Tatooine
| Tatooine | |
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| Star Wars location | |
The planet Tatooine, as seen in Star Wars (1997 special edition) | |
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| Last appearance | Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures (2023) |
| Created by | George Lucas |
| Genre | Science fiction |
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| Type | Desert planet |
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Tatooine (/ˌtætuˈiːn/ TAT-oo-EEN) is a fictional desert planet that appears in the Star Wars franchise. It is a beige-colored, desolate world orbiting a pair of binary stars, and inhabited by human settlers and a variety of other life forms. The planet was first seen in the original 1977 film Star Wars, and has to date featured in a total of seven Star Wars theatrical films, three live-action television series, and four animated series.
It is the home planet of the protagonist of the original Star Wars Trilogy, Luke Skywalker, and of his father, Anakin Skywalker (who later became Darth Vader). It is also the planet where Obi-Wan Kenobi takes up residence under the name "Ben Kenobi" in order to watch over Luke during the former's exile following the events of Order 66 and Anakin's fall to the dark side. Shots of the binary sunset over the Tatooine desert are considered to be an iconic image of the film series, along with the greatest sunset scenes in cinematic history.