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- "Here we are marooned on a planet swimming in lava, forced to creep through the spookiest Imperial stronghold this side of Ziost, and he just has to wander off."
- ―CR-8R, on Lieutenant Thom Hudd
Ziost was a planet[4] located in the galaxy's Outer Rim Territories in grid square R-4 on the Standard Galactic Grid.[1] It was one of the noteworthy worlds of the ancient Sith.[2]
As mentioned by the Jedi writer Kli the Elder in the Rammahgon, Ziost once had a fertile environment, until the Sith established their presence there and laid waste to the planet just as they did with Moraband, Exegol, and Asog.[5] In the time of the Galactic Republic, Ziost was quarantined along with the likes of Malachor, Jaguada, and Rhelg, and its affiliation to the Sith was hidden from history.[2]
Ziost was the original site of an ancient Sith ritual altar that was present in the Grand Republic Medical Facility on Coruscant[6] in 19 BBY.[7] Around 1 BBY,[8] CR-8R considered Fortress Vader on the planet Mustafar the spookiest Imperial stronghold this side of Ziost.[3]
Behind the scenes
Ziost in The Golden Age of the Sith comic miniseries
Ziost was first depicted in the new Star Wars canon on a galactic map in Star Wars: The Force Awakens Beginner Game, a 2016 Fantasy Flight Games' Star Wars Roleplaying boxed set.[9]
In the Star Wars Legends continuity, Ziost was introduced as the capital of the Sith Empire in the third issue of the comic miniseries Tales of the Jedi: The Golden Age of the Sith, which was written by Kevin J. Anderson, and published by Dark Horse Comics[10] on December 11, 1996.[11]
Appearances
- Star Wars Adventures Free Comic Book Day 2019 (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: A Junior Novel (and audiobook) (Mentioned only)
Sources
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens Beginner Game (First mentioned) (Appears as point(s) on galactic map(s))
- Star Wars: Complete Locations
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: The Visual Dictionary
- "Exegol, the Unknown Regions and Wild Space" — Star Wars Encyclopedia (Appears as point(s) on galactic map(s))
- "Mustafar and Other Planets in the Outer Rim" — Star Wars Encyclopedia
- Star Wars: Complete Locations, New Edition (Appears as point(s) on galactic map(s))
- Star Wars: The Acolyte: The Visual Guide (Appears as point(s) on galactic map(s))
Star Wars Galaxy Map on StarWars.com (article) (backup link) (Appears as point(s) on galactic map(s))
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5
Star Systems of the Galaxy on StarWars.com (current version) (backup link) (previous version) — Based on corresponding data for Ziost system
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: The Visual Dictionary
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Star Wars Adventures Free Comic Book Day 2019
- ↑ "Mustafar and Other Planets in the Outer Rim" — Star Wars Encyclopedia
- ↑ Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: A Junior Novel
- ↑ Star Wars: Complete Locations
- ↑ Star Wars: Galactic Atlas
- ↑ Cavan Scott on the Ghoulactic Horrors of Tales from the Death Star on StarWars.com (backup link) states that the events of Star Wars Adventures: Tales from Vader's Castle take place around the time of the events of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, which Star Wars: Timelines dates to 1 BBY. Timelines also dates the flashback events of Star Wars Adventures: Tales from Vader's Castle 4 to 1 BBY, therefore meaning Tales from Vader's Castle must occur in 1 BBY.
- ↑ Star Wars: The Force Awakens Beginner Game
- ↑ Tales of the Jedi – The Golden Age of the Sith 3
- ↑ Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi - The Golden Age of the Sith (1996) #3 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link) (First printing)
