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Stormy world · Unknown Regions · F-7
Exegol
A storm-wracked Sith world hidden in the Unknown Regions, built over abyssal fissures.
- Region
- Unknown Regions
- Grid
- F-7
- System
- Exegol
- Suns
- 1
- Moons
- 0
- Climate
- Hot, dry, stormy
- Terrain
- Rocky wastes, barren plains, abyssal fissures
Overview
Exegol is a hot, dry and constantly stormy world in the Unknown Regions, a planet of rocky wastes, barren plains, abyssal fissures and storm-lashed canyons[1][4]. Lightning never stops here, and a black sky hangs over dark red-brown rock.
It is also one of the oldest Sith strongholds, hidden from the Republic and the Jedi[1]. The Sith Citadel rises from the surface over the abyssal fissures, and the galaxy map places the planet at grid square F-7[2][4].
A fanatic cult, the Sith Eternal, uses Exegol as its base and sanctuary. Children are raised in its secret shipyards, factories and military camps to work and fight for the cult[2]. The Rise of Skywalker is the only film set on the planet, where it serves as the Sith's secret stronghold[1].
Who lives here
Sith Eternal
A fanatic Sith cult that venerates the ancient Sith and uses Exegol as its base and sanctuary[2].
Cult workers and soldiers
Children are raised in secret shipyards, factories and military camps on the planet to work and fight for the cult[2].
Sith Troopers
Armoured soldiers of the Sith Eternal, the cult's troops in the field[1].
Role in the galaxy
Exegol is the hidden power base of the Sith. It combines ancient strongholds with modern industry: the Sith Citadel built over the fissures, forges where the old Sith worked metal, and the shipyards and factories run by the Sith Eternal[1][2].
The cult's shipyards and camps are where its workers and soldiers are raised, and its armoured Sith Troopers are among the soldiers it fields[1][2]. Exegol also turns up outside the films. In the Darth Vader comics, Vader obtains a Sith wayfinder and follows it to the planet, yet the world stays unknown to the rest of the galaxy[4].
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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Ancient times
Episode IX — The Rise of Skywalker
Centuries ago the Sith raise the Sith Citadel on Exegol over abyssal fissures, making the planet one of the oldest Sith worlds[2].
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Age of Rebellion
In the Imperial era, in the Darth Vader comics, Vader obtains a Sith wayfinder and follows it to Exegol, but the Sith world stays unknown to the galaxy[4].
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4 ABY
Episode IX — The Rise of Skywalker
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Sidious cheats death at Endor and makes Exegol his base. While the galaxy believes him dead, he builds the Sith Eternal cult into an army and fills the planet with secret shipyards[2].
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Rise of the First Order
Episode IX — The Rise of Skywalker
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In the decades after Endor the Sith Eternal builds hundreds of Xyston-class Star Destroyers in Exegol's shipyards. The fleet, called the Final Order, is meant to reconquer the galaxy[4].
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35 ABY
Episode IX — The Rise of Skywalker
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A Sith wayfinder leads Kylo Ren to Exegol, where Palpatine reveals that he was behind Snoke and the First Order[5].
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35 ABY
Episode IX — The Rise of Skywalker
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Rey flies Luke's X-wing to Exegol and the Resistance follows her coordinates. Palpatine drains power from Rey and Ben, who form a dyad in the Force, and attacks the Resistance fleet[5].
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35 ABY
Where to see Exegol
Every film, series and game in the timeline where Exegol appears, in watch order.
Filmed on Earth
Exegol was created in the studio and with visual effects — there is no real location to visit.
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Questions about Exegol
Where is Exegol in Star Wars?
Exegol is in the Unknown Regions of the galaxy, a hidden and stormy Sith world[1]. The galaxy map places it at grid square F-7[4].
Where was Exegol filmed?
Exegol was not filmed at a named real-world location. Its scenes were built from studio sets and visual effects, and principal photography began at Pinewood Studios[5].