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*[[Foonar]]<ref name="Ewoks 5">[[Ewoks 5|''Ewoks'' 5]]</ref>
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*[[Geejaw/Legends|Geejaw]]<ref name="Gungan Frontier">''[[Star Wars Episode I: The Gungan Frontier]]''</ref>
*[[Grass Trekker/Legends|Grass Trekker]] {{C|semi-sentient}}<ref name="1-08">{{Ewoks|The Land of the Gupins}}</ref>
*[[Grass Trekker/Legends|Grass Trekker]] {{C|semi-sentient}}<ref name="1-08">{{Ewoks|The Land of the Gupins}}</ref>
*[[Griagh]]<ref name="Shadows of Endor">''[[Star Wars: Ewoks—Shadows of Endor]]''</ref>
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==History==
==History==
===Pre-Imperial===
===Pre-Imperial===
Around [[3645 BBY]], a black-market spice dealer claimed that his product, a rare flower, came from a secret Republic bio-lab on the moon. The spice dealer was later found to be incompetent or a cheat: the flower that he sold was improperly cared for by the spice dealer or the spice dealer's source.<ref name="RedHarvest">''[[Red Harvest (novel)]]'', p. 27</ref>
The moon's history was constantly being shaped by starships crashing on the backwater satellite, introducing new species and technology which had to be integrated into the local politics and ecosystem. Known crashes included ''[[Sickly Tremor]]'' prior to [[1100 BBY]] (introducing [[Phlog/Legends|Phlogs]] and [[Gorax/Legends|Gorax]]), a [[Starhunter menagerie ark]] in about [[800 BBY/Legends|800 BBY]] (introducing [[Gupin/Legends|Gupins]], [[Teek]]s, and [[Choreamnos|tree goat]]), the ''[[Free Enterprise]]'' in [[130 BBY]] (introducing [[Jinda/Legends|Jindas]] and [[Tulgah/Legends|Tulgahs]]), a stolen ship in [[100 BBY/Legends|100 BBY]] (introducing [[Sanyassan Marauders]] and the [[Witch/Legends|witch]] [[Charal]]), [[Noa Briqualon's starship]] in [[26 BBY/Legends|26 BBY]] (carrying [[Noa Briqualon]] and [[Salak Weet]]), and the [[Towani family star cruiser|Towani family's starcruiser]] in [[3 ABY/Legends|3 ABY]] (carrying [[Cindel Towani]] and her family).
The moon's history was constantly being shaped by starships crashing on the backwater satellite, introducing new species and technology which had to be integrated into the local politics and ecosystem. Known crashes included ''[[Sickly Tremor]]'' prior to [[1100 BBY]] (introducing [[Phlog/Legends|Phlogs]] and [[Gorax/Legends|Gorax]]), a [[Starhunter menagerie ark]] in about [[800 BBY/Legends|800 BBY]] (introducing [[Gupin/Legends|Gupins]], [[Teek]]s, and [[Choreamnos|tree goat]]), the ''[[Free Enterprise]]'' in [[130 BBY]] (introducing [[Jinda/Legends|Jindas]] and [[Tulgah/Legends|Tulgahs]]), a stolen ship in [[100 BBY/Legends|100 BBY]] (introducing [[Sanyassan Marauders]] and the [[Witch/Legends|witch]] [[Charal]]), [[Noa Briqualon's starship]] in [[26 BBY/Legends|26 BBY]] (carrying [[Noa Briqualon]] and [[Salak Weet]]), and the [[Towani family star cruiser|Towani family's starcruiser]] in [[3 ABY/Legends|3 ABY]] (carrying [[Cindel Towani]] and her family).


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In [[12 ABY/Legends|12 ABY]], biologists from the [[University of Sanbra]] studied and cataloged the many non-indigenous and lesser-known indigenous lifeforms of Endor to determine how they lived together. The study was headed by Professor [[Mankuskett]]. It focused on the [[Travelling Jindas|Jindas]], [[Gupin/Legends|Gupins]], [[Dulok/Legends|Duloks]], [[Phlog/Legends|Phlogs]], [[Grass Trekker/Legends|Grass Trekkers]], [[Makant]]s, [[Fftssfft|Dandelion Warriors]], [[Choreamnos|tree goats]] and [[Wistie/Legends|Wisties]]. It was hoped the study would rectify the shortcomings of the incomplete surveys performed by Imperial [[Scout trooper/Legends|scout troopers]] prior to the [[Battle of Endor/Legends|Battle of Endor]].
In [[12 ABY/Legends|12 ABY]], biologists from the [[University of Sanbra]] studied and cataloged the many non-indigenous and lesser-known indigenous lifeforms of Endor to determine how they lived together. The study was headed by Professor [[Mankuskett]]. It focused on the [[Travelling Jindas|Jindas]], [[Gupin/Legends|Gupins]], [[Dulok/Legends|Duloks]], [[Phlog/Legends|Phlogs]], [[Grass Trekker/Legends|Grass Trekkers]], [[Makant]]s, [[Fftssfft|Dandelion Warriors]], [[Choreamnos|tree goats]] and [[Wistie/Legends|Wisties]]. It was hoped the study would rectify the shortcomings of the incomplete surveys performed by Imperial [[Scout trooper/Legends|scout troopers]] prior to the [[Battle of Endor/Legends|Battle of Endor]].


