Messert

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Messert was a planet[4] located in the Messert system[3] within the Mytaranor sector of the Mid Rim[1] and the Slice.[2] It was situated in grid square Q-10 of the Standard Galactic Grid.[1]

Messert was the homeworld of the human stunt pilot Seftin Vanik. Messert was part of the New Republic,[4] which was formally established in 5 ABY,[5] but eventually seceded from the Republic. Messert's secession stunned Vanik, as the pilot supported the galactic government. Sometime after the secession,[3] by 35 ABY,[6] Vanik accepted an invitation to join the Resistance by pilot Poe Dameron.[3]

Behind the scenes

Messert was first indirectly mentioned in the current Star Wars canon in Pablo Hidalgo's 2019 reference book Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: The Visual Dictionary.[7] It was identified as "Messert" in the 2021 reference book Star Wars: Character Encyclopedia, Updated and Expanded Edition.[3] In the Star Wars Legends continuity, Messert was first mentioned in the 1991 West End Games' Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game sourcebook Planets of the Galaxy, Volume One in the name of the Messert Mines Corporation.[8] It was later identified as a celestial body in the 2009 reference book The Essential Atlas, written by Daniel Wallace and Jason Fry.[9]

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Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 StarWars.com Star Systems of the Galaxy on StarWars.com (current version) (backup link) (previous version) — Based on corresponding data for the Messert system
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 StarWars.com Star Systems of the Galaxy on StarWars.com (current version) (backup link) (previous version) places the Messert system, and therefore Messert itself, in the area of space StarWars.com Star Wars Galaxy Map on StarWars.com (article) (backup link) establishes to be part of what Star Wars: The Galactic Explorer's Guide identifies as the Slice.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Star Wars: Character Encyclopedia, Updated and Expanded Edition
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Star Wars Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive Guide to the Star Wars Galaxy
  5. ↑ Star Wars: Timelines
  6. ↑ Star Wars: Timelines dates the events of Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker to 35 ABY.
  7. ↑ Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: The Visual Dictionary
  8. ↑ Planets of the Galaxy, Volume One
  9. ↑ The Essential Atlas