What happened to Coruscant in the sequel trilogy?

Although the planet fell under Sith occupation for a time, Republic forces ultimately liberated Coruscant with the aid of the Jedi Knights. Their victory was so decisive to the point where the Sith were all but extinct, replacing an age of darkness and strife with the democratic rule of the modern Galactic Republic.

Why don’t we see Coruscant in the original trilogy?

Because Coruscant is in the Empire, and the sequels aren’t concerned with the Empire – or the Republic. They’re not about politics at all; this is a trilogy about the legacy of the Jedi as portrayed in the prior six films.

Was Coruscant in Return of the Jedi?

Coruscant (/ˈkɒrəsɑːnt/) is an ecumenopolis planet in the fictional Star Wars universe. It first appeared onscreen in the 1997 Special Edition of Return of the Jedi, but was first depicted and mentioned by name in Timothy Zahn’s 1991 novel Heir to the Empire. The planet was code-named Triple Zero during the Clone Wars.

What is at the bottom of Coruscant?

Coruscant’s lowest level is called level zero, which is the ground on which Coruscant was built. This has long since been buried under 5,000 city levels.

Is Earth going to become Coruscant?

Coruscant, which is the city-planet capital of the Star Wars Galactic Empire, supposedly has a population of around three trillion. To give all of Earth’s landmass the same population density as Tokyo, you would need 895 trillion people, or 300 Coruscants.

When did Coruscant first appear in Star Wars?

As Rogue Jedi alludes to in a comment on the question, the planet Coruscant didn’t exist until Timothy Zahn’s 1991 EU novel Heir to the Empire1; it was later added to what was then called G-Canon (what we now just call “Canon”) with The Phantom Menace.

Why is Coruscant not in the Expanded Universe?

Coruscant was invented for the Expanded Universe after the original trilogy finished, so it couldn’t show up. Also, welcome! – Rogue Jedi Sep 12 ’15 at 16:44

What is the purpose of Coruscant?

Coruscant, as the center of the galaxy, thrived on the rule of government. It served as the capital of the Republic which kept the peace and prevented a major war in the galaxy for over a thousand years. Under the Republic, the Chancellor and the Senate had a direct influence on the planet’s governance.

What is the correct way to pronounce Coruscant?

While the word “coruscant” (meaning “glittering” or “sparkling”) is usually pronounced in English as /kəˈɹʌskənt/ (with a hard “c” and with the stress on the second syllable), in the Star Wars canon, the pronunciation is /’kɔɹəsɑnt/, with the second “c” being silent, and with stress on the first syllable.