Blackfel system

The Blackfel system was located in the Greater Plooriod sector of the Expansion Region^[1] and New Territories.^[2] It was situated in grid square M-7 of the Standard Galactic Grid.^[1]

During its reign, the Galactic Empire had a presence in the Blackfel system.^[3] In 0 ABY,^[4] rebel Princess Leia Organa and the smuggler Han Solo undertook a scouting mission for a new rebel base in the Outer Rim's Moddell sector aboard the stolen Imperial Lambda-class shuttle Invictus. During the mission, their shuttle was approached by two TIE fighters, who instructed them to identify themselves, as they did not have clearance to be in the sector.^[3]

In response, Solo claimed that the shuttle was from the Blackfel system and that they were on a classified scouting mission before Organa transmitted clearance codes to the TIE fighters. As they were about to be cleared, Solo began piloting the shuttle away, forcing the TIEs to chase after them.^[3]

Behind the scenes

The Blackfel system was first mentioned in the current Star Wars canon in the fifth issue of the 2015 comic series Star Wars. The issue was written by Jason Aaron and published by Marvel Comics^[3] on May 20, 2015.^[5]

In the Star Wars Legends continuity, the Blackfel system first appeared, albeit unidentified, in the second issue of the 2012 comic series Star Wars: Blood Ties: Boba Fett is Dead. The issue was written by Tom Taylor, illustrated by Chris Scalf, and published by Dark Horse Comics^[6] on May 30, 2012.^[7] The system was later identified in the StarWars.com Online Companion to the 2009 reference book The Essential Atlas by Daniel Wallace and Jason Fry.^[8]

Appearances

• Star Wars (2015) 5 (First mentioned)

Sources

• Star Systems of the Galaxy on StarWars.com (current version) (backup link) (previous version)

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