Toprawa

Toprawa was a planet along the Hydian Way, at the boundary between the Mid Rim and Outer Rim. The planet had a community of Antarian Rangers.

It was on this planet that the Death Star's superlaser was developed, the plans for which were subsequently stolen by Havet Storm and the Rebel Alliance. Among many others Commander Bria Tharen and rebel cell leader Vermilion gave their lives to secure the plans for Leia Organa.

The planet was then punished by the Empire &mdash; its cities were destroyed and its people reduced to barbarism, made to prostrate themselves to the Empire for food. Later, it would become an important "juncture world", and would change hands several times in the conflict between the resurgent Empire and the New Republic.