Phatrong Phatrong was a terrestrial planet located in the galaxy ' s Outer Rim Territories . It was covered in ocean s divided by thin and mountain ous continents , and was home to the Kyuzo species , which evolved several adaptations to the world ' s heavy gravity . Phatrong was governed by a loose Kyuzo confederation that elected its senator s in the Senate of the Galactic Republic and later its successor , the Imperial Senate ; this lasted until the Galactic Empire took direct control over the planet after the Senate ' s dissolution . The Kyuzo bounty hunter Embo hailed from this world . Description . Phatrong was located in the galaxy ' s Outer Rim Territories , in the vicinity of the planet Yavin and the Gordian Reach . It was a terrestrial world , with vast ocean s divided by thin , mountain ous , roughly linear continents that stretched between the planet ' s poles . Some mountain ranges were bordered by wide plains and low hills , while others steeply rose out of the water , forming fjords and long inland canyons . Phatrong had heavier gravity than the galactic standard and an uncommon atmospheric makeup . History . Phatrong was a member of both the Galactic Republic and its successor state , the Galactic Empire . At some point , the Ekaqume clovoc group settled a rebellion on the Phatrong ' s Kambey Plains in a single day . Following the dissolution of the Imperial Senate , the office of the local Imperial governor replaced the planet ' s loose Kyuzo confederation and oversaw Phatrong directly , maintaining control using the governor ' s own forces and only dealing with the clovocs when absolutely necessary . Their reputation made the Empire cautious on Phatrong , and as long as taxes were paid on time , it generally exerted little direct influence over the world . Despite this , Kyuzo rebel sympathizers on Phatrong worked tirelessly to recruit like - minded individuals in hopes that they could bolster the Rebel Alliance at large and form the core of a major resistance force on their homeworld . Inhabitants . Phatrong was the homeworld of the Kyuzo species , which evolved dense muscle fibers and fast reflexes in the planet ' s heavy gravity and spoke their own language . Starting with early city - states , the natives developed societies that spanned considerable geographic areas of Phatrong . Kyuzo cities were scattered throughout the continents ; most continents and major islands were their own political units , and the majority of Kyuzo identified as members of a particular country or region , though they did form a loose confederation that elected the planet ' s senator s in the Senate of the Galactic Republic as well as the Imperial Senate of the Galactic Empire . Separate from the Kyuzo governments were the clovocs , organizations of warriors and other combatants that had their own traditions and rules outside the political region they inhabited . All forms of Kyuzo government made deals with the clovocs to provide security and military forces . Though they were not monolithic , as some regions had more traditional structures with integrated militaries , clovocs were common in several of the largest nations . Further , because many Kyuzo who traveled offworld were members of a clovoc , these warrior orders were one of the most recognized elements of Kyuzo culture by the galaxy at large , though many also sought simple lives as farmer s and merchant s , along with a number of other professions . Embo , a Kyuzo male who worked as a bounty hunter during the Clone Wars , was from Phatrong . Locations . Gorobe was one of the larger countries on Phatrong ; the Gyaryi clovoc held a contract with it for centuries , and its ruling members had loyalties to the country ' s various houses . The inhabitants of southern Phatrong ' s haunted Kwaidan Peaks originally designed the Kyuzo war shield as a headpiece to protect travelers from torrential rains during monsoon season . However , the shield was transformed into a defensive weapon by the warriors of the Sulddo , a clovoc that operated in rugged , mountainous territory whose foundational myth claimed that its order hailed from the Kwaidan Peaks . Behind the scenes . Phatrong was originally created as the homeworld of the Kyuzo bounty hunter Embo , a character from the , and was first mentioned in the 2010 " Star Wars " Legends reference book " " , written by Jason Fry . Following the discontinuation of the Legends continuity on April 25 , 2014 , Phatrong entered the new " Star Wars " canon with its mention in the Embo character entry in the now - discontinued StarWars . com Encyclopedia .