Tatooine

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Tatooine (pronounced tætu'in) was a desert world in a binary star system in the Arkanis Sector of the Outer Rim Territories. It was inhabited by poor locals who mostly farmed moisture for a living. Other activities included used equipment retailing and scrap dealing. The planet was on the 5709-DC Shipping Lane, a spur of the Triellus Trade Route, which itself connected to the Sisar Run. The planet was not far from the Corellian Run. It had its own navigation system. However, it would still play a role in galactic events, serving as the home of Anakin Skywalker. It was here that Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn recognized Anakin's potential to become a Jedi and where he introduced him to Obi-Wan Kenobi, his future master and mentor. Tatooine was also the home of Anakin's son, Luke, where he lived until his early adulthood. The planet built up a very bad reputation, often being viewed as the cesspool of the galaxy due to the high-level of criminals who could be found onworld.

Contents 1 Geology, geography, flora & fauna 1.1 Population 1.2 Fauna 2 History 2.1 Infinite Empire 2.2 Galactic Republic 2.2.1 Early years 2.2.2 Lost era 2.2.3 New Human colonies 2.2.4 Rise of the Empire 2.3 Galactic Empire 2.4 New Republic 2.5 Galactic Alliance 3 Notable cities 4 Behind the scenes 5 Appearances 5.1 Non-canon appearances 6 Sources 7 Notes and references 8 External links

[edit] Geology, geography, flora & fauna

Tatooine is thought to have been one of the oldest planets in known space and was composed of a molten core with a rocky mantle and silicate rock crust. Fossil records suggest Tatooine was once covered in large oceans, which dried up, leaving behind many geological formations including Beggar's Canyon, formed around 2,000,000 BBY. Other notable geological features included the Dune Sea, an enormous desert, Mushroom Mesa, a vast formation of giant standing stones, and the Jundland Wastes, a rocky region.

Because Tatooine orbited two suns, Tatoo I and Tatoo II, the planet was covered in deserts and rock formations, while the days were extremely arid and bright, especially during double noon. In fact, it was so brightly lit by the suns from space it could appear to be a star itself. This was the case for the people who discovered Tatooine as they first thought Tatooine was in fact a star until they approached and discovered that it was a desert planet. Due to the extreme conditions, only a relatively mild region of its northern hemisphere was habitable, and less than 1% of the planet was covered in surface water. The average humidity level was 5.4%.^[3]

[edit] Population

The inhabitants of Tatooine included many different species from many parts of the universe, as can be seen in the multiple bars and cantinas in the cities. Most creatures on the planet loved to gamble on nearly everything, especially podracing, though the sport declined after the rise of the Empire. This may attest to the fact that the planet has long been controlled by the Hutts. Human natives of the planet often had unusual sounding last names, such as Fardreamer, Sandskimmer, Darklighter, and Skywalker.

[edit] Fauna

Despite the planet's extreme aridity, many forms of life thrived on Tatooine; flora included the razor moss, funnel flowers, deb-debs, and Hubba gourds. Non-sentient life indigenous to Tatooine included:

	Anooba Bantha Bonegnawer Cu-Pas Desert Wampa Dewback Eopie Galoomp Ibian Jerba Krayt Dragon Kreetle Massif Mynock (possible non-canon) Rill Rock Wart Ronto Sandbat Sandjigger Sandswimmer Sandworm Sarlacc Scalt Scurrier Scyk Sevorrt Sketto Squill Urusai Womp rat Woodoo Worrt Wraid

[edit] History

[edit] Infinite Empire

Tatooine was once a lush world that had large oceans and a world-spanning jungle inhabited by the native and technologically advanced Kumumgah. Sometime in its history, the Rakatan Infinite Empire invaded the planet and conquered and enslaved its native inhabitants. The Kumumgah eventually rebelled and managed to drive the Rakata off the planet. In response they subjected the planet to an Orbital Bombardment that "glassed" (that is, fused the silica in the soil into glass, which then broke up over time into sand) the planet and boiled its oceans away. This drastic climatic change split the indigenous Kumumgah into two races: the Ghorfas—also known as Tusken Raiders or Sandpeople—and the Jawas. It is a planet where natives (specifically middle-aged and older Humans) are often mistaken to be a decade or more older than they actually are due to the twin suns and harsh climate.

