LothalNet

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"These towers used to serve a purpose here. They were used to guide the few visitors who came to Lothal to the spaceports. That was before the Empire. Now the Empire controls most of the traffic in and out, and it has left these old towers empty."
―Ezra Bridger, on the LothalNet communications towers[1]

LothalNet[2] was a vast grid of communications towers located on the planet Lothal. It coordinated air travel between the planet's scattered settlements[3] and guided visitors to spaceports[1] until it was supplanted by a more advanced Imperial network[3] by 5 BBY.[4] When LothalNet comm tower E-272, located in grid Q6 of the Western Zone, fell into disuse after the area was seized by the Empire, the thief Ezra Bridger took up residence in the tower. Bridger mentioned Lothalnet in his journal,[2] published no earlier than the same year.[5]

Behind the scenes

LothalNet was first mentioned, albeit indirectly, in A New Hero, a young readers book written by Pablo Hidalgo[1] and released on August 5, 2014.[6] It was later identified in Rebel Journal by Ezra Bridger, a young readers book written by Daniel Wallace[2] and released on October 21, 2014.[7]

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Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Star Wars Rebels: A New Hero
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Rebel Journal by Ezra Bridger
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 The Rebellion Begins
  4. ↑ Star Wars: Galactic Atlas dates the events of Ezra's Gamble to 5 BBY. As Ezra Bridger had taken up residence in LothalNet comm tower E-272 by the events of Ezra's Gamble, it can be deduced that the Galactic Empire had replaced the LothalNet communications grid by 5 BBY.
  5. ↑ Rebel Journal by Ezra Bridger establishes that Ezra Bridger's journal was completed following the events of Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion. As Star Wars: Timelines dates Spark of Rebellion to 5 BBY, the work must have been finished by no earlier than that year.
  6. ↑ Amazon-Favicon Star Wars Rebels A New Hero: Purchase Includes Star Wars eBook! on Amazon.com (backup link)
  7. ↑ Amazon-Favicon Star Wars Rebels: Rebel Journal by Ezra Bridger on Amazon.com (backup link)