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    Utapau

    Ringed by numerous moons, the remote sanctuary of Utapau is a planet pitted with enormous sinkholes. Its windswept surface is dry and desert-like, but deep in the porous crust, at the bottom of the sinkholes are pools of life-giving water. Many of the sinkholes on one of the planet's small continents are lined with intricate cities that stretch deep into caves and crevices beneath the planet's surface, as well as mining operations that seek to uncover valuable minerals from the planet's depths.

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Appearances
  • Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith (Episode III)
  • Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Affiliations
  • Confederacy of Independent Systems
Climate
  • Temperate
Terrain
  • Deserts
  • Plains
species
  • Pau'an
  • Amani
  • Dactillion
  • Sugi (Species)
  • Utai
Creature
  • Varactyl
  • Boga
Vehicles
  • General Grievous’ TSMEU-6 Wheel Bike

History

A landscape panorama of Utapau

A rocky Outer Rim world, Utapau was neutral in galactic affairs, its surface shared by settlements of Pau’ans, Utai and Amani immigrants. During the Clone Wars, Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi investigated the death of a Jedi Master on Utapau and discovered a Separatist plot to acquire a massive kyber crystal.

Obi-Wan Kenobi making contact with with the leaders of Utapau

General Grievous established a secret Separatist outpost on Utapau, hiding the Separatist Council on the planet. When Obi-Wan tracked Grievous to Utapau, the native Pau’ans told him the cyborg’s location. Obi-Wan killed Grievous as his clone troopers assaulted the Separatists’ droids.

Commander Cody receiving Order 66 on Utapau

During the fighting, Supreme Chancellor Palpatine issued Order 66. Obeying the order, Commander Cody ordered his troops to fire on Obi-Wan. The Jedi barely escaped death, fleeing Utapau in Grievous’s starfighter.

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    Assault on Utapau

    Clone troopers take on battle droids and artillery as they shake out the Separatist presence on Utapau.

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    Obi-Wan vs. Grievous

    On Utapau, Obi-Wan faces down General Grievous and his four-lightsaber assault.

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Utapau History Gallery

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    • During the Clone Wars, Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi visited Utapau to investigate the deat...
    • Near the end of the war, General Grievous forced the Pau’ans to accept a Separatist outpost on Ut...
    • Obi-Wan tracked Grievous to Utapau and arrived with hopes of capturing or eliminating the Separat...
    • While clone troopers in orbit prepared to assault Utapau, Obi-Wan confronted Grievous to prevent ...
    • Meanwhile, Commander Cody’s forces stormed the Separatist hideout, destroying the droids that had...
    • The end of the Clone Wars was seemingly at hand. But then Cody received Order 66, instructing him...
  • During the Clone Wars, Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi visited Utapau to investigate the death of Jedi Master Tu-Anh. Utapau had long been neutral in the war, its surface shared by Pau’ans, Utai and Amani immigrants. The Jedi’s investigation revealed a Separatist plot to acquire a massive kyber crystal, which could be used as a devastating weapon.

  • Near the end of the war, General Grievous forced the Pau’ans to accept a Separatist outpost on Utapau. Grievous hid the members of the Separatist Council on the planet before relocating them to the Mustafar system.

  • Obi-Wan tracked Grievous to Utapau and arrived with hopes of capturing or eliminating the Separatist warlord and ending the war. Aware that Grievous’s spies were listening, Pau’an administrator Tion Medon claimed there was no Separatist presence on his world, but then quietly told the Jedi where Grievous could be found.

  • While clone troopers in orbit prepared to assault Utapau, Obi-Wan confronted Grievous to prevent him from escaping. After a lengthy duel, he killed the Separatist warlord with a shot from a blaster pistol.

  • Meanwhile, Commander Cody’s forces stormed the Separatist hideout, destroying the droids that had guarded Grievous and the Separatist Council.

  • The end of the Clone Wars was seemingly at hand. But then Cody received Order 66, instructing him to fire on his Jedi General. A cannon blast killed Obi-Wan’s varactyl mount and knocked the Jedi into the water far below. Obi-Wan would barely escape the planet with his life.

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  • Pau'an

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    Pau'an

    Pau'ans are tall humanoids from Utapau with an intimidating appearance, including jagged teeth, nails, and lined skin. The Pau’ans shared Utapau with their smaller neighbors, the Utai, as well as with bands of Amani and Sugi. The Pau’ans ran Utapau’s government and dealt with outsiders visiting the planet. The Inquisitor, the Empire's Jedi hunter, was a Pau'an.

  • Utai

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    Utai

    The Utai are short, pink-skinned humanoids with black eyes that share the planet Utapau with their larger neighbors, the Pau’ans, as well as with bands of Amani and Sugi. The Utai gladly left the business of running the planet and dealing with outsiders to the larger Pau’ans, apparently content with menial tasks ranging from animal husbandry to starship maintenance.

  • Obi-Wan Kenobi

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    Obi-Wan Kenobi

    A legendary Jedi Master, Obi-Wan Kenobi was a noble man and gifted in the ways of the Force. He trained Anakin Skywalker, served as a general in the Republic Army during the Clone Wars, and guided Luke Skywalker as a mentor.

  • General Grievous

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    General Grievous

    General Grievous was a brilliant Separatist military strategist and a feared Jedi hunter, known for his ruthlessness and hacking cough. His body itself was a weapon, allowing him lightning quick strikes and devastating blows. But he was also quick to run from a fight, a tactic that worked until one final meeting with Obi-Wan Kenobi.

  • Tion Medon

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    Tion Medon

    Greeting Obi-Wan Kenobi during his search for General Grievous on windswept Utapau was Port Administrator Tion Medon. The tall, gaunt Utapaun initially feigned ignorance about Grievous' whereabouts, but then whispered a warning to Kenobi. Grievous was indeed on the planet, hiding on the tenth level of the sinkhole city with an army of thousands of battle droids.

  • Boga

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    Boga

    When hunting for General Grievous on Utapau, Obi-Wan Kenobi went to the pens where Utapaun wranglers corralled native winged and wingless lizards for use as transports. He selected an obliging and brave lizard named Boga, with a leather saddle strapped to her swaying back. She stood four meters tall at the shoulder, and had a pebbled skin with an iridescent green and blue sheen. A crown of richly colored feathers fringed her head and neck, trailing away from her beaked face and keen eyes. Her powerful limbs ended in five-toed feet, tipped with curved claws providing excellent purchase on the sandstone surfaces. A long tail aided in balance and agility.

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