===Second Galactic Civil War===
[[File:Endor.png|thumb|left|180px|Another view of Endor]]
[[File:Endor.png|thumb|left|180px|Another view of Endor]]
In [[40 ABY]], a conflict between the [[Galactic Federation of Free Alliances|Galactic Alliance]] and [[Corellia/Legends|Corellia]] exploded into a [[Second Galactic Civil War|full-scale war]]. [[Darth Caedus|Jacen Solo]] fell to the [[Dark side of the Force/Legends|dark side of the Force]] and took the name Darth Caedus. When Caedus tricked [[Ben Skywalker]] into killing former Galactic Alliance chief of state [[Cal Omas]], the Jedi withdrew their support, despite the fact that Caedus had taken the students at the Jedi Praxeum on Ossus hostage. After a Galactic Alliance [[Battle of Kashyyyk (Second Galactic Civil War)|attack on Kashyyyk]] launched by Caedus had been driven off, the Jedi relocated to Endor.
The Jedi took up residence in [[Jedi Outpost|former Imperial facilities]] still located on Endor. Many of their [[StealthX]] fighters were hidden in areas where debris from the exploding [[Death Star II/Legends|Death Star II]] had created burn zones on the surface of Endor. The surviving young students rescued from Ossus were hidden in a series of caverns on Endor, in order to protect them from Darth Caedus while many of the older Jedi and their allies moved to actively oppose Lord Caedus.
[[Tenel Ka Djo|Tenel Ka]] traveled to Endor shortly after Caedus kidnapped [[Allana Solo|Allana]] from her mother, and met with [[Grand Master/Legends|Grand Master]] [[Luke Skywalker/Legends|Luke Skywalker]]. Luke informed Tenel Ka that the Jedi Order would help rescue her daughter from the [[Anakin Solo (Imperial II-class Star Destroyer)|''Anakin Solo'']].<ref name="Fury">''[[Legacy of the Force: Fury]]''</ref>
[[General/Legends|General]] [[Tycho Celchu]] later traveled to Endor with [[Captain/Legends|Captain]] [[Syal Antilles]] to relay an official request from the Galactic Alliance government to the [[New Jedi Order]] to return to the service of the Galactic Alliance. Even though it was believed that the request was from [[Admiral/Legends|Admiral]] [[Cha Niathal]], or at the least factions of the Galactic Alliance loyal to her, Luke refused the offer as it could have left the Order at the mercy of Darth Caedus. Realizing General Celchu would report the location of the Jedi base to his superiors and that Darth Caedus would sooner or later learn where the Jedi were hiding, Luke decided that the Jedi would leave Endor before Caedus could act against the Jedi.<ref name="Fury" />
Before the Jedi abandoned their base on Endor for the [[Transitory Mists]], [[Ben Skywalker]] met with his aunt [[Leia Organa Solo]] and his cousin [[Jaina Solo Fel|Jaina Solo]] to talk over his conviction that [[Alema Rar]] had not been responsible for his [[Mara Jade Skywalker|mother's]] death and showed them a recording that proved that Jacen had killed her, much to their horror.<ref name="Revelation">''[[Legacy of the Force: Revelation]]''</ref>


