Ugnaught Surface
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The Ugnaught Surface was the name of the artificial Ugnaught colony built in the atmosphere of the planet Bespin, just one kilometer below the main colony of Cloud City.
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[edit] Characteristics
The Ugnaught Surface measured a square kilometer in surface area and contained artificial swamps, marshes, and jungles that were reminiscent of Gentes.
Located in the middle of the largest of the four sections that made up the Surface, the city of Ugnorgrad dominated the landscape. This main section was connected to the other three by tunnel-like transport tubes.
The Surface remained stabile and floating thanks to a big set of Tibanna gas-filled bladders, and its bowl-shaped structure allowed condensing moisture to be collected from Bespin's atmosphere, which could then be used to feed the artificial landscapes.
[edit] History
The city was originally the vision of Boss Ugnor, a popular Ugnaught leader that had helped Ecclessis Figg build Cloud City. Using donated left-over materials from the construction of Ecclessis Figg's city, the Surface was used as a base, where Ugnaughts could mine the ores and minerals used to construct the Cloud City facility. Later on, it became somewhat of a refuge for Ugnaughts that did not wish to live on Cloud City nor return to their homeworld of Gentes.
When Lando Calrissian took over as Baron-Administrator of Cloud City, he promised to double the wages of Ugnaught miners, provided that any tibanna gas-mining on the Surface ended.
[edit] Behind the scenes
Ugnaught Surface was established in response to Star Wars 56: Coffin in the Clouds, which showed Bespin as having a habitable surface - a phenomenon that is impossible on a gas giant.
[edit] Appearances
- Star Wars 57: Hello, Bespin, Goodbye (First appearance)
[edit] Sources
- Geonosis and the Outer Rim Worlds
'Bespin: Action Tidings' on Wizards.com (article) (First identified as Ugnaught Surface)
