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- "I…I killed them. I killed them all. They're dead, every single one of them. And not just the men, but the women and the children too. They're like animals, and I slaughtered them like animals."
- ―Anakin Skywalker, on his slaughter of the Tusken Raiders
A Tusken Raider camp was located in the deserts of the Outer Rim planet Tatooine prior to the Clone Wars. It was destroyed by Anakin Skywalker out of revenge for the death of his mother, Shmi Skywalker Lars.
Description[]
This camp was the home of a group of Tusken Raiders on the Outer Rim planet Tatooine. The camp was located in the desert and was situated between a number of mountains. It contained over two dozen huts that served as the dwellings of the Tusken group. The camp was lit by fires outside a number of the huts.[1]
History[]
In 22 BBY,[2] the Tusken Raiders who lived in this camp kidnapped Shmi Skywalker Lars from her home. They took her to their camp, where she was brutally beaten and kept as a prisoner for one month. Her son, Jedi Padawan Anakin Skywalker, came to Tatooine to look for her. She died in his arms and, having lost control of his emotions, Skywalker used his lightsaber to kill every Tusken Raider in the camp.[1]
Appearances[]
- Star Wars: The Prequel Trilogy – A Graphic Novel
- Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones (First appearance)
- Attack of the Clones Little Golden Book
- Attack of the Clones Read-Along Storybook and CD
- Queen's Hope (Mentioned only)
- Queen's Hope audiobook (Mentioned only)
- Brotherhood (In flashback(s))
- Brotherhood audiobook (In flashback(s))
- Darth Vader Annual 2 (In flashback(s))
- "Rites" — From a Certain Point of View (Indirect mention only)
- "Rites" — From a Certain Point of View audiobook (Indirect mention only)
- "Coda" — Darth Vader (2015) 25 (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
- Darth Vader (2020) 1 (Mentioned only)
- Darth Vader (2020) 24 (In flashback(s))
- Darth Vader (2020) 39 (In flashback(s))
Sources[]
Star Wars: Attack of the Clones Story Gallery on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Star Wars Character Encyclopedia: Updated and Expanded
Star Wars Helmet Collection 11 (Helmets: Tusken Raiders)
Star Wars Helmet Collection 11 (Highlights of the Saga: Anakin's Tragedy)
Star Wars Helmet Collection 11 (Weapons & Uniforms: Inhabitants of Tatooine)
- Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know, Updated and Expanded
- Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition
- The Star Wars Book
Clones at 20 | Costume Designer Trisha Biggar Reflects on Her Most Challenging Film on StarWars.com (backup link)
SWCA 2022: 4 Things We Learned From the Attack of the Chords Panel on StarWars.com (backup link) (Picture only)
Anakin Skywalker in the Databank (backup link)
Padmé Amidala in the Databank (backup link)