Koru Neimoidia

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"A series of strikes led by Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker eliminated the remaining Separatist bases on the Neimoidian colonial purse worlds of Cato Neimoidia, Deko Neimoidia, and Koru Neimoidia."

―A Galactic Alliance historical document^[6]

Koru Neimoidia was a Colonies planet that was one of the most famous purse world colonies of the Neimoidian species. It was a more desirable destination than the Neimoidians' homeworld, Neimoidia, itself and hosted opulent residences of affluent and powerful Neimoidians. By 3643 BBY, Koru Neimoidia was the site of the headquarters of the Opal Foundation, which was in reality a front for an influential crime lord. Millennia later, during the Clone Wars, the Galactic Republic laid siege to the planet, which at the time was a possession of the Trade Federation and a stronghold of the Confederacy of Independent Systems. The Republic forces, led by the Jedi Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker, eventually devastated and captured the world.

Description

Koru Neimoidia, also referred to simply as Koru, was a terrestrial^[2] planet^[5] located in the Koru Neimoidia system of the Slice portion of the Colonies.^[1] It formed a part of Neimoidian space.^[7]

History

Opal Foundation

Koru Neimoidia was among the most famous of purse worlds, which were in turn the most prestigious of the hundreds of worlds colonized by the Neimoidian species^[5] of the Colonies planet Neimoidia.^[1] At some point by 3643 BBY,^[8] an influential crime lord who was terrified of war between the Galactic Republic and the reconstituted Sith Empire established the Opal Foundation in order to hire bounty hunters for his own protection.^[4]

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Around that year,^[8] an individual affiliated with one of the sides in the ongoing struggle between the Republic and the Sith Empire traveled to the Opal Foundation's headquarters on Koru Neimoidia, where they then discovered the organization's true nature as a front for the crime lord's activities.^[4]

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Clone Wars

"In response to a decree issued from the Office of the General of the Separatist Army, the Neimoidian Home Defense Legions have doubled conscription service, and called up all reservists for active protection of Neimoidia and the colonial purse-worlds of Deko Neimoidia, Koru Neimoidia and Cato Neimoidia [sic]"

―Shadowfeed news report^[7]

By the time of the Clone Wars of 22 BBY–19 BBY, both Neimoidia and Koru Neimoidia had become possessions of^[1] the Neimoidian-controlled^[9] Trade Federation and the Confederacy of Independent Systems.^[1] Eventually, the Neimoidian Home Defense Legions doubled conscription service and called up all reservists for protection of both Neimoidia and the purse worlds, including Koru Neimoidia—a fact that was noted in a 14:10:05 release of the Confederacy's Shadowfeed news and propaganda program.^[7]

(From right to left) Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker led a Galactic Republic siege of Koru Neimoidia.

Near the end of the Clone Wars, the Republic moved to eliminate the last remaining Confederacy strongholds in the Core Worlds and the Colonies,^[1] carrying out a siege of Koru Neimoidia.^[2] The offensive was led by the Jedi Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker,^[6] with Kenobi not visiting any of the fungus farms located on the planet during his time there. During the siege, Republic forces including Clone Marshal Commander Cody also became familiar with the layout of the local Neimoidian fortress. Koru Neimoidia was eventually devastated^[2] and captured by the Republic.^[3]

In 19 BBY,^[10] the Republic attempted to capture the Trade Federation Viceroy Nute Gunray, who had traveled to the purse world Cato Neimoidia in order to loot his citadel there. At the time, Kenobi mused that, given the fate of both Koru Neimoidia and its fellow captured purse world Deko Neimoidia as well as the Republic threatening Neimoidia itself, it would have been more rational for Gunray to instead retreat to the Outer Rim Territories similarly to the actions of other Confederacy leaders. During a tactical discussion held between Kenobi, Skywalker, and Cody as part of the operation, Cody recalled the Republic's experiences on Koru Neimoidia when speculating about the layout of Gunray's citadel.^[2] The Republic offensive on Koru Neimoidia was later also noted in the 36 ABY galactic history chronicle by the Historical Council of the Galactic Federation of Free Alliances.^[6]

Inhabitants

Although, like all of the Neimoidian purse worlds, Koru Neimoidia was politically subservient to the trade monarch based on Neimoidia, the former world's influence on interstellar commerce eventually eclipsed that of the latter.^[1] Koru Neimoidia itself was also developed to the point where it became a more hospitable and desirable destination than Neimoidia.^[11]

Locations

"Assuming that Gunray's fortress is similar to what we found on Deko and Koru, the underground levels will contain fungus farms and processing and shipment areas."

―Cody^[2]

Koru Neimoidia was home to large, lavish settlements and palace-like residences of affluent and powerful Neimoidians.^[3] At one point, it also hosted the headquarters of the Opal Foundation.^[4] Similarly to Deko Neimoidia, by the time of the Clone Wars Koru Neimoidia was the site of a fortress that featured underground fungus farms and processing and shipment areas as well as Neimoidian grub hatcheries on its mid levels.^[2]

Behind the scenes

Koru Neimoidia was first mentioned in "CIS Shadowfeed Dispatch 14:10:05 Edition," an article written by Pablo Hidalgo as an in-universe news report. It was published in the seventy-first issue of the Star Wars Insider magazine^[7] on September 26, 2003.^[12] The 2009 reference book The Essential Atlas placed Koru Neimoidia in grid square N-11.^[1] The planet was mentioned in an Investigation Crew Skill mission of Star Wars: The Old Republic, a 2011 video game developed by BioWare, though the information regarding the mission's outcome was later removed from the game.^[4]