- "We have to be quiet because we are venturing into the deadly jungles of Cholganna to study a nexu in its natural habitat."
- ―Aree
Cholganna was a dark, cool forest planet in the Outer Rim Territories that was the homeworld of the nexus, a species of predatory felines that spread off-world as a result of their value as attack beasts.
Description[]
Cholganna was a dark, cool[6] planet with a mountainous terrain, jungles,[4] and forests[3] located in the Outer Rim Territories,[1] in grid square T-5 on the Standard Galactic Grid.[2]
Cholganna was the homeworld of various creatures, including the nexus, a species of predatory felines[3] who lived in the northern hemisphere,[7] the bark rat, a rodent that was often prey for the nexu, and arboreal octopi.[5] Because of their incredibly aggressive and deadly nature, the nexu were often captured by poachers,[4] and spread off-world as attack beasts in gladiator matches.[3]
Behind the scenes[]
Cholganna was first mentioned in Star Wars: Attack of the Clones: The Visual Dictionary, a Star Wars Legends reference book written by David West Reynolds[8] that was released on April 22, 2002.[9] It became canon when it was mentioned in Ultimate Factivity Collection: Star Wars, a young readers activity book written and edited by David Fentiman and Sadie Smith[6] that was released on June 16, 2014.[10]
Appearances[]
- Legends of the Alliance (First appearance)
- Star Wars Outlaws (Mentioned only)
- Galaxy of Creatures book
- Star Wars Galaxy of Creatures — "Nexu"
- Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes (Mentioned only)
Non-canon appearances[]
Sources[]
- Ultimate Factivity Collection: Star Wars (First mentioned)
- Journey Through Space
- Star Wars: Card Trader (Card: Nexu - Creature - Base Series 1)
- Ultimate Star Wars
- Star Wars Character Encyclopedia: Updated and Expanded
- No Disintegrations
- Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia
- Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary, New Edition
- Creatures and Peoples of the Galaxy
- Star Wars Day-at-a-Time Calendar 2020
- Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge: Traveler's Guide to Batuu
- Star Wars Day-at-a-Time Calendar 2021
- Official Trailer | Star Wars Galaxy of Creatures on the official Star Wars Kids YouTube channel (backup link)
- Star Wars Droids Guide to a Galaxy Far, Far Away
- Faithful Friends | Star Wars: List It! on the official Star Wars Kids YouTube channel (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Star Wars Galaxy Map
- SWCA 2022: 7 Things We Learned from the Lucasfilm Publishing Behind the Page Panel on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Star Wars Day-at-a-Time Calendar 2023
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge: Traveler's Guide to Batuu
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge: Traveler's Guide to Batuu places Cholganna in what Star Wars: The Force Awakens Beginner Game identifies as grid square T-5 of the Standard Galactic Grid.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Ultimate Star Wars
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Star Wars Galaxy of Creatures — "Nexu"
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary, New Edition
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Ultimate Factivity Collection: Star Wars
- ↑ Star Wars: Card Trader (Card: Nexu - Creature - Base Series 1)
- ↑ Star Wars: Attack of the Clones: The Visual Dictionary
- ↑ Star Wars: Attack of the Clones The Visual Dictionary on Amazon.com (backup link)
- ↑ Ultimate Factivity Collection: Star Wars on Amazon.com (backup link)