46-679: Coruscant ( / ˈ k ɒr ə s ɑː n t / ) is an ecumenopolis planet in the fictional universe of Star Wars . It was first described in Timothy Zahn's 1991 novel Heir to the Empire . The planet made its first on-screen appearance in a scene added to Return of the Jedi for its 1997 re-release. It has gone on to become an important location in the Star Wars universe and appears frequently in Star Wars media. In-universe, Coruscant
92-603: A planet called Alderaan , a city-planet and the capital planet of the galaxy. In Lucas's 1975 draft, Adventures of the Starkiller as taken from the Journal of the Whills, Saga I: The Star Wars , the capital planet of Alderaan is described as a floating city in the clouds, "suspended in a sea of cirrus methane." This concept was illustrated in early sketches commissioned by Lucas from conceptual artist Ralph McQuarrie , and
138-488: A poetic and literary adjective meaning "glittering; sparkling." In French , “coruscant” is also used as an adjective meaning “glittering; sparkling.” As a literary adjective, the French term can be used to describe a decadent and overly complicated language, decorum, or community. The concept of a city-planet in the Star Wars universe originated with the initial drafts of Star Wars when author George Lucas included
184-503: A rare and valuable gemstone, the corusca gem (a fictional gem in Star Wars lore). The lights of the planet-wide city, as seen from space, were said to resemble the glittering of these gems. In the real world, the word “coruscant” originates in the late 15th century from the Latin word coruscant , meaning "vibrating, glittering." It comes from the Latin verb coruscare , meaning “to glitter.” The Concise Oxford Dictionary defines it as
230-541: A sequence added to the 1997 Special Edition release of Return of the Jedi , its first onscreen appearance. The sequence depicts the reaction of citizens of Coruscant upon hearing of the death of Emperor Palpatine , where many citizens are seen celebrating with fireworks and pulling down his statue. The 1998 novel X-Wing: Iron Fist included an eyewitness account of this scene. Coruscant was prominently featured in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace as
276-573: A space battle in Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga . In Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga , players can visit Coruscant's Federal and Uscru Districts. In the prologue of the comic series Dark Empire (1991), set after the original film trilogy, Coruscant is ravaged by battles between warring Imperial factions. Coruscant is seen in the X-Wing series of computer games. Concept art by Ralph McQuarrie served as
322-488: A space station called the Death Star and the name of Alderaan was given to a peaceful world destroyed by the Empire. The Empire's homeworld, Had Abbadon , came up in early drafts of Return of the Jedi . The entire planet was to be a sprawling city. However, concluding that the realization of such a city was impossible at the time, the creators abandoned the idea. Later, in the graphic novel Legacy 29: Vector, Part 10
368-633: A vast, Gothic -style ecumenopolis sometime during the 30th millennium AD after its establishment as the "Throneworld", or capital, of an interstellar superpower known as the Imperium of Man. In Magic: the Gathering , the plane of Ravnica is an ecumenopolis. DC Comics continuity features Darkseid 's extra-dimensional home planet of Apokolips , often depicted as a hellish world covered entirely in industrial sprawl to feed Darkseid's brutal empire. The manga and film of Blame! by Tsutomu Nihei
414-520: Is "surprisingly pertinent" according to geography researchers Pavle Stamenovic, Dunja Predic and Davor Eres, especially as a consequence of globalization . Doxiadis also created a scenario based on the traditions and trends of urban development of his time, predicting at first a European eperopolis ("continent city") which would be based on the area between London , Paris , Rhine-Ruhr and Amsterdam . In 2008, Time magazine coined Nylonkong to link New York City , London , and Hong Kong as
460-650: Is Nar Shaddaa, was a moon ecumenopolis known for being almost entirely ruled by crime lords, was eventually reduced to rubble, broken down, and forested by the Yuuzhan Vong in a galactic wide conflict known as the Yuuzhan Vong War , but it was quickly resettled as soon as the Vong were defeated. Taris was also a former ecumenopolis, but it was wiped out by the Sith Amada in a devastating galactic war between
506-597: Is a politically and strategically important planet, serving as the capital and seat of government for the Republic and the Galactic Empire , as well as the headquarters of the Jedi Order . It is depicted as a bustling, yet highly stratified planet-spanning metropolis. Throughout the city's centuries-long development, new city blocks were built on top of old ones, forming levels. Coruscant has 5127 levels, with