==Behind the scenes==
==Behind the scenes==
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[[File:EndorCOADvD.png|thumb|Flag of Endor]]
[[File:EndorCOADvD.png|thumb|Flag of Endor]]
{{Mediacat|imagecat=Images of Endor}}
{{Mediacat|imagecat=Images of Endor}}
*[[Red Harvest (novel)|''Red Harvest'']] {{Mo}}
*[[Red Harvest (audiobook)|''Red Harvest'' audiobook]] {{Mo}}
*''[[Star Wars: The Old Republic: Rise of the Hutt Cartel]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Star Wars: The Old Republic: Knights of the Fallen Empire]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Darth Bane: Dynasty of Evil]]'' {{Mo}}
*[[Darth Bane: Dynasty of Evil (audiobook)|''Darth Bane: Dynasty of Evil'' audiobook]] {{Mo}}
*''[[Episode I Adventures 7: Capture Arawynne]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Star Wars: Battlefront]]''
*''[[Star Wars: Bounty Hunter]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[The Bounty Hunters: Aurra Sing]]''
*''[[Star Wars: Battlefront II]]''
*{{CWACite|5|What Goes Up...}}
*''[[Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron]]''
*''[[Imperial Commando: 501st]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader]]'' {{Vision|Roan Shryne}}
*''[[The Last of the Jedi: Return of the Dark Side]]'' {{Mo}}
*[[Droids (1986) 4|''Droids'' (1986) 4]]
*[[Droids (1986) 4|''Droids'' (1986) 4]]
*''[[Star Wars: Empire at War]]''
*''[[Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption]]''
*''[[Star Wars: Force Commander]]''
*''[[Star Tours: The Adventures Continue]]'' {{C|Weather report list only}}
*''[[Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader]]''
*''[[Star Wars: Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike]]''
*''[[Choices of One]]''
*''[[Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron]]''
*''[[The Ewok Who Was Afraid: An Ewok Adventure]]''
*''[[The Ewok Who Was Afraid: An Ewok Adventure]]''
*''[[How the Ewoks Saved the Trees: An Old Ewok Legend]]''
*''[[How the Ewoks Saved the Trees: An Old Ewok Legend]]''
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*''[[The Ewoks' Hang-Gliding Adventure]]''
*''[[The Ewoks' Hang-Gliding Adventure]]''
*''[[Wicket Goes Fishing: An Ewok Adventure]]''
*''[[Wicket Goes Fishing: An Ewok Adventure]]''
*{{Tales|5|What They Called Me}} {{Flash}}
*{{GamerCite|4|What They Called Me}} {{Flash}}
*''[[Star Wars Journal: The Fight for Justice]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Star Wars Journal: The Fight for Justice]]'' {{Mo}}
*[[Star Wars: Rebellion (video game)|''Star Wars: Rebellion'']]
*[[Star Wars: Rebellion (video game)|''Star Wars: Rebellion'']]
*{{SWG|An Empire Divided}}
*{{SWGTCG|set=Threat of the Conqueror|cardname=''The Shaman's Staff'' promotional scenario}}
*[[Splinter of the Mind's Eye 1|''Splinter of the Mind's Eye'' 1]] {{Mo}}
*[[Splinter of the Mind's Eye 1|''Splinter of the Mind's Eye'' 1]] {{Mo}}
*[[Ewoks 1|''Ewoks'' 1]]
*[[Ewoks 1|''Ewoks'' 1]]
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*''[[Heir to the Empire]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Heir to the Empire]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Dark Force Rising]]''
*''[[Dark Force Rising]]''
*[[Dark Force Rising (unabridged audiobook)|''Dark Force Rising'' audiobook]]
*''[[The Last Command]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[The Last Command]]'' {{Mo}}
*[[The Last Command (unabridged audiobook)|''The Last Command'' audiobook]] {{Mo}}
*{{Journal|12|Betrayal by Knight}} {{Mo}}
*{{Journal|12|Betrayal by Knight}} {{Mo}}
*''[[Boba Fett: Agent of Doom]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Boba Fett: Agent of Doom]]'' {{Mo}}
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*''[[Tyrant's Test]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Tyrant's Test]]'' {{Mo}}
*{{Journal|15|Two for One}} {{Mo}}
*{{Journal|15|Two for One}} {{Mo}}
*{{Tales|14|Apocalypse Endor}} {{Flash}}
*''[[Young Jedi Knights: Jedi Under Siege]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Young Jedi Knights: Jedi Under Siege]]'' {{Mo}}
*[[Star Wars: Chewbacca (Dark Horse)|''Star Wars: Chewbacca'']] {{Hologram}}
*''[[The New Jedi Order: Edge of Victory I: Conquest]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[The New Jedi Order: Star by Star]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[The New Jedi Order: Force Heretic II: Refugee]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[The New Jedi Order: The Unifying Force]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Dark Nest II: The Unseen Queen]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Dark Nest III: The Swarm War]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Legacy of the Force: Fury]]''
*''[[Legacy of the Force: Revelation]]''
*''[[Omen]]'' {{Mo}}
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===Non-canon appearances===
===Non-canon appearances===
*''[[Jedi Academy: Return of the Padawan]]'' {{C|In comic}}
*''[[LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga]]''
*''[[LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy]]''
*[[LEGO Star Wars: Microfighters (video game)|''LEGO Star Wars: Microfighters'' video game]]
*''[[Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II]]'' {{C|Downloadable content}}
*''[[Star Wars: Yoda Stories]]''
*''[[Star Wars: Yoda Stories]]''
*''[[Star Wars: Tiny Death Star]]''
*''[[The Return of Tag & Bink: Special Edition]]''
*{{Tales|15|Do or Do Not (comic)|Do or Do Not}}
*''[[Return of the Ewok]]''
*''[[Return of the Ewok]]''
*''[[Star Wars Infinities: Return of the Jedi]]''
 
*''[[Vader vs. Artoo & Threepio]]''
*{{Tales|10|Free Memory}} {{Flash}}
*{{Tales|19|Into the Great Unknown}} {{Mo}}
*{{Tales|10|A Wookiee Scorned!}}


