Coruscant Information

[Jacen Solo]

History

Coruscant is a possible homeworld of the Humans, who may have evolved from the proto-human Zhell, and the Taung species. The Zhell were dominant until the Taung conquered them. The Taung became known as the Dark Warriors, and in the middle of their epic battle against the Zhell, their efforts were helped by an erupting volcano that wiped out the major Zhell city. The Taung then systematically destroyed all remaining Zhell camps and took the name Dha Werda Verda, or in Basic, "Warriors of the Shadow." Eventually, the Taung were exiled from Coruscant to Mandalore, becoming the progenitors of the first Mandalorians.

During the Clone Wars, the Separatist armies invaded the city, causing severe damage to the old structures during the siege and the battle between the Republic and Separatist armies. The Separatist armies kidnapped Chancellor Palpatine and attempted to leave the planet; however, a Republic fleet came to the rescue. Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker were tasked to fly into the Separatist flagship and retrieve the Chancellor. The Battle of Coruscant resulted in the defeat of the Separatist fleet and the death of Count Dooku.

Under the Empire, Coruscant was renamed Imperial Center and Galactic City was also renamed Imperial City. Non-human species were also compelled to live in segregated parts (also known as "ethnic neighborhoods") of Imperial City, such as Invisec. The greedy Emperor Palpatine began to shape Coruscant with his own designs, and this included the installment of thousands of surveillance systems throughout the city world. Massive shield generators were placed all over Coruscant, and where they overlapped, severe storms took place, giving the planet a Gothic look, which mirrored the utter desperation of many of its inhabitants as they choked under Emperor Palpatine's iron rule. The Emperor also had the Palace of the Republic rebuilt and renamed the Imperial Palace. The Imperial Palace was a massive pyramidal structure and was the largest construction project on Coruscant. The Emperor also commissioned top Imperial engineers to design and manufacture massive construction droids the size of skyscrapers. These gigantic automatons would "eat" an old, decrepit building by using its many smelters, conveyor belts and mechanical arms. From the recycled parts of that old building they would construct a new building.

Upon hearing of the death of the Emperor, there was an uprising among the population of Coruscant. Citizens celebrated the death of Palpatine with fireworks and by pulling down his statues. This uprising was soon crushed by Stormtroopers under the orders of Ysanne Isard.

After the death of Palpatine, a series of the Emperor's warlords, including Isard, ruled Imperial Center. Isard's reign over Imperial Center was plagued by the threat of rival warlords and the expanding New Republic. Before she made her escape from Imperial Center, she contaminated the city's water supply with the deadly Krytos virus, which only affected non-human species. Eventually, the New Republic destroyed the virus and liberated Imperial Center, returning it to its original name of Coruscant. Isard used her hidden Super Star Destroyer Lusankya to escape, and in the process killed millions, destroying a large part of the cityscape and shooting down an orbiting skyhook, before finally jumping into hyperspace.
The Coruscant sunset.
The Coruscant sunset.

Eventually the New Republic rebuilt Galactic City and made Coruscant once again the ruling planet for their government. During those years, Leia Organa-Solo gave birth to her and Han's first two children, the twins Jacen and Jaina Solo. However, Coruscant was again under attack by the dreaded Grand Admiral Thrawn who put twenty-seven cloaked asteroids in a decaying orbit above Coruscant in an attempt to create confusion among the New Republic and retake the Core for the Empire. The shield generators put in place by the Empire were adequate in stopping the asteroids from raining down on the city-planet and there was enough food to hold out for months against the asteroids, but the siege was a great blow to New Republic morale. However, when Thrawn's fleet was defeated at the Imperial shipyards at Bilbringi, a device (called a crystal grav-trap) was captured by the New Republic that could detect the mass of the cloaked asteroids, allowing the siege to be lifted.

A year later the remaining members of the Imperial Inner Circle began massive attacks on Coruscant, detonating destructive bombs on its surface and committing suicide runs in capital ships. Little did they know that they were being manipulated by the reborn Palpatine, who was using both his servants and the people of the Republic to achieve his everlasting rule over the galaxy. Coruscant was ruined in the attacks, with half of the Imperial Palace destroyed, many toppled buildings, and billions of deaths. The space around Coruscant was littered with countless starship hulks that would not be cleared for years.

