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The Forest Moon of Endor first appears in ''[[Return of the Jedi]]'', in which it is the body in whose orbit the [[second Death Star]] is constructed, and is the home of a race of furry aliens called [[Ewok]]s. The moon later appears in the original [[Star Tours]] [[Disney Parks, Experiences and Products|Disney theme park attraction]], Ewok [[TV movie]]s ''[[The Ewok Adventure]]'' and ''[[Ewoks: The Battle for Endor]]'', as well as the animated ''[[Ewoks (TV series)|Ewoks]]'' and its [[Marvel Comics]] tie-in series. |
The Forest Moon of Endor first appears in ''[[Return of the Jedi]]'', in which it is the body in whose orbit the [[second Death Star]] is constructed, and is the home of a race of furry aliens called [[Ewok]]s. The moon later appears in the original [[Star Tours]] [[Disney Parks, Experiences and Products|Disney theme park attraction]], Ewok [[TV movie]]s ''[[The Ewok Adventure]]'' and ''[[Ewoks: The Battle for Endor]]'', as well as the animated ''[[Ewoks (TV series)|Ewoks]]'' and its [[Marvel Comics]] tie-in series. |
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Various descriptions of the Endor system exist in various media. Special effects storyboards for ''Return of the Jedi'' refer to a distant orb in the system as "Planet Endor". According to the [[Return of the Jedi (novel)|''Return of the Jedi'' novelization]], the planet disappeared in an ancient cataclysm. The Ewok television films depict a [[gas giant]] in the sky, and novels such as ''[[The Truce at Bakura]]'' and ''[[Dark Apprentice]]'' also mention a planet visible from the moon. The planet is called "Tana" in the ''Ewoks'' animated series, which also depicts a [[binary star]] system (while other sources depict only one sun).<ref name=data>{{cite web|url=http://starwars.com/databank/location/endor/index.html|title=Databank: Endor|website=StarWars.com| |
Various descriptions of the Endor system exist in various media. Special effects storyboards for ''Return of the Jedi'' refer to a distant orb in the system as "Planet Endor". According to the [[Return of the Jedi (novel)|''Return of the Jedi'' novelization]], the planet disappeared in an ancient cataclysm. The Ewok television films depict a [[gas giant]] in the sky, and novels such as ''[[The Truce at Bakura]]'' and ''[[Dark Apprentice]]'' also mention a planet visible from the moon. The planet is called "Tana" in the ''Ewoks'' animated series, which also depicts a [[binary star]] system (while other sources depict only one sun).<ref name=data>{{cite web|url=http://starwars.com/databank/location/endor/index.html|title=Databank: Endor|website=StarWars.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110524190603/http://starwars.com/databank/location/endor/index.html|archive-date=May 24, 2011|access-date=March 20, 2019}}</ref> |
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In a ''[[Star Wars Tales]]'' comic entitled ''[[Star Wars Tales Volume 4#Apocalypse Endor|Apocalypse Endor]]'', an Imperial [[war veteran|veteran]] of Endor refers to the moon being devastated by the [[Impact event|impact of falling debris]] from the Death Star, which was blown up while in orbit around the moon. However, another character dismisses this as a myth, saying that most of the Death Star's mass was obliterated in the explosion, and that the Rebels "took care of the rest".<ref>{{comic book reference|writer=|story=Apocalypse Endor|title=Star Wars Tales|issue=14|date=December 11, 2004|publisher=[[Dark Horse Comics]]}}</ref> ''[[The Rise of Skywalker]]'' depicts the wreckage of the second Death Star in a watery location, named Kef Bir, an ocean moon featured in the film that orbits the same gas giant as the forest moon.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kef Bir |url=https://www.starwars.com/databank/kef-bir |website=StarWars.com | |
In a ''[[Star Wars Tales]]'' comic entitled ''[[Star Wars Tales Volume 4#Apocalypse Endor|Apocalypse Endor]]'', an Imperial [[war veteran|veteran]] of Endor refers to the moon being devastated by the [[Impact event|impact of falling debris]] from the Death Star, which was blown up while in orbit around the moon. However, another character dismisses this as a myth, saying that most of the Death Star's mass was obliterated in the explosion, and that the Rebels "took care of the rest".<ref>{{comic book reference|writer=|story=Apocalypse Endor|title=Star Wars Tales|issue=14|date=December 11, 2004|publisher=[[Dark Horse Comics]]}}</ref> ''[[The Rise of Skywalker]]'' depicts the wreckage of the second Death Star in a watery location, named Kef Bir, an ocean moon featured in the film that orbits the same gas giant as the forest moon.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kef Bir |url=https://www.starwars.com/databank/kef-bir |website=StarWars.com |access-date=7 May 2020}}</ref> [[Wicket W. Warrick]] and his son Pommet appear briefly at the end of ''The Rise of Skywalker'', at the sky after the destruction of a ''Resurgent''-class Star Destroyer. |
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==Filming== |
==Filming== |
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Scenes set on Endor were filmed on private logging company land that was shortly thereafter clearcut near the town of [[Smith River, California]]; the speeder chase scene was filmed at the Chetham Grove section of [[Grizzly Creek Redwoods State Park]].<ref name="film">{{cite web |title=Map of the Movies|publisher=Humboldt - Del Norte Film Commission |url=http://filmhumboldtdelnorte.org/sites/default/files/map-of-the-movies_0.pdf| |