==Sources==
==Sources==
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*[[The Essential Chronology (real-world book)|''The Essential Chronology'']]
*[[The Essential Chronology (real-world book)|''The Essential Chronology'']]
*{{GamerCite|1|The University of Sanbra Guide to Intelligent Life: The Marvel Series}}
*{{GamerCite|1|The University of Sanbra Guide to Intelligent Life: The Marvel Series}}
*[[The Essential Guide to Alien Species (real-world book)|''The Essential Guide to Alien Species'']]
*''[[Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader: The Official Nintendo Player's Guide]]''
*''[[The Dark Side Sourcebook]]''
*{{FFCite|10|END1-4, ''The Forest Moon of Endor''}}
*''[[Star Wars: Attack of the Clones: The Illustrated Companion]]''
*{{WizardsCite|url=default.asp?x=starwars/article/sw20021017web|text=''Arms & Equipment Guide'' Extras!|int=Arms & Equipment Guide Extras!|archivedate=20091016004403}}
*''[[From Pencil to Pixel: The Art of Star Wars Galaxies]]''
*''[[Star Wars: Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike: The Official Nintendo Player's Guide]]''
*{{FFCite|102|END11-12, ''Endor Forests''}}
*{{FFCite|109|END13-16, ''Endor Wildlife''}}
*''[[Star Wars Battlefront: Prima Official Game Guide]]''
*''[[Ultimate Adversaries]]''
*''[[Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith: The Visual Dictionary]]''
*''[[The New Essential Chronology]]''
*''[[Star Wars Battlefront II: Prima Official Game Guide]]''
*[[Star Wars: Complete Locations (2005)|''Star Wars: Complete Locations'']]
*{{GamerCite|9|Endor and the Moddell Sector}}
*{{GamerCite|9|Race for the Tessent}}
*''[[Vader: The Ultimate Guide]]''
*{{InsiderCite|65|Who's Who in Star Wars Galaxies}}
*''[[Geonosis and the Outer Rim Worlds]]''
*''[[Star Wars: Empire at War: Prima Official Game Guide]]''
*''[[Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption Expansion: Prima Official Game Guide]]''
*{{Hyperspace|url=hyperspace/member/source/feature20081201.html|text=Castaways of Endor|int=Castaways of Endor}}
*{{SWArchive|url=kids/explore/eu/f20041123|int=Creatures of Endor|text="Creatures of Endor"|archivedate=20071028163315}}
*''[[Star Wars Fandex Deluxe Edition]]''
*''[[The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia]]''
*{{InsiderCite|106|Ask Lobot}}
*{{Hyperspace|url=hyperspace/source/praji/20090205.html|text=Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Praji|int=Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Praji}}
*''[[Fate of the Jedi: Dramatis Personae]]''
*''[[Rebellion Era Campaign Guide]]''
*''[[The Essential Atlas]]''
*{{Hyperspace|url=fans/hyperspace/source/nagai11202009/index.html|text=The Forgotten War: The Nagai and the Tofs|int=The Forgotten War: The Nagai and the Tofs}}
*{{WizardsCite|url=default.asp?x=starwars/article/Mesop5|text=Message to Spacers 5|int=Message to Spacers 5|archivedate=20100408135929}}
*{{WizardsCite|url=default.asp?x=starwars/article/FringeStatPack|text=Fringe Stat Pack|int=Fringe Stat Pack|archivedate=20100228185551}}
*''[[The Unknown Regions]]''
*''[[Star Wars ABC]]''
*''[[Star Wars Art: Visions]]'' {{Po}}
*{{DB|location|endor|Endor|archivedate=20110831090335}}
*{{DB|character|admiralackbar|Ackbar, Admiral|archivedate=20110622074820}}
*''[[Millennium Falcon Owner's Workshop Manual]]''
*{{InsiderCite|130|A Certain Point of View (Star Wars Insider)|Family Tradition}}
*''[[Book of Sith: Secrets from the Dark Side]]''
*''[[The Essential Guide to Warfare]]''
*''[[Star Wars: The Ultimate Visual Guide: Updated and Expanded]]''
*{{HasbroCite|set=Star Wars: Movie Heroes|text=|pack=Ewok Pack|altlink=https://www.rebelscum.com/Ewok_Pack_2012_Star_Wars_Movie_Heroes_Hasbro.asp}} {{C|Packaging}}
*''[[The Essential Reader's Companion]]''
*{{FFGTCG|set=Star Wars: The Card Game Core Set|cardname=The Endor Gambit}}
*{{FFGTCG|set=Star Wars: The Card Game Core Set|cardname=AT-ST}}
*{{FFGTCG|set=Star Wars: The Card Game Core Set|cardname=X-Wing Escort}} {{Po}}
*{{FFGTCG|set=Star Wars: The Card Game Core Set|cardname=Tribal Support}}
*{{FFGTCG|set=Star Wars: The Card Game Core Set|cardname=Ewok Scout}} {{Po}}
*{{FFGTCG|set=Star Wars: The Card Game Core Set|cardname=Log Trap}} {{Po}}
*{{FFGTCG|set=Star Wars: The Card Game Core Set|cardname=Yub Yub!}} {{Po}}
*{{FFGXW|A-Wing Expansion Pack|cardname=Arvel Crynyd&mdash;A-wing}} {{Po}}
*{{SW|url=news/the-droids-re-animated-part-1|text=The Droids Re-Animated, Part 1|int=The Droids Re-Animated}}
*[[Star Wars: Edge of the Empire Core Rulebook|''Star Wars: Edge of the Empire'' Core Rulebook]]
*{{FFGTCG|set=Edge of Darkness|cardname=Protection}} {{Po}}
*{{SW|url=news/convenient-daily-departures-the-history-of-star-tours|text=Convenient Daily Departures: The History of ''Star Tours''|int=Convenient Daily Departures: The History of Star Tours}}
*''[[Star Wars: Force Collection]]'' {{C|Card: Scout Trooper 74-Z Speeder Bike}} {{Po}}
*''[[Star Wars: Force Collection]]'' {{C|Card: Wicket W Warrick}}
*''[[Star Wars: Force Collection]]'' {{C|Card: Han Solo (★★★★★)}} {{Po}}
*{{SW|url=news/drawing-from-the-imagination-mythological-creatures-in-star-wars-part-1|int=Drawing from the Imagination: Mythological Creatures in Star Wars|text=Drawing from the Imagination: Mythological Creatures in ''Star Wars'', Part 1}}
*''[[Star Wars: Sith Wars]]''
*{{FFGTCG|set=Balance of the Force|cardname=Death Star II}} {{Po}}
*{{FFGTCG|set=Balance of the Force|cardname=Along the Sanctuary Pipeline}}
*{{FFGTCG|set=Balance of the Force|cardname=Admiral Piett}} {{Po}}
*{{FFGTCG|set=Balance of the Force|cardname=Endor Shield Generator}}
*{{FFGTCG|set=Balance of the Force|cardname=Fully Armed}} {{Po}}
*{{SW|url=news/the-imperial-warlords-despoilers-of-an-empire-part-2|text=The Imperial Warlords: Despoilers of an Empire, Part 2|int=The Imperial Warlords: Despoilers of an Empire}}
*''[[The Adventures of C-3PO]]''
*''[[Dangerous Covenants]]''
*{{FFGTCG|set=Lure of the Dark Side|cardname=Commando Operations}}
*{{FFGTCG|set=Lure of the Dark Side|cardname=Rebel Commando}} {{Po}}
*{{FFGTCG|set=Lure of the Dark Side|cardname=Adaptive Strategy}} {{Po}}
*''[[Star Wars: What Makes a Monster?]]''
*{{SWE|technology|deathstar|Death Star}}
*{{SWE|groups|ewoks|Ewoks}}
*{{SWE|groups|rebelalliance|Rebel Alliance}}
*{{SWE|groups|rebel-troopers|Rebel Troopers}}
*[[Star Wars: Age of Rebellion Core Rulebook|''Star Wars: Age of Rebellion'' Core Rulebook]]
*{{FFGTCG|set=It Binds All Things|cardname=Ties of Blood}}
*{{FFGTCG|set=It Binds All Things|cardname=Leia Organa}} {{Po}}
*{{FFGTCG|set=It Binds All Things|cardname=Ewok Companion}} {{Po}}
*{{FFGTCG|set=It Binds All Things|cardname=Native Support}}
*{{FFGTCG|set=It Binds All Things|cardname=Leia's Command}} {{Po}}
*{{FFGTCG|set=Darkness and Light|cardname=Impersonating a Deity}}
*{{FFGTCG|set=Darkness and Light|cardname=C-3PO}} {{Po}}
*{{FFGTCG|set=Darkness and Light|cardname=Ewok Lookout}} {{Po}}
*{{FFGTCG|set=Darkness and Light|cardname=Rash Action}} {{Po}}
*{{InsiderCite|152|Classic Moment|Classic Moment: Lando's Second Surprise}}
*''[[Star Wars: Imperial Handbook: A Commander's Guide]]''
*{{FFGTCG|set=Between the Shadows|cardname=A Hero's Trial}}
*{{FFGTCG|set=Between the Shadows|cardname=Luke Skywalker}} {{Po}}
*{{FFGTCG|set=Between the Shadows|cardname=Speeder Bike}} {{Po}}
*{{FFGTCG|set=Between the Shadows|cardname=Sacrifice at Endor}}
*{{FFGTCG|set=Between the Shadows|cardname=Ewok Hunter}} {{Po}}
*{{FFGTCG|set=Between the Shadows|cardname=Funeral Pyre}}
*{{FFGTCG|set=Between the Shadows|cardname=Unexpected Assistance}} {{Po}}
*{{FFGTCG|set=Between the Shadows|cardname=Retreat to the Forest}} {{Po}}
*{{FFGTCG|set=Between the Shadows|cardname=Commando Raid}} {{Po}}
*{{FFGTCG|set=Between the Shadows|cardname=Lieutenant Judder Page}} {{Po}}
*{{FFGTCG|set=Between the Shadows|cardname=Page's Commandos}}
*{{Topps|set=2015 Topps Star Wars Illustrated: The Empire Strikes Back|cardname=One Year Earlier: The Wampa}}
*{{FFGXW2|Rebel Alliance Conversion Kit|link=https://xwing-miniatures-second-edition.fandom.com/wiki/Ibtisam|cardname=Ibtisam}}
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{WP|Forest moon of Endor}}
*{{WP|Forest moon of Endor}}
*{{SWGWiki}}
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[[Category:Arboreal moons]]

