When Star Wars shifted to the prequel trilogy, the tone switched, too. Gone was the scrappy Rebel Alliance; for most of the prequels, the action takes place in the halls of the Jedi Council or in the Galactic Senate. With this turn to the political thriller, much of the action was brought back to Coruscant, the capital of the Star Wars galaxy.
Coruscant became synonymous with urban jungle, dark alleys, deathstick dealers, and greasy spoon diners. But, as Star Wars’ latest series proves, just because Coruscant is the main city in the galaxy, it’s by no means the only one.
