Falleen (planet)

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Falleen was a planet in the Mid Rim region and home to the Falleen species. It had jungles, vast plains, and icy mountains.

Contents 1 History 2 Appearances 3 Sources 4 Notes and references

[edit] History

Falleen joined the Galactic Republic prior to 3,996 BBY. In the years following the Battle of Naboo, Falleen experienced a boom in the construction of factories and manufacturing facilities, as corporations found it was less costly to maintain such facilities on remote planets. During the Clone Wars, the planet was represented in the Galactic Senate by Zurros, who served as a double agent for Count Dooku until Falleen openly joined the Confederacy, though it took a land invasion and coercion of the Falleen King to complete it.

Later, during the early years of the New Order, Darth Vader established a bacteriological research outpost on the planet. When a highly-destructive bacterium got loose in 7 BBY, Vader ordered his ships in orbit to raze the laboratory and the city surrounding it in order to save the rest of the planet. Vader wiped out the bacterium, along with an entire city and over two hundred thousand Falleen, including the royal House Sizhran.^[2][3] However, biological and chemical research for military purposes continued on the planet in other locations.

Decades later, Falleen, which never joined the New Republic, fell to the Yuuzhan Vong, shortly after the destruction of the Fondor shipyards and Hosk Station. After the war's end, the planet remained unaligned and isolated.

[edit] Appearances

• Cloak of Deception (Mentioned only)
• Jedi Quest: The False Peace
• Star Wars Republic 49: Sacrifice (Indirect mention only)
• The Clone Wars: The Fall of Falleen
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Downfall of a Droid" (Mentioned only)
•  "The King's Requiem" - Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook
• Star Wars Empire 19: Target: Vader (Mentioned only)
• Shadow Stalker (Mentioned only)
• Shadows of the Empire novel (Mentioned only)
• The Mandalorian Armor (Mentioned only)
• Slave Ship (Mentioned only)
• Shadows of the Empire: Evolution (Appears in flashback(s))
• Balance Point
• Ylesia (Mentioned only)
• Force Heretic III: Reunion (Mentioned only)

[edit] Sources

• The Secrets of Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
• The New Essential Guide to Alien Species
• Ultimate Alien Anthology
• The Essential Guide to Planets and Moons
• The New Essential Guide to Characters
• The Official Star Wars Fact File 19 (MID4, Planets of the Mid Rim)
• The Official Star Wars Fact File 81 (FAL1-2, Falleen)
• Alien Encounters
• Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook
• Star Wars: The Official Figurine Collection 53 (High-Speed Travel: Hyperspace Routes)
• The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
• Rebellion Era Campaign Guide
•  Falleen in the Databank
• Scum and Villainy
• The Essential Atlas

[edit] Notes and references