Jrade Plaza

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This Star Wars Legends article contains information, notably from "Republic HoloNet News Core Edition 15:01:13", that is affected by the Star Wars: The Clone Wars project.

A definitive Legends Clone Wars timeline, as well as the continuity of "Republic HoloNet News Core Edition 15:01:13", was never established by Lucasfilm.

"He did it again; Representative Jar Jar Binks (Naboo) accidentally destroyed an elaborate ice statue at a gala fundraiser in Coruscant's posh Jrade-district last night."
―A HoloNet News report detailing Binks' accident in Jrade Plaza[1]

Jrade Plaza was located in the Jrade District in Galactic City on[1] the planet[2] Coruscant.[1] It was capable of holding thousands of spectators[3] and, during the time of the Galactic Republic, contained the Chancellery Walkway, which was lined with monuments and memorials to the most influential Supreme Chancellors.[4]

In 23 BBY,[5] an exclusive gala[6] fundraiser was held in Jrade Plaza, where Representative Jar Jar Binks tucked a tablecloth into his cummerbund,[1] as he had observed Senator Orn Free Taa do so on numerous occasions. Binks' exaggerated conversational gestures led him to knock a tray of canapés out of a waiter's hands. When the representative dived for them, he accidentally pulled the tablecloth and destroyed a priceless[6] and intricate[1] ice statue crafted by sculptor Kime Enanrum, leading the plaza to appear as though it had been snowing for hours afterwards.[6] The incident was reported the following day in the 13:2:28 issue of the HoloNet News CoCo District Edition.[1]

Behind the scenes

"Though a memorial to Finis Valorum had been approved and planned for the Jrade Plaza Chancellery Walkway immediately following his death in the terrorist attack of 14:9:19, the plaza's public shutdown for security investigations delayed the unveiling for weeks."
―A HoloNet News report describing the Finis Valorum Memorial in Jrade Plaza[3]

Jrade Plaza was first mentioned in HoloNet News Vol. 531 #45, an in-universe issue of the HoloNet News[1] written by Pablo Hidalgo and Paul Ens[7] and published on the HoloNet News website in 2002.[1]

A memorial for Finis Valorum was placed inside Jrade Plaza, which had its canonicity status affected by later sources.

A memorial for Finis Valorum was placed inside Jrade Plaza, which had its canonicity status affected by later sources.

The plaza was later mentioned in "Republic HoloNet News Core Edition 15:01:13," an in-universe news report also written by Hidalgo and published in the seventy-third issue of the Star Wars Insider magazine[3] on December 26, 2003.[8] The report covers the unveiling of a memorial for the recently deceased former Supreme Chancellor Finis Valorum[3] in 21 BBY.[9] Valorum was later shown to still be alive[10] by 20 BBY[11] in "The Lost One," an episode of the sixth season of Star Wars: The Clone Wars[10] that first aired on March 1, 2014.[12] rendering the canonicity of his death according to the HoloNet News article[9] within the Star Wars Legends continuity[13] uncertain.

In the report, the Finis Valorum Memorial was approved and planned for the Chancellery Walkway in Jrade Plaza following Valorum's death in the terrorist attack of 14:9:19. The plaza was shut down to the public for several weeks over security concerns, which delayed the unveiling. The memorial eventually opened to a small crowd of 200 spectators, which was reported on in the HoloNet News Core Edition.[3]

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 HNNsmall Rep. Binks Destroys Ice Statue at Gala Fundraiser — HoloNet News Vol. 531 #45 (original site is defunct)
  2. ↑ The Essential Atlas
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 SWInsider "Republic HoloNet News Core Edition 15:01:13" — Star Wars Insider 73
  4. ↑ The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia, Vol. I, p. 119 ("Chancellery Walkway")
  5. ↑ HoloNet News Vol. 531 #45 takes place on 13:2:28, which corresponds to 23 BBY per the reasoning here.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 The Official Star Wars Fact File 54 JAR 9-10: Jar Jar Binks
  7. ↑ HNNsmall Credits — HoloNet News Vol. 531 (original site is defunct)
  8. ↑ StarWars.com Mark Hamill On Stage In Insider #73 on StarWars.com (original site is defunct)
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 SWInsider "Republic HoloNet News Core Edition 15:01:13" — Star Wars Insider 73 places the unveiling of the Finis Valorum Memorial on 15:01:13, which corresponds to 21 BBY per the reasoning here.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 TCW mini logo Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "The Lost One"
  11. ↑ The Official Star Wars Fact File Part 60 20 BBY 67-70: Sifo-Dyas' Legacy places the events of "The Lost One" in 20 BBY.
  12. ↑ Premium-Era-real Star Wars: The Clone Wars Staffel 6 Episodenguide on www.fernsehserien.de (backup link archived on April 19, 2019)
  13. ↑ StarWars.com The Legendary Star Wars Expanded Universe Turns a New Page on StarWars.com (backup link)
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