The Redoubt

The Redoubt was an astronomical object located in Wild Space, in grid square H-7 of the Standard Galactic Grid.^[1]

Behind the scenes

The Redoubt was first partially mentioned in the current Star Wars canon in the January 29, 2016 StarWars.com article "Where in the Galaxy Are the Worlds of Star Wars: The Force Awakens?" by Mark Newbold.^[2] Its full name was later provided on the galactic map included in Star Wars: The Force Awakens Beginner Game,^[1] an August 2016^[3] Fantasy Flight Games' Star Wars Roleplaying boxed set.^[1] In the Star Wars Legends continuity, the star cluster known as the Redoubt first appeared in the 2004 novel Survivor's Quest, written by Timothy Zahn,^[4] and it was first visually depicted by Tommy Lee Edwards in the 2005 reference book The New Essential Chronology.^[5]

Sources

• Where in the Galaxy Are the Worlds of Star Wars: The Force Awakens? on StarWars.com (article) (backup link) (First mentioned)
• Star Wars: The Force Awakens Beginner Game (First identified as the Redoubt)
• "The First Order" — Star Wars Encyclopedia
• "The Battle of Endor and the Fall of the Empire" — Star Wars Encyclopedia
• "Scarif and Other Planets in the Outer Rim" — Star Wars Encyclopedia
• "Exegol, the Unknown Regions and Wild Space" — Star Wars Encyclopedia
• Star Systems of the Galaxy on StarWars.com (current version) (backup link) (previous version)

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