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The High Republic: Trials of the Jedi
The final confrontation between the Jedi and the Nihil…
Lotho Minor, also known as theJunk World, was a ruinedplanet in theLotho Minor system in theOuter Rim Territories'Wazta sector that was thehomeworld of the mysterious society known as theJunkers. It was discovered early in the history of theGalactic Republic. As one ofthe galaxy's dumping grounds, Lotho Minor's surface was covered withmountains of trash amassed over untold generations, which broughtsalvage operations to the planet in search of machinery that could still be repurposed. Planets such asNaboo dumped their trash there.
Following his defeat at theBattle of Naboo, with his body shattered, theSith LordDarth Maul went intoexile in the bowels of Lotho Minor, where he lost his mind. To escape the planet, he sent out a transmission, offering a great sum ofcredits for the capture of himself in hopes of luring astarship that he could escape in. The transmission was intercepted by thedroidCaptainSpikewheel and her crew of scavenger hopefuls; however, Maul's attempt to flee the planet failed.
The crazedSith was eventuallyfound by his brother,Savage Opress, over adecade after the former's defeat on Naboo. During theGalactic Civil War, theDurosAkar Duel ruled over a collection ofmonster droids built from Lotho Minor's scrap and claimed the planet as his own, but his servants turned against him andgained their freedom following an encounter with theRebel AlliancedroidC-3PO.(Read more…)
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