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#1732780135162552-526: Is a prominent setting in the Andor series. All of Mon Mothma's scenes take place on Coruscant as well as the majority of Dedra and Syril's scenes. In Tales of the Jedi , Coruscant appears prominently in three of the six episodes. Count Dooku and Mace Windu attend the funeral of Council Member Katri at the Jedi Temple, Ahsoka Tano is shown extensively training for combat in the same location, and
598-563: Is also referred to as the Legislative District , Government District , and Government Center . The Alien Protection Zone is referenced as a walled ghetto on Coruscant of an unknown location, housing the planet's non-human population. Neighborhoods within the zone are shown representing the cultures of these minority groups. The Alien Protection Zone was constructed in 19 BBY by the Galactic Empire and opened by
644-542: Is featured as a New Republic capital. On Coruscant, we are re-introduced to Dr. Penn Pershing and Elia Kane , a former communications officer on Moff Gideon's cruiser, who are now revealed to be a part of the New Republic Amnesty program. We are also introduced to the Shipyard Depot, a salvage yard where decommissioned Star Destroyers are being dismantled. Coruscant appears as the background of
690-440: Is owned by a fictional in-game company of the same name. As of March 2024, its current implementation in the game is a de facto ecumenopolis. However, as development continues, it is expected to feature oceans and small parts of undeveloped land. A central setting in the tabletop wargame Warhammer 40,000 is a portrayal of Earth in the far future, where it is known as "Holy Terra" and is described as having been transformed into
736-573: Is set in a far future in which Earth has become the ruins of planet-covering city, which is suggested to be so large that it has consumed most of the Solar System as well, it may also be along the lines of a hollow-world or dyson shell. Some of his other works also take place in this same setting. Ralph McQuarrie Too Many Requests If you report this error to the Wikimedia System Administrators, please include
782-480: Is the hypothetical concept of a planetwide city. The word was invented in 1967 by the Greek city planner Constantinos Apostolou Doxiadis to represent the idea that, in the future, urban areas and megalopolises would eventually fuse, and there would be a single continuous worldwide city as a progression from the current urbanization , population growth , transport and human networks . According to Doxiadis, it
828-1029: The Federal District ) is located on the planet's equator, and is known to contain numerous notable sites such as the Ambassadorial Sector (canonically home to 500 Republica and the Senate Apartment Complex), Embassy Mall, the Coruscant Opera House, the Galactic Museum, the Heorem Complex (where the Heorem Skytunnel is located), Judicial Plaza (home to the Glitanni Esplanade and the Judicial Arcology),
874-733: The Galactic Empire and was Republic City (or the City of Spires) under the Galactic Republic . The planet was code-named Triple Zero during the Clone Wars . The demonym and adjective form of the planet's name is Coruscanti. Many native citizens of Coruscant speak with the Received Pronunciation accent (known in-universe as Coruscanti ). In the Star Wars universe , the planet Coruscant derives its name from
920-618: The Clones . Another notable area of Coruscant is 500 Republica, an area where the elites of the city, such as politicians and diplomats, gather. In Episode III: Revenge of the Sith , Coruscant is featured in a space battle (known as the Battle of Coruscant) during the opening scene. Separatist cyborg, General Grievous kidnaps Chancellor Palpatine and uses the Separatist fleet to help assault
966-663: The Clones, Revenge of the Sith, and Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga. On its upper levels, it hosts the Galaxy's Opera House. The district's lower levels were collectively referred to as the Entertainment District. The Outlander Club, seen in Attack of the Clones and mentioned in Jedi: Fallen Order , is in the Entertainment District. Coruscant also appears as one of the in–ride "destination planets" in
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#17327801351621012-584: The Harkonnens' home world of Giedi Prime is a heavily polluted ecumenopolis infamous for its gladiator arenas. The concept is depicted in the video game Stellaris , where players are given the option of transforming planets into ecumenopolises, which provides a great deal of housing and space for industrial production through the construction of arcologies , at the cost of making the planet's natural resources inaccessible. The video game Star Citizen currently features an ecumenopolis called ArcCorp which
1058-602: The Imperial Palace is located at the site of the former Jedi Temple, where Palpatine resides. In The New Jedi Order series (1999–2003), Coruscant is the capital world of the New Republic until, in The New Jedi Order: Star by Star , the extragalactic Yuuzhan Vong overwhelm the New Republic defenses in three attack waves led by Warmaster Tsavong Lah who takes over the planet, destroying
