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- "Roona seconds the motion for a vote of no confidence in Chancellor Valorum."
- ―Senator Edcel Bar Gane
Roona was a planet[4] located in the Roona system, a part of the Bes Ber Bikade sector in the Western Reaches portion of[2] the Expansion Region.[1] It was situated on the Corellian Trade Spine super-hyperroute, which linked it to the Arquata Station, Borkyne, and Epica systems.[2] Roona shared its name with the Roonan lemon fruit.[5]
Roona was represented in the Senate of the Galactic Republic by[3] the Roonan[6] Senator Edcel Bar Gane,[3] who held the position from as early as 34 BBY[7] to as late as 22 BBY.[8] In 32 BBY,[9] Bar Gane was the first to formally second the motion for a Vote of No Confidence in the Republic's Supreme Chancellor Finis Valorum proposed by Queen Amidala of the planet Naboo.[3]
Behind the scenes
Roona was first mentioned in Terry Brooks'[3] April 21, 1999 novelization of[10] the prequel trilogy film Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace,[3] which was released on May 19 of the same year.[10] The 2009 reference book The Essential Atlas placed the Roona system, and therefore the planet Roona, in grid square L-15.[2]
Appearances
- Cloak of Deception (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace novelization (and unabridged audiobook) (First mentioned)
XTS Cleared in Freighter Explosion — HoloNet News Vol. 531 #47 (original site is defunct) (Mentioned only)- Senator Tikkes Jumps Bail — HoloNet News Vol. 531 #51 (original site is defunct) (Mentioned only)
Sources
- Young Jedi Collectible Card Game — The Jedi Council Card: Edcel Bar Gane
- Star Wars Customizable Card Game — Coruscant Limited Card: Edcel Bar Gane (backup link)
- Star Wars Chronicles: The Prequels
- Star Wars: The Official Starships & Vehicles Collection 3 Star Wars A–Z: Baktoid Armour Workshops–Bar Game (Roonan)
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
- The Essential Atlas
- Star Wars: The Essential Atlas Online Companion on StarWars.com (article) (backup link)
- Bar Gane, Edcel in the Databank (original site is defunct)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3
Star Wars: The Essential Atlas Online Companion on StarWars.com (article) (backup link) — Based on corresponding data for Roona system
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 The Essential Atlas — Based on corresponding data for Roona system
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace novelization
- ↑ The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia, Vol. III, p. 109 ("Roona")
- ↑
Dining at Dex's on Hyperspace (article) (content obsolete and backup link not available)
- ↑ Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace
- ↑ Darth Plagueis
- ↑ Senator Tikkes Jumps Bail — HoloNet News Vol. 531 #51 (original site is defunct) is set both during Edcel Bar Gane's term as a senator and on the date "13:4:11," which corresponds to 22 BBY per the reasoning here.
- ↑ The Essential Reader's Companion dates the events of the Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace novelization to 32 BBY.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Star Wars Year By Year: A Visual History, New Edition