Ziost
- "Here we are marooned on a planet swimming in lava, forced to creep through the spookiest Imperial stronghold this side of Ziost, and he just has to wander off."
- ―CR-8R, on Lieutenant Thom Hudd[3]
Ziost was a planet[4] located in the galaxy's Outer Rim Territories in grid square R-4 on the Standard Galactic Grid.[1] It was one of the noteworthy worlds of the ancient Sith.[2]
As mentioned by the Jedi writer Kli the Elder in the Rammahgon, Ziost once had a fertile environment, until the Sith established their presence there and laid waste to the planet just as they did with Moraband, Exegol, and Asog.[5] In the time of the Galactic Republic, Ziost was quarantined along with the likes of Malachor, Jaguada, and Rhelg, and its affiliation to the Sith was hidden from history.[2]
Ziost was the original site of an ancient Sith ritual altar that was present in the Grand Republic Medical Facility on Coruscant[6] in 19 BBY.[7] Sometime between 0 BBY and 4 ABY,[8] CR-8R considered Fortress Vader on the planet Mustafar the spookiest Imperial stronghold this side of Ziost.[3]
Behind the scenes[]
Ziost in The Golden Age of the Sith comic miniseries
Ziost was first depicted in the new Star Wars canon on a galactic map in Star Wars: The Force Awakens Beginner Game, a 2016 Fantasy Flight Games' Star Wars Roleplaying boxed set.[1] In the Star Wars Legends continuity, Ziost was introduced as the capital of the Sith Empire in the third issue of the comic miniseries Tales of the Jedi: The Golden Age of the Sith, which was written by Kevin J. Anderson, and published by Dark Horse Comics[9] on December 11, 1996.[10]
Appearances[]
- Star Wars Adventures Free Comic Book Day 2019 (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: A Junior Novel (and audiobook) (Mentioned only)