Cliffhold / Legends Cliffhold was a spaceport city that was built directly into the face of a cliff on the Outer Rim Territories world of Iego . Founded in the later years of the Galactic Republic , Cliffhold was used by smugglers as a center for spice production . Spice convoys eventually stopped running , but a number of residents remained in the city , managing their dilapidated home . During the Clone Wars , the Confederacy of Independent Systems discovered Iego and seized the world , but abandoned it soon afterward , leaving behind a number of defunct battle droids in Cliffhold . After the Separatists ' departure , the people of Cliffhold were unable to leave the planet , as their vessels were repeatedly destroyed by a LaserWeb Defense Station that had been left behind by the Confederacy . The superstitious residents believed that it was instead a malevolent spirit called Drol that was preventing them from leaving . Later in the war , the city was visited by Jedi Generals Anakin Skywalker and Obi - Wan Kenobi during their search for an antidote to the Blue Shadow Virus . The Jedi retrieved the antidote and attempted to leave Iego , but were stopped by the defense station . With the assistance of Cliffhold resident Jaybo Hood , the two freed Cliffhold from its fear of Drol by destroying the LaserWeb Defense grid . " Drol " returned once more when the IG - 86 sentinel droid HELIOS - 3D reactivated part of the laser grid and many of the abandoned Confederate forces in orbit of Iego . The people of Cliffhold contacted Kenobi and Skywalker for assistance , and the two again intervened and freed the planet . Description . The settlement of Cliffhold was built directly into the face of one of Iego ' s cliffs . It was bordered on one side by tall spires of basalt and hung over a deep canyon formed by the bases of the surrounding cliff faces . Cliffhold ' s surface streets and pathways were made up of catwalks that connected the city ' s buildings to one another , as well as to the landing pads that encircled them . The buildings themselves were tall and rounded , reaching high above the catwalks and dipping far below them . All of the buildings were pointed at the top and bottom , and many sported Aurebesh graffiti tags . Some of the tags were dedicated to Cliffhold local Jaybo Hood , while others depicted battle droids and clone troopers ; still others were little more than simple messages . History . The city of Cliffhold was the first intentionally inhabited settlement on Iego . After ages of the near - mythical planet being populated by only stranded shipwreck survivors , smuggling groups finally discovered hyperspace routes that penetrated the Extrictarium Nebula in which Iego rested . The smugglers founded Cliffhold , which eventually became a hub for the production of illegal spice . Farmers grew their crops from the thin soil of Iego and brought their spice yield to the town , where it was collected before being shipped off - planet . The smuggling convoys that exported the spice from Cliffhold eventually ceased , leaving the city to join the rest of Iego in isolation . By the time the Clone Wars had begun , the leadership of the Confederacy of Independent Systems had learned of Iego and organized an invasion of the planet , intending to use it as a refuge should their war against the Galactic Republic go awry . The Confederate forces pushed the native Diathim from Iego ' s moons , forcing them to join the people of Cliffhold on the planet ' s surface . B1 battle droids and Vulture droids landed in the city , but soon , the Confederacy pulled out of Iego , leaving behind a warehouse of inactive droids in Cliffhold . Jaybo Hood , a Human resident of the town , claimed the droids for himself and worked to reprogram them for nine standard months . During that time , the residents of Cliffhold found themselves unable to leave Iego , with their ships being destroyed by a force unknown to them before they could make it past the planet ' s moons . The city ' s superstitious residents claimed that the ships were being destroyed by the Ghost of Drol , a malevolent spirit that was , unbeknownst to them , nothing more than a LaserWeb Defense Station left behind by the Confederacy in order to prevent anyone from leaving Iego . In 21 BBY , Cliffhold was visited by Jedi Generals Obi - Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker during their mission to recover an antidote to the Blue Shadow Virus in the form of reeksa root , which could only be found on Iego . The two were greeted by Hood and his reprogrammed battle droids before heading below the city to retrieve the root . The Jedi were successful and planned to leave Cliffhold immediately , but were warned by the local Quarren official Amit Noloff that they