Rainbow sunsets of Bantu

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"[Ebenn Q3 Baobab] began his new life as a cabin boy on a Baobab caravel. Writing daily in his life journal, EQ3 wrestled with innate melancholia by musing on the rainbow sunsets of Bantu, the skies of Roon darkened by great mynock migrations, and the innocent and joyful babble of baby Rodians in the Kibanyas on Tatooine."
―Galactic Phrase Book & Travel Guide[1]
During his childhood, the author Ebenn Q3 Baobab mused on the rainbow sunsets of Bantu.

During his childhood, the author Ebenn Q3 Baobab mused on the rainbow sunsets of Bantu.

The rainbow sunsets of Bantu were a weather phenomenon[1] that originated[2] in the Core Worlds' Bantu system.[3] As described by the publisher in the 6 ABY edition of the author Ebenn Q3 Baobab's book the Galactic Phrase Book & Travel Guide, the ten-years-old Baobab began his travels across the galaxy[1] at some point by 32 BBY[4] as a cabin boy aboard a Baobab Merchant Fleet caravel. During that time, Baobab kept a life journal in which he wrote daily, and one of the subjects covered in the journal was Baobab's musings on the rainbow sunsets of Bantu, which involved him dealing with feelings of melancholia.[1]

Behind the scenes

The rainbow sunsets of Bantu were introduced in the 2001 book Galactic Phrase Book & Travel Guide, authored by Ben Burtt.[1]

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Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Galactic Phrase Book & Travel Guide
  2. ↑ The Essential Atlas and Galactic Cartography: Official Discussion (post by jasonfry) on the Jedi Council Forums' Literature board (December 11, 2007): "I wouldn't get your hopes up re alien homeworlds, beyond simple stuff like the Planetnamian species getting a Planetnamia on the map or things Dan and I can account for with a relatively quick reference." (backup link) (screenshot) Jason Fry, co-author of The Essential Atlas, stated his intention to create homeworlds for numerous species based on context implied from their names. Given this principle, this article makes a similar basic assumption for the rainbow sunsets of Bantu in relation to the Bantu system.
  3. ↑ StarWars.com Star Wars: The Essential Atlas Online Companion on StarWars.com (article) (backup link)
  4. ↑ Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace, the events of which The New Essential Chronology dates to 32 BBY, features an adult Human The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia, Vol. I, p. 59 ("Baobab, Ebenn Q3 (EQ3)") identifies as Ebenn Q3 Baobab.