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- "Here we have the desert world of Jakku—worthless on its own but soon to live forever in history as the place where the Empire defeated the Rebellion once and for all."
- ―Grand MoffRandd[22]
Jakku was a remotedesertplanet located in theJakku system in thethe galaxy'sInner Rim and was thehomeworld of theTeedo andUthuthmaspecies. Though considered by many within thegalaxy to be distant and relatively worthless, Jakku was the site of important events that would shape galactichistory. In5 ABY, Jakku was the site of the pivotalBattle of Jakku, which ended theGalactic Civil War in favor of theNew Republic and thecollapse of theGalactic Empire.
A generation later, the planet was thehome of thescavengerRey, who became involved in the events of theCold War after helping the formerFirst OrderstormtrooperFinn and theastromech droidBB-8 escape offworld with amap leading to the missingJediLuke Skywalker.
By35 ABY, Jakku had been placed under the direct control of the First Order, though its populace would later rebel against them following theBattle of Exegol.
Description[]
- "You brought your family here?"
"I did. Wanted to take them as far away from the fighting as I could. A place where the war will never find us. The farthest-flung nowhere rock I could find on a star map."
"Well, you found it, buddy. You don't get more nowhere than here. War ain't got no reason to roll up on this rock." - ―Ergel and Corwin Ballast[18]
Niima Outpost was a junkyard settlement named after Niima the Hutt.
An isolatedplanet[18] located in theJakku system[9] in theWestern Reaches of theInner Rim,[2] Jakku was once a verdant world[7] withforests andwater,[9] but some past calamity turned it into a barren globe of scorched badlands and marching dunes.[7] It hosted theWheel Races in the north and mining operations dotted the planet. Buttes were located in the south in whichlichen could be scraped off of to create the alcoholic beverageKnockback Nectar. One could become anAnchorite if certain vows were taken, while scavengers often usedluggabeasts to carry supplies across the desert.[17]
Tuanul,Reestkii, andCratertown were settlements on the planet, while the trading postNiima Outpost was considered the only major settlement on the planet, and was guarded by the humorlessConstableZuvio and hisNiima Outpost Militia.[18] Lacking a communications grid, spacers seeking to escape debts, create a new life or simply see the galaxy often wound up at Niima Outpost, owing to it having the only navigational beacon. Not all residents were scavengers, however, with the isolated villagers of Tuanul worshiping theChurch of the Force, an underground faith of Jedi worshipers hiding from first theGalactic Empire.[17]
Owing to the planet's distance from populated space, it served as a jumping-off point for warships heading into theUnknown Regions in the final years of theGalactic Civil War.[23] Nearby worlds to Jakku includedOgem andPonemah Terminal,[17] the latter of which was connected to Jakku by theBurke's Trailinghyperspace route, which also linked Jakku toAdrathorpe.[6] Jakku's nearbyspace featured numerous navigational hazards and anomalies, with confidence inhyperspace routes belowBureau of Ships and Services minimum standards for safe navigation.[9]
History[]
- "They say if you want to get away from it all, head for the Unknown Regions. They say if you want to lose yourself along the way, just stop at Jakku. When the Empire fell apart, Jakku was the rallying point for the retreating Imperial Navy. But the Rebel Alliance was in hot pursuit. So many ships emerged from hyperspace that they say the searing engine wash blew away every stick of Jakku's plant life. And all that was left was sand."
- ―Rey[24]
The Contingency[]
Darth Sidious, known to the galaxy as Emperor Palpatine, regarded Jakku as essential to his Contingency.
