Stygeon Prime

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Stygeon Prime, also known simply as Stygeon, was a mountainous, snowy planet located in the Stygeon system of the Outer Rim Territories' Nuiri sector. The world's blizzard conditions made it the perfect location for a prison, as prisoners attempting escape would not survive outside the prison walls unless they could use a local tibidee to fly them to safety.

Description

Stygeon Prime, otherwise known as Stygeon, was a mountainous and snow-covered planet[7] located in the Stygeon system[3] of the Outer Rim Territories'[1] Nuiri sector.[2] The planet was 9,100 kilometers in diameter,[6] and held a Type I atmosphere, with a mixture of oxygen, hydrogen and nitrogen,[5] as well as a thin[6] and cold climate.[7] In orbit of a single star[5] and orbited by two moons,[6] Stygeon was almost completely devoid of native life,[5] except for the large tibidee creatures that called it home.[7] Thanks to its conditions the world was an ideal location for a prison as escapees would not usually survive outside the prison walls.[8]

History

After her capture[11] in around 66 BBY,[12] the notorious bounty hunter and assassin Shenda Mol was put "on ice" at Stygeon Prime.[11] During the Clone Wars, the Sith Lords Darth Tyranus and Darth Sidious imprisoned Sidious's former apprentice Maul in the Spire, a Confederate prison on Stygeon Prime. Maul was later broken out by Mandalorian forces that were part of his Shadow Collective.[10] After the Clone Wars, the planet was occupied by the Galactic Empire.[9] The Empire and its Inquisitorius used the Spire and imprisoned and later executed the Jedi Master Luminara Unduli there, while her remains were kept in her former cell in order to lure out any survivors of Order 66.[3] In 5 BBY,[13] the rebellious crew of the Ghost learned of Unduli and attempted to save her before only nearly escaping the the Grand Inquisitor.[3]

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Behind the scenes

The planet Stygeon Prime, referred to then as Stygeon, was first mentioned in the Blaster segment of Star Wars Insider 149, which discussed the upcoming Star Wars: Darth Maul—Son of Dathomir miniseries. It first appeared in the first issue.[10] The planet's full name was revealed in Star Wars Rebels: The Visual Guide.[9]

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Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Star Wars Rebels: Head to Head
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Star Wars Rebels: Visual Guide: Epic Battles
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Rebels-mini-logo Star Wars Rebels — "Rise of the Old Masters"
  4. ↑ Star Wars Galaxy Map poster
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 73 Guide to the Galaxy: Stygeon Prime — The Spire
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 The Official Star Wars Fact File (2014) 72 (STY1, Stygeon Prime - The Spire)
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 StarWars-DatabankII Stygeon Prime in the Databank (backup link)
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 Star Wars Rebels: The Visual Guide
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Darth Maul — Son of Dathomir 1
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Master & Apprentice
  12. ↑ Star Wars: Timelines places the main events of Master & Apprentice in 40 BBY. The novel also establishes that Qui-Gon Jinn was forty years old during its main events and fourteen years old in the Numidian Prime mission, which dates the endeavor to around 66 BBY.
  13. ↑ Star Wars: Timelines