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Ryloth
The Twi'lek homeworld: a hot, humid planet of mesas, jungles and volcanoes near Tatooine.
- Region
- Outer Rim
- Grid
- R-17
- Sector
- Gaulus
- System
- Ryloth
- Suns
- 1
- Moons
- 3
- Climate
- Hot and humid
- Terrain
- Deserts, jungles, mesas, volcanoes
- Inhabitants
- Twi'leks
Overview
Ryloth is the Twi'lek homeworld, a hot and humid planet on the Outer Rim not far from Tatooine[1]. Its land swings between extremes: deserts, mesas and canyon valleys, dense jungles in the lowlands and a scatter of volcanoes.
The Twi'leks live in clans and villages spread across the valleys and mesas, and the domed capital is Lessu[1]. In the Clone Wars the Separatists invaded and blockaded the planet to cut off trade, and the Republic needed Twi'lek freedom fighters to win it back[2].
Under the Empire, Ryloth became a protectorate. Imperial garrisons settled in, and a long Twi'lek resistance grew up around Cham Syndulla, which also hosted Hera Syndulla's rebel cell[1]. Twi'leks from the planet, among them Hera, Aayla Secura and Bib Fortuna, appear all across the saga, in the films and the animated series alike[8][9][11].
Who lives here
Twi'leks
Head-tailed humanoids whose home planet this is. Their clans and villages are spread across the valleys and mesas, and their capital is Lessu[1].
Role in the galaxy
Ryloth is where the Twi'leks' part in the galaxy's wars is told. In the Clone Wars the Separatists blockaded it to choke off trade, and the Republic could win it back only with the help of Twi'lek freedom fighters[2]. The fight is as much the Twi'leks' as the Republic's, because it is their own homeland[1].
The Empire later made it a protectorate, and the resistance that grew up there lasted for years[1]. That resistance links Ryloth to the Ghost crew: Cham Syndulla's fighters work with the rebels in Rebels, and Hera Syndulla, who grew up on Ryloth, becomes the pilot of the Ghost[6][8].
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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21 BBY
A Separatist fleet under Wat Tambor blockades Ryloth. Mace Windu and Cham Syndulla lead Republic and Twi'lek forces that retake Lessu and capture Tambor, helped by a deal that Senator Orn Free Taa agrees to[2].
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19 BBY
The Clone WarsStar Wars Rebels
When the Republic becomes the Empire, Ryloth is made an Imperial protectorate. Garrisons move in, and Twi'lek resistance cells form around Cham Syndulla[1].
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≈ 19 BBY
In The Bad Batch, the Empire pushes for a military presence on Ryloth. Young Hera Syndulla calls on Clone Force 99 and Omega for help after her parents, Cham and Eleni, are imprisoned[4].
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≈ 3 BBY
In the Rebels episode Homecoming, the Ghost crew works with Cham Syndulla's fighters on Ryloth to steal an Imperial ship[6].
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≈ 2 BBY
Grand Admiral Thrawn occupies Tann Province and takes the Syndulla family's Kalikori heirloom. Hera is captured trying to recover it, then blows up the family home that the Empire has turned into a headquarters[3].
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5 ABY
After the Empire's collapse, the Imperial garrison that once held Ryloth finally leaves the planet, around 5 ABY[5].
Heroes from Ryloth
Cham Syndulla
home world
A Twi'lek freedom fighter who led the resistance first against the Separatists and later against the Empire[7].
Hera Syndulla
grew up here
Grew up on Ryloth in the Syndulla family of resistance fighters, and later became the pilot of the Ghost[8].
Aayla Secura
home world
A Twi'lek Jedi Knight trained by Quinlan Vos, whose homeworld is Ryloth and who serves the Republic as a general in the Clone Wars[9].
Orn Free Taa
home world
A self-serving Twi'lek Senator whose career runs from the late Republic into the days of the Empire[10].
Bib Fortuna
home world
A Twi'lek majordomo who controls access to Jabba the Hutt on Tatooine, serving as the gatekeeper of the crime lord's palace[11].
Where to see Ryloth
Every film, series and game in the timeline where Ryloth appears, in watch order.
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Questions about Ryloth
Who lives on Ryloth?
Twi'leks live on Ryloth. The head-tailed humanoids are native to the planet, with clans and villages spread across its valleys and mesas and the capital at Lessu[1].
Where is Ryloth in Star Wars?
Ryloth is a planet on the Outer Rim, not far from Tatooine. It is a hot, humid world of deserts, jungles, mesas and volcanoes, and the homeland of the Twi'leks[1].
Why did the Separatists invade Ryloth?
They invaded and blockaded the planet in the Clone Wars to cut off trade. The Republic needed the help of Twi'lek freedom fighters to win Ryloth back[2].
Nearby worlds
Sources
- Ryloth - StarWars.com Databank
- The Clone Wars Rewatch: Liberty on Ryloth - StarWars.com
- Rebels Hera's Heroes - StarWars.com episode guide
- The Bad Batch Declassified: Rescue on Ryloth - StarWars.com
- Ryloth - Wookieepedia mirror
- Homecoming Episode Guide — StarWars.com
- Cham Syndulla — StarWars.com
- Hera Syndulla — StarWars.com
- Aayla Secura — StarWars.com
- Orn Free Taa — StarWars.com
- Bib Fortuna — StarWars.com