Shimia was an Outer Rim Territories celestial body situated in grid square R-17 of the Standard Galactic Grid.^[1] It was the homeworld of the Pacithhip female Bok Askol,^[2] who was born around 56 BBY.^[3] By the time of the First Order occupation of the planet Batuu^[2] in 34 ABY,^[3] the pirate Hondo Ohnaka had obtained a stolen identity profile of Askol that mentioned Shimia.^[2]

Behind the scenes[]

Shimia was first mentioned in the current Star Wars canon in the Star Wars: The Force Awakens Beginner Game, a 2016 Fantasy Flight Games' Star Wars Roleplaying boxed set.^[4] The celestial body was then given its first visual depiction by the Star Wars: Datapad app that was launched alongside the themed land Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge,^[2] which was opened to guests at Disneyland Park and Disney's Hollywood Studios in 2019.^[5]

The planet Shimia was originally introduced in the Star Wars Legends continuity, where it was first mentioned in the 1998 sourcebook Alien Encounters, published by West End Games for use with Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game.^[6] The planet was 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.^[7]

Appearances[]

• The High Republic Adventures (2021) 1 (Picture only) (Based on correspondence between the galactic map and maps in other sources)
• Star Wars: Datapad — "Flight Crews Wanted" (Screenshots: 1, 2) (First pictured)

Sources[]

• Star Wars: The Force Awakens Beginner Game (First mentioned)
• 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 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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