Avatar Orbital Platform
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| Avatar Orbital Platform | |
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| Class |
Space station |
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| In orbit of | |
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| Role(s) |
Slave transfer station |
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The Avatar Orbital Platform was a joint venture between the Empire and a group of Trandoshan slavers called the Blackscale Clan, built to aid in the transportation and sale of Wookiee slaves captured on nearby Kashyyyk and the moon of Alaris Prime. Avatar was frequently the last stop for a family before they were separated for shipment to their new masters. The platform was built for anything but appearances. Crude, but functional, the platform was equipped with sufficient defenses to keep Rebels from interfering with the Imperial slave trade. During the Galactic Civil War the only way to obtain clearance codes to land on the platform was from either the Zssik Clan of Trandoshan slavers or from Imperial scientists on the planet Kashyyyk.
During the liberation of Kashyyyk, Moff Darcc and Trandoshan Pekt were pursued by Han Solo and Chewbacca. When their palace was destroyed, Darcc and Pekt retreated to Avatar but were followed by their pursuers. Han had already sent a message to the New Republic and as soon as they arrived to Avatar, they were joined by Lando Calrissian on the Millennium Falcon and Rogue Squadron with Luke Skywalker.
After a brief battle, the Rebels destroyed the airbases to prevent the two villains from escaping, rescued Attichitcuk who was enslaved with other Wookiees and finally brought justice to Darcc and Pekt. Finally the Main Reactor was destroyed, destabilizing the Platform and crashing it onto Kashyyyk not before the Wookiees finally escaped. Pekt was killed just before the base's destruction.
[edit] Behind the scenes
In Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds, Avatar is an open, almost flat series of wide walled platforms. This is due to the limitations of the game, which does not support fighting in covered buildings or starships.
It should also be noted in both Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds and Star Wars Galaxies the Avatar Orbital Platform is destroyed, although in Galaxies a group of Spacers destroy it instead, with no help from the Rebel Alliance or Rogue Squadron.
[edit] Appearances
- Star Wars Galaxies: Rage of the Wookiees
- Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds (First appearance)