[edit] Galactic Republic

[edit] Early years

Tatooine was first discovered by the Republic in 5,000 BBY, and in 4,200 BBY the first colony named Anchorhead was established. Unfortunately, these first Human settlers disrupted the native Ghorfa culture, provoking their evolution into the Sand people, later known as Tusken Raiders. Over many years, the settlement was abandoned and recolonized over and over.

The planet was represented in the Galactic Senate by Sidrona Diath. During the Great Hunt, the planet was cleansed of terentatek by the Jedi.

Although Tatooine was deemed not worth conquering by the Mandalorians during the Mandalorian Wars, a group of Mandalorian exiles settled on Tatooine after the war, although their fate was never known.

At the time of the Jedi Civil War, the planet was practically controlled by the Czerka Corporation. They were attempting to mine ores from Tatooine, although they soon discovered the ores had strange magnetic properties which made the metal corrode very fast and thus useless for production. Later, Revan came to Tatooine during his quest to locate the Star Forge. He discovered that Czerka Corporation was attempting to eradicate a nearby tribe of Sand people due to attacks on Czerka's sandcrawlers. With the help of the recently purchased droid HK-47, Revan was able to communicate with the tribe and negotiate a truce after infiltrating their settlement. It was revealed to Revan that the Sand people considered the Czerka to be invaders on their land, which was the reason for the frequent attacks.

[edit] Lost era

Some time after Revan's visit, the Anchorhead settlement failed and the planet was forgotten until the Republic rediscovered it in 1,100 BBY.

The B'omarr Monks built a monastery on the planet in 700 BBY which the bandit Alkhara used as a hideout in 550 BBY.

[edit] New Human colonies

In 100 BBY, the Dowager Queen crashed on the planet at the site where Mos Eisley was later built. The crash survivors were Humans from Bestine IV, who established the Bestine Settlement, the capital of Tatooine, and made first contact with the Jawas. Shortly thereafter, colonists founded Fort Tusken, which was wiped out by Sand people in a year after its establishment. From that point on the Humans referred to the Sand people as "Tusken Raiders." Anchorhead was then reinhabited in 93 BBY. Mos Eisley was settled by Humans and Rodians in 85 BBY and Mos Espa was settled 80 BBY.

Corellian Mining brought many digger crawlers to the planet, but abandoned it, as did the Republic for all intents and purposes, in 70 BBY, when the orbital station Tatoo III crashed, revealing the unstable nature of the local ores from which it had been constructed. The abandoned crawlers radically changed Jawa civilization, serving as mobile fortresses for Jawa tribes searching the deserts for materials to scavenge.

Although the planet was thereafter considered technically part of the Republic's Arkanis Sector, the Hutts became its de facto rulers when they arrived in 65 BBY.

In 60 BBY, Merl Tosche established Tosche Station on the outskirts of Anchorhead. Rival Hutt kajidics vied for control of the planet, notably Besadii (represented by Gardulla the Elder) and Desilijic (represented by Jabba the Hutt). The notorious Jabba chased Alkhara out of his citadel of operations and claimed the B'omarr Monastery for his personal palace.

[edit] Rise of the Empire

In 32 BBY, Anakin Skywalker became a local legend in Mos Espa by being the first Human ever to win a podrace, in this case the famous Boonta Eve Classic itself. After winning the race, he left Tatooine to join the Jedi Order.

In late 32 BBY, Jango Fett came to Tatooine and, on behalf of Jabba, disposed of Gardulla, giving Jabba a virtual monopoly on the rule of Tatooine's criminal underworld. However, Jabba's monopoly was eventually challenged by Whiphid crime queen, Lady Valarian.

In 22 BBY, Anakin Skywalker returned to Tatooine, sensing his mother, Shmi Skywalker, was in terrible pain. Shmi had been captured and tortured by Tusken Raiders and later died in Anakin's arms. Enraged, Anakin killed every Tusken in the village.^[4]

Early in the Clone Wars, the Republic tried to re-establish a presence on the world by constructing a Republic spaceport, but Confederacy General Sev'rance Tann, allied with the minor Hutt crimelord Boorka, wiped it out and established her own fortress. Jabba protested Boorka's direct involvement in the Clone Wars, and betrayed the fortress's location to Echuu Shen-Jon, who wiped it out. In truth, helping Echuu was simply Jabba's way of eliminating Boorka, since Jabba himself got directly involved in the Clone Wars: he shipped cortosis ore through Tatooine to Metalorn for the Techno Union to build cortosis droids. This operation was ended by Anakin Skywalker.

