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Kashyyyk is a forest-covered planet, home to the fearsome
Wookiees. Wroshyr trees cover the surface, and provide the foundations for the houses of the civilisation. Entire spanning cities remain lifted above the surface of their homeworld. The ground is a dangerous place, which hasn't seen light for many thousands of years, is brimming with dangerous predators. It is said that over the years of evolution, only those who climbed high above the ground, such as the Wookiee's ancestors, survived and prosper, and left other animals behind. This has caused the adverse effect of a "layered death trap" and visiting the surface of the planet is incredibly dangerous. Kashyyyk's runaway plant growth is the result of a malfunctioning terraforming machine left by the
Rakata.
Kashyyyk is the principle planet of the Kashyyyk System, which also contains the homeworld of the Trandoshans, Trandosa. The close proximity of these two powerful civilisations has lead to many feuds, and during the Clone Wars, many were killed, and Wookiees were often enslaved by the Trandoshans. The Wookies had to call on the Republic's help in order to overcome the Trandoshans when it was revealed that they had allied with the Confederacy and were using both their weapons and technology.
[edit] The Films
Kashyyyk from Episode III
This planet was first seen in
The Star Wars Holiday Special where the storyline takes place, however, in
Return of the Jedi, Kashyyyk was going to be the main battleground for a huge battle, however, due to restraints,
George Lucas turned it into the
Forest moon of Endor and the
Wookiees turned into
Ewoks. The planet is to be featured in
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith.
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