After Palpatine's final death, the New Republic retook the planet and made a massive effort to clean up the world and restore it to its original beauty. Billions more flocked to live at the bright center of the galaxy, replacing those that were lost in the bloodshed surrounding the horror of the reborn Emperor Palpatine. Imperial Admiral Daala also planned to crash one of her Star Destroyers into the planet in an attempt to rip it apart, but was stopped by Kyp Durron and the Sun Crusher.

In The New Jedi Order series, Coruscant is the capital world of the New Republic until the extragalactic Yuuzhan Vong overwhelm the Republic defenses in three attack waves, led by Warmaster Tsavong Lah, and take over the planet. The Yuuzhan Vong designated it Yuuzhan'tar, after the name of their original homeworld and their chief deity Yun Yuuzhan, and terraformed it to overwhelm the city covering its surface and restore a natural ecology. The vast majority of the planet's non-Yuuzhan Vong population was shipped off-world in massive refugee ships, though some people did stay behind in the substructure of the city. A moon was pulverized to create the planetary rings called the Great Bridge. Additionally, water-rich asteroids were crashed into the planet, creating surface water. The Yuuzhan Vong also moved the planet closer to its sun. The Galactic Alliance eventually retook Coruscant back from the Yuuzhan Vong. After surrendering, the Yuuzhan Vong agreed to help the Alliance rebuild Coruscant. The new Coruscant is a combination of technology and organic life, to represent the peace between the Galactic Alliance and the Yuuzhan Vong.

The Galactic Alliance however, began to terraform the surface of Coruscant into bedrock so that they could return the planet to its glory days as capital of the Old Republic. By 140 ABY, Coruscant had been rebuilt as the capital of the Galactic Alliance and was once again a thriving city planet, albeit now with a slightly more organic look and more plants. One of the most prominent buildings on Coruscant in this era is the rebuilt Jedi Temple, a gleaming tower covered in green transparisteel.

[Tenel Ka]

Locations

Galactic Museum

The Galactic Museum , also known as the Galactic Archives, is a vast repository of data, containing information and artifacts from almost every known planet in the galaxy, as well as information about the infamous cult, the Sith. Visitors can find information regarding the founding of the Galactic Senate, the drafting of the Galactic Constitution, all the way back to the invention of the repulsolift system. There are also some darker, obscure pieces of information to be found in the Galactic Museum, including the near-extinction of the Ewoks (caused by falling debris from the second Death Star). However, much of this information may simply be Imperial propaganda. The Galactic Museum was toured by several members of Rogue Squadron prior to the fall of Coruscant, and as such provided much insight into the Empire, especially the Empire's propaganda machine. The Galactic Museum also helped provide information into the clouded past of Wraith Squadron's own Lara Notsil, who was actually the former Imperial Agent Gara Petothel.

Imperial Palace <not yet made>

The Imperial Palace was a large building constructed as the prime residence for Palpatine after he became sovereign Emperor of his new Galactic Empire. It is in the shape of a huge pyramid with ghost statues around the Palace. Covering a surface area nearly as large as Coruscant's Financial District, the grounds of the Imperial Palace are dotted with hundreds of thousands of buildings to house the diplomats of the Galactic Empire. The outer facade of the monolith is a cast of steel, the inner facade is of steel and a black lusterous stone. With a labyrinth of ballrooms, imperial suites, and thronerooms; the Imperial Palace is the largest single structure ever constructed in the history of the galaxy, and is rumoured to incorporate over 20, 000 rooms. When the Yuuzhan Vong invaded the capital, the New Republic leader, Borsk Fey'yla triggered a bomb which destroyed a wing of the palace and 25,000 Yuuzhan Vong warriors.

Imperial Security Bureau <still being debated on>

The ISB Central Office was a mammoth complex in Imperial City. All communication and coordination was handled through the Central Office. The ISB also was responsible for wiping out any memories of the Jedi Order. They destroyed the collection of Jedi antiquities on Obroa-skai. During one mission on the Darktrooper project, Kyle Katarn infiltrated the Central Office to decode the Navacard he confiscated and decode it to reveal data chips used for additional information. This is where Boba Fett and Katarn faced off.

Orbital DryDocks <not yet made>

The planet's orbital DryDocks that replaced The Works, was built by the newly formed company Coruscant StarYards. Little did The Works know, that they would be phased out by the new super-company, that eventually became one of the largest in the galaxy, but not the size of Kuat Drive Yards. Most of the DryDocks were destroyed when the Yuuzhan Vong attacked the planet, but were eventually rebuilt when the peace agreement came into effect.