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"Home is beautiful. There are mountains few and trees endless. My people are peaceful gatherers, weavers and builders."
Treek[54]

Endor (also known as the Forest Moon of Endor and the Sanctuary Moon) was a small forested moon orbiting the gas giant planet of Endor and was the farthest moon away from it. An enchanted world, Endor was notable for being the native home of the Ewoks, and being the location of the Battle of Endor, which would result in the downfall of the Empire and the first death of the Emperor Palpatine. Due to its proximity to the Unknown Regions, Endor was a relatively quiet planetoid both prior to and after the battle.

Endor was also known for the vast amount of sentient species it supported, from baseline to exotic. This was largely due to the unusually large number of shipwrecks Endor experienced; it was compared to a "desert island" in space.[55]

Geographical features

Geology

The mantle of the moon consisted largely diorite and feldspar, although Endor was a volcanically active planetoid with several hotspots.[56]

Terrain and climate

Endor's terrain was largely covered by massive, tightly-knit pine and redwood forests. However, the Forest Moon[1][57] also contained vast dry deserts and grassy plains, small oceans, secluded lakes, and mountain ranges. The moon's low axial tilt and regular orbit of its gas giant primary helped ensure a comfortable climate. The Forest Moon was temperate and mild, with polar caps regulating the sea levels. Flora life included Cambylictus trees and other large plants, thriving with many types of fruit including the Grava berries. Endor was the second moon of the gas giant it orbited.[58]

Species

Ewoks attacking a gorax

Sentient

The forest moon was home to the Ewoks, famous for helping defeat the Empire at the Battle of Endor. The four other native sentient species were the tall and timid Yuzzums, the rodent-like Teeks, the amphibious Gorphs, and the Ewoks' mischievous and treacherous genetic cousins, the Duloks. The moon also boasted other slightly stranger beings, such as Mount Sorrow and the Sun King.

Semi-Sentient

A number of semi-sentient species are also indigenous to the moon, including Kagles, the fairy-like Wisties, the predatory Grass Trekkers, the Gorax, and plant-like beings known as Dandelion Warriors.

Non-Sentient

The following are just some of the indigenous creatures that make up the Forest Moon of Endor's wildlife:

Shipwrecked

In addition to the four sentient native species (Ewoks, Duloks, Gorphs, and Yuzzum), the forest moon was inhabited by many races descended from shipwreck survivors, including:

History

Pre-Imperial

The moon's history was constantly being shaped by starships crashing on the backwater satellite, introducing new species and technology which had to be integrated into the local politics and ecosystem. Known crashes included Sickly Tremor prior to 1100 BBY (introducing Phlogs and Gorax), a Starhunter menagerie ark in about 800 BBY (introducing Gupins, Teeks, and tree goat), the Free Enterprise in 130 BBY (introducing Jindas and Tulgahs), a stolen ship in 100 BBY (introducing Sanyassan Marauders and the witch Charal), Noa Briqualon's starship in 26 BBY (carrying Noa Briqualon and Salak Weet), and the Towani family's starcruiser in 3 ABY (carrying Cindel Towani and her family).

