The Phu system[4] was located in the regions known as the Colonies[1] and the Interior.[2] It was situated in grid square J-13 of the Standard Galactic Grid and contained[1] the world Phu. Phu was colonized at some point by Bardottans from the planet Bardotta.[3]
In 22 BBY,[5] a Galactic Republic task force of Venator-class Star Destroyers entered the Phu system, searching for the Separatists' heavy cruiser Malevolence during the Clone Wars. Coming under ambush, the Malevolence destroyed the Star Destroyers and fled without notice.[4] Years later, in 34 ABY,[6] the star system's location was noted on a galactic map displayed on several screens aboard the Star Cruiser Halcyon.[7]
Behind the scenes[]
The Phu system was first mentioned in the current Star Wars canon in the forty-third issue of De Agostini's Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon magazine,[4] published around October 28, 2015.[8] Phu system's first in-universe appearance came in the form of being depicted on a map viewable in Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser, an immersive roleplaying experience at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida[7] that opened to the public on March 1, 2022.[9]
The system was originally introduced in the Star Wars Legends continuity via map placement in the 2000 reference book Inside the Worlds of Star Wars: Episode I by Kristin Lund.[10] It was later identified by name upon its first appearance in The Clone Wars: Shakedown, authored by Pablo Hidalgo as the second issue of the Star Wars: The Clone Wars webcomics series[11] and published on October 2, 2008.[12]
Appearances[]
- Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser (First appearance) (Pictured on screen only) (Based on correspondence between galactic map and maps in other sources)
Sources[]
- Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 43 (Starship Fact File: Heavy Cruiser Malevolence) (First mentioned)
- Where in the Galaxy Are the Worlds of Star Wars: The Force Awakens? on StarWars.com (article) (backup link)
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens Beginner Game
- "The First Order" — Star Wars Encyclopedia
- "The Battle of Endor and the Fall of the Empire" — Star Wars Encyclopedia
- "Scarif and Other Planets in the Outer Rim" — Star Wars Encyclopedia
- Star Wars Galaxy Map
- SWCA 2022: 7 Things We Learned from the Lucasfilm Publishing Behind the Page Panel on StarWars.com (backup link)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Star Wars Galaxy Map
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Star Wars Galaxy Map places the Phu system in the area of space Star Wars: The Galactic Explorer's Guide identifies as the Interior.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Nexus of Power
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 43 (Starship Fact File: Heavy Cruiser Malevolence)
- ↑ Star Wars: Timelines dates the Malevolence Campaign to 22 BBY.
- ↑ Star Wars: Timelines dates the events of Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser to 34 ABY.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser
- ↑ The second issue of the De Agostini weekly magazine Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon was set to be published on January 14, 2015, according to De Agostini Publishing: Build the Millennium Falcon Magazine & Model by Wyman, Chris on TheForce.net (January 8, 2015) (archived from the original on November 6, 2016). Therefore, Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 43 was published around October 28, 2015.
- ↑ 31 Things We Learned in an Exclusive Preview of Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑ Inside the Worlds of Star Wars: Episode I
- ↑ The Clone Wars: Shakedown
- ↑ The Clone Wars archives on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)