The Core Founders were a group of twenty-two worlds,[1] all located in the Core Worlds region, which founded the Galactic Republic[2] around 25,000 BBY.[3] Founder worlds included Alderaan,[1] Chandrila,[4] Corellia, Coruscant, and Duro.[5] The Avenue of the Core Founders in front of the Galactic Senate Building on Coruscant, the Republic's capital, was named after the group and lined with statues representing the worlds.[6]
The Unity Arc, built for the Valo Republic Fair[1] held in 231 BBY,[7] was an art display made to honor the Core Founders. It was composed of twenty-two floating spheres, each representing a different Core Founder. Jedi Master Harli Cogra mentioned the Unity Arc and the Core Founders in Chronicles of the Jedi, a document that detailed the Jedi of the High Republic, written[8] in 229 BBY.[9]
Behind the scenes[]
The Core Founders were first canonically mentioned, albeit indirectly, in the 2016 edition of the reference book Star Wars: Complete Locations,[2] which was published on September 27 of that year.[10] They were first canonically identified in the reference book Star Wars Propaganda: A History of Persuasive Art in the Galaxy, which was written by Pablo Hidalgo[6] and published on October 25, 2016.[11] In the Star Wars Legends continuity, the Core Founders were first mentioned in the 2000 reference book Inside the Worlds of Star Wars: Episode I, written by Kristin Lund.[12]
Appearances[]
- The High Republic: The Rising Storm (Mentioned only)
- The High Republic: The Rising Storm audiobook (Mentioned only)
Sources[]
- Star Wars Helmet Collection 9 (Databank A-Z: C-21–Chandrila) (First mentioned) (Indirect mention only)
- Star Wars: Complete Locations (Indirect mention only)
- Star Wars Propaganda: A History of Persuasive Art in the Galaxy (First identified as Core Founder)
- Star Wars Inside Intel: Coruscant on StarWars.com (article) (backup link) (Indirect mention only)
- Star Wars: The High Republic: Chronicles of the Jedi
- Star Wars: Timelines (Indirect mention only)
- Star Wars: Dawn of Rebellion: The Visual Guide (Indirect mention only)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The High Republic: The Rising Storm
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Star Wars: Complete Locations
- ↑ The Star Wars Book dates the founding of the Galactic Republic to around 25,000 years before the events of Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, which corresponds to circa 25,000 BBY according to the dating system used by Star Wars: Galactic Atlas.
- ↑ Star Wars Helmet Collection 9 (Databank A-Z: C-21–Chandrila)
- ↑ Star Wars Inside Intel: Coruscant on StarWars.com (article) (backup link)
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Star Wars Propaganda: A History of Persuasive Art in the Galaxy
- ↑ Star Wars: Timelines
- ↑ Star Wars: The High Republic: Chronicles of the Jedi
- ↑ Star Wars: The High Republic: Chronicles of the Jedi establishes that the in-universe book was written weeks after the destruction of Starlight Beacon, which Star Wars: The High Republic Character Encyclopedia dates to 230 BBY. The issuing of the Guardian Protocols, dated by The High Republic Character Encyclopedia to 229 BBY, are depicted in The High Republic: Shadows of Starlight 1 as taking place one week after Starlight Beacon's destruction. With this, Chronicles of the Jedi must have been authored no earlier than 229 BBY. Chronicles of the Jedi further establishes that Pra-Tre Veter is still a Grand Master of the Jedi Order, meaning it was written before his death, which The High Republic Character Encyclopedia states took place in 229 BBY. Therefore, Chronicles of the Jedi must have been written in 229 BBY.
- ↑ Star Wars: Complete Locations on Penguin Random House's official website (backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars Propaganda on Harper Collins Publishers' official website (backup link)
- ↑ Inside the Worlds of Star Wars: Episode I