Manpha was a wet and swampy planet^[3] located in the regions known as the Outer Rim Territories^[1] and the Western Reaches.^[2] Situated in grid square K-20 of the Standard Galactic Grid, it was located on the super-hyperroute known as the Corellian Trade Spine, which linked it to^[1] the planets^[4][5] Tureen VII and Zastiga.^[1] Manpha was the homeworld of the amphibious Shawda Ubb species, including the musician Rappertunie.^[3]

Behind the scenes[]

Manpha was first mentioned in the current Star Wars canon in Simon Beecroft and Pablo Hidalgo's 2016 reference book Star Wars Character Encyclopedia: Updated and Expanded.^[6] The 2017 French-language book Creatures and Peoples of the Galaxy by Sabine Boccador misspelled the planet's name as "Monpha."^[7]

Manpha was originally introduced in the Star Wars Legends continuity, where it was first mentioned in the 1997 Star Wars Trilogy Sourcebook, Special Edition, published by West End Games for use with Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game.^[8] The planet was subsequently given its first visual depiction in the 2006 reference book The New Essential Guide to Alien Species, which was written by Ann Margaret Lewis and Helen Keier and illustrated by Chris Trevas and William O'Connor.^[9]

Appearances[]

• The High Republic Adventures (2021) 1 (Picture only) (Based on correspondence between the galactic map and maps in other sources)

Sources[]

• Star Wars Character Encyclopedia: Updated and Expanded (First mentioned)
• Star Wars: The Force Awakens Beginner Game
• Creatures and Peoples of the Galaxy (as Monpha)
• Star Wars Character Encyclopedia, New Edition
• The High Republic Free Digital Sampler (Picture only) (Based on correspondence between the galactic map and maps in other sources)
• "The First Order" — Star Wars Encyclopedia
• "Scarif and Other Planets in the Outer Rim" — Star Wars Encyclopedia
• Star Wars: Character Encyclopedia, Updated and Expanded Edition
• Star Wars Galaxy Map
• SWCA 2022: 7 Things We Learned from the Lucasfilm Publishing Behind the Page Panel on StarWars.com (backup link)

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