- "Migs Mayfeld. Serving 50 years in the Karthon Chop Fields for springing a prisoner himself."
- ―Cara Dune reads a profile on Migs Mayfeld
Karthon was a prison moon located in the Zuma sector of the Outer Rim Territories.[1] Situated at the coordinates H-16 on the Standard Galactic Grid, it was connected by hyperspace route to the astronomical objects Rattatak[3] and Necropolis.[6] During the Galactic Civil War between the Galactic Empire and the Rebel Alliance, Karthon contributed materials towards the Empire's Death Star II superweapon.[1]
After the war, the victorious New Republic, the Alliance's successor, used the scrapyard known as the Karthon Chop Fields a correctional facility, where former Imperial machinery would be dismantled by inmates.[1] In 9 ABY,[7] Migs Mayfeld, an inmate who had been sentenced to fifty years at the Karthon Chop Fields for his involvement in the breakout of a prisoner and the death of the corrections officer Lant Davan,[4] was relinquished into the care of Marshal Cara Dune to assist them in locating of Moff Gideon's light cruiser.[5]
Behind the scenes
Karthon was first mentioned in "Chapter 14: The Tragedy" of Jon Favreau's Disney+ series Star Wars: The Mandalorian, which was directed by Robert Rodriguez[4] and aired on December 4 2020.[8] The location then first appeared in the following episode "Chapter 15: The Believer," which was directed by Rick Famuyiwa[5] and released on December 11 2020.[8]
Appearances
- The Mandalorian Season 2 Junior Novel (and audiobook)
- The Mandalorian – The Graphic Novel of Season 2
- The Mandalorian: The Path of the Force (Picture only)
Star Wars: The Mandalorian — "Chapter 14: The Tragedy" (First mentioned)- Star Wars: The Mandalorian — "Chapter 15: The Believer" (First appearance)
- Star Wars: The Mandalorian — "Chapter 22: Guns for Hire" (Mentioned only)
Sources
- Mando Download: "Chapter 15: The Believer" on StarWars.com (backup link) (Picture only)
- Bounty Hunting Highlights: 5 of Our Favorite Moments from The Mandalorian - "Chapter 15: The Believer" on StarWars.com (backup link) (Picture only)
- "The Believer" Episode Guide | The Mandalorian on StarWars.com (backup link) (Picture only)
- Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian — "Making of Season Two"
- ILM Celebrates The Mandalorian Season 2's Groundbreaking Visual Effects on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Star Wars: The Mandalorian Handbook
- "Jedi Master's Quiz" — Star Wars Insider 217
- Star Wars: Dawn of Rebellion: The Visual Guide
- "Launchpad" — Star Wars Insider 223 (Indirect mention only)
- Star Wars Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive Guide to the Star Wars Galaxy
- Star Wars: Complete Locations, New Edition
- Karthon in the Databank (backup link) (First identified as Karthon)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Star Wars Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive Guide to the Star Wars Galaxy
- ↑ 2.0 2.1
Star Systems of the Galaxy on StarWars.com (current version) (backup link) (previous version)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Star Wars: Complete Locations, New Edition
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4
Star Wars: The Mandalorian — "Chapter 14: The Tragedy"
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Star Wars: The Mandalorian — "Chapter 15: The Believer"
- ↑ Star Wars Galaxy Map poster
- ↑ The events of "Chapter 15: The Believer" took place in 9 ABY per the reasoning here.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Everything New You Can Stream on Disney+ in December 2020 on D23.com (backup link)
