Alderaan system

Alderaan system

TheAlderaan system was astar system located within theAlderaan sector in theCore Worlds region ofthe galaxy and was home to theplanetAlderaan.

History[]

Early in theGalactic Civil War,Carlist Rieekan commanded covert operations for theRebel Alliance in the Alderaan system, overseeing a network of communicationsatellites that linked star systems near the planet Alderaan. When theDeath Star entered the Alderaan system, he withheld from providing the citizens of Alderaan with evacuationships, fearing evacuation at the moment would reveal Alderaan's Rebel sympathies to theEmpire. He was horrified to see hishomeworld destroyed shortly thereafter.

Following the destruction of Alderaan, itsorbit became the site ofthe Graveyard, anasteroid field consisting of the planet's remains. SurvivingAlderaanians who found themselves offworld at the time of the planet's destruction often returned to the site to pay homage to their murdered family members.

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Behind the scenes[]

In materials created for licensees of theExpanded Universe in1977,George Lucas described the Alderaan system as having seven planets.

Appearances[]

Non-canon appearances[]

• Tag & Bink: Revenge of the Clone Menace
• LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
• LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga

Sources[]

Non-canon sources[]

• "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star, How I Wonder Where We Are" —Voyages SF 13(Unlicensed)(as both Alderaan system and Delaya system)

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