Malastare
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| Malastare | |
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1 |
| Rotation period |
26 standard hours[2] |
| Orbital period |
201 local days[2] |
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Oxygen mix |
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Arid, temperate and tropical[2] |
| Gravity |
156% standard[2] |
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| Major cities |
Pixelito (capital) |
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Death sticks (formerly) |
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- "They have podracing on Malastare. Very fast, very dangerous."
- ―Qui-Gon Jinn[src]
Malastare was the high-gravity homeworld of the quadrupedal Dug race, on the Hydian Way.
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[edit] Description
Malastare had a variety of terrains including forests, deserts, methane pools, and rivers. This made the planet a favorite podracing location. [3] There, local and interstellar stars such as the Dug Sebulba competed in events such as the Malastare 100, the Dug Derby, Sebulba's Legacy, the Phoebos Memorial Run and the Vinta Harvest Classic.[3]
[edit] History
Circa 8,000 BBY, the Galactic Republic established an outpost on Malastare since it was located at a key spot along the Hydian Way trade route. Later, in ca. 1,000 BBY, a contingent of Gran colonists settled on the planet. First contact between the Gran and the Dugs was bloody, and a long, brutal war ensued. Because of the power and influence the Gran wielded in the Galactic Senate, the Republic settled the violence in the Gran's favor.[4][5]
The Gran Protectorate became established circa 1,000 BBY as a consequence, and the Dugs were demilitarized, stripped of political power, and relocated to the western continent of their own planet. They were exploited and disenfranchised by the Gran colonists who ruled Malastare. The Gran ruled Malastare and represented the planet in the Galactic Senate. Dugs were little more than subservient laborers treated as slaves and paid minute wages.
In the Galactic Republic, Malastare was represented in the Galactic Senate exclusively by Gran politicians such as Aks Moe, Ainlee Teem, Baskol Yeesrim, and Ask Aak. In his quest to become the prime clone, the bounty hunter Jango Fett visited Malastare in search of the crimelord Sebolto, thought to be in league with the Bando Gora crime syndicate.
Malastare remained loyal to the Republic during the Clone Wars, its Senators serving on the Loyalist Committee. An organization called Dugs for Democracy opposed the Military Creation Act and fought for the civil rights of Dugs.[6]In 21 BBY, the Battle of Malastare was fought.[source?].
In 19 BBY, around the time when Order 66 was issued, Captain Ozzik Sturn became the Chief Magistrate of Malastare after the Empire took over the planet. He quickly became bored with the native fauna and started hunting sentient beings. He would have prisoners (political and otherwise) released into his own private hunting reserve so that he could have the thrill of hunting them down. The Dug and Gran populous soon grew outraged by his behavior and there was an uprising. This resulted in Ozzik Sturn being transferred to Kashyyyk.[7]
During the New Republic era, Dugs were granted equal rights and a Dug represented Malastare in the New Republic Senate.[source?]The planet was conquered by the Yuuzhan Vong, but the invaders did little damage other than destroying the local industrial base. The planet was liberated and had senatorial representation in the Galactic Alliance, but since many worlds had suffered worse damage from the Yuuzhan Vong, the Alliance largely left the planet to rebuild on its own, to the ire of both Dugs and Gran.[8] Prior to the beginning of the Second Corellian Crisis, the planet's methane farms at least had been rebuilt.
[edit] Behind the scenes
With several lines referencing it in The Phantom Menace and in a cut-scene from Attack of the Clones, Malastare is one of the most profiled planets in the Star Wars movie saga, yet never seen in any of the six films.
Some fans erroneously believe that Malastare was the origin to the fearsome nexu, but actually, they were imported by individuals, such as the crimelord Sebolto, as patrol beasts.
[edit] Appearances
[edit] Sources
- Star Wars: Power of the Jedi
- The Essential Guide to Alien Species
- Inside the Worlds of Star Wars Episode I
- The Wildlife of Star Wars: A Field Guide
- Inside the Worlds of Star Wars: Attack of the Clones
- The New Essential Chronology
- The Official Star Wars Fact File 19 (MID3, Planets of the Mid Rim)
- The Official Star Wars Fact File 105 (YAD2, Yaddle)
- The Official Star Wars Fact File 113 (MAL1-2, Malastare)
- The Official Star Wars Fact File 115 (MAL3-4, Malastare)
- The New Essential Guide to Alien Species
- The Unseen Planets of Episode I
- Star Wars: Complete Locations
"Coruscant Limited" - Star Wars Customizable Card Game (Card: Malastare)
- Star Wars: The Official Figurine Collection 53 (High-Speed Travel: Hyperspace Routes)
- The Clone Wars Campaign Guide
Ask Aak in the Databank
- Dug in the Databank
[edit] Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The New Essential Guide to Alien Species
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 The Clone Wars Campaign Guide
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Star Wars: Episode I Racer
- ↑ Gran in the Databank
- ↑ Galaxy Guide 12: Aliens — Enemies and Allies
- ↑ HoloNet News Vol. 531 55
- ↑ The Force Unleashed novel
- ↑ The New Essential Guide to Alien Species
