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    Mustafar

    A tiny, fiery planet in the Outer Rim, Mustafar maintains an erratic orbit between two gas giants. Mustafar is rich in unique and valuable minerals which have long been mined by the Tech Union. Its lava pits and rivers make this planet a dangerous habitat; its natives have burly, tough bodies that can withstand extreme heat. The planet became the backdrop for the fateful duel between Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker. After the rise of the Empire, captured Jedi were brought to the volcanic world for interrogation and execution.

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Appearances
  • Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith (Episode III)
  • Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (Episode IX)
  • Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
  • Star Wars: The Clone Wars
  • Star Wars Rebels
Affiliations
  • Black Sun
  • Coruscant Guard
  • Galactic Empire
  • Confederacy of Independent Systems
  • Mustafar cultists
Climate
  • Hot
Terrain
  • Rivers
  • Volcanoes
species
  • Alazmec

History

Mandalorian starfighters approaching Mustafar

During the Clone Wars, the leaders of Black Sun oversaw their crime syndicate’s operations from a fortress on the lava world Mustafar – a stronghold that was attacked by Darth Maul and his fledgling Shadow Collective.

Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker dueling on Mustafar

At the conclusion of the Clone Wars, Anakin Skywalker killed the members of the Separatist Council, who had taken refuge on Mustafar. Padmé Amidala and Obi-Wan Kenobi followed Anakin to the planet, and Anakin and Obi-Wan dueled with their lightsabers.

Darth Sidious kneeling over a defeated Anakin Skywalker on Mustafar

The duel ended with Anakin near death, but he was found by Darth Sidious. The Sith Lord left Mustafar with his gravely injured apprentice, who would rise again as the black-armored Imperial enforcer Darth Vader.

Imperial ships orbiting Mustafar

Under the Empire, Mustafar remained an obscure world notable only for its lava mining. But the Empire used secret facilities on the hellish planet for the interrogation and execution of captured Jedi exiles. Kanan Jarrus was interrogated on a Star Destroyer orbiting Mustafar.

Vader's Castle on Mustafar

While Darth Vader suffered a terrible defeat on Mustafar, he would choose to make the lava planet his home. The Sith Lord constructed a massive castle, harnassing Mustafar lava for energy. The building was a blackened tower, dividing in the middle to resemble tuning forks. According to legend, it was built on the site of an ancient Sith cave, and the tower itself was designed to channel the power of the dark side.

Kylo Ren on Mustafar

After the fall of the Empire, the ruins of Vader’s castle became a pilgrimage site, jealously guarded by cultists devoted to the dark side. As Kylo Ren discovered, these devotees were protecting secrets that had once been Vader’s.

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Mustafar History Gallery

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    • Mustafar was a molten Outer Rim planet known mostly for its lava mining. But its harsh conditions...
    • During the Clone Wars, Darth Sidious maintained a secret lair on Mustafar, where droids cared for...
    • The crime syndicate Black Sun had a fortress on Mustafar. Darth Maul eyed its forces as an excell...
    • Maul’s request that Black Sun join him was dismissed derisively by the group’s leaders. When Blac...
    • Later in the Clone Wars, the Pyke Syndicate hired Asajj Ventress and Quinlan Vos to rescue the ch...
    • With the Separatists near defeat in the Clone Wars, General Grievous sent the Separatist Council ...
    • After issuing Order 66, Sidious sent Anakin Skywalker – now pledged to the Sith as Darth Vader – ...
    • Hoping to save her husband from falling to the dark side, Padmé Amidala rushed to Mustafar – only...
    • Anakin and Obi-Wan dueled with their lightsabers, a running fight that took them through the mini...
    • Obi-Wan disengaged from the fight, leaping to the shore and looking down at Anakin. He saw Anakin...
    • Overcome by his rage, Anakin attacked – and Obi-Wan sheared off his legs and one arm. As the heat...
    • After the Empire’s rise, Mustafar became infamous among Jedi exiles as a place where fugitive Jed...
  • Mustafar was a molten Outer Rim planet known mostly for its lava mining. But its harsh conditions and sparse population made it an ideal hideout for the desperate or those who preferred to live outside the law.

  • During the Clone Wars, Darth Sidious maintained a secret lair on Mustafar, where droids cared for Force-sensitive children stolen away from their parents by his agents. Sidious intended to turn these children into spies serving him. But the Jedi discovered the secret facility and rescued the children, foiling Sidious’s plan.

  • The crime syndicate Black Sun had a fortress on Mustafar. Darth Maul eyed its forces as an excellent addition to the Shadow Collective, his underworld alliance. Backed by the warriors of Death Watch, Maul and Savage Opress approached the fortress on Mustafar and demanded an audience with the syndicate’s leaders.

  • Maul’s request that Black Sun join him was dismissed derisively by the group’s leaders. When Black Sun’s thugs tried to disarm Savage, the dark-side warrior cut them all down with his double-bladed lightsaber. The Black Sun survivors chose to join the Shadow Collective.

  • Later in the Clone Wars, the Pyke Syndicate hired Asajj Ventress and Quinlan Vos to rescue the children of Marg Krim from Black Sun on Mustafar. Ventress and Vos succeeded, leaving numerous Black Sun enforcers dead in their wake.

