- "If you like the cold, you'll love Ando Prime."
- ―Anakin Skywalker
Ando Prime was a planet in the Mid Rim. It was a snow-covered—yet hospitable—planet. It was the third planet in the Ando system.
History[]
For a long time, the only inhabitants on the planet were the native Talid[4] and the ancient Order of Dai Bendu monks, of which some travelled via the Tho Yor to Tython.[3]
During the Cold War between the Galactic Republic and the reconstituted Sith Empire, a group of antique collectors gave off a distress call because they were buried under an avalanche.[6]
Sometime during the reign of the Galactic Republic, Jedi Padawan Obi-Wan Kenobi would provide an exploration to find a Force nexus on Ando Prime that was detected by the Jedi Council.[7]
In later years, the planet had a population surge, following the establishment of several mining communities, including the capital Elesa. Giant water pipes were constructed to supply the growing towns and cities, and took years to finish.[4]
Although the planet was covered with snow, it hosted many podraces during its history. Most of these race courses were controlled and sponsored by the Desilijic Hutt clan.[4] Some of these events were televised across the galaxy, even viewed by patrons of nightclubs and sports bars on cosmopolitan worlds like Coruscant.[8] Ando Prime's podracing courses included:
- Ando Overland[4]
- Beedo's Wild Ride - Amateur Podracing Circuit[9]
- Howler Gorge - Semipro Podracing Circuit[9]
- Andobi Mountain Run - Galactic Podracing Circuit[9]
- Ando Prime Centrum - Invitational Podracing Circuit[9]
At some point before 27 BBY,[10] aspiring Human crime lord Kaeline Ungasan attempted to wrest the criminal control of podraces in Ando Prime from the Hutts. He sponsored his own podracing event, the Ungasan Cross Country, whose course changed every time it was run. Ungasan secretly used the Cross Country as a cover for his illegal mining operation of vonium, which was present in Ando Prime. The Hutts sent the bounty hunter Davon Gitta to find Ungasan on Ando Prime.[4] In 27 BBY, Ungasan's shady activities and his use of the Cross Country as a front were discovered, in what was the first of many controversies in podracing, leading to the ultimate criminalization of the sport.[10]
Behind the scenes[]
In the 1999 video game Star Wars Episode I: Racer, the name of the planet was (pronounced /ɑndəʊ priːm/) (rhyming with "cream") instead of the usual /ɑndəʊ praɪm/ (rhyming with "crime"). Ando Prime is the only planet represented in all four of the game's circuits.[9]
Appearances[]
- Dawn of the Jedi: Force Storm 1 (In flashback(s))
- Star Wars: The Old Republic (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars: The Old Republic: Shadow of Revan (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars: Episode I Racer (First appearance)
- Star Wars: Anakin's Speedway (Non-canonical appearance)
- Podracing Faces Uncertain Future — HoloNet News Vol. 531 #49 (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones (Appears in hologram)
- The Clone Wars: Decide Your Destiny: The Lost Legion
- Looking In: Outward Bound – Living Force (Mentioned only)
Sources[]
- "Around the Galaxy" — Star Wars Galaxy Collector 6 (Indirect mention only)
- Inside the Worlds of Star Wars: Episode I
- Star Wars: Episode I Racer Official Nintendo Player's Guide
- "Snow Job" — Star Wars Gamer 2
- Star Wars: Power of the Jedi (Pack: Obi-Wan Kenobi (Cold Weather Gear)) (backup link)
- The Official Star Wars Fact File 44 (COR21, Coruscant - Outlander Club)
- "Ando: Planet of the Walrus Men Part 1" (original article link) on Wizards.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
- "Ando: Planet of the Walrus Men Part 2" (original article link) on Wizards.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
- "Ando: Planet of the Walrus Men Part 3" (original article link) on Wizards.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
- "Ando: Planet of the Walrus Men Part 4" (original article link) on Wizards.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
- "Ando: Planet of the Walrus Men Part 5" (original article link) on Wizards.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Star Wars: Complete Locations
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
- Boonta Eve Classic Podracers in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Fode and Beed in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link)
- "Blaster" — Star Wars Insider 132 (Picture only)
- Star Wars: The Old Republic Encyclopedia
- "Podracing 101!" — Star Wars Magazine 2
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Ando: Planet of the Walrus Men" (original article link) on Wizards.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Star Wars: The Essential Atlas Online Companion on StarWars.com (article) (backup link)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Dawn of the Jedi: Force Storm 1
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 "Snow Job" — Star Wars Gamer 2
- ↑ Star Wars: Anakin's Speedway
- ↑ Star Wars: The Old Republic — Treasure Hunting Crew Skill mission: "Snow-covered Antiques"
- ↑ Star Wars: Power of the Jedi (Pack: Obi-Wan Kenobi (Cold Weather Gear)) (backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 Star Wars: Episode I Racer
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Podracing Faces Uncertain Future — HoloNet News Vol. 531 #49 (content now obsolete; backup link)