Umbara
Astrographical
Region	Expansion Region[1]
Sector	Ghost Nebula[2][1]
System	Umbara system[1]
Grid coordinates	P-10[1]
Trade routes	Trellen Trade Route[3]
Physical
Class	Terrestrial
Atmosphere	Type I (Breathable)
Points of interest	Sith Academy[4] Bunker Grek Bunker Usk Bunker Krill
Native fauna	Banshees Vixus
Societal
Native species	Umbarans[2]
Primary language(s)	Umbarese[5]
Demonym	Umbaran
Major cities	Umbara capital city
Affiliation	Galactic Republic[3] New Sith Empire[4] Brotherhood of Darkness[4] Confederacy of Independent Systems[6]

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The planet Umbara, informally known as the Shadow World due to the rays of its sun never completely reaching its surface, was a perpetually dark planet within the reaches of the Ghost Nebula. It was home to the Umbarans, a species of pale near-Humans.

HistoryEdit

Umbara was part of the Galactic Republic from that government's earliest days.

The founder of the New Sith Empire, Darth Ruin, was an Umbaran and the planet was under Sith control by 1,002 BBY, when the Brotherhood of Darkness operated a Sith academy on the world that specialized in the training of Sith Assassins known as the Umbaran Shadow Assassins. These assassins used the Force to mask their presence from others, this worked even against Sith Lords and Jedi Masters. The primary weapon of these assassins was the Force pike.^[4]

During the Clone Wars, Senator Mee Deechi represented the planet in the Galactic Senate^[7] and fellow Umbaran Sly Moore worked as Supreme Chancellor Palpatine's Staff Aide.^[2] Later in the war, Umbara joined the Confederacy of Independent Systems because of the assassination of Mee Deechi and the native Umbarans battled clone troopers for the possession of the planet.^[8] The battle ended in a Republic victory.

Since many Umbarans served as spies for the Galactic Empire, after the Battle of Endor most of them retreated back to Umbara, fearing retribution. The planet remained isolated even after the Swarm War, though many predicted the Umbarans would eventually seek to establish a presence in the Galactic Alliance Senate.

AppearancesEdit

• Darth Bane: Path of Destruction (Mentioned only)
• Darth Bane: Rule of Two (Mentioned only)
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Darkness on Umbara" (First appearance)
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "The General"
• Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures – "Battle of Umbara"
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Plan of Dissent"
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Carnage of Krell"
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "The Gathering" (Appears in flashback(s))
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Darth Maul: Shadow Conspiracy (Mentioned only)
• Riptide (Mentioned only)

SourcesEdit

• Attack of the Clones: The Visual Dictionary (First mentioned)
• Ultimate Alien Anthology
• Inside the Worlds of Star Wars: Attack of the Clones
• The New Essential Guide to Alien Species
• The Essential Atlas
• Galaxy of Intrigue
•  Sly Moore in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link on Archive.org)
•  Darkness on Umbara on StarWars.com (backup link on Archive.org)
•  The General on StarWars.com (backup link on Archive.org)
•  Plan of Dissent on StarWars.com (backup link on Archive.org)
•  Carnage of Krell on StarWars.com (backup link on Archive.org)
• "Animated Discussion"—Star Wars Insider 130
• "Super Trooper"—Star Wars Insider 130
• "Notes from the Front Line"—Star Wars Insider 132
• The Essential Guide to Warfare
• Star Wars: The Ultimate Visual Guide: Updated and Expanded
• "10 Amazing Moments from Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Season Four"—Star Wars Insider 134
• "100 and Counting"—Star Wars Insider 139
•  Umbara in the Encyclopedia (First identified as Shadow World)
•  Umbarans in the Encyclopedia

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