- "But some of the old-timers resent newcomers. They think we're all Core Worlders come to exploit them and tell them they're doing everything wrong."
- ―Merei Spanjaf
The Core Worlds, also known as
- "But some of the old-timers resent newcomers. They think we're all Core Worlders come to exploit them and tell them they're doing everything wrong."
- ―Merei Spanjaf
The Core Worlds, also known as the Coruscant Core, the Inner Core, or simply the Core, was the area of the galaxy that bordered the Deep Core and contained some of the wealthiest and most prestigious planets.
Several known Core Worlds included Alderaan, Brentaal IV, Chandrila, Corellia, Corulag, Coruscant, Dowut, Duro, Eufornis Major, Ganthel, Hosnian Prime, Kuat, Plexis, Tangenine, and Tinnel IV.
The human species originated on the Core planet Coruscant, which subsequently became the galactic capital during the time of the Old Republic and its successor, the Galactic Republic. Humans eventually traveled, explored, and colonized much of the galaxy. Due to Coruscant's importance to galactic society and the economy, it held the coordinates 0-0-0 on all standard navigation charts. Important Republic institutions such as the Galactic Senate and the Supreme Court were based on Coruscant.
In the ancient past, the Sith built a shrine on Coruscant during their period of galactic domination. Later, the Jedi built their temple on the foundations of the former Sith shrine. At one point, the Core planet Chandrila was colonized by settlers who built the Old Gather-House, where generations of colonists lived on different strata for their entire lives. Chandrila was regarded as the origin point for concepts like freedom, justice, and democracy. Core Worlds such as Corellia and Kuat were known for their shipbuilding industry. One important Core-based ship manufacturer was Kuat Drive Yards, which supplied vehicles and starships to both the Galactic Republic and the Galactic Empire.
When the Galactic Republic was formed about one thousand years before the onslaught of the Clone Wars, the Core Worlds became ravenous. They were granted permission to settle new planets and establish trading colonies, either by cutting deals with indigenous populations or simply by overrunning them. Inhabitants of the Core Worlds had a distinctly clipped, superior accent, and were generally regarded as snobs. The peaceful planet of Alderaan was regarded as one of the founding members of the Galactic Republic.
By the time of the Naboo Crisis in 32 BBY, Coruscant served as the headquarters of both the Galactic Republic and the Jedi Order where important decisions were made. Dissatisfaction with Supreme Chancellor Finis Valorum's handling of the Naboo Crisis brought about his political demise and contributed to the ascension of Naboo Senator Sheev Palpatine to the Chancellorship. In secret, Palpatine was the Sith Lord Darth Sidious, who was dedicated to destroying the Jedi and imposing Sith rule on the galaxy. During the Clone Wars, the Republic capital of Coruscant was the subject of numerous Separatist attacks.
The shipyards of Kuat Drive Yards above Kuat churned out numerous warships for the Republic Navy during the Clone Wars. During the conflict, the Republic and the Separatists fought for access to the Nexus Route, a key hyperspace route that stretched the heart of both the Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems. The Jedi General Anakin Skywalker feared that that Separatists could use the Nexus Route to slip through their defenses and attack Coruscant. This fear was realized when a Separatist fleet attacked Coruscant in 19 BBY and tried to kidnap Chancellor Palpatine. The battle ended in the death of the Separatist political leader Count Dooku.
In the later period of the Clone Wars, the Separatists invaded the Core planet Anaxes, which hosted a major shipyard for the Republic Navy. Later, Skywalker, the Clone Captain Rex, and the elite Clone Force 99 discovered that the Techno Union Foreman Wat Tambor was using the captured clone trooper Echo to unconsciously provide strategies to the Separatist commander Admiral Trench. After rescuing Echo, Skywalker and the clones devised a successful counter-strategy which led to the defeat of Separatist forces on Anaxes. This allowed Anaxes to continue produced warships for the Republic war effort.
At the end of the Clone Wars, numerous Jedi were killed at the Jedi Temple by Skywalker, who had become Sidious' new Sith apprentice Darth Vader and members of the 501st Legion. Shortly later, Chancellor Palpatine dissolved the Republic and proclaimed the establishment of the first Galactic Empire.
Age of the EmpireEdit
- "For the first time in one thousand generations our sector governors will not be working solely to enrich Coruscant and the Core Worlds, but to advance the quality of life in the star systems that make up each sector—keeping