Raxus Prime / Legends Raxus Prime , once known as the Circlet of the Tion and Nikato ' s Shining Gem , was a waste - covered planet in the Raxus system in the Tion Hegemony sector of the Outer Rim Territories . Once a beautiful world of lagoons and islands , over many centuries it became heavily - industrialized , until by the time of the Clone Wars it had become totally covered with toxic debris and had a poisonous surface . Description . Raxus Prime was a highly industrial planet covered with immense factories , sealed living habitats , streams of superheated run - off water , rough - hew quarry pits , vast debris fields , and toxic lakes . Most of the planet ' s residents lived in sealed environments near industrial facilities where they worked . Tunnels connected living areas with work bays , storage hangars and infrastructure units . While the planet was simply known as the garbage pit of the known Galaxy , it held many ancient secrets beneath it ' s trash filled surface . One of which was the Force Harvester , an ancient Sith artifact that was buried deep beneath the planet ' s surface until it was excavated by the CIS , who later used it to reactivate the Dark Reaper , an ancient super weapon buried on the Sith world of Thule in an attempt to end the Clone Wars . The surface was covered with junk droid s that were cobbled together from the parts of the millions of discarded and broken droids left there . They followed no master and did not behave by any rules , which made the planet very dangerous . A common rumor was that the droids were working on something large so that they could escape Raxus Prime and spread out into the galaxy at large . History . Once a beautiful planet within the Kingdom of Cron , it served as one of the three capitals governing the kingdom . Warlord Xer VIII favored Raxus Prime , leaving it in his will to his concubines and their lovers . The seafloors of the warm lagoons were paved with colored tiles , while on the shores , large white - marble palaces were erected for those who inhabited the planet . After succeeding Xer , Xim the Despot continued the upkeep of the planet and built one of his palaces , deeming it the Circlet of the Tion . Later , when the pocket state of Nikato ' s Bootheel was erected around Raxus in 14 , 300 BBY , the Machinists of Nikato added elaborate clockwork mechanisms to the marble buildings , reflecting the galaxy ' s rotation . Soon , more and more corporations added their factories to Raxus Prime ' s surface , making it an important world in the Republic , known as Nikato ' s Shining Gem . Because of its new status as a hub of technology and manufacturing , it became a target during the Great Sith War . In 3996 BBY , Sith Lord Ulic Qel - Droma unleashed the Dark Reaper upon Republic troops there . In a mysterious and unexplained turn of fate , the machine was apparently disabled by Ulic before it could begin its devastation . It is here that the Force Harvester , which was the power source for the Dark Reaper , would come to rest for several millennia . During the Jedi Civil War , the planet became part of Revan ' s Sith Empire . Throughout the Dark Age of the Republic in 1100 BBY , the factories of Raxus produced crude weapons , the durasteel discharge stacks of which exuded black smog which soon engulfed the planet . The tiled lagoons filled with slag and the palaces were buried beneath scrap and debris from crashed ships . Whole continents of Raxus Prime began to be used as little more than junkyards for thousands of years . Because of this , a large portion of the planet ' s mass was actually alien metals . Old machinery , especially starships , often found their way to the planet . The Corporate Alliance and the Commerce Guild continued their operations here and simply dumped any waste out into the ruined environment . Aach Een and his parents moved to Raxus Prime from Iridonia . Sometime prior to the Clone Wars , the Meeknu clan was transplanted there from Tatooine to work the machinery . Raxus Prime was the birthplace of the Confederacy of Independent Systems , and served as Count Dooku ' s personal fortress from 24 BBY until 22 BBY . Dooku learned about the Harvester on Raxus Prime during his visit to Qel - Droma ' s tomb on Rhen Var shortly after the Clone Wars began . Dooku held Boba Fett prisoner there for a period following the death of his father in the First Battle of Geonosis . However , Boba quickly evaded Dooku and began his journey with the help of Aurra Sing to follow in his father ' s footsteps . Republic forces attacked the planet in 22 BBY , but Dooku was able to escape with the Force Harvester and later used the device to wreak havoc for a short time afterwards . In 3 BBY , Darth Vader ' s secret apprentice , codenamed Starkiller , visited the world in search of the reclusive Jedi Knight Kazdan Paratus . Paratus , who went into exile after escaping Order 66 and , had constructed a makeshift Jedi Temple on Raxus Prime complete with robotic duplicates of the Jedi Council . After an intense duel , Starkiller defeated the deranged Jedi . In 2 BBY , with Paratus out of the way , the Empire had conquered Raxus Prime , using its metals to construct new Star Destroyers . In his attempt to disrupt Imperial activities , Starkiller was sent on a mission to use an ore cannon to destroy an orbiting construction facility . However , one of the Star Destroyers survived , and descended to the surface . Starkiller attempted to flee , but there was little time , and Rahm Kota convinced him he had to destroy it . Using the Force , Starkiller dragged the ship from the sky , and slammed it into the ground , destroying the ore cannon and many surrounding structures and junk formations . Meanwhile , the Core , a super intelligent computer that functioned as a planet - wide intelligence of Raxus Prime , possessed Starkiller ' s holodroid , PROXY . The Core learned about the wider galaxy , and believing that Emperor Palpatine was insufficient to bring order to chaos , decided that it was best suited for the job . It used PROXY and other droids to fight Starkiller in an attempt to escape Raxus Prime , but was defeated and destroyed by the Dark Jedi , who melted the Core ' s mainframe into slag , freeing PROXY in the process . In 25 ABY , Boba Fett returned to the planet to cull the weaklings from his new force of Mandalorian Protectors by pitting them against Han Solo , who was trapped there for a short period of time . Behind the scenes . According to the episode guide for the episode " Heroes on Both Sides , " the relationship between Raxus Prime and the Separatist capital world of Raxus has not been specified , though the two planets were intended to be different . An explanation was eventually provided by the " " , stating the two were located in the same star system . While exploring the planet in " " , remains of many iconic vehicles could be spotted in the junk , among them a YT - 1300 light freighter , a Lucrehulk - class battleship , a Low Altitude Assault Transport , a Nantex - class territorial defense starfighter , an All Terrain Tactical Enforcer , an Eta - 2 " Actis " - class interceptor , a CR90 corvette , a YKL - 37R Nova Courier , a Separatist cruiser , a GR - 75 medium transport , an N - 1 starfighter , an engine of a BTL Y - wing starfighter , the head of an All Terrain Scout Transport , a Tsmeu - 6 personal wheel bike , a CR25 troop carrier and a Venator - class Star Destroyer . A T - 65 X - wing starfighter can also be seen after using Force Grip to pull it out of the sludge near the start of the level . The line " This is where all droids go to die " was originally spoken by C - 3PO describing Mustafar .