![]() Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones.Star Wars Adventures 3: The Hostage Princess (Mentioned only).Jedi Quest: Path to Truth (In flashback(s)).Star Wars (1998) 20 (Vision to Quinlan Vos).Star Wars: Bounty Hunter (Mentioned only).Episode I: Obi-Wan Kenobi (In flashback(s))." End Game" - Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace novelization, 2012 edition (Mentioned only).Episode I: The Phantom Menace Movie Storybook.Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace junior novelization.Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace video game.Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace comic.Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace.Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace novelization (First appearance).Episode I Adventures 8: Trouble on Tatooine.Episode I Adventures 7: Capture Arawynne.Episode I Adventures 6: The Hunt for Anakin Skywalker.Episode I Adventures 5: The Ghostling Children.Tusken Raiders on banthas on the outskirts of Mos Espa In the first printing of The Rise and Fall of Darth Vader, Mos Espa is misspelled "Mos Epsa" on page 19. On July 19, 2013, it was reported that the sets will soon be buried under encroaching sand dunes. Ksar Hadada, Ksar Medenine and Ksar Ouled Soltane were filmed for Mos Espa's Slave Quarters Row. The sets in Oung Jmel are still standing. The real-world locations of Mos Espa are in Tunisia. ![]() It remained a center of trade on the planet and a welcome rest stop for travelers seeking to trek into the deadly Dune Sea nearby. Since the departure of Jabba, the city gained a new reputation: as a respectable and law-abiding, bustling town. The Solos, C-3PO, and Chewbacca with the assistance of a Weequay, Grunts, searched through Mos Espa for the painting. It was stolen from the auction by Kitster Banai. It was sought by many bidders, in particular Commander Quenton on behalf of the Galactic Empire and Captain Han Solo and Leia Organa Solo on behalf of the New Republic. Īn auction was held in 8.5 ABY for the Alderaanian moss painting Killik Twilight. In about 1 ABY the town was invaded by Tusken Raiders led by the Tusken King, but they were soon driven out by a group of spacers. Jabba the Hutt left for more lucrative parts unknown.ĭuring the Galactic Civil War, Mos Espa was garrisoned by a large Imperial force that patrolled the city in an effort to crack down Rebel insurgents. Years later, when the Galactic Empire arrived on Tatooine, the podraces were outlawed, and the city lost its illicit reputation and allure. The deal went in Qui-Gon's favor, and Anakin came with him to Coruscant, marking a pivotal moment in galactic history. After finding a suitable one in Watto's junk dealership, Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn made a deal with the Toydarian to exchange the parts and for freedom for his young slave boy Anakin. The town also boasted at least two local ghost stories: the spooky and mysterious Nobot and a strange ship left deserted on the outskirts that was believed to be haunted.Īround the Trade Federation blockade of Naboo, Padmé Amidala and her Jedi escorts arrived in Mos Espa seeking a new hyperdrive. ![]() ![]() During the reign of the Hutts, the population consisted mostly of slaves, slavers and poor settlers, not including the large number of spacers and smugglers who briefly stayed in the city before moving on to the next rock. It gained a deadly reputation for lethal podraces sponsored by the Hutts to encourage gambling. When the mining efforts failed, the dying settlement attracted the criminal Hutts, who took control and turned the city into a thriving yet dangerous spaceport. Like most Tatooine settlements, it began as a mining colony. At the time Mos Espa was the capital of Tatooine, and still is according to the records, but after podracing died, Mos Espa lost a lot of business and Mos Eisley picked up the slack." ― Mayor Mikdanyell Guh'rantt, to a spacer " Mos Eisley really took off though after the podraces were banned. Jabba the Hutt may have had some sort of seasonal residence in the city. The podrace that set Anakin Skywalker free from slavery was held at Mos Espa. The other major activity in Mos Espa was gambling on the podraces held in the nearby Grand Arena. Locals who spoke Huttese did so with a distinct accent. The biggest retail business in Mos Espa seems to have been junk-dealing, and even small dealers like Watto the Toydarian seemed to rake in a substantial amount of money, albeit sometimes unscrupulously. Most residents either were involved in crime business with the Hutts or were poor shopkeepers and moisture farmers trying to eke out a living in the inhospitable desert. It consisted of the dome-roofed, adobe buildings found in cities across Tatooine, and was said to appear as a great, twisting snake, hunkered down to escape the heat. Mos Espa was an expansive spaceport and rested near the Dune Sea. ![]()
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