Following Order 66 and the Great Jedi Purge, Obi-Wan Kenobi went into hiding on Tatooine, keeping a close eye on young Luke Skywalker, whom Kenobi entrusted to Shmi's stepson, Owen Lars, and his wife Beru.^[5]

[edit] Galactic Empire

At the time of the early Galactic Empire, the planet's population was estimated at 200,000.^[6] In 18 BBY the Empire stationed several battalions of stormtroopers on the world to be picked up by the Eye of Palpatine, which never arrived. It also had a small garrison in Mos Eisley, although the troops stationed there paid little heed to the crime infesting the spaceport.

Shortly before the destruction of Alderaan, the Star Destroyer Devastator captured Princess Leia Organa aboard the Tantive IV above Tatooine. This began the First Extermination of the First Battle of Tatooine (Galactic Civil War). Leia had been trying to contact Kenobi, to ask him to help the Rebel Alliance resolve the crisis of the Death Star, as she had been instructed by her foster father Bail Prestor Organa, a former compatriot of Kenobi. Leia did not realize the secret Bail and Obi-Wan shared: she was Anakin Skywalker's daughter. As stormtroopers boarded the corvette, she gave the recently received plans for the Death Star to R2-D2, who escaped to the surface of Tatooine with counterpart C-3PO. Moments later, Darth Vader had Leia captured alive, not knowing she was his daughter.

Vader, the former Anakin Skywalker, had Commander Nahdonnis Praji's stormtroopers, placed under the command of Brenn Tantor and Grand General Malcor Brashin, scour the planet for the droids, ignoring the protests of local Governor Tour Aryon. The droids were captured by Jawas and purchased by Owen Lars, but R2-D2 ran away seeking Obi-Wan Kenobi. Luke Skywalker and C-3PO gave chase. They were attacked by Tuskens, but rescued by Kenobi, who emulated the sound of Tatooine's vicious monsters, the Krayt Dragons. The Tuskens were scared off but would soon return in greater numbers. Obi Wan began to teach Luke about the Jedi, although hiding the truth about his father, making him think that Anakin Skywalker had been murdered by Darth Vader. He gave Luke a lightsaber that had belonged to Anakin.

Meanwhile, the Imperial search party, following the droids' trail, had slaughtered the Tuskens who had attacked Luke and used their banthas to disguise their tracks as those of a Tusken raiding party. They attacked the sandcrawler which had rescued R2-D2 and C-3PO, interrogating and killing the Jawas. They proceeded to Lars' Homestead, where they interrogated and murdered Owen and Beru. The Imperials also ran into a local Rebel cell in the Dune Sea, beginning a brutal skirmish, with the Empire triumphing. The Imperials blockaded Tatooine to prevent the droids from escaping, and began a thorough search of Mos Eisley. This led into a second skirmish with some of the inhabitants.

In Mos Eisley, however, Kenobi and Luke hired Han Solo and Chewbacca to take them to Alderaan with the droids. Solo's Millennium Falcon fled Mos Eisley and broke the Imperial blockade. The Empire had had enough, and they began a brutal pacification campaign, murdering anyone who showed their face. Hidden Rebel troops coupled with Mos Eisley citizens tried to resist but were soon overrun.

Either in conjunction with the above events or shortly afterwards two Rebel X-wings piloted by Rookie One and Ru Murleen took out a portion of the AT-ST garrison stationed in Mos Eisley. Turning their sights skyward, the pair then led an only partially successful attack on the Star Destroyer Devastator still in orbit around the planet. Though the Devastator was heavily damaged, both Rebel pilots abandoned their target in order to pull back to the Rebel base on Yavin 4 in time for the Battle of Yavin.

Following this disaster, the Empire increased its presence on Tatooine. The Empire introduced Bledsoe's Disease to Tatooine. However, Luke Skywalker, now a Jedi in training and member of the Rebel Alliance, returned to the planet and destroyed the Imperial garrison after kidnapping Dr. Bledsoe himself, from whom Luke acquired the antidote to the disease.^[7]

Some time between 0 ABY and 4 ABY, C-3PO and R2-D2 returned to Tatooine with a Rebel agent and Holocam E to destroy a hidden Assassin Droid factory of the Empire by infiltrating a Jawa Sandcrawler. They succeeded in turning all the Imperial IG-model Assassin Droids into harmless dancing droids.

