Kuat


 * "At Kuat Drive Yards, we're driven to excel. It is this uncompromising commitment to performance that has made us the largest military shipbuilding corporation in the universe."
 * ―A Kuat Drive Yards advertisKuat.jpg[src]|undefined

Kuat was a planet located in the Core Worlds and one of the earliest members of the Galactic Republic. It was best known as the home of Kuat Drive Yards. These famous shipyards, used to build ships for both the Galactic Republic and later the Galactic Empire, circled the planet for thousands of

kilometers.

HistoryEdit
The surface of Kuat

Kuat was located in the Kuat system, in Kuat sector, at the edge of the Core Worlds near the Colonies. It was a terraformed planet of forests and plains. Kuat was colonized by Coruscanti settlers around 27,500 BBY, before the Galactic Republic was formed. The Human Kuati had a matriarchal society. From Kuat, they sent out colony ships of their own which by 26,000 BBY had colonized Alsakan (by the Kuat Explorer), Axum, Tepasi and Humbarine[2]

Republic eraEdit
Kuat was one of the Core Founders that created the Galactic Republic in 25,053 BBY.[3] and became sponsor to the Galactic Republic Charter[2].

A group of wealthy families, known as the Ten, joined together to create the largest shipbuilding concern in the galaxy, while terraforming Kuat to serve their needs.[4]

During the Old Sith Wars and New Sith Wars, Kuat's ship production facilities produced fleets of warships for the Republic.[3] In the centuries before the Clone Wars, they also constructed large ships for the protection of their sector[5] and collaborated with the Techno Union, of which their ship-production company was a member, in creating even larger designs.[6]

In 23 BBY, local freedom fighters opposed Separatist allies of Count Dooku, but were wiped out by Jango Fett. About that time, Risi Lenoan served as Kuat's Senator.[3] In 21 BBY, the Republic increased their defenses of Kuat, and in a counter move, the Confederacy of Independent Systems strengthened their defense at nearby Neimoidia.[7] During the Clone Wars, Lenoan was replaced as Senator by Giddean Danu, who signed the Petition of 2000. Danu's conservative, pro-Jedi principles were not popular with Kuati aristocrats, who twice failed to remove him from office.[8]

Imperial eraEdit
When the Empire came to power in 19 BBY, all space stations and orbiting facilities were subjected to Imperialization, the security forces were augmented and the Moff Thichis Kuras was assigned to the planet.[9] During the Imperial supervision, Kuat could only be accessed via three ports within the main Kuat Traffic Zone, which was along the Hydian Way; a passenger port, a freight port, and a Imperial transfer port. Accessible to the passenger port were the systems of Redrish, Drurish, Ulion, and Kidir. Accessible to the freight port were the systems of Monadin, Renigg, Venir, and Horthav. Information on the Imperial port was classified.[10] Kuat under attack during the Galactic Civil War

In 2 BBY, a Rebel fleet led by the Sundered Heart attacked the shipyards. This led to the Star Destroyer Tyranny over Fresia rushing to protect Kuat, leaving Fresia vulnerable to a Rebel raid that resulted in the acquisition of the first X-wings.[11] In 3 ABY, the Rebels, having recently lost much equipment in asteroid collisions (probably during the evacuation of Hoth), in a daring heist with inside help, stole a Colony Class 23669 power generator from Kuat Freight Port.[12]

Society and cultureEdit
Kuati society had four castes: the elite aristocracy; the wealthy middle class; the (native) working class; and the lowly off-world laborers[2].

Behind the scenesEdit
Kuat has relatively few actual appearances in Star Wars works; however, due to all the vehicles built there, it has been mentioned numerous times.

SourcesEdit
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Kuat
 * The Star Wars Sourcebook
 * "Recon & Report: The Journey to Coruscant"—Star Wars Adventure Journal 2
 * The Star Wars Sourcebook, Second Edition
 * Platt's Starport Guide
 * "Slaying Dragons"—Star Wars Adventure Journal 9
 * The Essential Guide to Vehicles and Vessels
 * "Galaxywide NewsNets"—Star Wars Adventure Journal 12
 * The Essential Guide to Planets and Moons
 * The New Jedi Order Sourcebook
 * "Order 66: Destroy All Jedi"—Star Wars Insider 87
 * The Official Star Wars Fact File 7 (PLA4, Core Worlds Overview)
 * Star Wars: The Official Figurine Collection 53 (High-Speed Travel: Hyperspace Routes)
 * Attack of the Clones: Incredible Cross-Sections
 * Coruscant and the Core Worlds
 * Ultimate Adversaries
 * The New Essential Chronology
 * "Who's Who in the Delegation of 2000"—Star Wars Insider 85
 * Star Wars: Empire at War: Prima Official Game Guide
 * The Force Unleashed Campaign Guide
 * The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
 * Legacy Era Campaign Guide
 * The Essential Atlas
 * Star Wars: The Official Starships & Vehicles Collection 35
 * Giddean Danu in the Databank
 * Onara Kuat in the Databank

Notes and referencesEdit

 * 1) ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 Star Wars: Empire at War: Prima Official Game Guide
 * 2) ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 The Essential Atlas
 * 3) ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Onara Kuat in the Databank
 * 4) ↑ Coruscant and the Core Worlds
 * 5) ↑ Attack of the Clones: Incredible Cross-Sections
 * 6) ↑ The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
 * 7) ↑ CIS Shadowfeed Dispatch 14:7:01 Edition
 * 8) ↑ Giddean Danu in the Databank
 * 9) ↑ The Force Unleashed Campaign Guide
 * 10) ↑ Platt's Starport Guide
 * 11) ↑ Star Wars: Empire at War
 * 12) ↑ "Slaying Dragons"—Star Wars Adventure Journal 9
 * 13) ↑ Hard Merchandise
 * 14) ↑ Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption
 * 15) ↑ X-wing: Iron Fist
 * 16) ↑ The Essential Chronology
 * 17) ↑ Betrayal
 * 18) ↑ Inferno
 * 19) ↑ Legacy Era Campaign Guide