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”’Kijimi City”’,<ref name=”Force Collector” /> formerly known as ”’Kijimiko”’,<ref name=”Episode IX VD” /> was the ((capital))<ref name=”TROS Junior Novel”>”((Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: A Junior Novel))”</ref> ((city)) of the ((Mid Rim Territories)) ((planet)) of ((Kijimi)).<ref name=”Episode IX VD” /> It was built a thousand years before ((Poe Dameron)) and ((Zorii Bliss)) were inducted into the ((Spice Runners of Kijimi)) atop a plateau next to the massive ((Mount Izukika)). The city had cobblestone streets<ref name=”Free Fall” /> and also featured a ((Kijimi City spaceport|spaceport)),<ref name=”Force Collector” /> many temples, monasteries, and relics used by ((monk))s,<ref name=”Free Fall” /> and a ((Dai Bendu Monastery)) that once formed the center of the city.<ref name=”Episode IX VD” /> The city was once considered a religious stronghold,<ref name=”TROS Expanded”>”((Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: Expanded Edition))”</ref> before becoming a victim of raids and overthrows that saw various factions rule the city throughout its history.<ref name=”Free Fall” /> It had an temperature that very greatly depending on the time of day, but the average was -25 degrees standard.<ref name=”Episode IX VD” />

Originally known as ”’Kijimiko”’ and a spiritual settlement centered around the ((Dai Bendu Monastery)), ”’Kijimi City”’ laid on the frigid ((Mount Izukika)) of the ((planet)) ((Kijimi)). The ((city)) became a lawless refuge due to the world’s remoteness, with various gangs, guilds, and clans dominating densely packed houses between windswept alleys, separated by neutral safe zones and ((cantina))s. Such a haven of ((spacer))s and criminals was enroached by the ((First Order)) when it ruthlessly occupied Kijimi to hunt down the ((Resistance)).

==Description==

Kijimiko was a settlement built atop a plateau of ((Mount Izukika)), on the ((Mid Rim Territories)) ((planet)) ((Kijimi)). At an altitude of 4200 ((meter))s on a frigid and ((moon))less world, Kijimiko was blasted by frosty winds yet remained habitable, with Izukika surrounded by more jagged ((mountain)) peaks. Its ((temperature)) dropped remarkedly cold at ((Local day|night)), and the city’s average temperature was -25 degrees standard. The granitic stone of the ((Dai Bendu Monastery)) formed the center of the ((city)), which was effectively its planet’s ((capital)).<ref name=”TROS VD” /> ((Monk’s Gate)) was situated on the northernmost wall of the ((Thieves’ Quarter|Quarter of the Beatific)), home to pilgrims of the ((Brotherhood of the Beatific Countenance)). The latter area became known as Thieves’ Quarter and housed ((Babu Frik’s workshop)) and the ((cantina)) named ((Monastery (cantina)|Monastery)),<ref name=”TROS VD” /> which hid a secret entrance to the ((Spice Runners’ Den)).<ref name=”TROSEE”>”((Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: Expanded Edition))”</ref> The city had cobblestone streets between many temples, monasteries, and relics used by ((monk))s.<ref name=”Free Fall” /> It also featured a ((Kijimi City spaceport|spaceport)).<ref name=”Force Collector” />

==History==

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===Monks and outlaws===

Kijimiko<ref name=”TROS VD” /> was founded a thousand years before ((Poe Dameron)) and ((Zorii Bliss))’s time among the ((Spice Runners of Kijimi)).<ref name=”Free Fall” /> Based around the temple of the ((Dai Bendu)), built with stones quarried from Mount Izukika, the city was famous for its marked spirituality<ref name=”TROS VD” />&mdash;the Dai Bendu were the precursors of the ((Jedi Order)).<ref name=”Unlimited Power”>”((Unlimited Power))”</ref> The original monks of Kijimiko lit ((lantern))s to counter the cold of the night, and their way of survival evolved into a ((Dai Bendu lantern ceremony|lantern ceremony)) about gratitude. The Dai Bendu Monastery received ((Lorrdian)) pilgrims of the Brotherhood of the Beatific Countenance from off-world, but the Brotherhood was chased off Kijimi by rising criminality, allowing thieves and squatters to occupy their quarter in the city in spite of the ((Dai Bendu temple guardian))s. Individuals seeking to evade interstellar law were attracted to Kijimi’s remote and rural nature. The city’s infrastructure was neglected amidst the lawlessness, and dwellers had to improvise heating and power supply, relying on local gangs, guilds, and clans to provide basic services in return for their pledges of loyalty.<ref name=”TROS VD” />

