Bespin
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Bespin is a gas giant planet in the Star Wars universe, best known as the location of Cloud City where pivotal events in "The Empire Strikes Back" occur.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bespin system | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Star Wars location
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fictional planet ⓘ gas giant ⓘ |
| affiliation | nominally neutral during the Galactic Civil War ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Star Wars Legends continuity
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Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back NERFINISHED ⓘ Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi (special edition) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| atmosphereType | gas giant atmosphere ⓘ |
| category |
Star Wars planets
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gas giants in fiction ⓘ |
| climate | gaseous ⓘ |
| conflict | skirmishes between Rebel Alliance and Galactic Empire ⓘ |
| createdBy | George Lucas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eventLocation |
Imperial occupation of Cloud City
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Luke Skywalker losing his hand ⓘ Luke Skywalker vs. Darth Vader duel NERFINISHED ⓘ capture of Han Solo by Darth Vader ⓘ revelation of Darth Vader as Luke’s father ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (1980 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedFrom | Cloud City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governor | Lando Calrissian (Cloud City administrator) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gravity | standard in habitable layer ⓘ |
| habitableLayer | upper atmosphere ⓘ |
| hasCity |
Cloud City
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other floating mining colonies (Legends) ⓘ |
| inspiredWorks | various Star Wars games ⓘ |
| knownFor | tibanna gas production ⓘ |
| mediaFranchise | Star Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableLocation | Cloud City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableResident | Lando Calrissian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableVisitor |
Boba Fett
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Darth Vader NERFINISHED ⓘ Han Solo NERFINISHED ⓘ Leia Organa NERFINISHED ⓘ Luke Skywalker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationZone | floating cities ⓘ |
| primaryStar | Bespin’s sun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Outer Rim Territories NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resource | tibanna gas ⓘ |
| sector | Anoat sector NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| skyColor | orange and pink hues in many depictions ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | source of tibanna gas for blasters and hyperdrives ⓘ |
| surface | no solid surface ⓘ |
| universe | Star Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| visualDesign | featured in Ralph McQuarrie concept art for Cloud City ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Bespin system