would be killed by Drol if they attempted to leave . Kenobi and Skywalker disregarded the warning and attempted to depart Iego , but were stopped by the activation of the LaserWeb Defense grid . Returning to Cliffhold , the two met with the town ' s citizens and the Iego council to inform them that it was not a ghost but rather a Confederate security system that was preventing them from leaving the planet . The townspeople were skeptical , but a Diathim refugee from Millius Prime reaffirmed the Jedi ' s suspicions and helped them to determine the defense system ' s primary node . Using several of Hood ' s repurposed Vulture droids , the Jedi targeted and destroyed the primary node of the LaserWeb Defense System , causing a chain reaction that destroyed the entire grid . The skies above Cliffhold filled with a display of explosions , signifying the end of the reign of Drol and the liberation of the planet . Despite the Jedi ' s victory , Cliffhold and Iego once again fell under the influence of " Drol " shortly thereafter when the IG - 86 sentinel droid HELIOS - 3D used the planet as his refuge following an operation with the bounty hunter Cad Bane . The droid reactivated part of the defense grid in the Thicket , the debris field over Iego , and gathered together an army of previously abandoned battle droids . The people of Cliffhold attributed this latest anomaly to the " son of Drol " and attempted to probe the situation themselves by sending unmanned vessels into the Thicket . The vessels stopped transmitting upon reaching the Thicket , prompting Cliffhold to call the Republic for assistance . Kenobi and Skywalker were dispatched to the city and once again met with Hood , who briefed them on the situation . After a short battle with HELIOS - 3D in the space over Iego , Cliffhold was again freed from " Drol " with the aid of Kenobi and Skywalker . Inhabitants . Due to its origins as a hub for spice production , Cliffhold was originally populated by farmers who sold their crops to the smugglers who would stop by the spaceport . The end of the spice trade meant the end of the town ' s prosperity ; however , many residents remained to tend to their homes . The population of Cliffhold at this time also consisted of marooned spacers , some of whom had been driven mad by their captivity on the planet . A myriad of different sentient species inhabited the city , including Humans , Quarren , Ithorians , Nikto , and Rodians . The regions around and beneath the city were home to various non - sentient life forms as well , such as the Xandu and reeksa . After the Confederate invasion , Cliffhold became home to an army of defunct battle droids . These droids were reactivated and redecorated by Jaybo Hood and became his personal servants . The invasion also brought Diathim to Cliffhold , as the Confederacy had forced these aliens , commonly known as " angels , " from their home on Iego ' s moon of Millius Prime . The people of Cliffhold were governed by the Iego council during the Clone Wars . Locations . Cliffhold meeting hall . The Cliffhold meeting hall served as the gathering place for the Iego council . The council was called to session in the hall by Obi - Wan Kenobi upon his discovery that Drol was neither a ghost nor god , but rather a Separatist defense system . The meeting room itself was rounded and had a high ceiling . The council members met at a large , circular table at the center of the room . Canyon floor . The canyon floor that lay directly beneath Cliffhold proper was a misty labyrinth that received little light from the skies above . The floor was home to a large reeksa plant that had spread its roots and vines far up the canyon walls . Xandu inhabited the walls of the canyon itself , and both creatures were avoided by the people of Cliffhold . During Kenobi and Skywalker ' s first mission to Iego , the Jedi descended into the canyon with the aid of a Xandu before being attacked by the reeksa . Skywalker retrieved the reeksa ' s root , and the two escaped the canyon unharmed . Behind the scenes . Cliffhold was first introduced in the eighteenth episode of the of the . The episode , titled " Mystery of a Thousand Moons , " used Cliffhold as its primary setting . In addition to several " The Clone Wars " source books , the city was mentioned in " The Essential Atlas " in 2009 . The design of the city itself was based on work by concept artist Doug Chiang done for . According to Series Director Dave Filoni , Cliffhold and Iego were intended to give an off - beat and whimsical look at the " Star Wars " universe , much like Jabba ' s Palace did in . One of the buildings in Cliffhold is adorned with an Aurebesh marquee reading " KRISTAL SKULL , " an obvious reference to the fourth film in George Lucas ' s , .