During the ((Imperial Era)), Kijimi City had been under the rule of the ((Ashiga Clan)) for generations. The dynasty was based around a hive of the ((Melitto)) ((species)).<ref name=”Outlaws”>{{SWYouTube|eqjNubLb2XI|The Sights and Scoundrels of Star Wars Outlaws}}</ref> Hailing from the ((Volcano|volcanic)) ((Inner Rim Territories)) planet ((Li-Toran)), the Melitto were ((insectoid))s traditionally organized around ((Gender|female)) ((Myrmitrix|myrmitrices)) who fought to become ((Queen (biology)|queens)), and surviving ((myrmite)) followers of their defeated myrmitrix became hiveless ((ronin)) who generally left off-world and relied on ((Melittos’ survival device|special breathing apparatus)). Li-Toran underwent ((Unending Conflict|centuries of warfare)) until the founding of a ((Li-Toran planetary council|planetary council)) to prevent global catastrophe by supporting interstellar ((Colonist|colonization)),<ref name=”Cyphers”>”((Cyphers and Masks))”</ref> and Melitto settlements were established on several worlds.<ref name=”AotG”>”((Star Wars: Aliens of the Galaxy))”</ref> Members of the Ashiga Clan on Kijimi were willing to sacrifice themselves for the hive, which dominated the city’s underworld. The clan’s grip was weakening when ((Kay Vess)) operated in Kijimi City during the ((Galactic Civil War)).<ref name=”Outlaws” />

===A thriving refuge===

By the ((New Republic Era|time)) of the ((New Republic)), Kijimi City continued in anarchy, having been raided and ruled by various factions throughout its history.<ref name=”Free Fall” /> Following the collapse of the ((Galactic Empire)) and ((Mining Guild)) restrictions on the ((spice)) trade of the ((Outer Rim Territories|Outer Rim)) world ((Kessel)), a group of ((pirate))s expanded the ((Kessel Run)) to Kijimi and became known as the Spice Runners of Kijimi, hiding among the ((spacer))s of the city with a den in Thieves’ Quarter. Following the New Republic’s ((Hosnian Cataclysm|collapse)) and the ((First Order))’s conquest of ((the galaxy))<ref name=”TROS VD” /> in ((35 ABY)),<ref name=”Date” /> the planet had an estimated population of 310 million, with the criminal self-interests of the city keeping civilization from collapsing. As a general refuge, the city housed typically unscrupulous spacers, yet many of them were superstitious and revered the city’s ancient monuments. City dwellers treated gaps between various groups’ clearly marked territories as safe spaces, including cantinas in neutral blocks in Thieves’ Quarter, though ((enslaver))s were not welcome and not afforded any safe quarter in Kijimi City.<ref name=”TROS VD” />

Thieves’ Quarter’s most influencial guilds were the ((Corellian Merchants’ Guild)), the ((Lantillian Spacers’ Brotherhood)), and the ((Intracluster Gatherers)), the latter of which had splintered from the ((Wandering Star)) criminal syndicate. ((Kozinarg Trade Guild)) members also had exclusive access to their guildhouse in the area for ((Foodstuff|food)) and lodging.<ref name=”TROS VD” /> While the Dai Bendu monks were long gone, city dwellers believed that those founders had also invented ((skordu)), an ((alcohol))ic drink distilled from a ((fungus)) growing in ((Water|icy)) caves and crevices high among Kijimi’s mountains.<ref name=”TROSEE” /> Altitude sickness was said to be cured by the popular ((Ultra-Ox)) drink in exchange for another, more pleasurable, form of lightheadedness.<ref name=”TROS VD” />

===Occupation and destruction===

((File:StreetsOfKijimi.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Thieves’ Quarter, originally known as the Quarter of the Beatific))

The ((First Order)) occupied Kijimi City, with ((Stormtrooper (First Order)|stormtrooper)) patrols looking for leads on ((Resistance)) activity. They made nightly raids to kidnap ((Youngling|children)) for the Order’s stormtrooper program.<ref name=”TROS VD” />

==Behind the scenes==

==Behind the scenes==

Kijimi City was created for the ((2019)) ((sequel trilogy)) film, ((Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker|”Star Wars”: Episode IX ”The Rise of Skywalker”)), and first appeared in the novel ”((Force Collector))”, published earlier that year as part of the film’s marketing.

Kijimi City was created for the ((2019)) ((sequel trilogy)) film, ((Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker|”Star Wars”: Episode IX ”The Rise of Skywalker”)), and first appeared in the novel ”((Force Collector))”, published earlier that year as part of the film’s marketing.

==Appearances==

==Appearances==

Originally known as Kijimiko and a spiritual settlement centered around the Dai Bendu Monastery, Kijimi City laid on the frigid Mount Izukika of the planet Kijimi. The city became a lawless refuge due to the world’s remoteness, with various gangs, guilds, and clans dominating densely packed houses between windswept alleys, separated by neutral safe zones and cantinas. Such a haven of spacers and criminals was enroached by the First Order when it ruthlessly occupied Kijimi to hunt down the Resistance.

