Codia I

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"Even tidally locked, the moon's dark side would receive planetshine from Codia I. See?"
―Obi-Wan Kenobi, to Qui-Gon Jinn[1]

Codia I was a Mid Rim Territories planet. It was orbited by two moons, the Codian Moon and another one that was tidally locked to the planet's star. Jedi Obi-Wan Kenobi at one point mentioned Codia I in his journals, and it was also noted on a galactic map included in the book Traveler's Guide to Batuu.

Description

"Codia I had two moons—one moss-covered, forested under starlight. […] The second moon was a "phoenix world," possessing a vast ocean on its darker side, but with a rockier surface facing the Codian star."
―The journals of Obi-Wan Kenobi[1]

Codia I,[1] also referred to simply as Codia,[4] was a planet located in the Mid Rim Territories' Codia system[1] within grid square H-15 of the Standard Galactic Grid.[2] It occupied the first orbital position around the Codian dwarf star[1] and shared its name with the location known as New Codia.[5] The planet itself was circled by two moons, the forest- and moss-covered[1] Codian Moon[3] and another moon, which was tidally locked to Codia I's star. The darker side of that natural satellite was nevertheless illuminated by planetshine.[1]

History

When Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn and his Padawan, Obi-Wan Kenobi, visited the Codia system while on a mission to Codia I's second moon[1] at some point between 41 BBY and 32 BBY,[6] Kenobi pointed out to Jinn how Codia's second moon was illuminated by the planet.[1] Around 1 BBY,[7] Kenobi also briefly mentioned Codia I in his journals,[1] and at some point, the historian Eloc Throno also noted the location of the planet on a map of the galaxy included in his book Traveler's Guide to Batuu.[4]

Behind the scenes

Codia was first mentioned in the current Star Wars canon on a galactic map in Star Wars: The Force Awakens Beginner Game, a 2016 Fantasy Flight Games' Star Wars Roleplaying boxed set.[2] It was first established as a planet in Cole Horton's 2020 reference book Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge: Traveler's Guide to Batuu.[4] The second issue of the Star Wars: Obi-Wan comic book series, written by Christopher Cantwell and published by Marvel Comics[1] on June 29, 2022,[8] first identified the planet as Codia I.[1]

Appearances

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Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 Obi-Wan 2
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Star Wars: The Force Awakens Beginner Game
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge: Traveler's Guide to Batuu
  5. ↑ Thrawn: Alliances
  6. ↑ In the flashbacks seen in Obi-Wan 2, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Qui-Gon Jinn go on a mission. Padawan depicts Kenobi's first mission, and since Obi-Wan 2 depicts a different mission, it must take place afterward. As Jinn is still alive in the flashback, it must take place before his death, and since Star Wars: Timelines dates the novel to 41 BBY and Jinn's death to 32 BBY, the flashback must take place between those two years.
  7. ↑ The frame story from Obi-Wan 2 occurs around 1 BBY per the reasoning here.
  8. ↑ Marvel-TemplateLogo Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi (2022) #2 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
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