In 4 ABY, Boba Fett brought Han Solo, frozen in carbonite, to Jabba's Palace, and collected his bounty. Luke returned to Tatooine to rescue Han. Before undertaking the endeavor, he built a new lightsaber, the one Kenobi gave him having been lost on Bespin. Luke, Leia, Lando Calrissian and the droids infiltrated Jabba's Palace and freed Han Solo from the carbonite, but the Skywalker siblings and Han were captured. Jabba tried to feed Luke and Han to the Sarlacc at the Great Pit of Carkoon, but they turned the tables on him. Han accidentally sent Boba Fett into the Pit and Leia strangled Jabba to death with a chain, as Luke battled the Hutt's many guards with his new lightsaber. After having successfully destroyed Jabba's barge, Luke and his friends left for their rendezvous with the Rebel Alliance.

[edit] New Republic

After the Battle of Endor, Emperor Sate Pestage built a redoubt on Tatooine called Eidolon Base, although he never used it. Eidolon Base was later discovered by the New Republic's Rogue Squadron. Commander Wedge Antilles gave Elscol Loro many of the weapons stored in Eidolon Base. Elscol left Rogue Squadron and used the weapons to create an independent guerilla movement which liberated worlds from the Imperial Remnant. Rogue Squadron also returned to Tatooine to purchase weapons from Gavin Darklighter's uncle (Huff Darklighter) during the Bacta War, when Rogue Squadron was working independent of the New Republic.

As the homeworld of Luke Skywalker, Tatooine became something of a tourist trap as a member of the New Republic.

In 8 ABY, following her marriage to Han Solo, Leia Organa Solo traveled to Tatooine to retrieve the Alderaanian moss-painting Killik Twilight and the Shadowcast key hidden within it. There, she discovered her grandmother Shmi's diary and, with the help of her father's childhood friends Kitster and Wald, discovered her father wasn't the evil monster she thought he was and learned to forgive him.^[8]

In 12 ABY, the Eye of Palpatine stopped at the planet and, failing to find the stormtroopers it was looking for, took onboard a number of Tusken Raiders and Jawas whom it tried (with no success) to brainwash into being Imperials. That same year, Luke Skywalker and Han Solo searched Jabba's palace, and discovered that the Hutts were planning to build a superweapon.^[9]

In 14 ABY, Jaden Korr of the New Jedi Order visited the planet twice while investigating a mysterious Sith Cult known as the Disciples of Ragnos. The first time it was to investigate some mercenary activity. Arriving in Mos Eisley, the Raven's Claw was trapped by a tractor beam under the control of the cultists. Jaden released the ship with the help of Chewbacca.

The second time Jaden visited Tatooine was when a moisture farmer overheard a group of smugglers talking about a Sith cult in a bar and had his R5 droid record the conversation. Unfortunately, he became afraid and sold the droid to some Jawas before leaving Tatooine. Jaden returned to Tatooine and got a hold of that droid before the Jawas wiped its memory and returned to the Academy.

In 22 ABY, Jedi trainees Anakin Solo and Tahiri Veila traveled to the planet after Tahiri's foster Tusken Raider father Sliven demanded that she return. All her life, she had been raised by a Tusken tribe without knowing her true parents. That day had come but first she had to prove that she was worthy of knowing.^[10]

She and Anakin would use the Force as they never had which included fighting a deadly krayt dragon and surviving the harsh Dune Sea. In the end, both Jedi prevailed and Tahiri learned that her parents were Tryst and Cassa Veila and that they had accidentally been killed during a Tusken raid on their moisture farm. Following that, the duo returned to Yavin IV and freed the trapped Massassi souls within the Golden Globe.^[10]

During the time of the New Republic, Tatooine experienced a cycle of harsh sandstorms that damaged and destroyed several Human settlements.

[edit] Galactic Alliance

After the Yuuzhan Vong destroyed all life on Nal Hutta and Nar Shaddaa in 26 ABY, the Hutts and the resistance movement adopted Tatooine as their new homeworld in 28 ABY. During the war, Tatooine became a center of commerce due to the Yuuzhan Vong leaving it alone. By 29 ABY the Hutts returned to Nal Hutta and reclaimed the planet and the resistance movement returned to Nal Hutta and was presumably disbanded, thus the Hutts where no longer a dominate power in the Galaxy.

