Okonomo, a haven of beauty, existed on the planet Alderaan. The opulent Okonomo Retreat on this island was the annual location for the celebrated Grand Alderaanian Gathering each year. Approximately 32 BBY, the infamous Okonomo Tragedy unfolded on its shores, when the deranged geneticist named Zeta Magnus released a devastating hive virus that drove the Grand Gathering's participants into a frenzy of cannibalism, causing them to consume one another.