Kamino
Kamino
Kamino's role in starting the Clone Wars and aiding the rise of Emperor Palpatine, it's safe to say that no planet with such a low profile has ever wielded such massive influence.
- Grid Location: S-15
- Region: Outer Rim
- Terrain: Aquatic
- Diameter: 19,270 km
- Length of Day: 27 standard hours
- Length of Year: 463 standard days
- Population: 1 billion
- Sentient Species: Kaminoans
- Species Mix: Kaminoans (100%)
- Languages: Kaminoan
- Government: Ruling council
- Major Exports: Clones, covert technology, military hardware
- Major Imports: Foodstuffs
- System/Star: Kamino/Kamino
Planets in the System:
| Planets | Type | Moons |
|---|---|---|
| Kas | Molten rock | 0 |
| Yuka Major | Searing rock | 0 |
| Jonon | Searing rock | 0 |
| Faa | Terrestrial | 3 |
| Kamino | Terrestrial | 3 |
| Mira | Barren rock | 5 |
| Miyuu | Barren rock | 5 |
| Donooa | Barren rock | 17 |
| Cassa Aure | Gas giant | 28 |
| Cassa Ben | Gas giant | 21 |
| Imoco | Frozen rock | 6 |
| Talita | Frozen rock | 6 |
| Yuka | Ice ball | 1 |
Detailed History
Technically, Kamino isn't part of the galaxy. It circles a star high above the galactic disk, loosely grouped with other fringe stars at the lower periphery of the Rishi Maze. Kamino was once largely landlocked, with eels and cetacea choking its narrow coasts and sleek-skinned mammals inhabiting the marshes of the low-lying canyons. From this stock arose the Kaminoans, long-necked humanoids exhibiting a docile grace on land and in water. The Kaminoans developed their planet's coasts, their triumph being the parapet city of Dremi.
Circa 19,000 BBY abrupt climatic change melted Kamino's glacial reserves. Within two centuries every landmass sat beneath hundreds of meters of seawater, including Dremi and architectural treasures such as the Clock Spires of Harai Nova. The Kaminoans lived on. Technology allowed them to move into water-shedding stilt cities, and the science of genetics permitted the operation of many drowned species through controlled cloning. Genetic engineering soon shaped the Kaminoans themselves, as their pursuit of perfection resulted in near uniformity of thought, appearance, and manner.
Ambitious parties from the Republic sought out Kamino as early as 4500 BBY. Kaminoan cloning proved far superior to the common Lurian techniques, and the laboratories of Tipoca City soon filled orders both local (the shovel-handed miners of Subterrel) and distant (the hidden heroes of the Unknown Regions' Leech Legion). The Kaminoans also stocked their own pond, modifying Naboo's Gungan waterbats to withstand Kamino's crashing surf.
In 32 BBY Jedi Master Sifo-Dyas hired the Kaminoans to build a clone army for the Republic, though Darth Sidious guided the project to completion. Sidious even arranged for the planet's deletion from stellar databases to ensure the project's secrecy. The vast growth market for clones swelled Kamino's fame from 22 to 19 BBY, during which time Kamino came under attack from both the Separatists and the Mandalorians.
The end of the war saw Kamino transformed into a fortified Imperial possession, dedicated to expanding the stormtrooper corps. In 12 BBY a clone uprising—orchestrated by disgruntled Kaminoan cloners—met a swift end at the hands of the 501st Legion.
The collapse of the Empire in 4 ABY triggered an economic collapse on Kamino as well. After more than two decades of clone production came to an end. The world continues to survive on smaller contracts, often for warlords and gangsters.