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- "I am sending you to the Mustafar system in the Outer Rim. It is a volcanic planet. You will be safe there."
- ―General Grievous to the Separatist Council
Mustafar was a small planet located in the Mustafar system of the Outer Rim Territories, coreward of Rutan, between the Hydian Way and the Ninth Quadrant.
The tiny world of Mustafar was a fiery volcanic world where lava was mined like a precious natural resource. It was on this very planet that Darth Maul began his Sith training. It was also the last capital of the Confederacy of Independent Systems and the site of the Separatists' downfall, an event that shaped galactic history. It was the site of a climactic duel in which Darth Vader dueled his former master, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and was forced to wear dark armor for the rest of his life.
Mustafar was a very young and volatile world, torn apart by opposing gravitational forces of the gas giants Jestefad and Lefrani, with the former being the closer of the two. Astride thick-skinned lava fleas, the natives leapt across the lava fields to mine the planet's deadly natural resources. Mustafarians oversaw the smelting facilities constructed by the Separatists on Mustafar.
History
- "It's obvious that civilizations have been present here for thousands of years. Strangely enough though, apart from the last few hundred years, there are no records at all of who was here or where they are now."
- ―Epo Qetora
Early history
Once a lush green world, Mustafar was home to a Jedi Enclave built around 5,300 BBY. Jedi Master Chu-Gon Dar, an individual whose mastery of physical Force was unmatched, also lived there.[2] He created a unique Force-sensitive object while on the planet known as the Chu-Gon Dar cube which was used to both channel and manipulate the physical Force to alter the physical properties of an item placed inside it. However, in 3,996 BBY, the resurgent Sith wished to exterminate the Jedi, and so a climactic battle took place on the planet. This battle was so intense that one of the nearby gas giants was pulled into its current location by the Force, starting the gravitational tug-of-war. The environmental hazards caused by this forced the Jedi to abandon their temples on the planet.[2] This caused all knowledge of Chu-Gon's cube to be lost. Mustafar would also be the home of the force organization the Blackguard.
Mustafar was home to two variants of sentient Mustafarians—the northern Mustafarians, who were tall and thin, and the southern Mustafarians, who were short and squat. Centuries ago, a cataclysmic eruption destroyed all Mustafarian settlements except for Fralideja.
Clone Wars
- "Master Kenobi, we have Miss Padmé on board. Yes, please. Please hurry. We should leave this dreadful place!"
- ―C-3PO to Obi-Wan Kenobi
At the time of the Clone Wars, the Techno Union had owned Mustafar since c. 300 BBY,[2] harvesting minerals and energy from the 800-degree-hot lava.[3] It was comparatively cool compared to most other lava due to the unusual mineral allotropes that became molten at a lower temperature. Regardless, the lava could only safely be mined when a repulsor field was placed to repress any eruptions and deflect heat away from those harvesting it.
But the Techno Union wasn't the only corporate power interested in Mustafar. Before the Clone Wars started, Damask Holdings maintained a facility on the planet. There, the Nightbrother child who would become Darth Maul was trained by Darth Sidious so that he could serve the purpose of the Sith Lord and his secret Master, Darth Plagueis.[4] [5][6]
The main Separatist stronghold was located in a massive industrial complex located on a fiery cliff bracketed by two huge lava flows. Collection arms mined lava from the area, while durable industrial droids worked further afield. Within this facility lay a Separatist command center, one of the most secure bunkers in the galaxy.