1104-430: The Jedi included some unrealized designs for the imperial capital, Had Abbadon. During the production of The Phantom Menace , it was decided that scenes would be set on the capital planet, now called Coruscant. Artist Doug Chiang was tasked with designing the imperial city for which he turned to McQuarrie's original concept art. The appearance of the cityscape has been described as a " retro-futuristic metropolis", and
1150-537: The Jedi and Sith. Sometime after the Jedi Civil War , it became a vast swampland of ruins but was slowly rebuilt over the following four millennia. Both of the latter two city worlds had historically rivaled Coruscant as centers of interstellar trade, but in their later history when the trade lanes shifted, Nar Shaddaa and Taris had suffered from severe deindustrialization . This was long before they were put to rest with brutal orbital bombardments. In Dune ,
1196-1162: The Legislative Borough, Senate Plaza, the Avenue Of The Core Founders, the Republic Executive Building, the Galactic Senate Building, Hospital Plaza, the Galactic Senate, the Palace District (home to the Imperial Palace and Senate Hill), Quadrant A-89 (home to the CSF HQ), the Fellowship Plaza, the Galactic Justice Center and the Temple Precinct (home to the Jedi Temple), Sector H-52, Sector I-33,
1242-576: The New Republic and creating the theocratic Yuuzhan Vong Empire. After surrendering, the Yuuzhan Vong agreed to help the Alliance rebuild Coruscant. The new Coruscant is a combination of technology and organic life representing the peace between the Galactic Federation of Free Alliances (Galactic Alliance) and the Yuuzhan Vong. James Luceno's novel Labyrinth of Evil (2005) introduces a deserted manufacturing area known as 'The Works' as
1288-681: The New Republic in 6 ABY. Sah'c Town , also known as Sah'c District or Quadrant H-46 , is an area described as situated on the Equator, named after and controlled by the wealthy Sah'c family. It was home to an emergency bunker where the chancellor of the Galactic Republic or New Republic ruled in case of emergencies. The area also contains Sah'c Canyon, which is the exit point of the Senate District's Heorem Skytunnel. Uscru District The Uscru District appears in Attack of
1334-797: The Uscru Boulevard, Westport and Xizor's Palace. The Senate District is depicted as the de facto capital of Coruscant, the Old Republic, the Galactic Empire, the New Republic, the Galactic Federation Of Free Alliances, and the One Sith. It is shown bordering the Financial District and the Sah'c District and is also adjacent to The Works (an industrial sector on the planet). The Senate District
1380-619: The basis for the pyramidal Imperial Palace, depicted in The Illustrated Star Wars Universe (1995) by Kevin J. Anderson , which claims it is "the largest structure on Coruscant, perhaps on any planet". According to the Star Wars Encyclopedia (1998), it is located next to the Senate building. Although this version of the Imperial Palace appears in a variety of Expanded Universe works, in canon,
1426-520: The capital and cover his escape. The planet's cityscape is then prominently featured throughout much of the movie with Chancellor Palpatine's office as well as the Senate building being the primary two settings on Coruscant. A theatre in 500 Republica is where Anakin Skywalker and Palpatine watch a ballet; during the show, Palpatine encourages Skywalker to ally with the Dark Side by telling him of
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1472-676: The design very closely resembles Cloud City , the floating city featured in The Empire Strikes Back . In Lucas's third draft, the Imperial City of Alderaan became the homeworld of the Sith Lords , where Darth Vader held Princess Leia captive. Lucas continued to hone his script, aided by screenwriters Willard Huyck and Gloria Katz . By the fourth draft, scenes on the Imperial capital planet had been moved to
1518-478: The ecumenopolis has become a frequent topic and was popularized in 1999 by the fictional city planet Coruscant in the Star Wars franchise, which is the capital of the Galactic Republic (later Empire ) and home to the Jedi Order . In addition to Coruscant, Star Wars: The Force Awakens features the planet Hosnian Prime , the capital world of the New Republic. Originating in Star Wars Legends
1564-467: The eperopolis of the Americas , Euro-Africa and Asia-Pacific respectively. Before the term had been created, the concept had been previously discussed. The American religious leader Thomas Lake Harris (1823–1906) mentioned city-planets in his verses, and science fiction author Isaac Asimov used the city-planet Trantor as the setting of some of his Foundation novels. In science fiction ,
