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| Distance from Core | 70,000 light years |
|---|---|
| Region | The Outer Rim;Outside the galactic disk; south of the Rishi Maze satellite galaxy |
| Region | Wild Space |
| System | Kamino |
| Number of suns | 1 |
| Number of moons | 3 |
| Major species | Kaminoans |
| Population | 1 billion |
| Capital | Tipoca City |
| Leader | Prime Minister Lama Su |
| Surface water | 100% |
| Affiliation | Galactic Republic, Galactic Empire, Rebel Alliance, New Republic |
- "There it is, R4. Our missing planet, Kamino."
- -Obi-wan Kenobi
Once he was discovered, Jango and Boba narrowly escaped the planet with Obi Wan close behind. Yoda later returned and brought a contingent of these clone warriors to assist in the rescue of Obi-Wan, Anakin, Padmé and the Jedi Knights at the end of Attack of the Clones to begin the fabled Clone Wars. When the Separatists discovered the source of the clones, they launched an attack on Kamino, but the Battle of Kamino was won by the Republic.
Boba Fett came back almost a day after the Battle of Geonosis and received a "black book" from the librarian, a strange whirring being appropriately named Whhr. Jedi Knight Siri Tachi almost caught him, but Taun We betrayed her, and Boba leapt down the garbage chute and escaped.
Tipoca City
- "I wonder how many clones can be made to fit inside the Tipoca City?" asked an unidentified Clone trooper
Tipoca City is the capital of the planet of Kamino. It is the residency of Lama Su, the prime minister of Kamino, Jango Fett, Boba Fett, Taun We, and Kau Wan. Tipoca city is also known as the largest cloning facility on Kamino. It has architecture unlike any city in the Star Wars universe. This architecture is built to withstand the high winds and constant storms on Kamino. It is also built on stilts to protect it from the waves of the ocean below.
The Kaminoans
- '' "Welcome, Master Kenobi. I trust you're going to enjoy your stay!" said Lama Su to Obi-wan Kenobi.
In the fictional universe portrayed in the Star Wars films and books, the Kaminoans are aliens that come from the stormy planet of Kamino. They are grey skinned and have long necks. They are experts at cloning and they produced the clone army used by the Old Republic. Their entire society is genetically engineered. This occurred in response to rising sea levels on their home planet. The males have crests on their heads; this is a remnant of the Kaminoans evolving from the sea.
The Rebellion
- - "I never thought it would come to this, when we'd be forced again to teach these an army of newly created Fett clones, who were bred to fight us, imperial Stormtroopers, on how we really deal with those who defy the Galactic Empire and its Emperor. We, the 501st legion, were glad when Lord Vader instructed the 501st to eliminate the rogue Fett clones on Kamino. We were glad to have the opportunity to fight an enemy of our stature! This is going to be a lot of fun, I said to my fellow comrades of the 501st, as we approached Kamino, to rid the rebellious Fett clones for good. Our commanding superior is also a Fett clone, who had been born on Kamino also. From what I've heard, he's said to be one of the unaltered ones, and is currently a bounty hunter called:Boba Fett. " said an unidentified Imperial Stormtrooper of the 501st legion.
After the rise of Darth Sidious and the Galactic Empire the Kaminoans, like all other alien species who were oppressed (due to the Emperor Palpatine's bias against non-humans), were also oppressed and possibly enslaved to the Empire. When word got out to the Kaminoans that an uprising rebellion known as: the Alliance to Restore the Republic or Rebel Alliance, was quickly forming up, a few Kaminoans soon saw a chance at freedom, and a few rogue Kaminoan clonemasters all secretly banded together and started the cloning of a new clone army of Republic Clone Troopers to aid and help the Rebel Alliance. A full 10 years after the end of the Clone Wars, Darth Vader uncovered the plot of the rogue Kaminoans, trying to breed a clone army of Fett clones, to take up arms against the Empire. Vader's "imperial stormtrooper spies" from the 501st legion sent word to Vader of the rogue Kaminoans' plot to rebel against the Empire. However, a few Advanced Recon Commandos on Kamino (who were veterans of the Clone Wars, and refused to obey Order 66 from Emperor Palpatine), tracked down the imperial spies and executed them. However, the plot had already been uncovered, and the rogue Kaminoans prepared to fight the 501st legion, who were on their way to Kamino, thus starting the Rebellion of Kamino. Vader sent Boba Fett, because of his knowledge and expertise of the planet he was "born" on. This conflict caused the Fett clone anti troops to turn against their Fett clone brethren: the imperial Stormtroopers. Boba Fett and the 501st legion attacked and stormed Kamino, seizing and securing the planet's cloning technology for the Empire, and eliminating all the rogue Kaminoan clonemasters and their Anti clone troops.
Those Kaminoans who remained alive were oppressed and enslaved by and to the Empire. They were forced to help imperial specialists create more clones from a variety of different clone templates to serve as Stormtroopers for the Galactic Empire. Amongst the enslaved Kaminoans was Taun We, who survived the aftermath of the Kaminoans rebellion. Before leaving Kamino, Boba Fett confronted Taun We, and he apologized to her for his actions here on Kamino. The lone Mandalorian told the Kaminoan that he held no ill-will against her, and that this was only a hired job from the Empire. The two acknowledged one another and then parted ways.
A few Kaminoans during the Rebellion of Kamino managed to escape Kamino on Acclamator Assault ships led by Kaminoan commander Kau Wan. This group of Kaminoans settled elsewhere on an uncharted planet, renaming their new homeworld New Kamino and continuing to use their cloning technology to keep their society alive and well. They also had several canisters of clone DNA from Jango Fett, from which they produced more Fett clones to serve as their personal New Kamino's grand military clone army.
- - "It was a horiffic battle that I'll never forget for as long as I'm alive. I was never mad at Boba for attacking Kamino and what he did. I could never get mad at Boba. Boba has been more like a son to me, when I first was tasked by Jango himself to guide and watch over him when he was young, those many years ago. I was fortunate to have my own secret canister of clone DNA, which I personally took from Jango himself, during the early creations of the Republic's clone army. I took the liberty in cloning a few Fett clones to act as my personal assistants. But I left one unaltered clone for myself, one whom I've had the honor and pleasure of calling him Boba Fett We, my son!" said Taun We, just 9 months after: the Rebellion of Kamino.
New Republic
- "At last, the Kaminoan race is free from the evil clutches of the Galactic Empire." said an unidentified Kaminoan, after the 2nd Rebellion of Kamino.
After the Galactic Empire was overthrown by the Rebel Alliance, the enslaved Kaminoans on Kamino were excited to see that 20 long years of labor and slavery to Galactic Empire had finally been abolished thanks to the Rebel Alliance. A few Kaminoans, who had managed to save one canister of clone DNA from Jango Fett, secretly banded together and created a new clone legion of Jango Fett clone troopers in an underwater isolated facility on Kamino five years prior to the fall of the Galactic Empire. After the death of the Emperor, the new clone troopers successfully rebelled against Kamino's Stormtrooper garrison. This rebellion was known as the 2nd Rebellion of Kamino. Rebel alliance forces also aided the rebel Kaminoans and their clone anti-imperial troopers in liberating Kamino once and for all from imperial rule. After Kamino was liberated by the help of the Rebel Alliance, the Alliance terminated the Clone trooper program on Kamino. The Kaminoans were allowed to continue cloning, but not share their cloning technology or data with anyone not in the New Republic. Kamino thus became a protected planet in the New Republic's planetary protective act treaty.
See also
Star Wars planets | Fictional cloners
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