Endor (Star Wars)
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The forest moon of Endor, also referred to as the sanctuary moon or simply as Endor, is a moon in the Star Wars fictional universe. It appears in Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi as the home to the Ewoks, and is the body over which the second Death Star is constructed. It is also the location of the Ewok TV movies Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure and Ewoks: The Battle for Endor, as well as the animated and Marvel Comics Star Wars: Ewoks series.
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[edit] Filming
The Endor scenes in Return of the Jedi were filmed in a redwood forest near Crescent City, California.
[edit] Depiction
The body, which is a forested moon covered by giant trees, has no name in Return of the Jedi; it is simply called the "forest moon of Endor". However, no planet is shown in the film for it to orbit as a moon. The novelization explains this by asserting that the planet was destroyed a long time ago, it can also be explained that by being a natural satellite it could merely be orbiting a star. The Ewok television movies, by contrast, show a large gas giant in the moon's skies, but refer to the moon as "Endor". In the Ewoks cartoon, the moon is shown to orbit a binary star.
The moon and its inhabitants play a pivotal role in the Galactic Civil War in Return of the Jedi: the Rebel Alliance's destruction of the second Death Star occurs in the moon's orbit, and is facilitated by events on the moon's surface. The second Death Star's shield generator is located on the moon's surface. Rebels led by Han Solo (Harrison Ford) use stolen codes and an Imperial shuttle to land on the surface intent on destroying the generator. The Rebels inadvertently form an alliance with the Ewok inhabitants, who believe C-3PO (Anthony Daniels) is "some sort of god." The Ewoks provide guidance and support the Rebels' attack on the Imperials. Once the Rebel Alliance takes down the Death Star's shield, the space station is open to attack; Rebel starfighters, led by Lando Calrissian (Billy Dee Williams) in the Millennium Falcon, annihilate it.
Along with the Ewoks, the moon is depicted in post-Jedi works as the home of deadly giant Goraxes, tall and timid Yuzzums, evil yet dim-witted Duloks, rodent-like Teeks, the vicious condor dragon and a settlement of off-planet reptilian marauders.
[edit] Impact damage
The Death Star's explosion in orbit prompted speculation about the consequences for Endor of impact damage. In one of the Star Wars Tales comics, "Apocalypse Endor", an Imperial veteran of Endor refers to the moon being devastated by the impact of falling debris; 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."[1] The book Inside the Worlds of Star Wars Trilogy describes the Rebels using shields and tractor beams to protect their strike team on the moon of Endor.
[edit] References
- ^ Various (w). "Apocalypse Endor" Star Wars Tales (14) (December 11, 2004), Dark Horse Comics
[edit] External links
- Endor at the Star Wars Databank (official site).
- Endor on Wookieepedia: a Star Wars Wiki
- Endor 'Holocaust' at Star Wars Technical Commentaries.
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