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Bespin

Legends Canon version → Linked from 908 articles

Legends. This article is part of Legends: the expanded-universe stories that Lucasfilm set apart from canon in 2014.

Bespin was a gas giant in the Bespin system of the Anoat sector on the Ison Corridor in the Greater Javin region of the Outer Rim Territories. It was also a major source of tibanna gas, which was refined for production and transport in numerous mining operations including Cloud City and Tibannopolis. It was home to several million individuals, including Humans, Ugnaughts, and Lutrillians.

Text and facts from the “Bespin/Legends” article on Wookieepedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0. Modified for this site.

Facts

Region
Outer Rim Territories; Greater Javin
Western Reaches
Sector
Anoat sector; Ivax Nebula; Ison Corridor
System
Bespin system
Grid coordinates
K-18
Distance
49,100 light-years
Suns
1: Bespin
Position
3
Moons
More than two, including H'gaard and Drudonna
Trade routes
Ison Corridor
Lengthday
12 standard hours
Lengthyear
5,110 standard days
Class
Gas giant
Diameter
118,000 kilometers
Atmosphere
Breathable (in the Life Zone)
Climate
Temperate (in the life zone)
Gravity
Standard (in the life zone)
1.5 x standard (surface only)
Terrain
Gas giant
Swamp (surface only)
Clouds
Water
None
Interest
BesGas Three
Bespin construction platforms
Cloud City
Floating health spas
Rethin Sea
Tibanna gas platforms
Ugnaught Surface
Flora
Airborne algae sack
Glowers
Pinks
Fauna
Beldon
Floaters
Heliost
Rawwk
Thranta
Tibanna mynock
Tibannuck
Velker
Species
Neo-Bespinian
Tibannuck
Otherspecies
Human
Lutrillian
Sullustan
Ugnaught
Language
Galactic Basic Standard
Government
Guild
Population
6 million:
68% Human
8% Ugnaught
6% Lutrillian
18% other
Demonym
Bespinite
Cities
Cloud City (capital)
Tibannopolis
Ugnorgrad
Imports
Foodstuffs
Technology
Exports
Cloud cars
Tibanna
Tourism
Affiliations
Neo-Bespinians
Galactic Republic
Brotherhood of Darkness
Confederacy of Independent Systems
Galactic Empire
New Republic
Empire Reborn/Reborn
Imperial Remnant
Galactic Federation of Free Alliances
Five Worlds
Darth Krayt's Galactic Empire

