Malastare / Legends Malastare was the high - gravity homeworld of the quadrupedal Dug race , on the Hydian Way . Description . Malastare had a variety of terrains including forests , deserts , methane lakes , and rivers . This made the planet a favorite podracing location . There , local and interstellar stars such as the Dug Sebulba competed in events such as the Malastare 100 , the Dug Derby , Sebulba ' s Legacy , the Phoebos Memorial Run and the Vinta Harvest Classic . History . Early history . This planet had long been plagued by monstrous Zillo Beasts that fed on the native Dugs . The Dugs gained the upper hand and eventually eradicated all the Zillo Beasts , when it was discovered that Malastare ' s natural fuel resources were toxic to them . Gran settlement . Circa 8000 BBY , the Galactic Republic established an outpost on Malastare since it was located at a key spot along the Hydian Way trade route . Later , in ca . 1000 BBY , a contingent of Gran colonists settled on the planet . First contact between the Gran and the Dugs was bloody , and a long , brutal war ensued . Because of the power and influence the Gran wielded in the Galactic Senate , the Republic settled the violence in the Gran ' s favor . The Gran Protectorate became established circa 1000 BBY , and , as a consequence , the Dugs were demilitarized and stripped of political power , with the unemployed ones being relocated to the western continent of their own planet . The fall of the Republic . In the Galactic Republic , Malastare was represented in the Galactic Senate exclusively by Gran politicians such as Pax Teem , Aks Moe , Ainlee Teem , Baskol Yeesrim , and Ask Aak . Around 65 BBY , the planet ' s economy was heavily dependent on both podracing and fuel exports , and its finances suffered when Gardulla the Hutt restored a spectacular course on Tatooine with the support of Damask Holdings , and a vast plasma source was discovered on Naboo and was exported by the Trade Federation . In his quest to become the prime clone , the bounty hunter Jango Fett visited Malastare in search of the crimelord Sebolto , thought to be in league with the Bando Gora crime syndicate . Malastare remained loyal to the Republic during the Clone Wars , its Senators serving on the Loyalist Committee . An organization called Dugs - for - Democracy opposed the Military Creation Act and fought for the civil rights of Dugs . The Clone Wars . In 22 BBY , the planet ' s vital fuel reserves captured the attention of both the Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems . During the Battle of Malastare , the Separatists deployed a large droid army that overwhelmed the local Dug and Republic defenders . In response , Republic forces deployed a new superweapon , the electro - proton bomb , which quickly obliterated the droid forces but awakened an ancient monstrous Zillo Beast . The Zillo Beast devastated the Republic and Dug lines , resulting in heavy losses . In exchange for Republic protection and access to Malastare ' s valuable fuel , the Dugs demanded that they destroy the Zillo Beast . However , Supreme Chancellor Palpatine and Jedi General Skywalker secretly arranged for the beast to be stunned in order to obtain its hide for scientific research while appeasing the Dugs . It was knocked out by particle cannon fire from Republic stun tanks . With the Separatist droid forces neutralized and the Zillo Beast under the pretense of being eliminated , the Dugs signed their treaty with the Republic . The unconscious beast was then taken to the galactic capital Coruscant to be studied in a contained environment . However shortly after arrival , the Zillo Beast escaped and proceeded to wreak havoc ; endangering the lives of millions and forcing the Jedi to eliminate it . Under the Empire . Following the Clone Wars and the Great Jedi Purge , Captain Ozzik Sturn was installed as the Chief Magistrate of Malastare after the Galactic Empire took over the planet . An avid hunter , he took to hunting the native non - sentient animals but quickly became bored . Instead , he had political prisoners released into a private hunting reserve , where he stalked and killed them . Though hidden , the hunting reserve was eventually discovered by the planet ' s native Dugs and Grans . Outraged , they revolted against Imperial rule , and the Empire suffered a high casualty rate as a result . This resulted in Ozzik Sturn being transferred to Kashyyyk . Around 1 BBY , General Rahm Kota of the Rebel Alliance was given passage to Malastare , where he ended up recruiting several people for a new squad , including a cerean medic who also had some experience with cloning . The Galactic Civil War and after . The system joined the New Republic sometime between 4 ABY and 9 ABY . It was a New Republic stronghold during the Thrawn campaign . The planet was conquered by the Yuuzhan Vong , but the invaders did little damage other than destroying the local industrial base . The planet was liberated and had senatorial representation in the Galactic Alliance , but since many worlds had suffered worse damage from the Yuuzhan Vong , the Alliance largely left the planet to rebuild on its own , to the ire of both Dugs and Gran . Prior to the beginning of the Second Galactic Civil War , the planet ' s methane farms at least had been rebuilt . Behind the scenes . With several lines referencing it in " " and in a deleted scene from " " , Malastare is one of the most profiled planets in the " Star Wars " movie saga , yet never seen in any of the seven films . Some fans erroneously believe that Malastare was the origin to the fearsome nexu , but actually , they were imported by individuals , such as the crimelord Sebolto , as patrol beasts .