1610-496: The final lightsaber duel between Master Yaddle and Count Dooku takes place in Darth Sidious ' manufacturing-district lair. In one scene, Dooku remarks upon the fact that Coruscant is a planet of "Steel and Stone", lacking much in the way of wild nature; Qui-Gon Jinn , who was born there, had never seen a tree before visiting the Jedi Temple for the first time as a boy. In the 19th episode of The Mandalorian , Coruscant
1656-468: The first time in Timothy Zahn 's Heir to the Empire . In various novels, characters aligned with the Empire refer to Coruscant as the "Imperial Center". Within the stories, this is explained as an administrative renaming undertaken to emphasize the differences between the Old Republic and the Empire. Coruscant was in some early sources called "Jhantor" in homage to Isaac Asimov 's Trantor . Production artwork produced by Ralph McQuarrie for Return of
1702-427: The headquarters of the Jedi Temple and the senate. In Rogue One , Jyn Erso has a flashback of her young self on Coruscant. In Obi-Wan Kenobi , Coruscant makes its first extensive live-action appearance in the Star Wars saga since the prequel trilogy. Coruscant is prominent in a montage of footage from the Star Wars prequel films, and the Jedi Temple of Coruscant is the setting of several scenes. Coruscant
1748-556: The location of the Galactic Republic Senate building and the central Jedi Temple. There is a speeder chase through the skies of Coruscant in Episode II: Attack of the Clones that eventually leads to a nightclub in the bowels of Coruscant's Uscru Entertainment District. Another area of Coruscant shown is Coco Town (short for "collective commerce"). Coco Town is the site of Dex's Diner in Attack of
1794-463: The meeting place for Sith Lords Darth Sidious (Palpatine) and Darth Tyranus . With the 2012 acquisition of Lucasfilm by The Walt Disney Company , most of the licensed Star Wars novels and comics produced since the originating 1977 film Star Wars were re-branded as Star Wars Legends and declared non-canon to the franchise in April 2014. The Senate District (also sometimes referred to as
1840-617: The name Had Abbadon was given to a lost mythic planet in the Had Abbadon System of the Deep Core. This mythic planet was covered by dry fields, linked to the birth of the Jedi, and the location of a planned assassination attempt by Cade Skywalker on Darth Krayt . It was also the home to an Imperial. The Empire's homeworld first appeared in the Star Wars Expanded Universe and was called Coruscant for
1886-414: The streams of floating vehicles traveling between soaring skyscrapers is thought to have been partly inspired by Fritz Lang 's 1927 film, Metropolis . In Attack of the Clones , the depiction of Coruscant was expanded greatly. Chiang created a more urban, apocalyptic environment for the street level, taking inspiration from Ridley Scott 's 1982 hit film Blade Runner . Coruscant is the location of
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1932-503: The supposed Sith ability of resuscitation. After a failed attempt by the Jedi to arrest Palpatine when he divulges his true identity as Darth Sidious to Skywalker, Palpatine appoints himself Emperor of the first Galactic Empire in the Republic Senate Building on Coruscant. Coruscant features prominently in both the 2003 traditionally-animated Clone Wars series and the 2008 animated The Clone Wars series, as
1978-683: The theme park attraction Star Tours – The Adventures Continue in Disney's Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida , and Disneyland Park at Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California . Footnotes Citations Ecumenopolis Ecumenopolis (from Ancient Greek οἰκουμένη ( oikouménē ) 'the inhabited world' and πόλις ( pólis ) 'city'; lit. ' world city ' ; pl. ecumenopolises or ecumenopoleis )
2024-440: The top being the wealthiest and the lowest being the poorest. Coruscant has four moons and is the sixth planet out of the eleven that make up the system of the same name. It lies within the Coruscant Subsector of the Corusca Sector, located in the Core Worlds galactic quadrant region. The sun, Coruscant Prime, is the zero coordinate of the Star Wars galaxy (as opposed to being its galactic center ). In Legends , Coruscant
2070-421: Was once referred to as Notron or Queen of the Core. It was renamed Imperial Center during the reign of the Galactic Empire (as depicted in the original films ) and Yuuzhan'tar during the Yuuzhan Vong invasion (as depicted in the New Jedi Order novel series). Initially, the planet's capital city was Galactic City (built at least in 100,000 BBY, partially destroyed in 27 and 44 ABY). It was Imperial City under
2116-462: Was the fifteenth level of ekistic units and the most significant one as the uppermost echelon of the classification. The term "Ecumenopolis" comes from two Greek words, "oikoumenē" which means "inhabited world," and "polis," which means "city." This concept was already current in science fiction in 1942, with Trantor in Isaac Asimov 's Foundation series . When made public, Doxiadis' idea of ecumenopolis seemed "close to science fiction", but today
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