Endor was set aside as a protected nature reserve during the Galactic Republic, giving it the name Sanctuary Moon. Few spacers had ever heard of Endor, let alone visited the moon. Of those who had, there were two types: those who continued on their way, not wanting to waste their time on such an unimportant puffball of a moon and those who had crash-landed in the forests due to the stellar anomalies, such as the Endor Gate black hole, in the area. These travelers were forced to scrabble for food and shelter along with the natives.

As ships disappeared in the region, the Endor moon earned a reputation as a "desert island in space," and was usually given a wide berth.

Imperial Survey

The planet Endor seen from the forest moon

When thousands of survey teams were sent by the Emperor to scout locations for the new Death Star's construction site, Endor was one of the potential locations. The forest moon met the strict requirements demanded by no less a person than Darth Vader; the location must be remote, and must have a diverse geosphere capable of sustaining Human life. Endor's location was quite advantageous; the Moddell sector was far from most Imperial outposts. Lord Vader thought that the Rebellion wouldn't expect a new base to be hidden so far from the Empire's seat of power.

The first Imperial scouting expedition, Survey Team IX3244-B, was led by Captain Toss, who recommended the Endor moon even before his team had explored the surface. The native Ewoks led his team around in circles, and Lt. Kiviett recommended that the Ewoks be studied further. He felt they were a potential threat to the new base. Toss, wanting the credit for discovering the new Death Star construction site, ignored him.[59]

The lack of a detailed report displeased the Emperor who authorized the deployment of a second scouting expedition under Pfilbee Jhorn. Pfilbee Jhorn's team studied the Ewoks further and also discovered several other species including the Teeks, Goraxes, Yuzzums and the Sanyassan colony. In the end, only Pfilbee and two others survived the mission and went offworld.

A typical Ewok

By 3 ABY, the Empire had established a research outpost on Endor, to enable further study of it. The "harmless" Ewoks encountered there did not go unnoticed by others in the Imperial hierarchy. Dr. Raygar, a servant of the Emperor, believed that these Ewoks guarded a powerful artifact he had been seeking: the Sunstar. Though he had originally intended to present the Sunstar to Emperor Palpatine, Raygar decided that with such a powerful artifact in his possession, he could overthrow Palpatine and rule the galaxy himself. He used the Sunstar to construct a devastating weapon.[60]

The incident ended disastrously for Raygar, as Ewoks boarded his ship, stole the Sunstar and escaped back to Endor. Admiral Kazz, who had never believed in the Sunstar's power to begin with, arrested Raygar for treason. The would-be-emperor was dragged kicking and screaming into the Emperor's shuttle for execution. Palpatine, for his part, was curious to learn more of this forest moon.[60]

The Empire established an outpost on the Sanctuary Moon, and it was from here that preparations were made so that the construction site for the second Death Star could be moved there. When Imperial teams arrived to construct the shield generator complex and other installations, they discovered Alliance Captain Junas Turner, who had come to the moon to locate the new Death Star. He was taken captive and sent to the automated prison station Balis-Baurgh, along with an Ewok named Grael. They would later escape, but it was too late to inform the Rebellion of the threat.

Though the Sunstar was now safely returned to Bright Tree Village, its power had not prevented Raygar from stealing it, and so the Ewoks avoided the Empire whenever possible. They despised the crimes against nature perpetuated by the construction teams for the generator complex, but could see no way to fight against such powerful beings, particularly Darth Vader, who swept several Ewoks away on a wave of flame.

This attitude changed when Wicket W. Warrick spotted an AT-ST tumbling over the Yawari cliffs. This proved to the tribal elders that the invaders could be killed. On Wicket's recommendation, existing traps for the giant Gorax were modified to combat the Imperials.

Battle of Endor

The shield generator bunker protecting the second Death Star

As the Galactic Civil War drew on in the years of 3-4 ABY, a Rebel Alliance strike team, led by Dash Rendar and Luke Skywalker, captured information from the cruiser Suprosa at Kothlis. It confirmed the existence of a second Death Star, being constructed over the moon of Endor. It was not realized then, but Emperor Palpatine had purposely allowed the plans to be captured, so that the Rebels could be coaxed into a trap.

The Rebel fleet amassed near Sullust and was addressed by Mon Mothma. She and Admiral Gial Ackbar informed the battle-weary freedom fighters that the Emperor himself would be aboard the station, further emphasizing the need to win the battle, which would either way end the war. The entire operation was orchestrated to coordinate the fleet, commanded by Ackbar, and a substantial starfighter force, led by Lando Calrissian to jump to Endor through hyperspace and arrive to a shieldless, incomplete Death Star. A commando team would be sent on ahead in a coup-de-main (or, clandestine operation) and disable the shield generator and projector housed on the Endor moon.

The commando team, led by Han Solo, Princess Leia, Chewbacca, and Luke Skywalker, used the stolen Imperial shuttle Tydirium to slip past Imperial defenses and land on the moon. After speederbike chases, Leia going missing, and other confusions, the team fell into a primitive trap set by the main indigenous species, the Ewoks. At first they saw C-3PO as a deity, and prepared to sacrifice the main team in celebration to the droid. The Rebels were soon freed however after Luke Skywalker, using a few clever Force tricks, and with the help of C-3PO deceived the Ewoks into believing the droid possessed powerful magic he would use against them if his friends were not freed. Afterwards, Threepio captivated the Ewoks with an epic recounting on the events leading up to their arrival on the forest moon. The Ewoks then inducted the Rebels into their tribe with great enthusiasm, cementing their cooperation against the Imperials in the forthcoming battle in which the Ewoks would play a pivotal role.

