[16] As the capital of the Republic, Coruscant, already a hotbed of political intrigue, became a target for both military and political reasons. No. [14], The Coruscant Health Administration was charged with protecting the populace from various diseases and infections that could develop and spread in a large city. [16] The leaders of the Thirteen Nations were believed by archaeologists to have been buried near the planet's south pole, in the structure that became known as the Ice Crypts. The Empire's homeworld first appeared in the expanded universe and was called Coruscant for the first time in Timothy Zahn's Heir to the Empire. The public ceremony at Coruscant's Reflection Gardens remained largely peaceful because Booster Terrik and several others kept the swoop gang at bay. During production of The Phantom Menace, it was decided that scenes would be set on the capital planet, now called Coruscant, and artist Doug Chiang was tasked with designing the imperial city, and he turned to McQuarrie's original concept art. [15], Coruscant was once a world mostly covered in oceans. Sunlight almost never reached the lower levels, which had to be artificially lit. Since only Humans were immune to the virus, this drove a wedge between the New Republic's member species. Coruscant was first seen on screen in the 1997 Special Edition release of Return of the Jedi,[2] and the X-Wing series of computer games. [14], During the later years of the Republic, foot patrol on the upper levels was mainly the responsibility of police droids, though humanoid and organic police officers were also present especially in the underworld police[119] detective division,[62] and special units. Coruscant was in some early sources called "Jhantor"[citation needed] in homage to Isaac Asimov's Trantor. In the Dark Empire graphic novel's prologue, set after the original film trilogy, Coruscant is ravaged by battles between warring Imperial factions. The planet's strategic position relative to the galactic center, a population of 2 trillion sentients approx, and control over the galaxy's main trade routes and hyperspace lanes — Perlemian Trade Route, Hydian Way, Corellian Run and Corellian Trade Spine — that must converge and pass through Coruscant space, cemented its status as the richest and most influential habitable world in the Star Wars galaxy. [37], The New Sith Wars brought turmoil again to the Republic. Though necessary in some respects, the GAG's actions were mainly a vehicle for Solo's rise to the position of Sith Lord. [51] Over a trillion beings resided on the planet,[1] and humans made up 68% percent of the population. The planet's oceans had all been drained and kept in vast underground caverns for future reuse. Within the stories, this is explained as an administrative renaming undertaken to emphasize the differences between the Old Republic and the Empire. History At the start of the year 10,000 ABY, during the celebration marking the anniversary of Luke Skywalker's defeat of the Sith and the fall of the Galactic Empire, all contact with Coruscant was lost. Coruscant is seen in Episode III: Revenge of the Sith as part of the opening battle scene. Though unknown to all, the true murderer was rogue Jedi Barriss Offee.

The mountains were destroyed during the Yuuzhan Vong assault on Coruscant. Squidmaster. Nice Starkiller I wish there is another one =D Located at the intersection of numerous major hyperlanes, including the Perlemian Trade Route, the Corellian Run, the Metellos Trade Route, the Koros Trunk Line, and the Leisure Corridor, its hyperspace coordinates were (0,0,0) which effectively made it the center of the galaxy.