- "The fair will bring much investment to Valo and the surrounding systems. In fact, it already is. Transport, passage, tourism…"
- ―Samera Ra-oon
Valo was a forested planet[3] in the Valo system on the edge of the Rseik sector.[1] It was where the sentient avian Alcedian species originated.[4] During the time of the High Republic Era, the Galactic Republic hosted the Republic Fair on Valo, with dignitaries and visitors from across the galaxy visiting the planet to attend.[3] Around this time, Jedi Master Elzar Mann was intneded to take up the poision as the marshal of Valo's Jedi Temple, however,[1] a Nihil attack on Valo left much of the planet destroyed and hundreds of thousands dead.[6] After the destruction of Starlight Beacon, Valo was again attacked by the Nihil and locked within the Occlusion Zone.[7]
In the Imperial Era, it was known for its barbeques.[8] After the former Jedi Padawan Reva Sevander joined the Galactic Empire's Inquisitorius, she hunted surviving Jedi and Force-sensitives on Valo.[9]
Behind the scenes[]
- "Valo is a very off-to-the-side world. It's pretty, and has a very happening culture, but it's never been the center of attention of the whole galaxy the way it is when the Republic Fair happens."
- ―Daniel José Older
Valo was created by Cavan Scott for the Star Wars: The High Republic publishing initiative,[11] though it was first mentioned in the 2020 short story "Fake It Till You Make It," written by Scott for From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back.[8] Valo debuted simultaneously in Scott's novel The High Republic: The Rising Storm[1] as well as The High Republic: Race to Crashpoint Tower, written by Daniel José Older and featuring illustrations by Petur Antonsson.[3]
Scott originally created Valo as the setting of his Marvel Comics series, Star Wars: The High Republic, though only briefly; the planet was subsequently shifted to The Rising Storm instead. The name "Valo" was derived from Avalon, a location featured in Arthurian legend.[11] It was originally meant to be named Carnagra.[12]
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Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 The High Republic: The Rising Storm
- ↑ Star Wars Galaxy Map
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 The High Republic: Race to Crashpoint Tower
- ↑ 4.0 4.1
Inside Star Wars: The High Republic: Meet the New Heroes of Phase III on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑ The High Republic: Escape from Valo
- ↑ The High Republic: Out of the Shadows excerpt in The High Republic: Into the Dark
- ↑
Valo Younglings (Gavi, Tep Tep, and Kildo) in the Databank (backup link)
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Fake It Till You Make It" — From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back
- ↑ Star Wars: Dawn of Rebellion: The Visual Guide
- ↑ "I'm Just Trying to Make Myself Laugh": Daniel José Older on Infusing Humor into Star Wars: The High Republic on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑ 11.0 11.1
Cavan Scott (@cavanscott) on Twitter: "This is cool, but Valo comes from Avalon from Arthurian legend. Also, at one point it was going to the location of the Marvel comic. That was a very short moment, but it was created for the Marvel before shifting to Rising Storm. #StarWarsTheHighRepublic" (backup link)
- ↑ The Art of Star Wars: The High Republic (Phase One)