The Rebel fleet jumped insystem, prepared to assault the Death Star. With the shield still up, a massive Imperial fleet revealed itself, pinning the Rebels between them and the shield, and the climactic battle began. Luke, who had voluntarily allowed his capture by Imperials to meet Darth Vader in hopes up turning him back to the light, watched from the Emperor's tower on the Death Star as Palpatine's trap unfolded. On the moon below, Han Solo and the team had been captured. Things looked grave as the shield remained up, and Ackbar ordered the only thing the fleet could do: attack the Imperial Fleet.

Ewoks and rebels celebrating victory on Endor.

But Rebel fortunes changed. The Ewoks, thanks to an impromptu distraction from C-3PO and R2-D2, attacked the groundside Stormtrooper legions, and the Rebel commandos took advantage of the confusion. Despite early setbacks, the Ewoks and the commandos beat the Empire through guerrilla tactics, but the Ewoks' presence was the catalyst needed. In space, the fleet succeeded beyond all odds in attacking the Imperial Fleet. Several vessels, including the Super Star Destroyer Executor, fell under the guns of the Alliance Fleet. Solo's team finally destroyed the shield generator; Lando Calrissian, Tycho Celchu, Wedge Antilles, and a handful of other pilots descended into the now shieldless battle-station's innards to destroy the core; and Luke Skywalker, who witnessed Anakin Skywalker redeem himself from the specter of Darth Vader and kill Emperor Palpatine, barely escaped with a father who did not survive long enough to get off the Death Star with him. It was a victorious day for the Alliance. Soon, races all over the galaxy from Tatooine to Coruscant would be celebrating, and soon afterwards the Rebel Alliance.

This was immediately followed by the Rebels relocating their main base from Haven Base on Arbra to Bright Tree Village on Endor.

Ssi-ruu Invasion

The day after the Battle of Endor, the local Rebel forces received a distress call from Bakura, and so the Alliance fought the Ssi-ruu Imperium from the Unknown Regions for a week. In the aftermath of that conflict, the Rebel Alliance was reorganized into the Alliance of Free Planets, where Bright Tree Village on Endor remained as the capital.

Nagai-Tof Invasion

A day after the defeat of the Ssi-ruu, the alien race was replaced by another threat, known as the Nagai, and subsequently, their enemies, the Tof. This conflict was known as the Nagai-Tof War. The Nagai were an alien race, also from the Unknown Regions, and had encountered the Alliance of Free Planets on a number of occasions, but these were only minor missions to lay the groundwork for their invasion of the galaxy. In 4 ABY, they made a major assault on Endor, to strike the Alliance at its heart and mark the start of the new conflict.

The Nagai were aided by the Imperial forces of Lumiya and came close to victory, but the heroic actions of Luke Skywalker and Lando Calrissian helped to save the day and bring victory to the Alliance. However it was a hollow victory, as it had cost the Alliance many casualties and had began a new galactic conflict that threatened everything that the Alliance had gained, until the Tof were defeated, by a coalition of an Imperial faction, the Nagai and the Alliance of Free Planets.

One day after the month-long conflict, the Alliance of Free Planets, was reorganized into the New Republic, with Endor still acting as the capital.

Tourism

Endor saw limited use as a tourist destination from travel agencies such as Galaxy Tours and Star Tours.[56] Immediately following the Battle of Endor, some tourism companies attempted to cash in on the forest moon's sudden notoriety. Trips offered by the Star Tours travel agency met with a series of mishaps before the company was forced out of business. Interest in the moon dwindled over the years until only a small number of trading posts remained.[53]

In 6 ABY, the New Republic relocated from Endor to Coruscant and thus officially became the dominant power in the Galaxy.

Grand Admiral Thrawn Crisis

Following the Second Battle of Endor, the planet was left mostly alone by both New Republic and Imperial forces as they shifted their focus to other battles and areas of contention. Five years after the battle of Endor, Leia Organa Solo chose Endor as a rendezvous with Khabarakh. When Khabarakh arrived, she left the Millennium Falcon in orbit of Endor while she traveled with Khabarakh to Honoghr. Some time later, Grand Admiral Thrawn came to Endor and had the Falcon brought on board his ship upon discovering it in orbit. While at Endor, Thrawn met with Mara Jade, and after promising very favorable terms in exchange for the location of the Katana fleet, he followed her and was able to briefly capture Talon Karrde.

Even after five years, Force sensitive individuals were still able to feel the disruption to the Force caused by the first death of Emperor Palpatine, particularly when vessels passed through the spot where the second Death Star had exploded. While at Endor, both Leia Organa Solo and Mara Jade felt evidence of the Emperor's death, which Mara Jade termed as not being very pleasant.[61]

University of Sanbra studies

In 12 ABY, biologists from the University of Sanbra studied and cataloged the many non-indigenous and lesser-known indigenous lifeforms of Endor to determine how they lived together. The study was headed by Professor Mankuskett. It focused on the Jindas, Gupins, Duloks, Phlogs, Grass Trekkers, Makants, Dandelion Warriors, tree goats and Wisties. It was hoped the study would rectify the shortcomings of the incomplete surveys performed by Imperial scout troopers prior to the Battle of Endor.

