Zeltros system

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The Zeltros system was a star system in the Inner Rim Territories[1] and the Slice.[2] It was located in grid square O-10 of the Standard Galactic Grid[1] and contained the terrestrial astronomical object Zeltros. The rogue archeologist Doctor Chelli Lona Aphra killed the human Tukan on a tropical beach on Zeltros[5] around 1 ABY.[6]

Behind the scenes

In the current Star Wars canon, the Zeltros system was first mentioned as just "Zeltros" on a map of the galaxy included in Star Wars: The Force Awakens Beginner Game, a 2016 Star Wars Roleplaying set published by Fantasy Flight Games.[7] It first appeared in the thirteenth issue of the 2016 comic book series Star Wars: Doctor Aphra, written by Kieron Gillen, illustrated by Kev Walker, published by Marvel Comics[5] on October 11, 2017.[8] The system was then identified as the Zeltros system in "Star Systems of the Galaxy," an appendix published with the Star Wars Galaxy Map on StarWars.com[1] on June 24, 2025. Both were written by Jason Fry.[9]

In the Star Wars Legends continuity, Zeltros was located in the Zel system, which first appeared in the 104th issue of the 1977 Star Wars comic book series, which was written by Mary Jo Duffy, illustrated by Cynthia Martin, and published by Marvel[10] on December 17, 1985.[11] It was first identified as the Zel system in "Zeltros: Pleasure Planet Part 1," a Star Wars Roleplaying Game article written by Cory J. Herndon and published on Wizards of the Coast's website on January 5, 2004.[12] The 2009 reference book The Essential Atlas, written by Fry and Daniel Wallace, then introduced Zeltros system as an alternate name for the Zel system.[13]

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 StarWars.com Star Systems of the Galaxy on StarWars.com (current version) (backup link) (previous version)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Star Wars: The Force Awakens Beginner Game places the Zeltros system in the area of space Star Wars: The Galactic Explorer's Guide identifies as the Slice.
  3. ↑ Star Wars Galaxy Map poster. This assumes that the name "Great Kashyyyk Branch," as used in Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 43 Guide to the Galaxy: Kashyyyk's Fight for Freedom, applies to the canon hyperspace route depicted on the map that matches the depiction of the Star Wars Legends route with the same name in The Essential Atlas per BlueskyLogo Jason Fry (@jasoncfry.bsky.social.) on Bluesky (post on January 3, 2025): "They are indeed the same. Same galaxy, same map. In the rare event something needs to be changed, it will be discussed. (In response to: Hi @jasoncfry.bsky.social, was hoping you could confirm for Wookieepedia purposes that the hyperspace routes depicted on the Galaxy Map given out at Celebration are intended to be the same routes as in Legends. Sorry to bother, but would make our lives much easier to have it confirmed!)" (screenshot).
  4. ↑ Star Wars Galaxy Map poster. This assumes that the name "Trellen Trade Route," as used in Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 52 Guide to the Galaxy: The History of Neimoidia, applies to the canon hyperspace route depicted on the map that matches the depiction of the Star Wars Legends route with the same name in The Essential Atlas per BlueskyLogo Jason Fry (@jasoncfry.bsky.social.) on Bluesky (post on January 3, 2025): "They are indeed the same. Same galaxy, same map. In the rare event something needs to be changed, it will be discussed. (In response to: Hi @jasoncfry.bsky.social, was hoping you could confirm for Wookieepedia purposes that the hyperspace routes depicted on the Galaxy Map given out at Celebration are intended to be the same routes as in Legends. Sorry to bother, but would make our lives much easier to have it confirmed!)" (screenshot).
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Doctor Aphra (2016) 13
  6. ↑ Star Wars: Timelines dates the events of issues 9 to 31 of the Star Wars: Doctor Aphra comic-book series to around 1 ABY. Therefore Doctor Aphra 13 must take place around 1 ABY.
  7. ↑ Star Wars: The Force Awakens Beginner Game
  8. ↑ Premium-Era-real MARVEL COMICS FULL October 2017 Solicitations on Newsarama (July 18, 2017) (backup link archived on June 5, 2019)
  9. ↑ Substack-Favicon About That New Star Wars Galaxy Map… by Jason Fry (@jasonfry) on Substack (June 24, 2025) (backup link)
  10. ↑ Star Wars (1977) 104
  11. ↑ Marvel Age 35
  12. ↑ WizardsoftheCoast Zeltros: Pleasure Planet Part 1 on Wizards.com (original site is defunct)
  13. ↑ The Essential Atlas