During the early years of the war, Supreme Chancellor Palpatine, in his guise as Darth Sidious, tasked the Duros bounty hunter Cad Bane with kidnapping Force-sensitive children and taking them to the Damask Holdings facility on the planet, where he could turn them into a cadre of Force–wielding spies for the Galactic Empire. The plot was scuttled by Anakin Skywalker and his Padawan, Ahsoka Tano.[7] Toward the end of the Clone Wars, Palpatine would continue to have a vested interest in the planet, ordering General Grievous to move the Separatist Council there near the end of the war, apparently for their own safety, but in reality to gather them together so that Skywalker, newly anointed as Darth Vader, Palpatine's new apprentice, could kill them all, and deactivate the droid armies, bringing about the end of the war. Shortly afterwards, a duel between Obi-Wan Kenobi and Darth Vader would also take place on the lava planet. During the duel, the controls to the mining complex were destroyed and the repulsor fields dropped, allowing the violent lava eruptions to overwhelm the complex.[8]
Vader suffered grievous injuries, including the loss of his remaining limbs, and the searing of his lungs, when he attempted to jump to higher ground from a platform on the lava river, only to be immobilized by Kenobi. He was later rescued by Emperor Palpatine, who brought him back to Coruscant, where he was rebuilt into the feared cyborg executor of the Emperor at the Emperor Palpatine Surgical Reconstruction Center. It was also on this planet, immediately prior to the Kenobi/Vader confrontation, that Lord Vader, who, unbeknownst to Padmé Amidala, was no longer the man she had married, Force choked the pregnant Senator of Naboo into unconsciousness. This would eventually contribute to the causes of her death, alongside the loss of will she suffered, as well as her broken heart.[8]
Imperial era
After the destruction of the Separatist Council and the Imperialization of the Techno Union, Mustafar was largely forgotten,[3] until a Separatist stalwart, the fugitive Geonosian Gizor Dellso, holed up on Mustafar during the early days of the Galactic Empire and re-activated an independent battle droid factory, intending to rebuild the Confederacy's previous military strength. In 12 BBY, he constructed a small droid army and a flotilla of warships above the planet, and got the support of several fellow Geonosians. One year later, the situation had been required by the attention of the loyal 501st Legion of stormtroopers to storm the planet. At the battle's end, with the droid schematics destroyed and Dellso eliminated, the base was annihilated in a massive orbital strike from Imperial I-class Star Destroyers, which resulted in the fall of the Geonosian Industries, along with the fragmentation of the Separatist holdouts.[9]
At some point, Mensix Corp established the Mensix Mining Facility, built to replace the previously destroyed complex.
Galactic Civil War
Prior the time the Death Star plans were stolen, Twi'lek mercenary Rianna Saren and Zeeo were sent to gather Intel on current Imperial operations and sabotage the Mirkanite Mining Facility.
The mission was successful as the duo narrowly escaped from Imperial soldiers and a squadron of TIE fighters.
After the destruction of the first Death Star, it was rumored that several would-be Jedi found their way to the legendary world of Mustafar, and were apparently guided on their path to Knighthood by the spectral form of Obi-Wan Kenobi. A disturbance caused by a gathering of dark side energy drew Kenobi's spirit to the planet. Other explorers at the time apparently encountered the ancient assassin droid HK-47 along with an ancient Hammerhead-class cruiser.[10]
Post-Endor
The Sith Lord X1, formerly a clone trooper, had made Mustafar his base of operations sometime during the New Republic era. X2 found his brother on Mustafar and led New Republic troops in a battle. After a fight over the planet, X2 and his troops descended to the planet's surface. X2 destroyed his brother's cloning lab, and the two brothers dueled, ending with the death of X1.Expression error: Unexpected > operator.
At sometime during 137 ABY, Mustafar came under the control of Darth Krayt's Galactic Empire.[11]
Behind the scenes
Mustafar was originally known as "Mufasta" in early drafts of Revenge of the Sith.
The concept of a lava duel dates back to early versions of Return of the Jedi, in which Luke Skywalker battles Darth Vader over a lava lake in Palpatine's throne room in the lowest levels of the Imperial homeworld. Even back then, it was rumored that Anakin suffered his grievous injuries at the hands of Obi-Wan during a battle over a lava pit, and the concept became an almost mythical tale among Star Wars fans until finally realized on film over twenty years later. Joe Johnston envisaged the environment that would ultimately become Mustafar in a series of drawings designed to show Darth Vader's home.
The novelization of Return of the Jedi previously stated that the duel between Vader and Obi-Wan, which resulted in Vader's terrible injuries, happened on a volcanic planet. The battle was stated in some sources predating the prequel trilogy to be on Sullust, also a volcanic world.
Mustafar was originally designed to look like George Lucas's vision of hell[12]. In Revenge of the Sith, while Darth Vader and Obi-Wan are fighting on the fallen arm, the lava flows backwards (as can be seen by looking at the lava "waterfall").
Mustafar bears a striking resemblance to Io, one of the moons of the gas giant Jupiter. Io is the most volcanically active body in our solar system, a trait which is caused by the gravitational effects of Jupiter pulling at the moon causing it to heat to extreme temperatures on the inside, parallel to Mustafar which is volcanic due to the gravitational effects of Jestefad and Lefrani. The obvious difference between Mustafar and Io is that Io's volcanic flows are made up of sulfur, whereas Mustafar's are made up of molten silicate rock and iron ore, which are much hotter than molten sulfur. Either could set a man's clothes on fire, but molten sulfur wouldn't have melted the metal foundations of the lava mining shield arm on the building. Another difference is that in the movie, as well as other source photos, Mustafar is covered with hundreds of active volcanoes, whereas Io only has about eight active at any one time.
