Mustafar
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| Distance from Core | Unknown |
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| Region | Outer Rim Territories |
| Oversector | Oversector Outer |
| Sector | Unknown |
| System | Mustafar system |
| Number of suns | 1 |
| Population | Unknown |
| Surface water | None |
| Affiliation | Confederacy of Independent Systems |
History
Despite its hellish conditions, Mustafar has developed native lifeforms. A sentient race, known as Mustafarians, developed in the cooler hollows of the planet. They are divided into two subspecies: the tall, thin Northern Mustafarians and the shorter, hardier Southern Mustafarians. The Techno Union took an interest in the planet and the mineral-rich molten rivers covering its surface, and employed the Mustafarians to mine these minerals. The Mustafarians made use of native "lava fleas", as well as the Techno Union's technology that gave them further protection from the heat. The natives had little interest in outworld politics and were content to work on their homeworld.Confederate World
As a planet controlled by the Techno Union, Mustafar was a member of the Confederacy of Independent Systems, but remained largely untouched by the Clone Wars. As the war progressed, Count Dooku and the Separatist Council saw it fit to build a fortified stronghold on Mustafar to be used in the event that the war against the Galactic Republic did not go well. The Techno Union, the Commerce Guild and the Trade Federation funded the costly fortress, which was designed to be able to withstand any prolonged assault. Mustafar's terrain and environment made it difficult enough to reach the bunker, but it was designed so that even if enemies could pass the terrain, they would be unable to take the fortress. Tractor beam and ray shield technology protected the fortress from the lava rivers and the interior chambers were climate-controlled.Confrontation
Mustafar is the site of the duel between Darth Vader and Obi-Wan Kenobi depicted in the climax of Revenge of the Sith.
In course of the fighting, Vader falls into the lava and emerges burned, with all of his limbs, save his mechanical right arm, utterly ruined. His hair was scorched off and his skin charred. His lungs are damaged and his brain is driven into fevered madness. As obsessed as ever with the desire to be loved and the desire to hate those who do not love him, he cried out in extreme pain and anger; to which Obi-Wan replies with deep anguish, "You were my brother, Anakin! I loved you!" Anakin's eyes turned red as the lava's heat consumed him physically; He then screamed "I hate you!" and was engulfed by the flames of Mustafar. Only Anakin's anger and hatred keeps him alive as Obi-Wan turns his back and leaves his former student and friend behind.
Battle of Mustafar
A Clone War refugee, Gizor Dellso, a Geonosian who hated the Empire, planned to start another Clone War. He reactivated a droid factory and he began creating a new droid army. He had acquired blue prints for a new, superior battle droid, but his plans to use these droids were foiled when Darth Vader's 501st Legion destroyed the factory and killed Gizor.Astronomical concerns
Mustafar has somehow become caught between the orbital pulls of two neighboring gas giants, Jestefad and Lefrani, causing great stress on Mustafar. Though it could easily fall into orbit around either sun, it maintains its own erratic orbit, staying close to Jestefad but still influenced by Lefrani, as all three bodies travel around the star system at roughly the same rate.Behind the scenes
George Lucas, the creator of the Star Wars universe, has on multiple occasions used ideas in his films that had been considered but not used in earlier projects, and Mustafar is no exception. Rough drafts of the script for describe a similar world for the setting of the final battle between Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader. The novelization of Return of the Jedi had previously stated that the duel between Obi-Wan and Vader which led to Vader's terrible injuries happened on a volcano planet.This idea may have been present in the PC Game , in which the expansion pack (released before Revenge of the Sith) featured a volcanic world very similar to Mustafar called Sarapin. It was a key energy production facility for the Galactic Republic, much like the role Mustafar later served for the Confederacy.
Mustafar scenes are a combination of film of the real volcano Mount Etna, models, and computer generated effects. One such effect was a custom flowing jelly. Ultra-powerful lights from the bottom of the "lava" flow produced the glow of the molten metal.
Trivia
The name Mustafar derives from the Arabic word Mustafa, which translates as "the chosen one". However, also compare with Muspelheim, the mythical Norse realm of fire.
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