Lafete was an Outer Rim Territories planet that included factories and the Port of Lafete city on its surface. There, the Mandalorian bounty hunter Din Djarin and his associate Boba Fett met with the Mandalorian Nite Owls Bo-Katan Kryze and Koska Reeves to negotiate a rescue plan of Djarin's foundling, Grogu.
Description
Lafete was a terrestrial desert planet in the Tunka sector within an intersecting portion of the Outer Rim Territories[3] and the Western Reaches.[2] Situated at the coordinates I-18 on the Standard Galactic Grid,[4] it was connected by hyperspace route to the astronomical objects Eiram and Sump.[8] Lafete had two moons and was home to a number of factories on its surface[5] and the city Port of Lafete.[9]
History
In 9 ABY,[10] the Mandalorian bounty hunter Din Djarin and his ally Boba Fett visited a local diner, where the Mandalorian Nite Owls Bo-Katan Kryze and Koska Reeves were seated. While Djarin intended to recruit the pair to help him rescue his foundling Grogu from the Imperial Moff Gideon, Fett was skeptical about the two Nite Owls and exchanged insults with them. The argument then led to a brawl between Reeves and Fett until Kryze stopped them both, agreeing to help Djarin with his mission.[5]
The group convened aboard Fett's Firespray-31-class patrol and attack craft,[5] Slave I,[11] outside of the diner to plan their mission with the rest of Djarin's allies and their prisoner, the Imperial Doctor Penn Pershing, before they departed to search for Gideon's light cruiser.[5]
Behind the scenes
Lafete first appeared in "Chapter 16: The Rescue"[5] of Jon Favreau's 2019 Disney+ television series Star Wars: The Mandalorian, directed by Peyton Reed and released on December 18, 2020.[12] The world was then identified in the 2021 reference book Star Wars: The Mandalorian Handbook, which was written by Matt Jones.[9]
Appearances
- The Mandalorian Season 2 Junior Novel (and audiobook)
- The Mandalorian – The Graphic Novel of Season 2
Star Wars: The Mandalorian — "Chapter 16: The Rescue" (First appearance)- The Mandalorian: The Rescue
Sources
- Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian — "Making of Season Two"
- "The Fett Family's Finest" — Star Wars Insider 206 (reprinted in Star Wars Insider Presents: The Mandalorian Collection) (Picture only)
- Star Wars: The Mandalorian Handbook (First identified as Lafete)
- Under the Helmet: The Legacy of Boba Fett
- Krayt Dragons, Ahsoka Tano, and Luke Skywalker: Exploring The Art of The Mandalorian (Season 2) on StarWars.com (backup link)
- The Art of Star Wars: The Mandalorian Season Two
- Star Wars: Dawn of Rebellion: The Visual Guide
- Star Wars Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive Guide to the Star Wars Galaxy
- Star Wars: Complete Locations, New Edition(Appears as point(s) on galactic map(s))
- Star Wars Galaxy Map on StarWars.com (article) (backup link) (Appears as point(s) on galactic map(s))
- Mandalorian Gauntlet starfighter in the Databank (backup link) (Picture only)
Notes and references
- ↑ Star Wars: Dawn of Rebellion: The Visual Guide
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Star Wars: Complete Locations, New Edition places Lafete in the area of space Star Wars: The Galactic Explorer's Guide identifies as the Western Reaches.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Star Wars Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive Guide to the Star Wars Galaxy
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2
Star Systems of the Galaxy on StarWars.com (current version) (backup link) (previous version) — Based on corresponding data for the Lafete system
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7
Star Wars: The Mandalorian — "Chapter 16: The Rescue"
- ↑ Star Wars Galaxy Map on StarWars.com (article) (backup link)
- ↑ The Art of Star Wars: The Mandalorian Season Two
- ↑ Star Wars: Complete Locations, New Edition
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Star Wars: The Mandalorian Handbook
- ↑ The events of "Chapter 16: The Rescue" took place in 9 ABY per the reasoning here.
- ↑ Slave I in the Databank (backup link)
- ↑ "Star Wars: The Mandalorian Season Two Companion" — Star Wars Insider 202