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Voon was aCore Worldsplanet. A part of theKrenher sector, it was situated on theHyabb-Twith Corridorhyperlane, a zone long embroiled in aconflict between the worldsHyabb andTwith.Decades before4050 BBY, theNelori Marauders established theirmain base on Voon. The planet's location in the contested area allowed the Nelori to carry out raids againststarships and worlds both along the Corridor and in the nearbystar systems without any fear of pursuit or reprisal.
Eventually, theJedi Order dispatched atask force ofJedi Knights to eliminate the threat posed by the Nelori Marauders. A small group ofJedi pursued the Marauders to Voon, where the formerseverely damaged the Nelorifleet before being repulsed by a counter-attack by Marauder reinforcements. Another larger group of Jedi soon arrived on the planet in specially modified stealthtransports. However, when the Jediinfiltrated thefortress used by the Nelori as their base, they could find no trace of the bandits.
TheArkanian-Sephi JediArca Jeth then usedthe Force todetect signs of life below the fortress in the subterranean pockets littering the planet's crust. Jeth led his fellow Jedi into a large chamber underground, where the group faced an unexpectedcave-in, followed by an ambush by the Nelori Marauders. Although the ensuing battle proved costly to the Jedi force, Jeth's use of thebattle meditation technique allowed the Jedi to ultimately defeat the Marauders.(Read more…)
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- 1945 –Linda Hunt is born.
- 1973 –Simon Farnaby is born.
- 1975 –Pedro Pascal is born.
- 1976 –Chalmun's Cantina filmed inAjim.
- 1980 –Star Wars Weekly 110 published.
- 1997 –Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire trade paperback published.
- 1997 –Star Wars: A New Hope - The Special Edition 4 published.
- 2002 –Star Wars Insider 59 is published.
- 2004 – "Clone Wars Chapter 16" airs onCartoon Network.
- 2005 –Galactic Crisis! published.
- 2005 –Midnight Madness commences.
- 2005 –Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith adult novelization
- 2005 –Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith junior novelization
- 2005 –Star Wars Episode III Revenge of the Sith: Illustrated Screenplay published.
- 2005 –Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith Incredible Cross-Sections published.
- 2005 –Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith: The Visual Dictionary published.
- 2005 –Star Wars: Star Pilot published.
- 2005 –The Last of the Jedi: The Desperate Mission published.
- 2005 –Ultimate Sticker Book: Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith published.
- 2009 –Star Wars Battlefront: Mobile Squadrons released.
- 2009 –Frank Springer dies.
- 2010 – "Bounty Hunters" airs on Cartoon Network.
- 2015 –David Esch dies.
- 2019 –Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The Old Republic Vol. 3 published.
- 2020 –Juan Giménez dies.
- 2021 –Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure added toDisney+.
- 2021 –Ewoks added toDisney+.
- 2021 –Ewoks: The Battle for Endor added toDisney+.
- 2021 –Star Wars: Clone Wars added toDisney+.
- 2021 –The Story of the Faithful Wookiee added toDisney+.
- 2024 –I Am Your Mother/Aau's Song published.
- 2024 –Inquisitor: Rise of the Red Blade reprinted in paperback.
- 2024 –Star Wars Insider: The High Republic: Tales of Enlightenment published.
- 2025 –Hyperspace Stories: The Bad Batch: Ghost Agents 2 published.