Kothlis / Legends Kothlis was a Bothan colony world located in the Kothlis system of the Bothan sector in the Mid Rim . It was the fourth of seven planets in the star system , and was orbited by three small moons and an asteroid field . Geography . The colony of Kothlis was located in the Kothlis system of Bothan sector at galactic coordinates R - 14 . The planet orbited Koth ' lar in the fourth position . The world was largely oceanic with many scenic islands , covered in palm trees and dotted with beaches . Many of these islands were grouped together in atolls . The water in some places was shallow enough for AT - ATs to wade through . The planet featured the Koth Ice Cap at its northern pole and the Lis Ice Cap at its southern pole . The planet ' s atmosphere was rich in oxygen , making it beneficial to most Humanoids . While on Kothlis in 3 . 5 ABY , Luke Skywalker noted to himself that the daytime air smelled of warm and moldy cheese . Kothlis was colonized by Bothans as a manufacturing world . A Bothan - owned droid component manufacturer called Compart Corporation was based on Kothlis History . Galactic Civil War . During the Galactic Civil War , Kothlis was ruled by Imperial Consul - General Gilad Halsek . In 3 . 5 ABY , Kothlis was the site of the Battle of Kothlis , a battle in a sequence of several in the Rebel Alliance ' s attempt to steal the plans to the second Death Star . The plans were decoded in a safe house in Tal ' cara . Luke Skywalker and Koth Melan observed the decoding but in the midst of it a group of bounty hunters looking for Luke burst in . The data was saved by a Bothan tech who ran out a back exit but Melan was killed and Skywalker captured . The surviving techs were able to get the computer core up to the waiting blockade runner " Razor " , but it was caught by the " Imperial II " - class Star Destroyer " Motivator " Rogue Squadron was sent rendezvous with " Razor " , and arrived from hyperspace as the " Motivator " was drawing the corvette into its hangar with a tractor beam . The Rogues successfully downed the Imperial warship , but the Star Destroyer plunged toward the planet , forcing Rogue Leader Wedge Antilles and his wingmen to go down surface to retrieve the plans from the Star Destroyer wreckage . Once the wreckage had been located , Crix Madine led a small strike force of Rebel commandos , who were to infiltrate the Star Destroyer and retrieve the plans . All AT - AT and AT - PT units were able to break out of the warship to assault the Rebel ' s transport . However , the Rogues managed to bring down the heavy walkers in T - 47 airspeeders . After Rogue Squadron successfully breached the hull using Y - wing bombing runs , the commandos were able to retrieve the plans and send them to Rebel Alliance High Command . Soon after the Battle of Endor , Kothlis was attacked in retribution against the Bothans who had taken and decoded the data . Later history . It was represented in the New Republic Senate by Kothlis - born Borsk Fey ' lya . Behind the scenes . The PC game " " mistakenly places Kothlis in the Sluis sector of the Galactic Core . The Sluis sector is actually located in the Outer Rim Territories . There are two conflicting sources for the Battle of Kothlis , the 2001 video game " , " and the 1999 video game " " . This article follows the former source , as it is the later source and was pictured in the art book " . " In " " , the location of the ground battle serves as a location for Versus Mode matches .