Geonosis
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| Distance from Core | 43,000 light years |
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| Region | Outer Rim |
| Sector | Arkanis Sector |
| System | Karthakk |
| Number of suns | 1 |
| Number of moons | 4 major; 11 minor |
| Major species | Geonosian |
| Population | 100 billion |
| Surface water | 5% |
| Affiliation | Confederacy of Independent Systems, later Galactic Republic |
Geonosis is a planet from Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones. It is the home planet of the Geonosians, one of the founding worlds as well as one of first homeworlds of the Confederacy of Independent Systems, and the site of the Battle of Geonosis. The Stalgasin Hive, the largest of the Geonosian hives, was ruled by Poggle the Lesser, the Geonosian archduke, until his death at the end of the Clone Wars (Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith).
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[edit] Outer Rim
The planet was located less than one parsec from Tatooine. In many ways the planet was similar to Tatooine, in that it was a rocky, desert world. One notable difference was that the planet had large and dense rings in orbit. When Jango Fett was being chased by Obi-Wan Kenobi (in Episode II), he flew directly into the rings to lose Kenobi amongst the rocks that made up the belt.
[edit] Export
Geonosis is home to several droid construction facilities, which engineer various battle droids (The Geonosis-based standard droids are colored a reddish-tan color), and the planet is the first to create Super Battle Droids, the successor to the battle droid.
[edit] Architecture
The planet's architecture mostly consists of domes and buildings built into caverns and rock spires, giving the surface's landscape a similarity to termite mounds.
[edit] Native life
Geonosians are insectoid creatures with the ability to fly.
The planet's most dangerous predator are massiffs, dog-like lizards that are not particularly bright. Geonosians utilize massiffs in addition to larger creatures in captivity for use in their combat arenas. Examples include acklays, reeks, and nexu.
[edit] Death Star
It was on Geonosis where the plans for the Empire's absolute weapon, the Death Star, were developed. After the Separatist defeat at the Battle of Geonosis — the first battle of the Clone Wars — Darth Tyranus escaped with these plans to Coruscant, where they could be kept in safety. The planet was then occupied by the Republic.
[edit] Storm Commando Project
During the Galactic Civil War, Wedge Antilles crash landed on the planet during a mission to track the source of the Storm Commando Project. There he fought malfunctioning battle droids, stormtroopers, and the Rebel traitor, Sarkli. He manages to escape in a Jedi Starfighter, the one Obi-Wan Kenobi left behind decades ago, and destroys three Imperial Escort Carriers orbiting the planet.
Geonosis was also the location of the Delta Squad commandos' first documented mission. Their mission was to kill a Geonosian leader, destroy a Droid Factory, and destroy one of the Droid Control Ships.
[edit] Slave Labor
During the Galactic Civil War, Geonosis's population was enslaved by Grand Moff Tarkin to work on the Death Star project. Since Geonosians were used as slaves, they sided with the Rebel Alliance during the war to defeat the Galactic Empire.
[edit] Appearances
- Lego Star Wars (non-canon)
- Star Wars Battlefront
- Star Wars Battlefront II
- Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
- Star Wars Empire At War
- Star Wars Galactic Battlegrounds: Clone Campaigns
- Star Wars Republic Commando
[edit] External links
- Geonosis in the Star Wars Databank
- Geonosis on Wookieepedia, a Wikia wiki
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