Sometime after his victory over Darth Krayt, Cade Skywalker landed on the planet as a fugitive.^[11]

[edit] Notable cities

• Anchorhead
• Bestine
• Mos Eisley
• Mos Entha
• Mos Espa
• Mos Gamos
• Mos Osnoe
• Mos Zabu

See also Locations on Tatooine.

[edit] Behind the scenes

Tatooine is frequently misspelled as "Tattoine" in some sources. This should be interpreted as a typing error.

The planet is not actually named in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope; according to Lucas he used the name Utapau in the script, but eventually named it retroactively after the movie's desert location, Tataouine (French spelling) in Tunisia. (see also Tunisia for other Tunisian-inspired names)^[12]

Tatooine has appeared in every Star Wars film except Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back. In Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith the planet appears only in the closing shot on the Lars moisture farm.

Some critics have seen Lucas's use of a desert planet as excessively derivative of Frank Herbert's Arrakis in the Dune series of novels. An example of the similarity is the name of Tatooine's sector: it is called Arkanis, which is similar to Arrakis. However, Arrakis itself could be taken as a derivative of the planet Mongo of Flash Gordon, which is presented as a desert planet in some media. This is strongly supported by the presence of the starport Gordon on the planet Aquilae in rough draft, the same planet which was later named Utapau in the second draft, where Gordon is briefly mentioned. Utapau, as noted above, was renamed Tatooine.^[12] Additionally, Kenner attempted to create a Mongo Beefhead Tribesman action figure for The Epic Continues, further strengthening the Mongo/Flash Gordon connection; however, the 1986 toy line was canceled before making it to production.^[13]

In The Phantom Menace, the map of Tatooine is actually a map of Mars.

In the Star Wars universe, planet names ending in the "-ooine" suffix are quite common; examples include Minntooine, Dantooine, Kinooine, Klatooine and Vactooine.

In Star Wars: Rogue Squadron, various famous locations on Tatooine such as Beggar's Canyon, Jabba's Palace, the Sarlacc Pit, Mos Eisley, and Artoo and Threepio's escape pod as well as several moisture farms are all shown as being fairly close to each other - when in actuality they are vastly spread out over the planet's surface.

The real world locations for Tatooine are in Tunisia and Yuma Desert in Arizona.

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic puts parallels between Earth and Tatooine, describing Tatooine as the ancestral home world of Humanity instead of the commonly accepted original home world being Corellia or Coruscant, and describes the climate dying because of unrestrained development and warfare with the Rakata. Lastly, Tatooine is on the galaxy's edge, similar to how Earth is on the edge of the Milky Way galaxy, as shown by the shot of the constellation Orion in the night sky in The Phantom Menace.

The PC game Star Wars: Rebellion mistakenly places Tatooine in the Orus Sector, which is actually a sector located in the Inner Rim Territories.