Jedi Archives

The Jedi Archives is a library comprised of knowledge and research dating back possibly thousands of years. The Archives Library was located in the Jedi Temple, under the control of Madame Jocasta Nu, a former Jedi Council member.

Jedi Temple

The Jedi Temple is a massive structure standing 1km high above the buildings of Galactic City, in an area where the Temple is largely unobstructed to sight. The Temple itself is the home to the Jedi, where they live for the first years of their apprenticeship, and where they learn of the ways of the Force and train in the traditions of the Jedi Order.

Upon his turning to the Dark Side, Anakin Skywalker, in his new identity as Sith Lord Darth Vader and apprentice to Palpatine, led a massive attack on the temple. Vader and the 501st Legion of Clonetroopers killed all Jedi therein, including Younglings. Order 66 was therefore put into action, and the Great Jedi Purge had begun. The Jedi Temple, although still standing after the massacre, was heavily damaged, many portions blasted or obliterated by fire. In the New Jedi Order series, Luke and company discover a massive Force wellspring underneath the Temple while pursuing a mysterious Dark Jedi. It was protected by seemingly impenetrable walls, before they were ruptured by a construction droid.

Dex's Diner <debating on..>

Dex's Diner is a small diner run by Dexter Jettster. In Episode II: Attack of the Clones, Obi-Wan Kenobi visits the diner to ask for information on the identification of a toxic dart. The history of the diner is told in some of Jude Watson's Jedi Apprentice, Jedi Quest, and The Last of the Jedi books.

In The Last of the Jedi #3: Underworld, Dex's bar is found in ruins by the Jedi exile Ferus Olin. He discovers the Empire destroyed it, forcing Dexter to hide in the shadows fearing capture. The Diner is featured in Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones, when Obi-Wan Kenobi needs help determining the origin of a toxic dart. The Diner is also a location in Lego Star Wars: The Video Game as the portal where all levels are entered. No studs can be lost in the Diner, and it serves little of a purpose in game progression.

Manarai Mountains

The Manarai Mountains were a park that contained the last exposed land on the otherwise completely urbanised planet. Polar ice caps that don't reach the ground and artificial lakes and seas built atop urban layers are sometimes mistaken for actual surface, although the Manarai are the only actual place where natural terrain is visible on the entire planet. A small cluster of mountaintops breaks through the vast urbanization to provide a small range, punctuated by two peaks. Countless millennia ago, as Coruscant was being heavily urbanized and more and more land was being developed, eventually it was realized that only land not settled or built-on was the Manarai Mountains, and even much of that chain was occupied, until finally a small patch of the mountains was set aside as a nature preserve (preserving the only nature left on Coruscant). The mountains themselves are a famous landmark and seeing them is a popular tourist attraction, although actually setting foot on the mountains is strictly prohibited to preserve them. The perimeter is guarded constantly by the Coruscant Guard, wary of anybody who would actually try to steal soil or rocks from the famous mountains.

Within sight of the Manarai Mountains is The Manarai, the most famous and exclusive restaurant on all of Coruscant. Sitting atop a tall tower in Monument Park, The Manarai is designed to provide a breathtaking view of the cityscape of Coruscant as well as the mountains themselves. Huge windows and domes provide panoramic views, with the very best chefs in the galaxy providing the finest cuisine (virtually any meal in the galaxy can be prepared with sufficient notice). In addition to the view and the quality, security is also paramount, as all visitors and especially employees received extensive background checks before being invited to come to The Manarai. The owners of The Manarai were kept secret during the reign of the Galactic Empire, but were rumored to include a Hutt clan lord, several Moffs and definitely Prince Xizor.

The escape of the Lusankya heavily damaged the district, and the famous mountain peaks were destroyed during the Yuuzhan Vong invasion.

The Western Sea is actually an artificially created sea and is Coruscant's only body of water. There are also many artificial islands that float on barges anchored to the bottom of this artificial sea.

Centax I <Board not yet made>

Centax I is the second moon of Coruscant. It was a major staging ground for the Grand Army of the Republic, and home to a military shipyard during the Clone Wars. It was also home to the garrison of Coruscant, some twenty thousand Clone Troopers as well as the 65th Homeworld Security Legion.