Rion

Rion was a planet in the Outer Rim Territories of the galaxy,^[1] orbited by multiple moons.^[2] During the High Republic Era, the Skembo Ceeril served as the ambassador of Rion.^[5] The human Jedi Kanan Jarrus and the Twi'lek pilot Hera Syndulla spent time together on the planet's moons during the early years of the Galactic Empire's reign. Jarrus would later be reminded of his time on the moons of Rion while drinking Spiran caf with Syndulla onboard the VCX-100 light freighter Ghost.^[2] After the Battle of Yavin, the Rebel Alliance sent the Millennium Falcon to the planet on a mission to buy supplies from Razian. Han Solo almost derailed the operation when he signed up to race the Rion Swoop.^[1]

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Behind the scenes

Rion was first mentioned in canon in the StarWars.com trivia gallery for the Star Wars Rebels episode "Out of Darkness."^[2] It first appeared in "Swoop Racers," a comic written by Cavan Scott, illustrated by Derek Charm, and published in Star Wars Adventures (2017) 21^[1] on May 8, 2019.^[6]

In the Star Wars Legends continuity, Rion was first created for the 1980 newspaper comic strip The Second Kessel Run, written by Archie Goodwin and penciled by Russ Manning.^[7]

Appearances

• "Starlight: First Duty" — Star Wars Insider 201–202 (Mentioned only)
• The High Republic: Tempest Runner (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s))
• The High Republic: Tempest Runner script (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s))
• "Swoop Racers" — Star Wars Adventures (2017) 21 (First appearance)

Sources

• "Out of Darkness" Episode Guide | Star Wars Rebels on StarWars.com (backup link) (First mentioned)
• Star Wars Galaxy Map
• SWCA 2022: 7 Things We Learned from the Lucasfilm Publishing Behind the Page Panel on StarWars.com (backup link)
• Star Wars: Timelines
• Star Wars: The High Republic Character Encyclopedia

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