Western Dune Sea
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Western Dune Sea
General information
TheWestern Dune Sea, also known as theWestern Dunes, was a quadrant of theDune Sea onTatooine. This area was separated from theNorthern Dune Sea by theJundland Wastes and theGreat Mesra Plateau.[1]
History[]
C-3PO near the skeleton of the Western Dune Seakrayt dragon skeleton.
- "But old Ben lives somewhere out on the fringe of the Western Dune Sea. He's kind of a local character."
- ―Luke Skywalker[10]
During theBattle of Tatooine in0 BBY, theescape pod ofC-3PO andR2-D2 launched from theTantive IV landed in the Western Dune Sea, nearby theJundland Wastes.[1] The escape pod landed in the eastern limb of the Western Dune Sea, with R2 setting the coordinates 40 kilometers south of its intended target.
While R2-D2 managed to leave the Western Dune Sea to reach the Jundland Wastes, C-3PO was picked up by aJawasandcrawler in the Dune Sea, near the skeleton of akrayt dragon.[1] TheDesert Sands unit ofdesert stormtroopers was later tasked to localize the escape pod in the Western Dune Sea and capture its passengers.[11]
Sandtroopers find theescape pod that fled theTantive IV.
In1 ABY,[12]Jabba the Hutt'sbeast masterMalakili recruited a spacer to get a sample of DNA from the Western Dune Sea krayt dragon skeleton. The skeleton was supposed to belong to an ancient krayt dragon more powerful than any other dragon and Jabba wanted to use the DNA in experiments.[13]
Behind the scenes[]
The video gameStar Wars Galaxies incorrectly places Jabba's Palace, the Great Pit of Carkoon andBen Kenobi's hut in the Western Dune Sea.[2]
Appearances[]
- Darth Plagueis(andaudiobook)(Mentioned only)
- The Clone Wars: Decide Your Destiny: Tethan Battle Adventure
- Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader(andunabridged audiobook)
- Star Wars: Episode IVA New Hope
- Star Wars: A New Hope novelization(andunabridged audiobook)(First appearance, in book)(First identified as Western Dune Sea, in book)
- Star Wars: Episode IVA New Hope junior novelization
- The Star Wars Storybook(First identified as Western Dunes)
- Star Wars (1977) 1(recolorized inStar Wars: A Long Time Ago... Volume 1: Doomworld andStar Wars: Episode IV — A New Hope)
- "When the Desert Wind Turns: The Stormtrooper's Tale" —Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina
- Star Wars Missions 10: Showdown in Mos Eisley
- Star Wars Missions 11: Bounty Hunters vs. Battle Droids
- Star Wars Galaxies:An Empire Divided
- Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire novel
- Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire abridged audiobook
- Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire junior novelization
- Tatooine Ghost
Sources[]
Notes and references[]
- ↑1.01.11.21.3Inside the Worlds of Star Wars Trilogy
- ↑2.02.12.22.32.42.52.62.7Star Wars Galaxies:An Empire Divided
- ↑3.03.1
Star Wars Galaxies(post-NGE) — Quest: "Jabba's Palace : Reelo Baruk" on Tatooine - ↑Star Wars Galaxies(post-NGE) — Jedi Quest: "First Steps: Anger and Harmony" on Tatooine
- ↑5.05.1
Star Wars Galaxies(post-NGE) — Quest: "Jabba's Palace : Porcellus" on Tatooine - ↑Star Wars Galaxies(post-NGE) — Quest: "Jabba's Palace : Ree-Yees" on Tatooine
- ↑Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided — Point of Interest: "Tusken Village" on Tatooine
- ↑Star Wars Galaxies(post-NGE) — Quest: "Jabba's Palace : Jabba The Hutt" on Tatooine
- ↑Star Wars: Episode IVA New Hope
- ↑Star Wars: A New Hope novelization
- ↑"When the Desert Wind Turns: The Stormtrooper's Tale" —Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina
- ↑Theopening crawl ofStar Wars Galaxies:An Empire Divided dates the game to after the events ofStar Wars: Episode IVA New Hope, and additionally,Serji-X Arrogantus, whodied inStar Wars (1977) 10—the events of whichThe New Essential Chronology dates to0 ABY—appears in the game. Therefore, at least a portion ofStar Wars Galaxies must be set in thatyear. Furthermore, in the gameRuwan Tokai references thedestruction of the Death Star as having occurred one year earlier, andStrongholds of Resistance also places the events ofGalaxies'Chapter 9: "The Fury of Exar Kun" in1 ABY. Lastly, whileChapter 11: "The Battle of Echo Base" features theBattle of Hoth—dated to3 ABY byThe New Essential Chronology—the developers havestated that the portrayal of that battle in the game is intentionally anachronistic. Therefore, the events ofStar Wars Galaxies must span from 0ABY to around 1 ABY.
- ↑Star Wars Galaxies(post-NGE) — Legacy Quest: "Shock Rods" on Tatooine