Carida / Legends Carida , originally known as Ord Carida , was a planet of the Colonies region of the galaxy , near the Perlemian Trade Route , and the homeworld of the Caridan race . Features . This large , high - gravity world was covered in everything from rocky mountains and frozen ice fields , to rain forests full of carnivorous plants , and deserts . As such , this planet was the perfect training ground for combat in difficult terrain . It was an exporter of food , and was ruled by the Council of Merchants , which later shared power with a military administration . History . The Old Republic . Originally known as Ord Carida , the planet was colonized by the Galactic Republic as a Ordnance / Regional Depot some time circa 12 , 000 BBY . During the Pius Dea Civil War , which ended Pius Dea domination over the Galactic Republic , the Republic ' s Rocket - Jumper Elite Advance Unit played an important role in the Jedi victory over the Pius Dea garrison there . During the time of the Cold War , a proxy conflict between the Sith Empire and Galactic Republic , some foragers discovered a crude tunnel burrowing under Carida ' s largest mountain range , believing it to be the entrance to a fabled ancient city . Eventually , someone was sent to check the foragers ' findings . Carida was the site of a major military training facility , the Academy of Carida . The training facilities were offered to the Galactic Republic for training an army created by the Military Creation Act before the Clone Wars . This selfsame facility was converted willingly by the population to an Imperial training center and was home to the Empire ' s most important stormtrooper program , along with several hundred B3 ultra battle droid s . The planet remained loyal to the Republic during the Clone Wars and was an adamant supporter of the Galactic Empire until the bitter end . Clone Wars . In 22 BBY , the first year of war , the planet was the site of a victory for the Confederacy of Independent Systems over the Republic . The Republic ' s loss at Carida , coupled with other recent defeats , led Jedi Grand Master Yoda to believe that the Republic needed another major victory . Sometime later in the war ' s course , Carida was once again under Republic control . The Republic operated a space station , known as the " Valor " , within orbit of Carida and it was the site of a Republic strategy conference around 20 BBY . The Separatists , under a super tactical droid , unsuccessfully tried to destroy the station during the conference using a derelict bomb - laden Jedi cruiser , the " Renown " . Near the end of the war , Republic forces seized a Techno Union factory on Tar Morden and acquired many crab droids , which were then sent to Carida . Later history . The planet also had numerous rancors on it that had been transplanted from other worlds . They were often used for training exercises , pitting stormtroopers or Imperial vehicles against them . The planet was also the site of the Battle of Carida , between forces under Grand Admiral Thrawn and ships of the Zann Consortium . The MT - AT " Spider Walker " was developed and manufactured here . General Veers also tested the first AT - AT there . Carida was also the homeworld of Admiral Kendal Ozzel . Carida originally had two moons , one of which , the Mascot Moon , had the Academy ' s logo carved into its surface . In 8 BBY , Mako Spince attempted to remove the logo using antimatter . Instead of achieving this goal , the moon was destroyed . At some point after the Battle of Endor , the Rebel Alliance , namely Mon Mothma , considered either recruiting or otherwise containing Carida as part of their long term plans of weakening the Empire ' s military infrastructure , although Carlist Rieekan expressed that they can only contain the planet in the best case scenario , as recruiting it is out of the question . The destruction of Carida . The planet was destroyed in 11 ABY by Jedi Kyp Durron under the influence of the spirit of Sith Lord Exar Kun by using the Sun Crusher , a superweapon that fired torpedoes into a star and caused it to go supernova . Beforehand , Durron requested information on his brother , Zeth , who had been forced into the stormtrooper program . The Caridans falsely told him Zeth was killed in a training maneuver , and , in a rage , Durron fired a resonance torpedo at the system ' s sun . Kyp announced they had two hours to evacuate before their world was destroyed , and just before it happened , Lieutenant Dauren alerted him that Zeth was still alive . Many Imperials evacuated from the planet . As Kyp raced to the surface to find Zeth , the sun collapsed and exploded in two massive shockwaves . Kyp managed to find his brother Zeth . However , Dauren prevented Zeth from getting on board his brother ' s ship and Kyp was forced to watch his brother die in the first wave . Kyp escaped as the second wave cracked the planet in half . Behind the scenes . The PC game " " mistakenly places Carida in the Fakir sector of the Core Worlds . The Fakir Sector is actually located in the Inner Rim Territories . " " stated that early on in the Clone Wars , Carida was conquered by the Separatists . However , the episode " Point of No Return " shows Carida heavily cordoned by Republic warships , thus back under the Republic banner . Until a source clears up this discrepancy , this article reconciles information from all source material by assuming that Carida fell back under Republic control sometime between these events .