Janix Stadium

Janix Stadium was an enormous open-air complex in Janix city on the Mid Rim world of Janix that was optimized for games of the sport botekin. Built by sometime between 17 BBY and around 13 BBY, and decorated with bright colorful flags, the gleaming stadium could fit a legion of ravenous sports fans. The combination of a searingly sunny day and the lack of any roofing often required spectators to bring their own umbrellas or other solar shielding. Aurebesh text on the complex's entrance read "Janix Stadium."

At one point in the early Imperial Era, Rylee Lawson, the adolescent son of Captain Brander Lawson, a detective in the Janix's Tactical Defense Force, had a botekin match in the stadium. Lawson's police droid partner, 2B0T "Two-Boots," had to remind the captain to attend, volunteering to investigate Janix Spaceport on his superior's behalf.

Lawson met his son, who was surprised at his oftentimes absent father's presence, and left the pitch to greet him. Rylee told Lawson the parents of his friend Gobo had saved him a seat in the stands, but the captain declined to leave the entrance hallway, preferring to be closer to the action. Rylee's coach then called him back to the game, and as the young man jogged off, the fugitive Jedi Master Eeko-Dio Daki approached Lawson from behind, wanting to speak. As they watched Rylee's game, Daki spoke to Lawson about his "niece," who was actually his Jedi Padawan, the Twi'lek Devon Izara. Izara had been arrested for shoplifting, and subsequently kidnapped by the renegade former Sith turned crime lord Maul. They discussed the ongoing hunt for Maul, and their mutual dislike for the Galactic Empire. As Rylee scored another point and the stadium crowd began chanting his name, his father was called away, due to the investigation at the docks going violently awry.

After a subsequent raid on Maul's safe house also ended badly, 2B0T ignored his superiors' orders and called in the Empire to deal with Maul. As Imperial Low Altitude Assault Transports deployed from a newly arrived Imperial-class Star Destroyer over Janix City, Rylee stood at the entrance of Janix Stadium and looked up at the arrivals flying overhead alongside other civilians. The Empire locked down the city, and numerous LAATs were landed in the forecourt of the stadium, with TK stormtroopers asking for identification as residents of Janix entered the stadium.

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