[edit] Appearances

Tales of the Jedi: Dark Lords of the Sith (audio) (Mentioned only) "Shadows and Light" - Star Wars Tales 22 Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Darth Bane: Rule of Two (Memory) Jedi Apprentice: The Fight for Truth (Vision to Qui-Gon Jinn) Aurra's Song (Mentioned only) A Summer's Dream (Mentioned only) Cloak of Deception (Mentioned only) Star Wars Republic: Prelude to Rebellion Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter (Mentioned only) Episode I Adventures 5: The Ghostling Children Star Wars: Battlefront Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds Urchins Star Wars: Episode I Racer Episode I: Anakin Skywalker Podracing Tales Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace / comic / novel / junior novelization Episode I: Queen Amidala Episode I: Qui-Gon Jinn Episode I: The Phantom Menace ½ Episode I: Obi-Wan Kenobi (Appears in flashback(s)) Star Wars Journal: Anakin Skywalker Star Wars: Episode I Jedi Power Battles Bad Business Star Wars: Bounty Hunter Star Wars Republic: Outlander The Bounty Hunters: Aurra Sing Star Wars Republic: Emissaries to Malastare (Mentioned only) Star Wars Republic: Twilight (Vision to Quinlan Vos) Star Wars Republic: Infinity's End (Mentioned only) Star Wars Republic: The Hunt for Aurra Sing (Mentioned only) Star Wars Republic: Darkness (Mentioned only) Star Wars Republic: The Stark Hyperspace War (Mentioned only) Star Wars Republic: The Devaronian Version (Mentioned only) Jedi Quest: Path to Truth (Appears in flashback(s)) Jedi Quest comic (Appears in flashback(s)) Jedi Quest: The Trail of the Jedi (Mentioned only) Outbound Flight (Mentioned only) Jedi Quest: The Dangerous Games (Mentioned only) Jedi Quest: The Master of Disguise (Mentioned only) Jedi Quest: The School of Fear (Mentioned only) Jedi Quest: The Shadow Trap (Vision) Jedi Quest: The Changing of the Guard (Mentioned only) Jedi Quest: The Final Showdown (Mentioned only) Star Wars: Racer Revenge The Approaching Storm (Mentioned only) Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones / comic / novel Precipice (Mentioned only) Boba Fett: Maze of Deception (Mentioned only) Boba Fett: Hunted Star Wars: Battlefront II Legacy of the Jedi (Mentioned only) Republic Commando: Triple Zero (Mentioned only) Odds (Mentioned only) Republic Commando: True Colors (Mentioned only) Star Wars: The New Droid Army Star Wars Republic 59: Enemy Lines (Mentioned only) MedStar II: Jedi Healer (Mentioned only) Jedi Trial (Mentioned only) Star Wars: The Clone Wars film / novel / junior novelization Star Wars: The Clone Wars Volume 1: Shipyards of Doom (Appears in flashback(s)) Star Wars The Clone Wars Volume 2: Crash Course (Mentioned only) Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Shadow of Malevolence" (Mentioned only) Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Trespass" (Mentioned only) Yoda: Dark Rendezvous (Mentioned only) Boba Fett: A New Threat Boba Fett: Pursuit (Mentioned only) Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith / comic / novel "Mist Encounter" - Star Wars Adventure Journal 7 (Mentioned only) Star Wars Dark Times: The Path to Nowhere (Appears in flashback(s)) Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader Star Wars: The Rise and Fall of Darth Vader Coruscant Nights I: Jedi Twilight (Mentioned only) Coruscant Nights II: Street of Shadows (Mentioned only) The Last One Standing Ghosts of the Sith (Mentioned only) The Last of the Jedi: The Desperate Mission The Last of the Jedi: Dark Warning The Last of the Jedi: Death on Naboo (Mentioned only) The Last of the Jedi: Return of the Dark Side (Mentioned only) The Last of the Jedi: Against the Empire (Mentioned only) The Last of the Jedi: Reckoning Star Wars: Empire at War A Hunter's Fate: Greedo's Tale webstrip The Paradise Snare (Mentioned only) Sandstorm The Princess Leia Diaries Jabba the Hutt: Betrayal The Hutt Gambit Kessel Run Luke