Generis / Legends Generis was a high - gravity planet located in the Generis system of the Atrivis sector . It had rugged terrain and was covered with grassy plains and vast jungles . This natural beauty attracted offworld travelers keen to experience its wilderness . Prior to the formation of the Galactic Republic , the world was settled by the Rakata as part of their galaxy - spanning Infinite Empire . Following the collapse of their society , scattered temples were all that remained of their time on Generis . The planet was later settled by a mix of Humans and other species , as was another planet in the system , Atrivis 7 . The planet was within Separatist space during the Clone Wars , but remained neutral . During the Galactic Civil War , it became a hub of resistance against the Galactic Empire . Joint resistance forces in the Atrivis sector set up a centralized base in orbit over the planet before negotiating a treaty with the Alliance to Restore the Republic . As part of this accord , an Outer Rim Communications Center was constructed on the planet , protected by a small starfighter force . Generis became a strategic location for the Alliance , from where it coordinated forces stationed throughout the Atrivis sector . The base was later captured by the forces of Grand Admiral Thrawn during his sustained campaign against the New Republic . Eventually recaptured by the Republic , the base was again attacked , this time during the Yuuzhan Vong War . The assault by the extra - galactic Yuuzhan Vong invaders intent on conquering the galaxy destroyed much of the planet ' s surface , but when the Yuuzhan Vong were eventually defeated by the Galactic Alliance , the Generis Communications Center was restored to operating capacity . Description . Generis was a planet of stunning natural beauty located in the Generis system — sometimes alternatively known as the Atrivis system — a star system located in the Atrivis sector of the Outer Rim Territories . It was the primary planet in the system , which also contained Atrivis and Atrivis 7 . The Generis day lasted 42 standard hours , while its year was 234 days long . Generis ' s gravity was 1 . 1 times the Imperial standard , and its atmosphere was Type I — a mix of oxygen , nitrogen and other gases that was suitable for Human and comparable species ' respiration — with a hot and humid climate . The terrain of Generis was rough ; there were many rocky hills and mountains , and thick lush jungle covered much of its landmasses . Much of Generis remained untamed wilderness , with thick jungle foliage soon choking any trails blazed through it . The jungles were full of indigenous creatures and flora , including grasses and dense impenetrable groves of sallap trees . Much of Generis ' surface was covered by large oceans , while lakes dotted the landmasses and river s of white - water rapids crossed the landscape . The planet also had at least one outcrop of hiridiu crystal , located at its southern pole . Much of the planet ' s surface was destroyed by the Yuuzhan Vong in 28 ABY . Generis was located on the Relgim Run , a hyperlane that ran through the Atrivis sector after branching off the Braxant Run at the Fedje system . Bracketing Generis on this route were the Devon system — on its coreward side — and the Markbee ' s Star system — on its rimward side . History . Galactic Republic . Around the year 30 , 000 BBY , the Rakata became a significant galactic power . Using Force - based hyperdrives , they traveled to many worlds around the galaxy that possessed significant signatures in the Force , uniting them to form the Rakatan Infinite Empire . Among these worlds was Generis , where they constructed large temples . After five thousand years of galactic dominance , plague caused the collapse of the Infinite Empire , and the species later became extinct on Generis . Their temples collapsed into ruins overtaken by the jungle , leaving no clues for later settlers as to how or why they died out . The area of space around Generis was explored following the blazing of the Hydian Way , circa 3000 – 1000 BBY . Generis was lightly settled during the time of the Galactic Republic alongside another planet in the system , Atrivis 7 . It was known to the ancient Jedi Master Yoda by 68 BBY , who used a parable based on the planet to educate his students about the dangers of the dark side of the Force . According to Yoda , a Sith Lord tried to blaze a path directly through a grove of sallap trees as a shortcut to a lake on Generis . However , while the path was shorter , it failed to reach its destination . This parable was later retold by Master Qui - Gon Jinn to his Padawan learner Obi - Wan Kenobi in 33 BBY . During the Clone Wars — a conflict that consumed much of the galaxy between 22 BBY and 19 BBY — Generis was located within