Jakku is a planet introduced in Star Wars: Episode 7 The Force Awakens. It is the focus of the first act of the film and helps tie the original trilogy and the sequels together through the remains of the Battle of Jakku.

Full Name Jakku Type Desert

Description

Jakku is a desert planet located in the Inner Rim that was largely uninhabited prior to the massive Battle of Jakku that both created a salvage industry and introduced new life forms to the planet's ecosystem. While most of the life forms died out, more adaptable creatures such as Steelpeckers and happabores managed to thrive.

History

Jakku was the site of The Battle of Jakku, the final battle between the Empire and the Rebel Alliance before the Galactic Concordance was signed. This battle left dozens of wrecked ships in the Jakku sands. This ship graveyard attracted scavengers from multiple worlds. These scavengers came together to create the Niima Outpost; a quasi-city that is devoted to the trading of technology stripped off of old war ships.

Jakku was also home to a small community called Tuanul Village. Built around a large vaporator cistern, the self sustaining village was home to members of the Church of the Force.

Tie fighters chase the Millennium Falcon through the remains of a Super Star Destroyer

Jakku drew the attention of The First Order when Resistance pilot Poe Damoran came to the planet to get a map that could locate Luke Skywalker.

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