Merson system

The Merson system was a star system in the Inner Rim Territories^[1] and the Slice^[2] that fell within grid square O-10 of the Standard Galactic Grid. A hyperspace route connected it to the Zeltros system^[3] and the Ambria system.^[4] The Merson system shared its name^[3] with the Merson pirates.^[5]

Behind the scenes

In the current Star Wars canon, the Merson system was mentioned as just "Merson" on a map of the galaxy^[3] written by Jason Fry^[6] in the reference book Star Wars: Complete Locations, New Edition,^[3] which was released on March 6, 2025.^[7] It was then identified as the Merson system in "Star Systems of the Galaxy," an appendix published with the Star Wars Galaxy Map on StarWars.com^[1] on June 24, 2025. Both were also written by Fry.^[8]

The system originated in the Star Wars Legends continuity, where it first appeared in flashbacks in the sixty-fourth issue of the Star Wars: Republic comic book series, which was written by John Ostrander, illustrated by Brandon Badeaux, and published by Dark Horse Comics^[9] on April 28, 2004.^[10] It was then identified as the Merson system in The Essential Atlas, a 2009 reference book written by Fry and Daniel Wallace.^[11]

Sources

• Star Wars: Complete Locations, New Edition (First mentioned) (as Merson)
• Star Wars Galaxy Map on StarWars.com (article) (backup link) (as Merson)
• Star Systems of the Galaxy on StarWars.com (current version) (backup link) (previous version) (First identified as Merson system)

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