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It seems likeStar Warsstories just keep on returning to Tatooine over and over again – but I think there ’s actually a moderately good canon rationality for this in theStar Warstimeline . viewer were introduce to the planet Tatooine in the firstStar Warsmovie , and Luke Skywalker - the hero - was desperate to get off the planet . " If there ’s a vivid center to the universe , you ’re on the planet that it ’s farthest from , " Luke complain .

Luke may not have loved his homeworld , but Tatooine has since become a mainstay in the saga . It appears in no less than five of the nine Skywalker Saga motion picture , it ’s visited in theStar war : The Clone Warsanimated movie , and evenThe Mandalorianhas maneuver to Tatooine several times . The Book of Boba Fettwas - with the exception of its Din Djarin episode - completely rig on Tatooine . But why does so much happen on this supposedly remote planet ?

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Not So Far From The Galaxy’s “Bright Center”

I do n’t think Luke Skywalker ’s input was ever meant to be taken seriously . He ’s a teenager , after all , and one who ’s desperate to leave his box of nowhere to join the Imperial Academy . He ’s also lived a sheltered life , with his aunty and uncle protecting him from galactic events as much as they can - meaninghe had n’t even heard of the Jedi . But , while Luke may not be a reliable source , I was surprised to find an explanation for Tatooine ’s unvarying appearance in 1998’sStar Wars#12 by Timothy Truman and Al Rio .

There’s A Reason Tatooine Is More Important Than Luke Thinks

Tatooine Is On Several Hyperspace Lanes

Star Wars#12 features the amplitude hunterAurra Sing , a character in short seen on Tatooine inStar Wars : Episode I - The Phantom Menace . Reading the comedian recently , I found my attending drawn to one panel in which she reveal the cause for Tatooine ’s grandness :

" Tatooine borders several fundamental Hyperspace jumping point . Want to move into or leave the Outer Rim ? You probably have to pass Tatooine . Here , the Republic has no power . Goods can be smuggle . Slaves can be bought and sold . Fugitives can be hidden . Podracing can flourish . "

This quote is n’t canyon , but it still points to what I conceive to be the reason for Tatooine ’s frequent appearances . While being on the Outer Rim , Tatooine dwell very near to the crossing of the major Corellian Run hyperspace lane , and the Outer Rim ’s key Triellus Trade Route . This relieve oneself it a place where traders , traveller , and anyone else heading towards the Outer Rim can always block – but never stay . This , to me , perfectly explains how frequently Tatooine is gossip on galaxy - traverse adventures , while still being involve as a place where not a batch of masses live .

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Tatooine Is Close Enough For Access, & Far Enough For Escape

Tatooine is a hub of criminal activity that exists far from the reach of the Empire and the Republic(at least most of the time ) . It ’s close enough to major hyperspace lanes to dissemble as a theatrical production Emily Price Post for criminal gang , but far enough from the Galactiic Core to be spare from the governments of theStar Warsgalaxy . GivenStar Warsoften spends clip with scoundrel , it ’s the perfect planet for our heroes to live on .

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A New Hope - Luke Skywalker played by Mark-Hamill, on Tattooine

Aurra Sing in the Phantom Menace

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