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Formos

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"A ship approaching Kessel typically does so from Formos, where you'll find all sorts of smugglers waiting for charters. Or at least that's what they say they're doing."
―Midnight's book[5]

Formos was an Outer Rim Territories astronomical object lying on the hyperspace routes known as the Pabol Sleheyron and the Triellus Trade Route. During the reign of the Galactic Empire, Formos served as a processing location for spice transported off of the planet Kessel. Following the collapse of the Empire, heavy fighting between competitors in the spice trade engulfed Formos.

Description

Formos was an astronomical object located in the regions known as the Outer Rim Territories[1] and the Slice,[2] in grid square T-10 of the Standard Galactic Grid.[1] Formos was connected to the celestial body Prishella by the Pabol Sleheyron hyperspace route,[3] while the Triellus Trade Route linked it to the celestial bodies Eadu[4] and Kubindi.[1]

History

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During the reign of the Galactic Empire, Formos served as a processing terminus for shipments of spice traveling out of[6] the planet[7] Kessel.[6] During that time, Formos boasted of protection provided by the Mining Guild of the Empire.[8]

After the collapse of the Empire[6] in 5 ABY,[7] Formos became an easy target for competing parties in the spice trade[8] and became heavily embattled. It was deemed to be unsafe to operate on Formos, leading to the eventual rise of the pirate gang known as the Spice Runners of Kijimi.[6]

Inhabitants

"Most of the time when a pilot says, 'I'm waiting for a charter,' what he really means is, 'I'm playing sabacc and getting into trouble.'"
―Midnight's book[5]

At some point between 10 BBY and approximately 1 ABY,[9] the Corellian barkeep known as Midnight mentioned Formos in a book they were writing. In the book, Midnight stated that smuggler starships usually traveled to Kessel from Formos. Midnight also claimed that pilots waiting there to be hired to make the run spent their downtime playing the card game sabacc and getting into trouble.[5]

Behind the scenes

Formos

Formos was introduced in the current Star Wars canon in "Major Trade Routes,"[3] an article written by Mark Newbold[10] and included in the "Guide to the Galaxy" department of the twenty-ninth issue of the Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon magazine[3] that was published around July 22, 2015.[11] Originally introduced as a planet in the Star Wars Legends continuity, Formos made its first appearance in "Way of the Wookiee!," a comic story written by Archie Goodwin, penciled by Carmine Infantino and Pablo Marcos, and published in the ninety-fourth issue of Marvel Comics' Star Wars Weekly comic-book series on December 12, 1979.[12]

Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 29 reuses a map[3] from the 2009 Star Wars Legends reference book The Essential Atlas, in which Formos is depicted as the endpoint of the Kessel Run hyperspace route.[13] The 2018 canon book Solo: A Star Wars Story: Tales from Vandor by Jason Fry, however, establishes that the Kessel Run led to Oba Diah instead, which this article assumes is correct.[5]

Additionally, Tales from Vandor places Oba Diah on[5] what Build the Millennium Falcon 29[3] and the 2016 Fantasy Flight Games' Star Wars: The Force Awakens Beginner Game[1] depict as the Pabol Sleheyron route.[3] However, a map[14] created for the reference book Star Wars: Timelines and given out as a promotional poster at Celebration Anaheim[15] on May 27, 2022[16] prior to the book's release during Celebration Europe[17] of April 7 through 10, 2023[18] instead establishes Oba Diah as Formos's neighbor on[14] the Triellus Trade Route. This article assumes the latter placement is erroneous.[4]

Appearances

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Notes and references

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Star Wars: The Force Awakens Beginner Game
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Star Wars: The Force Awakens Beginner Game places Formos in the area of space Star Wars: The Galactic Explorer's Guide identifies as the Slice.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 29 Guide to the Galaxy: Major Trade Routes
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 StarWars.com Where in the Galaxy Are the Worlds of Rogue One? on StarWars.com (article) (backup link)
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Solo: A Star Wars Story: Tales from Vandor
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: The Visual Dictionary
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Star Wars: Galactic Atlas
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Poe Dameron: Free Fall
  9. ↑ Solo: A Star Wars Story: Tales from Vandor is presented as an in-universe book written by Midnight that mentions Lando Calrissian losing the Millennium Falcon to Han Solo in a game of sabacc and that is also set prior to the former becoming the Baron Administrator of Cloud City. Star Wars: Timelines dates the sabacc game between Calrissian and Solo to 10 BBY. Additionally, Calrissian becomes Baron Administrator at some point after the flashback events of Halcyon Legacy 4 and years prior to the events of The Empire Strikes Back: So You Want to Be a Jedi?, which Timelines dates to approximately 1 ABY and 3 ABY, respectively. Therefore, Midnight's book must have been authored at some point between 10 BBY and approximately 1 ABY.
  10. ↑ Social media correspondence with Mark Newbold (screenshot)
  11. ↑ The second issue of the De Agostini weekly magazine Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon was set to be published on January 14, 2015, according to De Agostini Publishing: Build the Millennium Falcon Magazine & Model by Chris Wyman on TheForce.net (January 8, 2015) (backup link archived on November 6, 2016). Therefore, Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 29 was published around July 22, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Way of the Wookiee!" — Star Wars Weekly 94
  13. ↑ The Essential Atlas
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Star Wars Galaxy Map
  15. ↑ StarWars.com SWCA 2022: 7 Things We Learned from the Lucasfilm Publishing Behind the Page Panel on StarWars.com (backup link)
  16. ↑ DK Books US (@dkpublishing) on Twitter (post on May 27, 2022): "Just announced at #StarWarsCelebration! Get your exclusive map - only at booth #2525." (backup link)
  17. ↑ StarWars.com Check Out Star Wars Celebration Europe 2023 Exclusives from Hasbro, the LEGO Group, and More on StarWars.com (backup link)
  18. ↑ StarWars.com Plan Ahead with the Star Wars Celebration Europe 2023 Panel Schedule on StarWars.com (backup link)
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