Mount Etna was scouted for Revenge of the Sith, to capture plate photography for backdrops in the Obi-Wan Kenobi vs. Darth Vader fight on Mustafar. Conveniently, Etna erupted during the making of the film, so Lucas sent a team to film it. The resultant moving image of lava flows could be used as backgrounds for the duel. These images could have been done by CGI, in theory, but it would have been more difficult and expensive than sending a few people to Sicily with cameras, as Lucas states in the audio commentary to Episode III.
The Mustafar scenes took a lot of work and time from the many special effects workers. The lava was made of a food additive with bright lights shining underneath it for the glow. The overview scene was built with a scale model in a pitch black studio. During filming, the room was filled with fog to create the steam effect. The actors were filmed on a green screen and the special effects artists brought it all together.
Appearances
Non-canon appearances
- Star Wars -Phantasmagoria- (In flashback(s))
- LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game
- LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy (PSP version only)
- LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga
- Old Wounds (In flashback(s))
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Lightsaber Duels
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Republic Heroes
Sources
- Revenge of the Sith: The Visual Dictionary
- The Making of Star Wars Revenge of the Sith
- Star Wars: The Ultimate Visual Guide
- Star Wars: Complete Locations
- Battlefront II: Prima Official Game Guide
- Star Wars Galaxies: Planet Tour on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Treasures of Mustafar on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (content now obsolete; backup link (players/content.vm?page=Treasures%20of%20Mustafar&resource=features) not verified!)
- Galactic Biological Survey Project - Mustafar on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (content now obsolete; backup link (players/content.vm?page=Friday%20Feature:%20Trials%20Of%20Obi-Wan%20Creatures&resource=features) not verified!)
- Lost Treasure on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Sickness of the Storm Lord on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (content now obsolete; backup link (players/content.vm?id=66842&resource=features) not verified!)
- Trials of Obi-Wan Points of Interest on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (content now obsolete; backup link (players/content.vm?page=Trials%20of%20Obi-Wan%20Points%20of%20Interest&resource=features) not verified!)
- Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary
- The New Essential Guide to Alien Species
- Unknown Soldier: The Story of General Grievous
- Empire at War: Forces of Corruption Prima guide
- Underworld Appendix: Swoops, Spice, and Wretched Rogues on Hyperspace (article) (content removed from StarWars.com and unavailable)
- "Q&A" — Star Wars Insider 95
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
- "Ask Lobot" — Star Wars Insider 106
- The Clone Wars Campaign Guide
- Rebellion Era Campaign Guide
- Scary places to visit in Star Wars Galaxies this season on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game — [[{{{set}}}]] (Card: Fate of the Galaxy) (backup link) (Picture only)
- Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game — [[{{{set}}}]] (Card: Lava Mining) (backup link) (Picture only)
- Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game — [[{{{set}}}]] (Card: Force Corruption) (backup link) (Picture only)
- Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game — [[{{{set}}}]] (Picture only)
- Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game — [[{{{set}}}]] (Card: Lava Skiff) (backup link)
- Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game — [[{{{set}}}]] (Card: Mustafar Diorama) (backup link)
- The Essential Atlas
- Galaxy of Intrigue
- The Unknown Regions
- Star Wars: Visions
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars: The Complete Season Two
- The Clone Wars Episode Guide: Ghosts of Mortis on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
- "50 Great Reasons to Rewatch Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season Three" — Star Wars Insider 125
- Mustafar in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link)
- "Mini Magic!" — Star Wars Insider 130
- Book of Sith: Secrets from the Dark Side
- Star Wars: Beware the Sith
- Star Wars: The Ultimate Visual Guide: Updated and Expanded
- The Essential Reader's Companion
- Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi, Jedi Knight
- Mustafar in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link)
Notes and references
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- ↑ Star Wars: The Wrath of Darth Maul
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- ↑ Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Children of the Force"
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
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- ↑ Revealed in a Lucas interview on CBS's 60 Minutes. Transcript March 13, 2005
External links
- Dueling in Chaos on Hyperspace (content removed from StarWars.com and unavailable)
- Lava Monster on Hyperspace (content removed from StarWars.com and unavailable)
- Dramatic Cliffs on Hyperspace (content removed from StarWars.com and unavailable)
- The Real Mustafar Volcanoes on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Mustafar on Wikipedia