  • With the Separatists near defeat in the Clone Wars, General Grievous sent the Separatist Council to Mustafar, where they took refuge in a mining facility.

  • After issuing Order 66, Sidious sent Anakin Skywalker – now pledged to the Sith as Darth Vader – to Mustafar. His orders were to wipe out the Separatist leaders, a task Anakin performed coldly and efficiently.

  • Hoping to save her husband from falling to the dark side, Padmé Amidala rushed to Mustafar – only to find Anakin lost to darkness, dreaming of ruling the galaxy. But Padmé didn’t know Obi-Wan Kenobi had stowed away on her ship to confront Anakin. When he spied his old master, Anakin concluded Padmé was in league with Obi-Wan. Blinded by rage, he used the Force to choke his wife.

  • Anakin and Obi-Wan dueled with their lightsabers, a running fight that took them through the mining facility and down a river of lava.

  • Obi-Wan disengaged from the fight, leaping to the shore and looking down at Anakin. He saw Anakin was determined to continue their duel but begged him not to try – Obi-Wan had the high ground, leaving Anakin at a tactical disadvantage.

  • Overcome by his rage, Anakin attacked – and Obi-Wan sheared off his legs and one arm. As the heat began to consume Anakin, a grief-stricken Obi-Wan turned away, unable to watch his former Padawan and friend die. But Anakin lived. Rescued by Darth Sidious, he was encased in black armor and became known as Darth Vader, the Empire’s brutal enforcer.

  • After the Empire’s rise, Mustafar became infamous among Jedi exiles as a place where fugitive Jedi were interrogated and executed. After his capture on Lothal, Kanan Jarrus was taken to a Star Destroyer orbiting Mustafar, where the Inquisitor questioned him brutally.

  • Determined to rescue Kanan, his fellow rebels infiltrated the Star Destroyer where he was held. While Hera Syndulla, Sabine Wren and Zeb Orrelios battled stormtroopers, Ezra Bridger freed Kanan from his cell.

  • The Inquisitor intercepted Kanan and Ezra, but Kanan defeated the Imperial agent in a duel, resulting in the Imperial agent’s death.

  • Kanan and his rescuers fled – and were saved by the arrival of Chopper, leading a rebel task force. The skirmish at Mustafar was one of the earliest rebel victories in the Galactic Civil War.

  • Vader often retreated to his castle on Mustafar to commune with the dark side of the Force. After the Death Star’s test-firing at Jedha, Vader received Orson Krennic, the project’s director, in his retreat to warn him about the necessity of ensuring the battle station’s security.

  • After the fall of the Empire, Vader’s castle was left in ruins, and became a pilgrimage site for cultists dedicated to the dark side. They uncovered some of the powerful location’s secrets, guarding them against unworthy pilgrims. Kylo Ren defeated them to claim a Sith wayfinder that had belonged to Vader. This artifact led him to the legendary Sith world of Exegol.

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    Corvax Fen

    One of Mustafar’s few vaguely hospitable places, the Corvax Fen is a bog studded with bleak irontrees, close to the splintered ruins of Darth Vader’s castle. The fen is guarded by a band of cultists devoted to Vader. Amid its swamps, Kylo Ren claims a Sith wayfinder that belonged to his grandfather.

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    Sith

    An ancient order of Force-wielders devoted to the dark side, the Sith practice hate, deception, and greed. Notable for their red-bladed lightsabers, black dress, and use of their aggressive feelings, the Sith look to amass power at all costs. The evil Darth Sidious, along with his apprentice Darth Vader, achieved the Sith goal of galactic conquest after a millennia of plotting.

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    Vader’s Castle

    An obsidian tower rising from the lava fields of Mustafar, Darth Vader’s personal redoubt sits above an ancient Sith cave that is a source of malignant power, as well as near the site of the former Anakin Skywalker’s maiming by Obi-Wan Kenobi. These twin connections help Vader channel his rage and pain into a focus for the dark side of the Force. After Vader’s death, the castle has become a pilgrimage site for cultists drawn to the Sith Lord’s legend.

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    Supreme Leader Kylo Ren

    The son of Han Solo and Leia Organa, Ben Solo was seduced by the dark side of the Force and renamed himself Kylo Ren: leader of the Knights of Ren, champion of the First Order, and apprentice to Supreme Leader Snoke. Driven to destroy the past, Kylo killed his father and his master, supplanting Snoke as Supreme Leader. But he remained haunted by his father’s death, his connection with the mysterious Rey, and the pull of the good in himself. In time, all three would help Ben Solo return to the light.

  • Anakin Skywalker

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    Anakin Skywalker

    Discovered as a slave on Tatooine by Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker had the potential to become one of the most powerful Jedi ever. Some even believed he was the prophesied Chosen One who would bring balance to the Force. Always pushing the limits of his Jedi training, seeking to excel and live up to his reputation, Skywalker's passion often brought him into conflict with his mentor, Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi. A hero of the Clone Wars, Anakin was caring and compassionate, but suffered from a deep fear of loss that would prove to be his downfall.

  • 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.

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