Yerbana

"Well, I can see things are going splendidly on this front."

―Jedi General Obi-Wan Kenobi, to Commander Cody —

Yerbana was a terrestrial planet located in the Outer Rim Territories. During the High Republic Era, a Republic Defense Corps station near Yerbana was attacked by Nihil marauders. In 19 BBY, during the Outer Rim Sieges of the Clone Wars between the Galactic Republic and Confederacy of Independent Systems, a battle was fought on the world between the 501st Legion and 212th Attack Battalion of the Grand Army of the Republic, and the Separatist Droid Army. The battle resulted in a Republic victory after Jedi General Anakin Skywalker came to the aid of fellow Jedi General Obi-Wan Kenobi and the 212th. He defeated the Separatists by faking a surrender and drawing out the super tactical droid that was leading the droid forces, enabling the Republic to capture Yerbana.

Description[]

"We’ve been running ever since. Hiding out on one of Yerbana's moons."

―Lieutenant Visma Tarko^[2]

Yerbana map — Yerbana was located along the Triellus Trade Route in the Outer Rim Territories.

Yerbana was a terrestrial planet^[5] in the Savareen sector of the Outer Rim Territories.^[1] Situated in grid square Q-17 on the Standard Galactic Grid,^[3] Yerbana was connected by the Triellus Trade Route^[4] to the planets^[8]^[9] Arkanis and Llanic and was located just off the Corellian Run.^[3] It had multiple moons,^[2] a type I atmosphere^[6] that was breathable, and a surface that had oceans; mountains covered in green vegetation; and canyons. The planet's cities were connected by bridges and often nestled among permanent clouds atop flat mountains high above the surface.^[1]

History[]

High Republic Era[]

"I mean, Lieutenant Tarko and I had been assigned to a station near Yerbana. We were on a transport with Six-En when our shuttle was attacked by Nihil. We got out in an escape pod."

―Corporal Elping Tsoo recounts his capture by the Nihil^[2]

During the High Republic Era, Lieutenant Visma Tarko and Corporal Elping Tsoo of the Republic Defense Corps were assigned to a station near Yerbana with the protocol droid See-Zerosixen when their transport came under attack by Nihil marauders. The trio escaped via an escape pod and hid on one of Yerbana's moons, where they stowed away on a ship that was itself captured by the Nihil. Months later,^[2] in 228 BBY,^[10] the officers recounted the events near Yerbana to Captains Joss and Pikka Adren.^[2]

Clone Wars[]

"Anakin, where are you?"
"I'm right here."

―Anakin Skywalker arrives to assist Obi-Wan Kenobi during the Battle of Yerbana —

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BattleOfYerbana-OFNF — The 212th Attack Battalion struggles to gain ground on Yerbana.

During the Outer Rim Sieges of the Clone Wars between the Galactic Republic and the secessionist Confederacy of Independent Systems,^[5] in 19 BBY,^[11] military priority was given to key planets, such as Yerbana, Felucia, and Cato Neimoidia.^[12] Yerbana was the site of a Republic offensive aimed at territories still under Separatist control.^[1] The fighting took place on the planet's surface and in its atmosphere and was between the forces of the Grand Army of the Republic's 501st Legion and 212th Attack Battalion, and the Separatist Droid Army.^[5] The Battle of Yerbana^[13] was fought on multiple fronts, with the 501st, under the leadership of Jedi General Anakin Skywalker, and the 212th, under Jedi General Obi-Wan Kenobi, fighting separately. Eventually, Skywalker and the 501st were victorious in their engagement and moved to assist Kenobi and the 212th, who were struggling to make advancements on a large bridge outside a nearby city.^[5]

Upon arrival on the bridge, Skywalker informed Kenobi that the 501st had come to his aid and teased him for hiding behind cover while the inhabitants of the nearby city suffered at the hands of the Separatists. Skywalker's plan started with him calling for a ceasefire and declaring surrender to the droid forces in an attempt to draw the enemy's super tactical droid into the open. Meanwhile, Clone Captain CT-7567, nicknamed "Rex," led clone jetpack troopers of the 501st underneath the bridge.^[5]

YerbanaJetpackTroopers — The jetpack troopers of the 501st flank the droid army.

After the tactical droid appeared in the open, having come out to see why the droid army had ceased fire, Skywalker pulled the droid toward him with the Force and decapitated it with his lightsaber. The clones underneath then activated their jetpacks and flew up over the bridge, flanking the droid army on both sides. The Republic's forces quickly defeated the droid army, and Skywalker and Kenobi were soon called back to a Venator-class Star Destroyer to receive a communication from the former Jedi Ahsoka Tano.^[5] The battle for Yerbana ended in a Republic victory, taking control of the planet from the Separatists.^[7]

Imperial Era and beyond[]

"An Imperial KX droid became something of a local hero when it recovered a family's property from raiders on Yerbana. The droid delivered the stolen items after single-handedly destroying the raiders' outpost."

―Dorna Parros, HoloNet News —

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In 3 ABY,^[15] the HoloNet News anchor Dorna Parros relayed a story about a KX-series security droid recovering the property of a family from raiders on Yerbana. The droid was said to have delivered the items to their rightful owners after destroying the raiders' outpost single-handedly, earning it the reputation of a local hero.^[14] Sometime after the publishing of the historian Beaumont Kin's book The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire in 35 ABY,^[16] the journalist Kitrin Braves^[8] published^[17] her biography on the Skywalker family,^[8] Skywalker: A Family at War,^[18] which included a short description of the Battle of Yerbana during the Clone Wars.^[17]

Locations[]

"Master, I mean no disrespect. If you want, I can hide here with you, and we can let the people in the city suffer longer."

―Skywalker is sarcastic toward Kenobi for hiding behind cover —

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Yerbana was home to a city with towering skyscrapers. On the outskirts of the city, a massive bridge stretched over a deep chasm.^[5] The Republic Defense Corps had a station near Yerbana.^[2]

Behind the scenes[]

Yerbana-lighting-concept — Lighting concept for Yerbana by Molly Denmark

Yerbana was first pictured in the official trailer for Season Seven of the animated television series Star Wars: The Clone Wars, which was released on January 22, 2020.^[19] The planet first appeared in "Old Friends Not Forgotten,"^[5] the season's ninth episode, which was released on April 17, 2020 on Disney+.^[20] Concept art for Yerbana was created by Andre Kirk, while the planet's lighting concept was done by Molly Denmark.^[21] While^[12] the April 1, 2022^[22] De Agostini reference book The End of the Clone Wars states that Yerbana is on the Corellian Run hyperspace route^[12] However, the map^[3] created for the reference book Star Wars: Timelines and given out as a promotional poster at Celebration Anaheim^[23] of May 26 through 29, 2022^[24] prior to the book's release during Celebration Europe^[25] of April 7 through 10, 2023^[26] places the planet just off the route.^[3] This article considers the map, which is the newer source, to be correct.