PM - 1203 PM - 1203 , also known simply as the Fort Anaxes asteroid , was a planetoid located in the Anaxes asteroid belt , within the Azure sector of the galaxy ' s Core Worlds . It was created from the remains of the planet Anaxes after it was obliterated in a cataclysmic event near the end of the Clone Wars , though Fort Anaxes , a Galactic Republic military base , miraculously survived the world ' s destruction on the asteroid ' s surface . Within the smuggling community , the facility became a fuel depot and neutral meeting place for those who required privacy in their dealings , though , unbeknownst to its visitors , Fort Anaxes had also become home to a colony of vicious fyrnock s nested on PM - 1203 . During the early rebellion against the Galactic Empire , the Spectres undertook several missions to the abandoned planetoid , where they encountered the fyrnock colony and faced off against the Grand Inquisitor . Description . A temperate planetoid located in the Azure sector of the galaxy ' s Core Worlds , PM - 1203 was located within an asteroid belt composed of the planet Anaxes ' remnants . It was located in grid square L - 9 on the Standard Galactic Grid . The planetoid was large enough to support light gravity and even a thin atmosphere , which was enough to support a colony of fyrnock s , silicon - based life - forms that evolved to survive on asteroid s with similar harsh conditions . They inhabited the cave rns of the abandoned planetoid ' s pockmarked surface . Other asteroids in the belt sporadically eclipsed its sun , shrouding PM - 1203 in darkness . History . Near the end of the Clone Wars , a cataclysmic event obliterated the planet Anaxes , creating an asteroid belt that included thousands of planetoids , including PM - 6986 and PM - 1203 . Built into a mountain side by Galactic Republic engineer s , the Fort Anaxes military base was miraculously protected from Anaxes ' destruction , remaining intact on the surface of PM - 1203 , also known simply as the Fort Anaxes asteroid . The planetoid ' s location was a well - guarded secret within the smuggling community , and Fort Anaxes became a fuel depot and neutral meeting ground for those who required privacy in their dealings . In addition , dangerous excursions into the facility having the potential to yield Clone Wars - era weaponry , ship parts and fuel . Despite this , most scavenger s avoided PM - 1203 , citing ghost stories and other superstitions . Everyone knew someone who knew the lone survivor of scavenging attempts , and their wild claims of the blood thirsty ghosts of Anaxes soldier s scared most spacer s off . However , it was , in reality , an overwhelming fyrnock infestation that was the source for these superstitions . During the early rebellion against the Galactic Empire in the year 5 BBY , Hera Syndulla and Sabine Wren of the Spectres went on a supply run to PM - 1203 to rendezvous with an enigmatic ally known as " Fulcrum " at Fort Anaxes . Though the supplies were retrieved by the rebels , Fulcrum was already gone by the time they arrived . However , the rebels ' shuttle , the " Phantom " , was leaking fuel , forcing the pair to hold off a nest of fyrnocks until they were rescued by their crewmates aboard their light freighter , the " Ghost " . In 4 BBY , Jedi Kanan Jarrus and his Padawan Ezra Bridger of the Spectres returned to PM - 1203 to draw the Grand Inquisitor away from the rest of the group , which had rescued a defecting Imperial Information Office worker named Tseebo from the Empire . After arriving at Fort Anaxes with a squad of stormtrooper s , the Inquisitor and his soldiers were attacked by fyrnocks under Jarrus and Bridger ' s control . The Inquisitor ultimately defeated Jarrus in lightsaber combat , though Bridger drew upon the dark side of the Force to summon a massive fyrnock , which attacked the Jedi hunter and allowed him and his master to escape aboard the " Phantom " . Behind the scenes . PM - 1203 first appeared without identification in " Out of Darkness , " a 2014 episode of the animated series " Star Wars Rebels " first season . It was first identified in " Ezra ' s Duel with Danger " , a 2015 junior novel adaptation of the " Star Wars Rebels " episodes " Empire Day , " " Gathering Forces , " and " Path of the Jedi " written by Michael Kogge . While early sources claimed that Fort Anaxes was built upon an asteroid that some sources mistakenly conflated with the military base itself , the Databank entry for Fort Anaxes was later updated to clarify that the base was formerly located on Anaxes and survived the planet ' s destruction on PM - 1203 ' s surface , confirming it to be one and the same with the base that was originally created for the unfinished " " episodes " The Bad Batch , " " A Distant Echo , " and " Unfinished Business . "