The Cygnus Star Empire was an area of space.

HistoryEdit

The Star Empire was located on the Oktos Route in the Mid Rim. The region consisted of a handful of systems a few parsecs wide. Due to its closeness to Hutt Space, just coreward of the region, it was believed to have originally been a bribe offered to several of Xim's allies by the Hutt warlord Kossak during the Hutt-Xim conflict.

The Cygnus Spaceworks ship manufacturers were headquartered within the empire's domain and the region was known to use Tionese lettering, much like the Cluster itself.

Behind the scenesEdit

The Cygnus Star Empire apparently originates in the non-canon Book of Imperial Shuttle Plans, published almost two decades before the name was referenced in canon material. In Imperial Shuttle Plans, the Cygnus Star Empire was associated with "Cygnus Spaceworks" and a "Cygnus system," perhaps inspired by the real-life constellation of that name, or else named as a reference to a cult sci-fi series such as Star Trek or Blake's 7. The Spaceworks was later referenced in canon, in the Star Wars Technical Journal and the video game Star Wars: TIE Fighter.

SourcesEdit

• The Written Word: A Hyperspace Fan Club Exclusive on Hyperspace (article) (content now obsolete; backup links 1 2 on Archive.org)