Ison Corridor
The Ison Corridor, commonly known as the Ison Trade Corridor, was a backwater hyperlane that branched off from the major Corellian Trade Spine in the Outer Rim Territories, passing through five star systems before reconnecting with the Spine further Rimward. Along the Ison Corridor sat, Coreward to Rimward, the Varonat, Bespin, Anoat, Hoth, and Ison systems.
The jumping-off points from the Corellian Trade Spine onto the Corridor were the planets Indellian (Coreward) and Mataou (Rimward).
The Ison Corridor was widely seen as an obscure dead end, and the systems in it largely devoid of potential. The corridor was also prone to ambushes by pirates. Knowing that, the Rebel Alliance decided to start their base on Hoth after the loss of the base at Yavin 4 in 0 ABY.
On their way through, the remnants of Renegade Flight were ambushed by Imperial forces inside a nebula.[2] Luke Skywalker, along with the frigate Redemption, escorted a convoy of transports through the Corridor.[3]
Behind the scenes
The Ison Corridor was first mentioned in West End Games's Galaxy Guide 2: Yavin and Bespin.
The location serves as a location for a Versus Mode match in Star Wars: Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike.
Appearances
- Star Wars: The Old Republic (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds (Mentioned only)
- Tempest Feud (Mentioned only)
- Maul: Lockdown (Mentioned only)
- Maul: Lockdown audiobook (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars: General Grievous
"Spare Parts" – Star Wars Adventure Journal 11 (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader
- Star Wars: Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike (Co-op campaign)
"First Contact" – Star Wars Adventure Journal 1
"First Contact" – The Best of the Star Wars Adventure Journal, Issues 1-4
- Dark Force Rising (Mentioned only)
Sources
- Galaxy Guide 2: Yavin and Bespin (First mentioned)
- Dark Force Rising Sourcebook
- Alliance Intelligence Reports
- Galaxy Guide 2: Yavin and Bespin, Second Edition
"Wanted by Cracken" – Star Wars Adventure Journal 8
- The Jedi Academy Sourcebook
- Galaxy Guide 3: The Empire Strikes Back, Second Edition
"Wanted by Cracken" – Star Wars Adventure Journal 10
- The Thrawn Trilogy Sourcebook
- Pirates & Privateers
- Star Wars Trilogy Sourcebook, Special Edition
"The Unseen Planets of Star Wars" – Star Wars Insider 36
- Star Wars Encyclopedia
- A Guide to the Star Wars Universe, Third Edition, Revised and Expanded
- The Official Star Wars Fact File 5 (BES1-2, Bespin)
- Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader: The Official Nintendo Player's Guide
- Star Wars: Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike: The Official Nintendo Player's Guide
"Galactic Gazetteer: Hoth and the Greater Javin" (original article link) on Wizards.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
"Rough and Tundra" (original article link) on Wizards.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
- The New Essential Chronology
- Starships of the Galaxy, Saga Edition
- Scum and Villainy
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
- The Essential Atlas
"Ask Lobot" – Star Wars Insider 126
Bespin in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link)
- The Essential Guide to Warfare
- Star Wars: Age of Rebellion Core Rulebook
- Strongholds of Resistance