Separatist - controlled space ; however , in the year 20 BBY , Generis was one of the thousands of undecided worlds that had not made an out - and - out declaration for the Republic nor its opposing government , the Confederacy of Independent Systems . Galactic Empire . During the period of the Galactic Empire , Generis was under the jurisdiction of an Imperial Governor , but its residents were far removed from the effects of Imperial rule . In contrast , the Atrivis sector in which Generis was located was foremost among the territories active in resisting the Empire , with many isolated groups of freedom fighters . After one such group was massacred on Mantooine , many of the resistance groups began to cooperate , eventually forming the Atrivis Resistance Group . The ARG leaders chose the Generis system as their base of operations , establishing a secret base on an abandoned space station there . From there , the ARG harassed the Imperial forces throughout the sector . They were eventually visited by Mon Mothma , a senator intent on forging a pan - galactic Rebel Alliance . Although at first hesitant to join her , the leadership of the ARG eventually signed the Treaty of Generis with Mothma , bringing the ARG into the wider Rebel Alliance . As part of the treaty , the Alliance built a Communications Center on Generis , selecting a site at its southern pole . It was located next to a large deposit of hiridiu crystal , which , merely by proximity , had the capacity to boost modern communications signal strength by as much as 30 % . The Alliance was also impressed with the rugged terrain of Generis , knowing that if the base was ever discovered by the Empire , any attempt to capture or disable the center would require an extended ground campaign . The Alliance sent a team of engineers and technicians to construct the communications facility , as well as some starfighter docks as additional protection . The Alliance also supplied a full wing of 36 starfighters to the Atrivis forces , under the command of Wing Commander Varth . Six of these craft were permanently stationed on Generis to protect the Communications Center . Within six months , with an influx of Alliance training and resources , the ARG had became a fully operational Sector Force . The Rebel Alliance also sought S9 - series heavy power droid s for service on the planet , as the model was particularly appropriate for its rugged terrain . Some eight months after the Battle of Yuvern in the Oplovis sector , the newly - coordinated communications system in the Atrivis sector bore fruit . The Imperial fleet in the neighboring Oplovis sector moved to attack Rebel forces on Mantooine , passing through the Generis system " en route " . When the Imperial forces emerged from hyperspace , three Alliance cruisers ambushed them , taking them completely by surprise . They defeated the Oplovis fleet without any major Alliance losses . New Republic . In 4 ABY , the Empire suffered a critical defeat at the Battle of Endor , including the death of Emperor Palpatine . With fragmentation and infighting affecting much of the Empire , Grand Moff Ardus Kaine established the Pentastar Alignment , an Imperial faction that adhered to the principles of Emperor Palpatine ' s New Order but eschewed expansionism . Located with the New Territories , it included fifteen sectors within its borders , including Generis ' own Atrivis sector , from 4 – 12 ABY . The Rebel Alliance , which transitioned into the New Republic after the Battle of Endor , did not engage with the Alignment , instead focusing their attention on other Imperial factions . They did maintain their presence on Generis , however , with its Communications Center becoming the prime New Republic communications nexus to and from the Outer Rim Territories , and shortly after Endor , they strengthened Generis base with the Cracken Flight Group led by Pash Cracken . For a short period , the Cracken Flight Group was left under the stewardship of Wing Commander Varth while Cracken volunteered with Rogue Squadron . Following the capture of Coruscant by the Republic in 7 ABY , Cracken returned to Generis . Later that year , all of the forces under Wing Commander Varth were temporarily moved toward the Core Worlds to cover some of the sectors formerly used by rogue Imperial warlord Zsinj , basing themselves out of Folor , a moon of Commenor . They had returned to Generis by 9 ABY , at which time the New Republic had suffered numerous losses against Grand Admiral Thrawn , a Chiss strategic mastermind who had returned from an extended placement in the Unknown Regions . As part of his campaign against the New Republic , Thrawn personally planned an assault against Generis . Carried out on 44 : 8 : 19 , and utilizing some of his clone troops , the Imperial ground assault won a fierce battle , capturing the Communications Center largely intact , along with most of the sector fleet supply deposits . Cracken and his Flight Group were able to provide enough resistance to allow General Kryll to sneak out Commander - in - Chief Travia Chan and her support staff , and were also able to deny the Imperial forces any new ships ; however , overall , the loss of the unique broadcasting center was a significant blow to the New Republic . Among the Imperial casualties was the stormtrooper Grodin Tierce ; ten years later , Tierce was impersonated by members of the Imperial Remnant in a bid to take control of that government . Thrawn ' s forces later destroyed the Communications Center . Grand Admiral Thrawn was subsequently defeated by the New Republic , assassinated by his own bodyguard . His second - in - command , Gilad Pellaeon , worked to consolidate the Empire ' s control in the New Territories , but was eventually pushed back to a mere eight sectors , with the Republic regaining control of Generis and the Atrivis sector . The Communications Center was rebuilt , which , in addition to servicing the Outer Rim , also became an important link to the Unknown Regions . While this held some strategic importance , it was never selected for sabotage by the Imperial Remnant , as they considered the Chiss — the dominant power in the Unknown Regions — to be too isolationist for the Republic to make any successful overtures . In 25 ABY , the New Republic again came under substantial attack , this time from an extra - galactic species known as the Yuuzhan Vong . For the early years of the war , Generis was a Republic stronghold ; however , in 28 ABY , a Yuuzhan Vong fleet retreating from an assault on the Imperial Remnant attacked Generis , having been alerted to the base by the presence of a Yuuzhan Vong spy using a communications villip . Although pursued by Grand Admiral Pellaeon aboard the " Right to Rule " , the Yuuzhan Vong managed to destroy the Communications Center , ravaging much of the planet ' s surface in the process . The Yuuzhan Vong force then continued on to the planet Esfandia , which had been established as a second Outer Rim communications base at the start of the war to serve as a redundant link to the Outer Rim and into the Unknown Regions alongside Generis . Esfandia almost fell to the same force , but Pellaeon ' s ships and the arrival of a rag - tag fleet of Ryn - affiliated starships managed to defeat the Yuuzhan Vong forces . The New Republic was soon able to repair the Generis facility and restore its communications capacity . In the decades after the Yuuzhan Vong War , the Empire expanded its territories again , gaining control of the Atrivis sector by 41 ABY . A century later , the Empire had regained control of the galaxy through an alliance with the Sith Order . After the Sith usurped the throne of Emperor Roan Fel , Generis was part of the territory that remained loyal to the displaced ruler . Inhabitants . Locals . Generis was once inhabited by the Rakata . These humanoids had large , cone - like heads with eyes on short stalks on the sides . They built temples across the surface of Generis in a notably non - Human design . By the time of the Galactic Civil War , they were long extinct , with the temple ruins providing no evidence of what caused their disappearance . The planet was later lightly settled by the early years of the Galactic Empire with a mix of Humans and a variety of other species , but it had no major cities ; by 9 ABY , its population numbered only 2 , 000 . There were some small population centers , as well as wilderness ranches on the planet . Wealthy travelers from off - world often visited the planet to experience its untamed wilderness , bringing along their children and staying at ranches such as that of Vistal Purn ' s family , located near the Atrivis River . These guests spent their time fishing , hunting , hiking , and rafting down the white - water rapids . Purn , one of the Generis locals , eventually left the planet and became the owner of a YT - 1300 light freighter , a starship that later became famous as the " Millennium Falcon " , captained by Han Solo , a hero of the Rebel Alliance and New Republic . The inhabitants of Generis utilized certain galactic technologies , such as airspeeders , but on the whole , the world was rather backward . The planet ' s inhabitants were distant from the effect and management of Imperial rule , and were only kept up to date on galactic affairs through news related by offworld guests . Even when the planet became a key Republic communications hub , the locals remained ambivalent to galactic affairs . Pash Cracken , stationed on the world for years , once joked that " most folks there don ' t even realize the Old Republic has fallen . " Military personnel . During the