Eons ago, the planet Jakku was once covered with green vegetation and oceans. At some unknown point, the planet was reduced to a barren desert wasteland. However, the planet's core still had the vital spark of life essence, something which disgustedSheev Palpatine.[11] About 1,000standard years before theBattle of Yavin, thePlaintive Hand plateau was the site of an event that was regarded as significant by Palpatine. He believed that the site would become significant again in the future.[14]
Thehumanboy known asGalli grew up on Jakku. As an orphan, he was raised at an orphanage run by the AnchoriteKolob, who lived a life of austerity and strict obedience. Galli chafed under Kolob's care and longed to travel to a better world. In25 BBY,[25] Palpatine and his AdviserYupe Tashu traveled to Jakku to supervise an archaeological dig on the Plaintive Hand plateau. During that trip, Palpatine encountered a twelve-year old Galli, who had stowed aboard his yachtImperialis. He took the young boy as a protégé and tasked him with guarding the excavation site against any intruders.[14]
Rax spent the nextten years guarding the Plaintive Hand plateau, which became the site for theJakku Observatory. The Observatory was part of Palpatine'sContingency plan to destroy the Galactic Empire in the event of his death. Palpatine had no wish to leave his Empire to a successor and tasked Galli with executing the Contingency when the day of his death arrived. The Jakku Observatory was home to computers that projected paths into the Unknown Regions, a collection of Sith relics, and a borehole which led to the planet's core. Palpatine instructed Galli to use the borehole to detonate the planet and the remnants of the Empire. Galli adopted the persona Gallius Rax and later became aFleet Admiral in theImperial Navy.[11]
At some point during theAge of the Empire, the Galactic Empire established a secretresearch base.[17] Later, theHutt crime ladyNiima established a presence on Jakku and lorded over severalslaves.[11] Around 5 BBY[26], Imperial OfficerHeert of theISB pointed out an incident to his superiorDedra Meero regarding targeting consoles from Jakku, one of many incidents within the galaxy that had struck him as suspicious and likely part of a concerted effort against the Empire.[27]
Galactic Civil War[]
Rax's return[]
In the months following theBattle of Endor, war refugeeCorwin Ballast headed to Jakku, believing it to be a worthless rock floating in space and thus of little importance to the galaxy-wide conflict between theNew Republic and Empire. If there was any place to escape the war, he hoped Jakku to be it.[18] After learning about Fleet Admiral Rax's connection to Jakku,Grand AdmiralRae Sloane and the rebelBrentin Lore Wexley traveled to Jakku to hunt down and kill Rax. Shortly later, Rax proclaimed himselfCounselor to the Empire and led the remnants of the Imperial Navy to Jakku.[14]
Counselor Rax established abase beyond theGoazon Badlands and theSinking Fields. Claiming that the harsh, desert world would test the spirit and mettle of his Imperial forces, Rax implemented a harsh and violent training regimen on hisstormtroopers and officers. For several months, the Imperials gathered their forces while waiting for the New Republic to launch their attack. In addition, Rax struck up a deal with Niima to guard the pass leading to the Observatory and to kidnap local orphans from the Anchorites. The formerCommandantBrendol Hux trained these orphans into Rax's personal guard ofchild soldiers. Rax also settled scores with his former guardian Kolob and killed him as a sacrifice to thedark side ofthe Force.[11]
While hunting for Sloane, the New Republic operativeNorra Wexley, her sonTemmin Wexley,Sinjir Rath Velus,Jas Emari, and theB1-series battle droidMister Bones discovered the Imperial remnant forces above Jakku. Temmin and Sinjir escaped on theirstarshipMoth back toChandrila to warn the New Republic. Norra and Jas took anescape pod to Jakku's surface to continue their hunt for Sloane. Under the orders of Temmin, Mister Bones took another escape pod to Jakku to look after his mother, Norra. Norra and Jas were captured by Imperial forces and separated.[11]
Norra eventually escaped Imperial custody with Mister Bones's help. She then reunited with Jas, who had escaped Niima's custody, and the trio continued their search for Sloane. Meanwhile, Sloane and Brentin learned about Rax's origins from Kolob and later convinced Niima to take them to the Plaintive Hand plateau, which Niima believed held a weapons facility. However, Rax learned about Sloane's presence and bombarded Niima's convoy withturbolasers. Before Norra and Jas could catch up with Sloane, Rax's Imperial forces captured Sloane and Brentin and brought them to his headquarters.[11]
Battle of Jakku[]
- "Our victory on Endor was just the beginning. Now over the barren world of Jakku, we stand against the Galactic Empire."
