Mustafar is a fictional exoplanet in the Star Wars universe. It is depicted in Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith.
Background[]
Description[]
Mustafar was once a lush, world, teeming with life until a Force-sensitive woman named Corvax tried using a sacred relic known as the Bright Star to resurrect her husband after he died. The resulting energy surge from the relic caused the planet to turn into a molten wasteland where only the hardiest of creatures could survive.
History[]
Despite its hellish conditions, Mustafar has developed native lifeforms. A sentient race known as Mustafarians developed in the cooler hollows of the planet. They are divided into two subspecies: the tall, thin Northern Mustafarians (led by the enigmatic "Maverick Main") and the shorter, hardier Southern Mustafarians (aka "The Mustafar Rats"). The Techno Union took an interest in the planet and the mineral-rich molten rivers covering its surface, and employed the Mustafarians to mine these minerals. The Mustafarians made use of native "lava fleas," as well as the Techno Union's technology that gave them further protection from the heat. The natives had little interest in outworld politics and were content to work on their homeworld.
Confederate World[]
As a planet controlled by the Techno Union, Mustafar was a member of the Confederacy of Independent Systems, but remained largely untouched by the Clone Wars. As the war progressed, Count Dooku and the Separatist Council saw fit to build a fortified stronghold on Mustafar to be used in the event that the war against the Galactic Republic did not go well. The Techno Union, the Commerce Guild and the Trade Federation funded the costly fortress, which was designed to be able to withstand any prolonged assault. Mustafar's terrain and environment made it difficult enough to reach the bunker, but it was designed so that even if enemies could negotiate the terrain, they would be unable to take the fortress. Tractor beam and ray shield technology protected it from the lava rivers and its interior chambers were climate-controlled. This bunker was the setting for the duel between Darth Vader and Obi-Wan Kenobi.
Battle of Mustafar[]
has arrived to Mustafar and Hunt on Nuvo Vindi's laboratory on Mustafar.
Confrontation[]
Obi-Wan Kenobi and Darth Vader duel on Mustafar.
After the defeat of the Separatists in the opening battle scene of Revenge of the Sith, Darth Sidious orders the Separatist leaders moved to the Mustafar fortress. Soon afterward, he dispatches Darth Vader (the recently corrupted Darth Vader) to assassinate the entire Separatist leadership. Vader is tracked there by Obi-Wan Kenobi, culminating in a climactic duel.
During the course of the fight, Kenobi slices off the lower halves of Vader's legs and his left arm. Vader falls near the shore of a river of lava, where his robes catch fire, burning off most of his skin and hair and severely damaging his lungs. It is these wounds that force him to wear the black life-support suit in which he appears in the original Star Wars films.
Gallery[]
External links[]
- Mustafar in the Official StarWars.com Encyclopedia
- Mustafar on Wookieepedia: a Star Wars wiki
- Mustafar on Star Wars Canon Wiki: a Star Wars Canon wiki
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