2019.[10]
Following the appendix's release, Fry worked with contributors from the free-to-edit, unofficial online Star Wars encyclopedia known as Wookieepedia to confirm the intended origins of several star systems created for the appendix. One such system was the Baleria system—listed in the appendix's first version as Valeria system—which the author confirmed originated from[5] a January 21, 2019 revision of the plot summary for "Dangerous Business" on Wookieepedia, which misspelled Balarian pie as "Valerian pie."[11] He further clarified that he had likely checked the plot summary shortly after it was posted and never updated his notes, indicating that the Valeria system may be removed from future versions of the appendix or may continue to remain present.[5] On the October 13, 2025,[12] update to the appendix, the listing was renamed to the Balaria system.[12]
Sources
Star Systems of the Galaxy on StarWars.com (current version) (backup link) (previous version) (First mentioned)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3
Star Systems of the Galaxy on StarWars.com (current version) (backup link) (previous version)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Star Systems of the Galaxy on StarWars.com (current version) (backup link) (previous version) places the Baleria system in the area of space 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.
- ↑ 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. Given this principle, this article makes a similar basic assumption for Balarian pie in relation to Baleria system.
- ↑ Star Wars Resistance — "Dangerous Business" (Subtitles from Disney+)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Email from Jason Fry on July 9, 2025 — Used with permission
- ↑ Star Systems of the Galaxy on StarWars.com (backup link; content not present on current version)
- ↑ About That New Star Wars Galaxy Map… by Jason Fry (@jasonfry) on Substack (June 24, 2025) (backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars Resistance — "Dangerous Business"
- ↑ Star Wars Resistance: Complete Season One
- ↑ Star Wars Resistance on Walt Disney TV Press website (original link is obsolete)
- ↑ January 21, 2019 revision of the "Dangerous Business" article on Wookieepedia
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Star Wars Galaxy Map Update by Jason Fry (@jasonfry) on Substack (October 13, 2025) (backup link)
