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Stormy world · Outer Rim · U-10
Eadu
A remote, rain-lashed mountain world where the Empire hid a secret kyber laboratory.
- Region
- Outer Rim
- Grid
- U-10
- Sector
- Bheriz
- System
- Eadu
- Moons
- 1
- Climate
- Rainy and storm-swept
- Terrain
- Rugged mountains, rocky ridges, landing platforms
Overview
Eadu is a remote mountain world in the Outer Rim, battered by constant rain and lightning storms[1]. Jagged rocky peaks rise out of the clouds, and the only sign of civilisation is an Imperial research complex with storm-lashed landing platforms[1].
The Empire put a top-secret laboratory here under the Tarkin Initiative, far from prying eyes[1]. Galen Erso and a team of Death Star scientists worked on turning kyber crystals into the weapon's power source[1]. The planet lies in the Bheriz sector[1].
Role in the galaxy
Chronicle
Events are in story order. Spoilers stay hidden until you open them — or mark the title as watched on the timeline, and they open by themselves.
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Reign of the Empire
The Empire runs a secret research complex on Eadu, where Galen Erso's team studies how to fuse kyber into a planet-destroying beam[1].
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Spoiler · Rogue One: A Star Wars StoryShowYou've watched it
Jyn's team lands to reach Galen. Rebel bombers hit the complex, and Galen dies before the team escapes[2].
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0 BBY
Spoiler · Rogue One: A Star Wars StoryShowYou've watched it
Bodhi and K-2SO take a Zeta-class Imperial shuttle from Eadu, which the crew then uses to reach Scarif[1].
Where to see Eadu
Every film, series and game in the timeline where Eadu appears, in watch order.
Filmed on Earth
Real places that played Eadu on screen.
Hafursey, Iceland
The mountain Hafursey, on the Mýrdalssandur plain, formed the backdrop for the Eadu research facility, while large sets were built at Pinewood[3].
Did you know?
- Eadu's stormy, rocky look was partly inspired by LV-426, the stormy world from the Alien films[4].
Questions about Eadu
Where was Eadu filmed?
Eadu was filmed in southern Iceland, where the mountain Hafursey on the Mýrdalssandur plain served as the backdrop. The research facility itself was a large set built at Pinewood[3].
What is Eadu?
Eadu is a rainy, rocky planet in the Bheriz sector of the Outer Rim, home to a secret Imperial laboratory. It appears in Rogue One[1].