Jakku
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Imperial Star Destroyer Graveyard on Jakku, with the Millennium Falcon and a First Order TIE fighter, from The Force Awakens (2015) | |
| First appearance | Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) |
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| Genre | Science fiction |
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Jakku is a fictional
Palpatine family. The film focuses on two distinct localities, Tuanul Village and Niima Outpost, near a starship
graveyard.
The planet is also depicted in novels such as
Star Wars: Aftermath: Empire's End
(2017).
Appearances
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Film
The planet was first seen in the November 2014
The Force Awakens (2015).[1][2][3] The film's director and co-writer, J. J. Abrams, first mentioned its name at Star Wars Celebration in April 2015, identifying Jakku as the setting in the trailers and revealing that it is where the character Rey (Daisy Ridley) lives.[1]
Jakku is a major setting in The Force AwakensUnkar Plutt after touching Luke Skywalker's old lightsaber.
The planet appears briefly in Exegol between the Resistance and the Sith Eternal; a burning Resurgent-class Star Destroyer can be seen falling behind an old Imperial-class Star Destroyer (one shown in The Force Awakens) as the galaxy rises up against the First Order.
The scenes on Jakku were filmed in the UAE section of the
prequel trilogy, respectively), with only its name being unique.[13]
Literature
Jakku was first introduced in two novels released on September 4, 2015:
Galactic Civil War. 29 years later, around the time of The Force Awakens, the debris field in the desert is called the Starship Graveyard.[17]
Jakku appears or is mentioned in multiple other works, including Landry Q. Walker.[1]
Video games
The 2015
gamemode variants. Jakku is also a location in the two Lego-themed action-adventure video games; 2016's Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and 2022's Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga.[21]
The planet is featured in a Lego Star Wars playset called Encounter on Jakku.[22][23]
Theme park attraction
Jakku appears in the
See also
References
- ^ a b c d Young, Bryan (December 14, 2015). "Star Wars: Everything We Know About the Planet Jakku (So Far)". HowStuffWorks. Retrieved March 16, 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Watch the Incredible Star Wars: The Force Awakens Trailer". Rolling Stone. November 28, 2014. Archived from the original on February 13, 2016. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
- ^ Lewis, Andy (December 1, 2014). "Trailer Report: Star Wars Teaser Beats Age of Ultron In Debut". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
- ^ De Semlyen, Phil (November 26, 2015). "Exclusive: Empire reveals names of new Star Wars planets". Empire. Retrieved November 28, 2015.
- ^ Shepherd, Jack (January 7, 2016). "Star Wars: The Force Awakens: 16 questions the novel answers". The Independent. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
- ^ Taylor, Chris (December 29, 2015). "27 Star Wars: The Force Awakens questions answered by the novel". Mashable. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
- StarWars.com. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
- ^ Truitt, Brian (January 17, 2016). "Exclusive: Star Wars: Poe Dameron comic book debuts in April". USA Today. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
- ^ Ratcliffe, Amy (August 29, 2016). "8 Things You Might Not Know About the Creatures of The Force Awakens". StarWars.com.
- ^ Oswald, Anjelica (January 6, 2016). "The exotic real-life locations where scenes in the new Star Wars were shot". Business Insider. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
- ISBN 978-1-4197-1780-2.
- ^ "How original Ralph McQuarrie concept art inspired Star Wars: The Force Awakens". Sideshow Collectibles. December 15, 2015. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
- ^ Sherlock, Ben (September 30, 2021). "The Force Awakens: Jakku Should've Just Been Tatooine". Game Rant. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
- ^ Trendacosta, Katharine (February 22, 2017). "Everything That Aftermath: Empire's End Reveals About the New Star Wars Universe". Gizmodo. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
- ^ Colbert, Stephen M. (March 7, 2017). "Star Wars: What's So Special About Jakku?". Screen Rant. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
- ^ Ratcliffe, Amy (June 2, 2017). "The Possibilities of the Unknown Regions in STAR WARS". Nerdist. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
- ISBN 978-1-4654-3816-4.
- ^ Dyer, Mitch (April 17, 2015). "Star Wars Celebration: Free Battle of Jakku Battlefront DLC revealed". IGN. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
- ^ "How to get Battle of Jakku DLC". Electronic Arts. April 17, 2015. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
- ^ "Star Wars Battlefront Jakku Pre-Order Offer". Electronic Arts. April 17, 2015. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
- ^ Plunkett, Luke (January 2, 2016). "LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Is Coming Soon". Kotaku. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
- ^ "LEGO Star Wars Summer 2016 Sets: Encounter on Jakku!". BrickToyNews.com. February 24, 2016. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
- ^ "Encounter on Jakku (75148)". Brickset.com. 2016. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
- ^ Glover, Erin (September 24, 2015). "Details on Season of the Force, Coming November 16 to Disneyland Park in California". Disney Parks Blog. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
- ^ Martin, Hugo (November 14, 2017). "Disneyland is adding 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' scenes to its Star Tours ride". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