Skywalker's Walkabout Adventure in Beggar's Canyon Boba Fett: Enemy of the Empire (Mentioned only) "When the Domino Falls" - Star Wars Adventure Journal 3 (Mentioned only) "Wanderer of Worlds" - Star Wars Galaxy 9 The Hovel on Terk Street Death Star Designer (Mentioned only) Star Wars: Lethal Alliance Underworld: The Yavin Vassilika Star Wars Empire: Betrayal (Appears in flashback(s)) Star Wars Empire: Darklighter Star Wars Journal: The Fight for Justice Star Wars: Rebel Assault X-wing Rogue Squadron ½ (Mentioned only) Luke's Fate Nerf Herder Death Star Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope novel (First appearance) Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope Star Wars 1 R2-D2's Mission: A Little Hero's Journey Star Wars 2: Six Against the Galaxy "Spare Parts" - Star Wars Adventure Journal 11 Star Wars Science Adventures: Journey Across Planet X (Mentioned only) Skywalkers Cantina Communications Star Wars 6: Is This the Final Chapter? 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(Appears in flashback(s)) Shadows of the Empire comic Shadows of the Empire novel A Hot Time in the Cold Town Tonite (Mentioned only) Fortune, Fate, and the Natural History of the Sarlacc Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader Battle of the Bounty Hunters Stop That Jawa! The One That Got Away The Bounty Hunters: Scoundrel's Wages (Mentioned only) Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi Star Wars: Return of the Jedi 1: In the Hands of Jabba the Hutt Star Wars: Return of the Jedi 2: The Emperor Commands Tales from Jabba's Palace Star Wars Journal: Hero for Hire Mara Jade: By the Emperor's Hand The Ordeal of Boba Fett The Mandalorian Armor The Jabba Tape Three Against the Galaxy (Appears in flashback(s)) X-wing: Rogue Leader (Mentioned only) Star Wars 81: Jawas of Doom A Credit for Your Thoughts (Mentioned only) Handoff (Mentioned only) X-wing Rogue Squadron: Battleground: Tatooine X-wing Rogue Squadron: The Warrior Princess (Mentioned only) X-wing Rogue Squadron: In the Empire's Service (Mentioned only) The Glove of Darth Vader (Mentioned only) The Lost City of the Jedi (Mentioned only) Zorba the Hutt's Revenge Mission from Mount Yoda (Mentioned only) Queen of the Empire Prophets of the Dark Side Dark Forces: Rebel Agent / audio drama (Mentioned only) X-wing: Rogue Squadron (Mentioned only) X-wing: Wedge's Gamble (Mentioned only) X-wing: The Krytos Trap (Mentioned only) X-wing: The Bacta War X-wing: Wraith Squadron (Mentioned only) X-wing: Iron Fist (Mentioned only) Hutt and Seek (Mentioned only) Tatooine Ghost The Trouble with Squibs (Mentioned only) Heir to the Empire The Last Command (Mentioned only) Boba Fett: Bounty on Bar-Kooda Boba Fett: When the Fat Lady Swings Boba Fett: Murder Most Foul Crimson Empire II: Council of Blood (Mentioned only) Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Mysteries of the Sith (Possible appearance) Children of the Jedi (Vision to Luke Skywalker) Darksaber Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy Jade Solitaire (Mentioned only) Before the Storm (Mentioned only) Specter of the Past (Mentioned only) Star Wars: Union (Mentioned only) Junior Jedi Knights: The Golden Globe (Mentioned only) Junior Jedi Knights: Lyric's World (Mentioned only) Junior Jedi Knights: Promises Junior Jedi Knights: Anakin's Quest (Vision to Tahiri Veila) Junior Jedi Knights: Vader's Fortress (Mentioned only) Junior Jedi Knights: Kenobi's Blade (Mentioned only) Star Tours Vector Prime (Mentioned only) Dark Tide I: Onslaught (Mentioned only) Edge of Victory I: Conquest (Mentioned only) Edge of Victory II: Rebirth Force Heretic II: Refugee (Mentioned only) Betrayal (Mentioned only) Exile (Mentioned only) Fury (Mentioned only) Revelation (Mentioned only) Omen (Mentioned only) Star Wars: Droidworks Star Wars Legacy 37: Tatooine, Part 1 Star Wars Legacy 38: Tatooine, Part 2 Star Wars Legacy 39: Tatooine, Part 3