- ―New Republic soldier[28]
The final battle of the Galactic Civil War was fought on Jakku between the New Republic and the remnants of the Galactic Empire.
After the New Republic'sGalactic Senate voted to intervene on Jakku, the New Republic dispatched military forces to the planet. Several New Republic figures includingAdmiralAckbar,CommodoreKyrsta Agate,CaptainWedge Antilles, Temmin Wexley, andJom Barell would see action in the cataclysmicBattle of Jakku.[11] The battle would take placeone year and fourdays after the Battle of Endor. It became the last major stand of the Galactic Empire and last major battle of the Galactic Civil War.[22] In secret, the Battle of Jakku served as a pretext for Rax to facilitate the final stage of the Contingency.[11]
During the Battle of Jakku, Imperial and New Republic forces fought on both space and land. The Imperial fleet formed a tight defensive formation around theSuper Star DestroyerRavager. TheNew Republic Defense Fleet was unable to penetrate this thick wall until theStar DestroyerPunishment broke formation and rammed theStarhawk-class battleshipAmity. This explosion created a gap which allowed theAmity's sister shipConcord to bombard theRavager. Despite being crippled, theConcord's commander Agate used her ship's powerfultractor beam to drag the Super Star Destroyer down to the surface; turning the tide of the battle in the New Republic's favor.[11]
Meanwhile, New Republic ground forces underLieutenant GeneralBrockway assaulted the main Imperial base and weapons facility. Many from both sides were killed or crushed by falling debris from the space battle. Mister Bones was destroyed during the battle after reuniting with Temmin.[11] In an attempt to prevent New Republic forces from capturing her ship, CaptainCiena Ree crashed her Star DestroyerInflictor onto the planet's surface. She was rescued by her lover New RepublicpilotThane Kyrell.[22] Meanwhile, Norra joined forces with Sloane and Brentin to hunt down Rax.[11]
After launching the battle, Rax traveled with Yupe Tashu, Brendol, his sonArmitage Hux, and the child soldiers to the Observatory to initiate the last stage of the Contingency. While the Huxes and the child soldiers boarded areplica of theImperialis, Rax and Tashu entered the Observatory to initiate the planet's destruction. After performing a Sith ritual, Rax threw Tashu, who was wearing Sith relics, down the borehole to Jakku's core. Before he could leave, Rax was killed by Sloane with the aid of Norra and Brentin. Sloane managed to stop the planet's destruction by sealing the borehole. She then joined the Huxes and the child soldiers on their journey to the Unknown Regions where they rendezvoused with the Super Star DestroyerEclipse.[11]
While the battle was taking place, the New Republic'sChancellorMon Mothma and the ImperialGrand VizierMas Amedda signed theGalactic Concordance on Chandrila; formalizing the Empire's surrender and ending the Galactic Civil War. However, Imperial forces on Jakku and elsewhere continued fighting the New Republic for several months. As the battle turned against them, the Imperials locked tractor beams onto the ships of the New Republic Starfleet, crashing them into the surface below in a desperate gamble. New Republic forces eventually captured the base after fierce fighting. Due to the Battle of Jakku, the planet's surface was covered with wrecked starships and weapons. Niima established a black marketing operation based on selling recovered weapons, computers, and engines.[11]
Rise of the First Order[]
- "Where are you from?"
"Nowhere."
"No one's from nowhere."
"Jakku."
"Alright, that is pretty much nowhere." - ―Luke Skywalker and Rey[29]
Two First Order TIE fighters pursued theMillennium Falcon through the Graveyard of Giants.