Galactic Civil War , the Atrivis Resistance Group used Generis as their headquarters , first from an abandoned orbital space station and later from a base established at the planet ' s southern pole . The ARG was led by Commander - in - Chief Travia Chan , a Human invalid forced to remain near the base ' s medical facilities . She was often aided by Chief of Staff Loom Carplin and his Wookiee subordinate Busurra . Other members of the Generis command staff included General Kryll , an Alderaanian and former Imperial placed in charge of the Outer Rim Communications Center , and Wing Commander Varth , who was in charge of the starfighter forces . Serving under Varth for many years was Pash Cracken , son of the legendary Alliance General Airen Cracken . Pash Cracken commanded the Cracken Flight Group , a crack unit of RZ - 1 A - wing interceptors , composed of pilots that had followed him when he defected from the Empire soon after graduating from the Imperial Naval Academy . Locations . Ruins of Rakatan temples , of a distinctly exotic and alien design , dotted the Generis jungle . On other worlds such as Lehon , these Rakatan temples were four - sided stone pyramids . Other notable locations on Generis included the Purn family wilderness ranch , located on the Atrivis River . It hosted numerous offworld visitors seeking a wilderness experience . Generis base was the name of the Rebel Alliance facility on Generis . It contained the Outer Rim Communications Center , Atrivis Sector Headquarters , and the sector ' s starfighter base . The complex lacked sufficient mechanics and spare parts , and , as it was not originally designed for starfighters , had primitive maintenance facilities . Generis base was located at the planet ' s southern pole next to an outcrop of hiridiu crystal . The base also contained supply depots for the sector . The Communications Center was captured intact by Grand Admiral Thrawn , and later regained by the Republic which did some further expansion on the site . Behind the scenes . Generis is first mentioned in the " Rebel Alliance Sourcebook " , a roleplaying game supplement written by Paul Murphy and published by West End Games in 1990 . The planet is mentioned by Timothy Zahn in his 1993 novel " The Last Command " . Since this time , it has been mentioned in novels and reference books , but has appeared directly only in the computer game . Inconsistencies . In both the first and second editions of the " Rebel Alliance Sourcebook " , the planet ' s spelling alternates between " Generis " and " Gerenis . " This source originally places the planet in the Generis system , which has been repeated in " The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia " and the StarWars . com Databank . However , other sources have placed it the Atrivis system , and so these names must be alternatives for the same star system . Within " The Essential Atlas " there is also an error regarding Generis . On page 122 , it is described as one of the systems on the Braxant Run , however , on page 202 , the Braxant takes a different path , and Generis is instead located on the Relgim Run . This article has treated the placement on the Braxant as in error . There is some ambiguity as to the nature of the Alliance presence on Generis . In the " Rebel Alliance Sourcebook " , the original resistance base is described as an abandoned space station . With regard to the new Rebel communications base , the book suggests it is continuous with the resistance base stating that " in its original incarnation , Generis base was not designed to house starfighters , and maintenance facilities are primitive , " while at the same time referring to it as " the base on Gerenis , " suggesting it is on the planet ' s surface . However , the " Thrawn Trilogy Sourcebook " cites the rugged terrain as a factor in building the communications center , placing it on the ground . As such , it is not clear whether the Rebel Alliance base was first integrated into the space station and then moved to the surface or built directly on the surface . Another inconsistency occurs over the capture of the ORCC . " The Last Command " describes the center being lost " more or less intact , " while " The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia " holds that " the center was destroyed by Grand Admiral Thrawn ' s forces just prior to the Battle of Bilbringi . " This article tries to harmonize the sources , indicating the base was captured intact and then later destroyed . The video game " Star Wars : Rebellion " provides travel times between Generis and other planets in its sector ; however , these are often significantly longer than other canonical sources and thus seem to reflect game mechanics rather than canonical travel times . With this proviso , the times given for Generis are as follows :