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| − | After the destruction of the Separatist Council and the [[Imperialization]] of the [[Techno Union]], Mustafar was largely forgotten, | + | After the destruction of the Separatist Council and the [[Imperialization]] of the [[Techno Union]], Mustafar was largely forgotten, 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. [[11 BBY|One year later]], the situation had been required by the attention of the loyal [[501st Legion]] of [[stormtrooper]]s to [[Battle of Mustafar (Imperial Period)|storm the planet]]. At the battle's end, with the [[Droid prototype schematics|droid schematics]] destroyed and Dellso eliminated, the base was annihilated in a massive orbital strike from [[Imperial I-class Star Destroyer|''Imperial I''-class Star Destroyers]], which resulted in the fall of the [[Geonosian Industries]], along with the fragmentation of the [[Separatist holdouts]]. |
===Post-Endor=== | ===Post-Endor=== | ||
Revision as of 19:28, 25 January 2013
- "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.
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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
Imperial era
After the destruction of the Separatist Council and the Imperialization of the Techno Union, Mustafar was largely forgotten, 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.
Post-Endor
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<ref>Revealed in a Lucas interview on CBS's 60 Minutes. Transcript March 13, 2005</ref>. 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").