Description

Kijimiko was a settlement built atop a plateau of Mount Izukika, on the Mid Rim Territories planet Kijimi. At an altitude of 4200 meters on a frigid and moonless world, Kijimiko was blasted by frosty winds yet remained habitable, with Izukika surrounded by more jagged mountain peaks. Its temperature dropped remarkedly cold at night, and the city’s average temperature was -25 degrees standard. The granitic stone of the Dai Bendu Monastery formed the center of the city, which was effectively its planet’s capital.⁽³⁾ Monk’s Gate was situated on the northernmost wall of the Quarter of the Beatific, home to pilgrims of the Brotherhood of the Beatific Countenance. The latter area became known as Thieves’ Quarter and housed Babu Frik’s workshop and the cantina named Monastery,⁽³⁾ which hid a secret entrance to the Spice Runners’ Den.⁽⁶⁾ The city had cobblestone streets between many temples, monasteries, and relics used by monks.⁽⁵⁾ It also featured a spaceport.⁽⁴⁾

History

Monks and outlaws

Kijimiko⁽³⁾ was founded a thousand years before Poe Dameron and Zorii Bliss’s time among the Spice Runners of Kijimi.⁽⁵⁾ Based around the temple of the Dai Bendu, built with stones quarried from Mount Izukika, the city was famous for its marked spirituality⁽³⁾—the Dai Bendu were the precursors of the Jedi Order.⁽⁷⁾ The original monks of Kijimiko lit lanterns to counter the cold of the night, and their way of survival evolved into a lantern ceremony about gratitude. The Dai Bendu Monastery received Lorrdian pilgrims of the Brotherhood of the Beatific Countenance from off-world, but the Brotherhood was chased off Kijimi by rising criminality, allowing thieves and squatters to occupy their quarter in the city in spite of the Dai Bendu temple guardians. Individuals seeking to evade interstellar law were attracted to Kijimi’s remote and rural nature. The city’s infrastructure was neglected amidst the lawlessness, and dwellers had to improvise heating and power supply, relying on local gangs, guilds, and clans to provide basic services in return for their pledges of loyalty.⁽³⁾

During the Imperial Era, Kijimi City had been under the rule of the Ashiga Clan for generations. The dynasty was based around a hive of the Melitto species.⁽⁸⁾ Hailing from the volcanic Inner Rim Territories planet Li-Toran, the Melitto were insectoids traditionally organized around female myrmitrices who fought to become queens, and surviving myrmite followers of their defeated myrmitrix became hiveless ronin who generally left off-world and relied on special breathing apparatus. Li-Toran underwent centuries of warfare until the founding of a planetary council to prevent global catastrophe by supporting interstellar colonization,⁽⁹⁾ and Melitto settlements were established on several worlds.⁽¹⁰⁾ Members of the Ashiga Clan on Kijimi were willing to sacrifice themselves for the hive, which dominated the city’s underworld. The clan’s grip was weakening when Kay Vess operated in Kijimi City during the Galactic Civil War.⁽⁸⁾

A thriving refuge

By the time of the New Republic, Kijimi City continued in anarchy, having been raided and ruled by various factions throughout its history.⁽⁵⁾ Following the collapse of the Galactic Empire and Mining Guild restrictions on the spice trade of the Outer Rim world Kessel, a group of pirates expanded the Kessel Run to Kijimi and became known as the Spice Runners of Kijimi, hiding among the spacers of the city with a den in Thieves’ Quarter. Following the New Republic’s collapse and the First Order’s conquest of the galaxy⁽³⁾ in 35 ABY,⁽²⁾ the planet had an estimated population of 310 million, with the criminal self-interests of the city keeping civilization from collapsing. As a general refuge, the city housed typically unscrupulous spacers, yet many of them were superstitious and revered the city’s ancient monuments. City dwellers treated gaps between various groups’ clearly marked territories as safe spaces, including cantinas in neutral blocks in Thieves’ Quarter, though enslavers were not welcome and not afforded any safe quarter in Kijimi City.⁽³⁾

Thieves’ Quarter’s most influencial guilds were the Corellian Merchants’ Guild, the Lantillian Spacers’ Brotherhood, and the Intracluster Gatherers, the latter of which had splintered from the Wandering Star criminal syndicate. Kozinarg Trade Guild members also had exclusive access to their guildhouse in the area for food and lodging.⁽³⁾ While the Dai Bendu monks were long gone, city dwellers believed that those founders had also invented skordu, an alcoholic drink distilled from a fungus growing in icy caves and crevices high among Kijimi’s mountains.⁽⁶⁾ Altitude sickness was said to be cured by the popular Ultra-Ox drink in exchange for another, more pleasurable, form of lightheadedness.⁽³⁾

Occupation and destruction

The First Order occupied Kijimi City, with stormtrooper patrols looking for leads on Resistance activity. They made nightly raids to kidnap children for the Order’s stormtrooper program.⁽³⁾

Bliss reunited with Dameron and met Finn, Rey, C-3PO and D-O, and Bliss’ friend Babu Frik reprogrammed C-3PO to translate Sith. The entire planet of Kijimi was then destroyed by a Xyston-class Star Destroyer that was sent from Exegol to signal Emperor Palpatine’s resurrection, but he and his Sith Eternal cult along with the First Order were shortly defeated thereafter by the Resistance and the galactic citizenry.⁽¹¹⁾

Behind the scenes

Kijimi City was created for the 2019 sequel trilogy film, Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker, and first appeared in the novel Force Collector, published earlier that year as part of the film’s marketing. Kijimi shares its name with a synthesizer from Tokyo’s Black Corporation—director J.J. Abrams is a known customer of the company and can be seen posing with a Kijimi synthesizer in an Instagram post by the company.⁽¹²⁾

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