Fondor / Legends Fondor was a planet in the Freeworlds Territory of the Tapani sector , famous throughout the galaxy for its extensive orbital shipyards , outclassed only by those at Corellia and Kuat . The Fondor Shipyards were associated with the Techno Union prior to the Clone Wars , and were sufficiently vast to construct the " Executor " , Darth Vader ' s " Executor " - class Star Dreadnought . The capital city was Fondor City and later Oridin City . Description . Almost entirely industrialized , Fondor was an ecumenopolis world surrounded by orbital shipyards and drydock s . Its surface was almost totally covered with factories , cooling towers , and workers barracks , as well as mine shafts leading deep into the planet ' s core and office complexes for the planet ' s ruling Guild of Starshipwrights . Owing to extensive automation , Fondor had a relatively small population of 5 billion around the time of the Galactic Civil War . Most of the surface factories were autonomous , controlled by droid brains which oversaw billions of labor droids . History . Early history . Fondor was located in the Freeworlds Territory of the Tapani sector , a sector technically part of the Colonies , but so old and well - regarded that many considered it a part of the Core Worlds . The Fondorian s were baseline Human , but with no hair and purple blood . Fondor itself was completely industrialized eons ago , and its surface scabbed with excavations , factories , cooling towers , steam tunnels , and offices , all related to the planet ' s central role in starship construction . The planet also housed hectares of laborers ' barracks for the dockworkers whose jobs were overhead . Fondor was a main market for the Besadii Hutts . The Jedi mission to Fondor during the Separatist Crisis foiled a scheme by Groodo the Hutt to destroy the Fondor Shipyards using a counterfeit " Sun Runner " transport . During the Clone Wars , Fondor sided with the Confederacy of Independent Systems , but the populace was generally unsupportive of the Separatist cause , and the planet contributed relatively little to the war effort . The " Executor " project . The contract to build the " Executor " came somewhat unexpectedly , as Kuat Drive Yards was the manufacturer of the Imperial Star Destroyer and later instances of the " Executor " - class . The Empire required complete secrecy in the project , closing off all nonmilitary traffic in the system . Though the dockyard bosses were angered by the fact that they could no longer serve their commercial clients , the fact that the project took up the majority of the yard ' s resources — and the legendary wrath of Vader — kept them in check . Shortly before the Battle of Yavin an uprising was quickly suppressed by imperial forces . In order to efficiently move ships , the Empire created a classified route linking Fondor with the Mid Rim world of Gandeal . The Gandeal - Fondor Hyperlane remained a well kept secret decades after its forging . As an essential manufacturer of Star Destroyers , albeit unique variants , for the Galactic Empire , the shipyards became a target of the Rebel Alliance . In one instance , a prototype Star Dreadnought fitted with a cloaking device underwent construction there . Rogue Squadron penetrated the shipyards in stolen Imperial starfighters and terminated the project , preventing its completion . Regime change . In spite of its security , Fondor was seized by the Alliance of Free Planets very soon after the Battle of Endor , giving the Alliance a key coreward shipyard and base . However , the supply of the raw materials that the shipyards demanded was briefly interrupted when Imperial Admiral Mordur persuaded Guildmaster Orrk to redirect Vandelhelm ' s strategic metal supplies from Fondor to himself — although Han Solo soon restored the situation and defeated the Admiral . For decades , Fondor continued to supply the New Republic with Star Destroyers and other capital ships . In 26 ABY , the planet also became a target during the Yuuzhan Vong War , though a blast from Centerpoint Station destroyed a portion of the enemy fleet , saving Fondor at the cost of the Hapan war fleet , which was also caught in the blast . Fondor continued to supply the Galactic Alliance with starships in the war . The planet was eventually taken by the Yuuzhan Vong , but retaken near the end of the war . Second Galactic Civil War . In 40 ABY , it became allied with Corellia in the Second Galactic Civil War , as it had been chafing under GA military restrictions , and officially left the Galactic Alliance . The planet ' s president at this time was Shas Vadde . Joint Chief of State Darth Caedus planned to attack the planet in order to set an example for other rebellious worlds . It then became the scene of a massive battle to retake it , with Caedus and his fleet bombarding Oridin City and other urban centers . Admiral Cha Niathal established the headquarters of her faction of the Galactic Alliance on the planet afterwards . When the Second Galactic Civil War ended with the defeat of the Confederation , Fondor rejoined the Galactic Alliance . In 41 ABY , the Imperial Remnant Head of State Gilad Pellaeon was assassinated by the Sith Tahiri Veila over Fondor , after the former refused to support Darth Caedus ' s faction of the Galactic Alliance . Inhabitants . The Near - Human Fondorian s made up 75 % of Fondor ' s population , and were distinguished by their purple blood and lack of body hair . Fondorian society was - organized , with low - caste Fondorians traditionally having only one name . However , they might rise through society by gaining apprentice ships awarded by the Fondor Guild of Starshipwrights for generations of family service .