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Carida

Carida

Astrographical
Region	Colonies^[1]
Sector	Barma sector
System	Carida system^[2]
Suns	1: Caridan^[2]
Orbital position	4^[2]
Moons	2^[2] (inc. the Mascot Moon)
Rotation period	25 standard hours^[2]
Orbital period	357 local days^[2]
Physical
Class	Terrestrial^[2]
Diameter	18,324 kilometers^[2]
Atmosphere	Type I (Breathable}^[2]
Climate	Temperate^[2]
Gravity	Heavy (1.98 Standard)^[2]
Primary terrain	Forests^[2] Deserts^[2] Glacier^[2] Jungles^[1] Arctic tundra^[1]
Points of interest	Academy of Carida Cliffside Caridan district Ressl River Forgofshar Desert Spinara Plateau Tarkin's Teeth Dean's Residence O&M Building
Societal
Native species	Caridan^[2] Combat arachnid^[1]
Immigrated species	Human^[2]
Primary language(s)	Caridan language^[2] Galactic Basic Standard^[2]
Government	Council of Merchants/Military administration^[2]
Population	25 million (75% Caridan, 23% Human, 2% droids)^[2]
Major imports	Foodstuffs^[2]
Major exports	Military personnel^[2] Military technology^[2] Industrial equipment^[2]
Affiliation	Council of Merchants Galactic Republic Galactic Empire Alliance to Restore the Republic

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Carida was a planet of the Colonies region of the galaxy, near the Perlemian Trade Route, and the homeworld of the Caridan race.

1 Features
2 History
- 2.1 The destruction of Carida
3 Behind the scenes
4 Appearances
5 Sources
6 Notes and references
- 6.1 In other languages

FeaturesEdit

This large, high-gravity world was covered in everything from rocky mountains and frozen ice fields, to rain forests full of carnivorous plants, and deserts. As such, this planet was the perfect training ground for combat in difficult terrain. It was an exporter of food, and was ruled by the Council of Merchants, which later shared power with a military administration.

HistoryEdit

Carida was the site of a major military training facility, the Academy of Carida, established by at least 5,007 BBY. The training facility was acquired by the Galactic Republic for training clone troopers during the Clone Wars.^[source?] This selfsame facility was converted willingly by the population to an Imperial training center and was home to the Empire's most important stormtrooper program, along with several hundred B3 ultra battle droids. The planet remained loyal to the Galactic Republic during the Clone Wars and was an adamant supporter of the Galactic Empire until the bitter end.

A rancor on Carida.

The planet also had numerous rancor on it that had been transplanted from Dathomir.^[source?] They were often used for training exercises, pitting stormtroopers or Imperial vehicles against them. The planet was also the site of the Battle of Carida, between forces under Grand Admiral Thrawn and ships of the Zann Consortium

The MT-AT "Spider Walker" was developed and manufactured here. General Veers also tested the first AT-AT there. Carida was also the homeworld of Admiral Kendal Ozzel.

Carida's Mascot Moon had the Academy's logo carved on its surface. In 8 BBY, Mako Spince attempted to remove it using antimatter, but instead of achieving this goal, the moon was destroyed.

The destruction of CaridaEdit

The planet was destroyed in 11 ABY by Jedi Kyp Durron, under the influence of the spirit of Sith Lord Exar Kun, by using the Sun Crusher, a superweapon that fired missiles into a star and caused it to go nova. Beforehand, Durron requested information on his brother, Zeth, who had been forced into the stormtrooper program. The Caridans falsely told him Zeth was killed in a training maneuver, and, in a rage, Durron fired a resonance torpedo at the system's sun. Kyp announced they had two hours to evacuate before their world was destroyed, and just before it happened, Lieutenant Dauren alerted him that Zeth was still alive. Many Imperials evacuated from the planet.

As Kyp raced to the surface to find Zeth, the sun collapsed and exploded in two massive shockwaves. Kyp managed to find his brother Zeth. However, Dauren prevented Zeth from getting on board his brother's ship and Kyp was forced to watch his brother die in the first wave. Kyp escaped as the second wave cracked the planet in half.

Behind the scenesEdit

The PC game Star Wars: Rebellion mistakenly places Carida in the Fakir Sector of the Core Worlds. The Fakir Sector is actually located in the Inner Rim Territories.