- "What, he prefers the kind that allows his planet to be taken over by the Empire and reduces his people to slaves?"
- ―Lando Calrissian
Petrusia was a planet[3] situated in the regions known as the Expansion Region[1] and The Slice.[2] It was situated in grid square P-12 of the Standard Galactic Grid,[1] and was the homeworld of the Petrusian species.[3]
Sometime between 19 BBY and 10 BBY,[5] during their reign of the galaxy, the Galactic Empire seized control of Petrusia and enslaved the Petrusians at the Imperial outpost on the[4] planet[6] Kullgroon.[4] Shortly after the planet was seized, the smuggler Lando Calrissian traded arms with the Petrusian resistance fighter Kristiss and bypassed the Empire's defenses with ease.[4] In 10 BBY,[5] after being hired by Kristiss, Calrissian and his droid companion L3-37 helped free the Petrusian slaves from the Kullgroon outpost. Kristiss and her father Rythus led the liberated Petrusians back to their homeworld in order to rebuild it.[7]
Behind the scenes[]
Petrusia was first mentioned in the first issue of the Star Wars: Lando - Double or Nothing comic series, which was written by Rodney Barnes, illustrated by Paolo Villanelli,[4] and published on May 30, 2018.[8] It was pictured on a map created for the reference book Star Wars: Timelines and published as part of a blog post on StarWars.com on May 27, 2022 prior[9] to the book's release during Celebration Europe[10] of April 7 through 10, 2023.[11]
Appearances[]
- Lando - Double or Nothing 1 (First mentioned)
- Lando - Double or Nothing 4 (Indirect mention only)
- Lando - Double or Nothing 5 (Mentioned only)
Sources[]
- 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
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Star Wars Galaxy Map
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Star Wars Galaxy Map places Jarbanov, and therefore its moon, in the area of space Star Wars: The Galactic Explorer's Guide identifies as the Slice.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Lando - Double or Nothing 4
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Lando - Double or Nothing 1
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 The seizure of Petrusia is mentioned in Lando - Double or Nothing 1 as having taken place prior to the comic. Star Wars: Timelines dates Star Wars: Lando - Double or Nothing to 10 BBY, and thus the seizure of Petrusia must have taken place before 10 BBY. The Galactic Empire is stated to have been the ones to seize the planet, which Timelines dates the formation of to 19 BBY. Thus, the seizure of Petrusia must have taken place sometime between 19-10 BBY.
- ↑
Star Wars: Build Your Own X-Wing 60 (Starfighter Aces: Lando Calrissian – Galactic Adventurer)
- ↑ Lando - Double or Nothing 5
- ↑
Star Wars: Lando - Double or Nothing (2018) #1 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
- ↑ SWCA 2022: 7 Things We Learned from the Lucasfilm Publishing Behind the Page Panel on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑ Check Out Star Wars Celebration Europe 2023 Exclusives from Hasbro, the LEGO Group, and More on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑ Plan Ahead with the Star Wars Celebration Europe 2023 Panel Schedule on StarWars.com (backup link)