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Another view of Endor

Behind the scenes

In canon

Endor first appeared in the Star Wars universe with the release of Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi.

With three films, a television series, and a comic book series based around it, Endor is one of the most documented locations in the Star Wars universe.

The orbit and ground of Endor serve as locations for multiple Versus Mode matches in Star Wars: Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike. The space Dogfight match features Star Destroyers which fire at the players. There is also a Speeder Bike race in the forests.

Origins

A piece of concept art for the Imperial outpost on Endor

Earlier drafts of Return of the Jedi first identified the forest moon as the Green Moon of Endor,[62] and later Jus-Endor. Originally, Green Moon was meant to be orbiting Had Abbadon—now known as Coruscant—along with two Death Stars under construction.

The real-world location for Endor is Redwood National Park in California.

Discrepancies in canon

Endor, the "desert island in space" became the new home of those who fell victim to its navigational perils.

The planet Endor was never visible in any scenes in Return of the Jedi set on the forest moon, a fact which the novelization explains by asserting that it was destroyed some time earlier, and that the moon now orbits its star in a planetary orbit of its own. The Essential Atlas dismisses the planet's disappearance as an elaborate hoax. It should be noted that in two of Return of the Jedi's space battle scenes, a pinkish globe can be seen in the background, in the vicinity of the forest moon. Another shot showing TIE fighters flying towards the Death Star (and camera) with several Star Destroyers in the background shows this pinkish globe. In addition, a large globe can be seen in the sky during some scenes in the two Ewok telefilms (Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure and Ewoks: The Battle for Endor), though this does not closely resemble the one seen in Return of the Jedi. Star Wars: Battlefront II shows the planet Endor as a large blue planet when in Galactic Conquest mode.

Some fans with some knowledge of physics have noted that if the destruction of the Death Star II actually occurred as depicted, the moon would have been rendered uninhabitable. This is known as the "Endor Holocaust". Because later publications confirm no such disaster happened, several explanations have been suggested, such as the Rebellion bringing large-scale, portable shield generators to protect the moon from radioactive fallout, or a wormhole being formed from the explosion of the second Death Star, explaining where all the drifting debris went (as confirmed in The Glove of Darth Vader).

Star Wars Battlefront II: Prima Official Game Guide erroneously states that Endor is located in the Unknown Regions instead of the Outer Rim Territories.[63] A planet map displayed at the Star Tours attractions in Disneyland Paris and Tokyo Disneyland places the moon within the "Zone of Sullust."

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Notes and references

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 Geonosis and the Outer Rim Worlds
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Star Wars: Complete Locations
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Star Wars: Empire at War: Prima Official Game Guide
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 The Essential Atlas
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 Galactic Phrase Book & Travel Guide
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Ewoks—"Bringing Up Norky"
  7. Inside the Worlds of Star Wars Trilogy
  8. The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia, Vol. I, p. 48 ("aura blossom")
  9. Chief Chirpa Kidnapped!
  10. 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 Ewoks—"The Travelling Jindas"
  11. Fuzzy as an Ewok
  12. 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 File:SWG logo sm.png Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided
  13. 13.0 13.1 Ewoks 11
  14. 14.0 14.1 Wicket Finds a Way: An Ewok Adventure
  15. Ewoks 2
  16. The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia, Vol. II, p. 176 ("jubba")
  17. 17.0 17.1 Ewoks—"The Cries of the Trees"
  18. 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 18.4 The Adventures of Teebo: A Tale of Magic and Suspense
  19. 'The Haunted Village (book)
  20. Ewoks 1
  21. 21.0 21.1 Ewoks—"The Three Lessons"
  22. Ewoks—"Gone With the Mimphs"
  23. Ewoks—"The Wish Plant"
  24. Star Wars: Yoda Stories
  25. Ewoks—"A Warrior and a Lurdo"
  26. 26.0 26.1 26.2 Ewoks: The Battle for Endor
  27. 27.0 27.1 Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure
  28. Fate of the Jedi: Omen
  29. Ewoks 3
  30. 30.0 30.1 Ewoks 9
  31. Ewoks—"Malani the Warrior"
  32. Ewoks 4
  33. 33.0 33.1 Ewoks—"To Save Deej"
  34. 34.0 34.1 Ewoks—"Battle for the Sunstar"
  35. 35.0 35.1 Ewoks 5
  36. Ewoks—"The Land of the Gupins"
  37. Star Wars: Ewoks—Shadows of Endor
  38. Ewoks 12
  39. The Ice Princess!
  40. 40.0 40.1 Return of the Great One!
  41. Ewoks 8
  42. Return of the Jedi 3
  43. Ewoks—"Baga's Rival"
  44. The Illustrated Star Wars Universe
  45. Ewoks—"Prow Beaten"
  46. Ewoks—"The Season Scepter"
  47. Ewoks—"Blue Harvest"
  48. Ewoks—"Party Ewok"
  49. Ewoks—"Rampage of the Phlogs"
  50. Ewoks—"The Raich"
  51. Ewoks—"Princess Latara"
  52. Ewoks—"The Curse of the Jindas"
  53. 53.0 53.1 "Endor and the Moddell Sector"—Star Wars Gamer 9
  54. Star Wars: The Old Republic
  55. The Illustrated Star Wars Universe
  56. 56.0 56.1 Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game, p. 33
  57. The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
  58. BountyHuntersAurraSing
  59. Galaxy Guide 5: Return of the Jedi
  60. 60.0 60.1 Ewoks—"Battle for the Sunstar"
  61. Dark Force Rising
  62. The Making of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
  63. Star Wars Battlefront II: Prima Official Game Guide

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