Rei'izu

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This article is non-canon within the canon continuity.

This article covers a subject from a Star Wars: Visions story that Lucasfilm declared is set in an alternate history within a reimagined galaxy.

"Such wicked folk, don't you think? Especially when they targeted the temple-strewn peaks of old Rei'izu. The sacred heart of the Empire, its ancient home! What monsters."
―The Traveler[1]

Rei'izu (pronunciation (help·info)) was the homeworld of the feudal Empire. Its capital city was Yojou.[1]

During the Sith rebellion against the Empire and its Jedi clans, the Sith captured Rei'izu. The rebellion was led by a former Jedi knight who became a Dark Lord of the Sith, later known only as the Ronin, and a witch who had been a guardian alongside him. Their capture of the Imperial homeworld proved to the Empire that the Sith were a genuine threat, leading formerly feuding lords to band together.[1]

The dark lord and the witch entered the Shinsui Temple together, and after expelling the nuns and monks who were willing to leave and killing those who would not, they approached the legendary kyber mirror of Shinsui Temple. The witch knelt before the mirror and began praying, entering a trance. After multiple days passed, the dark lord grew frustrated; without intent, he idly touched the mirror. The vision of unending war and resulting guilt for his own actions were overwhelming, and he struck the mirror with his fist and with the black current and white flare of the Force.[1]

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Behind the scenes

Rei'izu appeared in the 2021 non-canon novel Ronin: A Visions Novel, by Emma Mieko Candon.[1] According to Candon, Rei'izu is an ode to the cities of Kyoto and Nara, in Japan,[2] due to their historical significance, the presence of several temples and shrines, and the author's fondness for these cities.[3] Like all names in the novel, Rei'izu's name is comprised of phonemes used in the Japanese language,[4] which, in this case, is taken from an alternate reading of the characters 黄泉,[2] read as yomi or kōsen. The term can either refer to the underworld, or hell, or in its original meaning, to an underground spring.[5]

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Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 Ronin: A Visions Novel
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 TwitterLogo Emma Mieko Candon (@EmmaCandon) on Twitter (post on November 3, 2021): "Finally, we come to Rei'izu, trapped in an eternal winter. This planet ended up essentially being an ode to Kyoto and Nara. Fun fact number two: Rei'izu is a rearranged misreading of the characters for 黄泉, the underworld. 29/" (backup link)
  3. ↑ Premium-Era-real The Podralorian: Playing Gay Chicken with Lucasfilm with Emma Mieko Candon on Not Saf For Work (November 13, 2021) (backup link archived on September 29, 2025)
  4. ↑ TwitterLogo Emma Mieko Candon (@EmmaCandon) on Twitter (post on September 27, 2021): "Yup! Every name in Ronin uses Japanese phonemes." (backup link)
  5. ↑ Premium-Era-real 黄泉 on Jisho.org (backup link archived on September 19, 2025)
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