Scenes set on Endor were filmed on private logging company land that was shortly thereafter clearcut near the town of [[Smith River, California]]; the speeder chase scene was filmed at the Chetham Grove section of [[Grizzly Creek Redwoods State Park]].<ref name="film">{{cite web |title=Map of the Movies|publisher=Humboldt - Del Norte Film Commission |url=http://filmhumboldtdelnorte.org/sites/default/files/map-of-the-movies_0.pdf|access-date=2019-12-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nps.gov/getaways/redw/ |work=[[Redwood National and State Parks]] |publisher=[[Interior Department]] of the USA |access-date=14 August 2015 |title=Experience America's Best Idea |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181021190914/https://www.nps.gov/getaways/redw/ |archive-date=21 October 2018 |date=7 November 2012}}</ref><ref name=data/> near the "Avenue of the Giants" in [[Humboldt Redwoods State Park]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://matadornetwork.com/trips/guide-to-the-redwood-groves-where-to-find-the-tallest-trees-on-earth/ |title=Guide to California’s redwood groves and the tallest trees on Earth |newspaper=Matador Network |access-date=20 January 2017 |first=Hal |last=Amen |date=23 November 2009}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Revision as of 18:49, 6 January 2021
| Endor | |
|---|---|
| Star Wars location | |
 IX3244-A "Sanctuary Moon" - The forest moon of Endor | |
| First appearance | Return of the Jedi |
| Last appearance | Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker |
| Created by | George Lucas |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| In-universe information | |
| Type | Gaia-world |
| Race(s) | Ewok, Dulok, Gorax, Yuzzum |
| Population | Over 30,000,000 Ewoks |
| Terrain | |
| Oceans | 3 |
| Sun(s) | 2 |
| Standard Galactic Grid Coordinates | H-16 |
Endor (designated: IX3244-A) is a fictional moon in the Star Wars universe, known for its endless forests, savannahs, grasslands, mountain ranges, and a few oceans. The moon was the site of a pivotal battle depicted in Return of the Jedi. Homeworld of the sentient Dulok, Ewok, and Yuzzum species, as well as the semi-sentient Gorax and Wistie species. The Endor solar cycle was 402 GSC days orbital, with a breathable earth-like atmosphere conducive for humans and 8% surface water. It is where Darth Vader's funeral was held.
The moon orbits Tana—the Ewokese word for Endor's host planet—a gas giant located in the Endor system, a binary star system positioned in the Moddell sector of the galaxy's Outer Rim Territories.[1][2] Located in grid square H-16 on the Standard Galactic Grid, it was connected to Cerea and Bakura by a hyperspace route.[3] The planet was orbited by nine moons, the largest of which was known as the Forest Moon of Endor or "Sanctuary Moon".[4] The ocean moon of Kef Bir was also one of these moons, and is the location where the second Death Star crashed after it exploded over Endor in Return of the Jedi.[5] It also had two suns: Endor Prime I and Endor Prime II.
Description
The Forest Moon of Endor first appears in Return of the Jedi, in which it is the body in whose orbit the second Death Star is constructed, and is the home of a race of furry aliens called Ewoks. The moon later appears in the original Star Tours Disney theme park attraction, Ewok TV movies The Ewok Adventure and Ewoks: The Battle for Endor, as well as the animated Ewoks and its Marvel Comics tie-in series.
Various descriptions of the Endor system exist in various media. Special effects storyboards for Return of the Jedi refer to a distant orb in the system as "Planet Endor". According to the Return of the Jedi novelization, the planet disappeared in an ancient cataclysm. The Ewok television films depict a gas giant in the sky, and novels such as The Truce at Bakura and Dark Apprentice also mention a planet visible from the moon. The planet is called "Tana" in the Ewoks animated series, which also depicts a binary star system (while other sources depict only one sun).[6]
In a Star Wars Tales comic entitled Apocalypse Endor, an Imperial veteran of Endor refers to the moon being devastated by the impact of falling debris from the Death Star, which was blown up while in orbit around the moon. However, another character dismisses this as a myth, saying that most of the Death Star's mass was obliterated in the explosion, and that the Rebels "took care of the rest".[7] The Rise of Skywalker depicts the wreckage of the second Death Star in a watery location, named Kef Bir, an ocean moon featured in the film that orbits the same gas giant as the forest moon.[8] Wicket W. Warrick and his son Pommet appear briefly at the end of The Rise of Skywalker, at the sky after the destruction of a Resurgent-class Star Destroyer.
Filming
Scenes set on Endor were filmed on private logging company land that was shortly thereafter clearcut near the town of Smith River, California; the speeder chase scene was filmed at the Chetham Grove section of Grizzly Creek Redwoods State Park.[9][10][6] near the "Avenue of the Giants" in Humboldt Redwoods State Park.[11]
See also
References
- ^ "Star Wars:Absolutely Everything You Need to Know"
- ^ "Star Wars: Galactic Atlas"
- ^ "Star Wars: Beginner Game"
- ^ "Star Wars: Complete Locations"
- ^ Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
- ^ a b "Databank: Endor". StarWars.com. Archived from the original on May 24, 2011. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
- ^ "Apocalypse Endor" Star Wars Tales, no. 14 (December 11, 2004). Dark Horse Comics.
- ^ "Kef Bir". StarWars.com. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
- ^ "Map of the Movies" (PDF). Humboldt - Del Norte Film Commission. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
- ^ "Experience America's Best Idea". Redwood National and State Parks. Interior Department of the USA. November 7, 2012. Archived from the original on October 21, 2018. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
- ^ Amen, Hal (November 23, 2009). "Guide to California's redwood groves and the tallest trees on Earth". Matador Network. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
Further reading
- Cavelos, Jeanne (2007). The Science of Star Wars: An Astrophysicist's Independent Examination of Space Travel, Aliens, Planets, and Robots as Portrayed in the Star Wars Films and Books. Macmillan. pp. 29–32. ISBN 978-1-4299-7176-8.
External links
- Endor at the Star Wars Databank
- Endor on Wookieepedia, a Star Wars wiki
- Endor 'Holocaust' at Star Wars Technical Commentaries
