- "Banktup says there's a small Banchiian village at the foot of the tallest mountain to the south. They will protect Nima and Viv'nia there."
- ―Lily Tora-Asi, to Yoda
A small Banchiian village was located on the planet Banchii. It was situated at the foot of the tallest mountain to the south of Banchii's Jedi temple.[1] In 228 BBY,[2] the Nihil marauders attacked the temple, and Jedi Grand Master Yoda took the Jedi younglings Nima Allets and Viv'Nia Nia'Viv to safety. As Yoda piloted them away in a shuttle, he spoke to Jedi Knight Lily Tora-Asi via hologram. The Banchiian Banktup told Tora-Asi of the village's location and that the younglings would be protected there, and she then informed Yoda, who took the younglings to the village. After leaving Allets and Nia'Viv at the village with a group of Banchiians, Yoda told them to be safe and that he would return, then left to investigate a disturbance in the Force he had felt.[1]
Behind the scenes
The Banchiian village appeared in The High Republic: The Edge of Balance: Premonition, a volume of the manga series Star Wars: The High Republic: The Edge of Balance. The volume's story was written by Daniel José Older, its art was created by Haining, and it was published by Viz Media as part of the Star Wars: The High Republic multimedia project's[1] Phase III on April 8, 2025.[3]
Appearances
- The High Republic: The Edge of Balance: Premonition (First appearance)
- The High Republic: The Edge of Balance, Vol. 4 (In flashback(s))
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 The High Republic: The Edge of Balance: Premonition
- ↑ Star Wars: Timelines dates Starlight Beacon's destruction to 230 BBY. The implementation of the Guardian Protocols, which Star Wars: The High Republic Character Encyclopedia places in 229 BBY, took place one week after Starlight Beacon's fall according to The High Republic – Shadows of Starlight 1. As The High Republic Adventures (2023) 4 takes place one year and two weeks after the destruction of Starlight Beacon, it must be set in 228 BBY. Since the events of The High Republic Adventures (2023) 6 are set immediately following the fourth issue and depict the expansion of the Stormwall, the expansion must have taken place in the same year. Meanwhile, the events of "Tales from the Occlusion Zone: No Big Deal" include the Stormwall's expansion and also depict the start of Pikka Adren's pregnancy. A later story, "Tales from the Occlusion Zone: Sparks Fly," states that Adren is eight months pregnant during its events, indicating that it is set eight months after "No Big Deal," and therefore one year, eight months, and two weeks after the fall of Starlight Beacon. "Sparks Fly" is set during the Battle of Eriadu, an event that begins in The High Republic Adventures Phase III - The Wedding Spectacular. As
Star Wars: The High Republic Chronological Reader's Guide on StarWars.com (article) (backup link) places The High Republic: The Edge of Balance: Premonition between the events of "No Big Deal" and The Wedding Spectacular, its events must also be set in 228 BBY.
- ↑
Star Wars: The High Republic Chronological Reader's Guide on StarWars.com (article) (backup link)