After the Battle of Jakku, wreckage from the battle was strewn across a region of desert aptly named theStarship Graveyard. Sometime after the battle, Niima the Hutt established Niima Outpost, in an effort to scavenge leftover wreckage from the destructive battle.[17]
In 34 ABY, the up-and-comingFirst Order, successor state to the Galactic Empire, deployed theResurgent-class Star DestroyerFinalizer to Jakku in an effort to recover a fragment of a map that led toJedi MasterLuke Skywalker, who had gone into self-imposed exile following afailed attempt at resurrecting theJedi Order. The First Order forces, led byKylo Ren,attacked the village ofTuanul, where the mysticLor San Tekka lived and kept the map to Skywalker. However, San Tekka was able to give the map toPoe Dameron, who in turn hid it in his droid,BB-8, before Dameron was captured by Kylo Ren.[4]
Steelpeckers fed on the metals from all the crashed ships and vehicles scattered across the Jakku desert.
The attack led to thedefection ofstormtrooperFN-2187, who aided Dameron's escape from theFinalizer in a stolenTIE/sf space superiority fighter. Ultimately, FN-2187, nicknamed "Finn" by Dameron, would escape the planet with an unknowinglyForce-sensitive girl namedRey.[4]
By35 ABY,[30] Jakku was in openrebellionagainst theFirst Order,[31] with at least one Star Destroyer burning and crashing into Jakku's Starship Graveyard.[21]
Inhabitants[]
- "Not many folks from here. Most folks...just end up here. Jettisoned like so much worthless cargo. Dropped like waste."
- ―Ergel, to Corwin Ballast[18]
The settlers and war refugees who inhabited Jakku cobbled togetherclothing from recycled material that they scavenged, as clothes were not something they could afford to waste money on when water and nourishment cost a premium.[32] The use ofhappabores as beasts of burden was a notorious part of the Jakku junk trade.[33]
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Behind the scenes[]
The Western Reaches as defined byThe Galactic Explorer's Guide, which excludes Jakku
- "Told you we should have double-checked the Western Reaches."
- ―Han Solo, to Chewbacca[4]
Jakku appeared in the2015 film,Star Wars: Episode VIIThe Force Awakens. The scenes on Jakku were shot in the Rub' al Khali desert, which is shared by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Sultanate of Oman, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Yemen. Production took place at the UAE portion near the Liwa Oasis, which is under the jurisdiction of the UAE state/emirate of Abu Dhabi.[34]
The comicThe High Republic — The Blade 1 incorrectly places Jakku in theTashtor sector nearTakodana,[35] though all other sources contradict this.[36] Jakku has consistently been stated to fall in the Western Reaches,[4] but theStar Wars: The Galactic Explorer's Guide's map of the Western Reaches excluded Jakku.[37] AuthorJason Fry has stated that theExplorer's Guide map should not be taken as overriding other sources, and that the Western Reaches do include Jakku.[38]
Appearances[]
Non-canon appearances[]
- Disney Infinity 3.0
- Jakku Spy
LEGO Star Wars: The Resistance Rises — "Rey Strikes Back"- LEGO Star Wars: The Resistance Rises — "Attack of the Conscience"
- LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens
- Star Wars: Puzzle Droids
- LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures — "Flight of the Arrowhead"
- "The Attempted Escape" —LEGO Star Wars 37
- LEGO Star Wars: All-Stars — "From Trenches to Wrenches: The Roger Story"(In flashback(s))
- LEGO Star Wars: All-Stars — "The Power at Jakku"(In flashback(s))
- "Trouble on Takodana" —LEGO Star Wars 55(Appears in hologram)
- LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
- LEGO Star Wars Summer Vacation(In flashback(s))
Sources[]
Non-canon sources[]
- LEGO Star Wars 73(Free Gift)(Picture only)
- "The Song of Four Wings" Episode Guide | Star Wars: Visions Volume 3 onStarWars.com(backup link)(Picture only)
Notes and references[]
External links[]
- Jakku onWikipedia
- Jakku on theDisney Wiki
- Jakku on theStar Wars Battlefront Wiki
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