Appearances

133 works, in story order
  1. Knights of the Old Republic 36 (as a hologram)
  2. Star Wars: The Old Republic (mentioned only)
  3. Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds
  4. Darth Bane: Path of Destruction (mentioned only)
  5. Cloak of Deception (mentioned only)
  6. Star Wars: Battlefront
  7. Trade Wars: Find the Lady (mentioned only)
  8. The Bounty Hunters: Aurra Sing
  9. Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds: Clone Campaigns
  10. Star Wars: The Clone Wars video game (mentioned only)
  11. Boba Fett: Crossfire
  12. Boba Fett: Maze of Deception (mentioned only)
  13. The Clone Wars: Decide Your Destiny: Tethan Battle Adventure
  14. The Clone Wars: Wild Space (mentioned only)
  15. Clone Wars Gambit: Siege
  16. MedStar II: Jedi Healer (mentioned only)
  17. Labyrinth of Evil (mentioned only)
  18. Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron
  19. Coruscant Nights I: Jedi Twilight (mentioned only)
  20. The Last of the Jedi: Return of the Dark Side (mentioned only)
  21. The Last of the Jedi: Reckoning (mentioned only)
  22. The Traitor's Gambit (mentioned only)
  23. A Wretched Hive (mentioned only)
  24. The Queen of Air and Darkness
  25. Therefore I Am: The Tale of IG-88
  26. The Hutt Gambit (mentioned only)
  27. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
  28. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed novelization
  29. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed graphic novel
  30. Death Star
  31. Rebel Dawn
  32. Elusive (mentioned only)
  33. Star Tours: The Adventures Continue
  34. Star Wars: Empire at War
  35. Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption
  36. Shadow Games (mentioned only)
  37. Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader
  38. Star Wars: Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike
  39. Star Wars: Rebellion
  40. Star Wars Missions 10: Showdown in Mos Eisley (mentioned only)
  41. Galaxy of Fear: The Nightmare Machine (mentioned only)
  42. Galaxy of Fear: Spore (mentioned only)
  43. The Isis Coordinates
  44. All Our Sins Remembered (mentioned only)
  45. Lady Luck
  46. A Bad Feeling: The Tale of EV-9D9
  47. Lando Calrissian: Idiot's Array
  48. Crisis on Cloud City
  49. Imperial Double-Cross
  50. The Jewel of Yavin
  51. The Game Chambers of Questal
  52. Galaxywide NewsNets
  53. Payback: The Tale of Dengar
  54. Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back
  55. Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back junior novelization
  56. Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back novelization (first appearance)
  57. The Empire Strikes Back: A Storybook
  58. Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
  59. Star Wars (1977) 42 (mentioned only)
  60. New Allies, New Enemies
  61. Moment of Doubt (mentioned only)
  62. Star Wars (1977) 43
  63. Dark Lord's Fury
  64. Gambler's Choice
  65. Star Wars (1977) 44
  66. The Clash of Lightsabers
  67. Thank the Maker
  68. Up the Intelligence Ladder
  69. Temporary Reassignment (mentioned only)
  70. The Fall of Cloud City
  71. Jedi Heirlooms (mentioned only)
  72. Star Wars (1977) 45 (in a flashback)
  73. Droids Can't Fly (mentioned only)
  74. Star Wars (1977) 55
  75. Star Wars (1977) 56
  76. Star Wars (1977) 57
  77. The Emperor's Trophy (mentioned only)
  78. Wind Raiders of Taloraan (mentioned only)
  79. Shadows of the Empire 1 (mentioned only)
  80. Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire novel (mentioned only)
  81. Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire abridged audiobook (mentioned only)
  82. Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire junior novelization (mentioned only)
  83. Battle of the Bounty Hunters (mentioned only)
  84. Shadows of the Empire 2 (mentioned only)
  85. Shadows of the Empire 3 (mentioned only)
  86. The Bounty Hunters: Scoundrel's Wages (mentioned only)
  87. Star Wars (1977) 77 (mentioned only)
  88. Star Wars (1977) 79 (mentioned only)
  89. The Rise and Fall of Darth Vader
  90. Tatooine Haunts (mentioned only)
  91. Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi
  92. Return of the Jedi 1 (mentioned only)
  93. Sleight of Hand: The Tale of Mara Jade (mentioned only)
  94. A Barve Like That: The Tale of Boba Fett (mentioned only)
  95. Return of the Jedi 4 (mentioned only)
  96. The Truce at Bakura (mentioned only)
  97. A New Hope: The Life of Luke Skywalker (mentioned only)
  98. Star Tours
  99. The Glove of Darth Vader (mentioned only)
  100. The Lost City of the Jedi
  101. Zorba the Hutt's Revenge
  102. Mission from Mount Yoda
  103. Queen of the Empire
  104. Prophets of the Dark Side (mentioned only)
  105. Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor (mentioned only)
  106. X-Wing: Rogue Squadron (mentioned only)
  107. Starter's Tale (in a flashback)
  108. Tatooine Ghost (mentioned only)
  109. Heir to the Empire (mentioned only)
  110. The Last Command (mentioned only)
  111. Jedi Search
  112. Firestorm (mentioned only)
  113. The Secret Tales of Luke's Hand! (in a flashback)
  114. Children of the Jedi (mentioned only)
  115. Star Wars: Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast
  116. Murder in Slushtime
  117. Before the Storm
  118. Young Jedi Knights: The Lost Ones (mentioned only)
  119. Young Jedi Knights: Lightsabers (mentioned only)
  120. Young Jedi Knights: Return to Ord Mantell (mentioned only)
  121. Young Jedi Knights: Trouble on Cloud City
  122. Running the Belt
  123. The New Jedi Order: Dark Tide I: Onslaught (mentioned only)
  124. The New Jedi Order: Star by Star (mentioned only)
  125. The New Jedi Order: Force Heretic I: Remnant (mentioned only)
  126. Dark Nest I: The Joiner King (mentioned only)
  127. Dark Nest II: The Unseen Queen
  128. Dark Nest III: The Swarm War (mentioned only)
  129. Legacy of the Force: Exile (mentioned only)
  130. Legacy of the Force: Revelation (mentioned only)
  131. Millennium Falcon (mentioned only)
  132. Fate of the Jedi: Omen (mentioned only)
  133. Fate of the Jedi: Backlash (mentioned only)
Non-canon appearances: 7
  1. A Wookiee Scorned! (mentioned only)
  2. Tall Tales (mentioned only)
  3. Star Wars Infinities: The Empire Strikes Back 2
  4. Problem Solvers (mentioned only)
  5. LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
  6. Death Star Designer (mentioned only)
  7. LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga

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