[edit] Non-canon appearances

Tag & Bink: Revenge of the Clone Menace (Mentioned only) Giant spiders are awesome Old Wounds What They Called Me (Mentioned only) Best Birthday Ever In the Beginning Falling Star (Ambiguously canonical source) Prey (Ambiguously canonical source) Luke Skywalker: Detective (Ambiguously canonical source) Fred Jawa (Ambiguously canonical source) Smuggler's Blues (Ambiguously canonical source) Tag & Bink Are Dead Star Wars Infinities: A New Hope LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga Star Wars: Rebellion Spare Parts comic Skippy the Jedi Droid Junkheap Hero Melvin Fett Star Wars Infinities: The Empire Strikes Back Star Wars: Yoda Stories Skreej Star Wars Infinities: Return of the Jedi The Revenge of Tag & Bink The Return of Tag & Bink: Special Edition The Secret Tales of Luke's Hand Collapsing New Empires (Ambiguously canonical source) (Mentioned only) Tall Tales (Ambiguously canonical source) (Mentioned only) The Lost Lightsaber (Appears in flashback(s))

[edit] Sources

Star Wars toy line Star Wars: Return of the Jedi toy line Star Wars: The Power of the Force (1995) "Straight from the Horse's Mouth: A Guide to the Tales of the Jedi Universe, Part 1" - Star Wars Insider 26 Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire toy line The Secrets of Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire Star Wars: Episode I toy line Star Wars: Power of the Jedi Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game, First Edition Star Wars Gamemaster Handbook, Second Edition Galaxy Guide 7: Mos Eisley Heroes & Rogues The Illustrated Star Wars Universe The Essential Guide to Characters The Essential Guide to Planets and Moons Episode I: The Visual Dictionary Attack of the Clones: The Visual Dictionary Revenge of the Sith: The Visual Dictionary Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary The Essential Guide to Alien Species The Official Star Wars Fact File 3 (TAT1-4, Tatooine) The New Essential Guide to Alien Species' Inside the Worlds of Star Wars Episode I Inside the Worlds of Star Wars Trilogy Star Wars: Complete Locations The New Essential Chronology Tatooine on the Knights of the Old Republic website The Wildlife of Star Wars: A Field Guide Star Wars Screen Entertainment Episode I Insider's Guide Secrets of Tatooine Ultimate Alien Anthology Ultimate Adversaries' Rebellion Era Sourcebook Star Wars Galaxies: Jump to Lightspeed: Prima's Official Strategy Guide Star Wars Chronicles Star Wars Chronicles: The Prequels Star Wars: The Ultimate Visual Guide Star Wars: The Action Figure Archive The Force Unleashed Campaign Guide The Official Star Wars Fact File 3 (TAT1-4, Tatooine) The Official Star Wars Fact File 8 (TAT5-8, Mos Espa) The Official Star Wars Fact File 14 (TAT9-12, Anakin's Home) The Official Star Wars Fact File 17 (TAT13-16, Watto's Shop) The Official Star Wars Fact File 22 (TAT17-18, Grand Arena) The Official Star Wars Fact File 27 (TAT19-20, Lars Homestead) The Official Star Wars Fact File 33 (TAT21-22, Mos Eisley) The Official Star Wars Fact File 35 (TAT27, Great Pit of Carkoon) The Official Star Wars Fact File 38 (TAT23-4, Mos Eisley) The Official Star Wars Fact File 40 (TAT29-30, Jabba's Palace) The Official Star Wars Fact File 43 (TAT31-32, Jabba's Palace) The Official Star Wars Fact File 48 (TAT25-26, Mos Eisley Cantina) The Official Star Wars Fact File 48 (TAT33-34, Mos Espa Way) The Official Star Wars Fact File 52 (TAT35-40, Tusken Settlements) The Official Star Wars Fact File 64 (TAT35-40, Tusken Settlements) The Official Star Wars Fact File 72 (TAT41-42, Anchorhead and Tosche Station) The Official Star Wars Fact File 74 (TAT44-46, Obi-Wan Kenobi's Hut) The Official Star Wars Fact File 78 (TAT47-48, Tatooine Climate) The Official Star Wars Fact File 80 (TAT49-50, Tatooine Colonization) The Official Star Wars Fact File 84 (TAT51-53, Tatooine Starship Docking Bays) The Official Star Wars Fact File 92 (TAT54-56, Customs and Excise) The Official Star Wars Fact File 110 (TAT57-58, Tatooine Wildlife) The Official Star Wars Fact File 114 (TAT59-60, Tatooine Wildlife) The Official Star Wars Fact File 127 (Tatooine Architecture)  "Premiere Limited" - Star Wars Customizable Card Game (Card: Tatooine)  "Premiere Limited" - Star Wars Customizable Card Game (Card: Tatooine Dune Sea)  "Premiere Limited" - Star Wars Customizable Card Game (Card: Nightfall)  "Star Wars Kids Answer Quest" - Star Wars Kids 3  "Who Is That Alien? Mon Calamari & Bith" - Star Wars Kids 5 The Shadow War Chronicles in the Databank (Non-canonical appearance) Thorn Drumheller in the Databank (Non-canonical appearance)  Tatooine in the Databank  Bane Malar in the Databank "Le facteur X" – Casus Belli 115 "Tales of Phantom Toys" - Star Wars Galaxy 2 (Mentioned only)  "The Anzati" - Star Wars Gamer 1  "Tatooine Grudge Match" - Star Wars Gamer 1  "Snow Job" - Star Wars Gamer 2 Nomads of Tatooine on the official Star Wars Galaxies website "Classic Moment" - Star Wars Insider 104 Scum and Villainy Knights of the Old Republic Campaign Guide The Clone Wars Campaign Guide Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Praji Star Wars: Empire at War: Prima Official Game Guide "Han Solo: The Early Years" - Star Wars Insider 106 Legacy Era Campaign Guide Battlefront II: Prima Official Game Guide

[edit] Notes and references

[edit] External links

• Trip to Tatooine (Tunisia) by Mark Dermul
• Tatooine on Wikipedia
•  Tatooine in the Completely Unofficial Star Wars Encyclopedia