Scipio

Within the Albarrio sector of the [Outer Rim Territories](/article/outer_rim_territories], Scipio was a planet found in the Albarrio system. Its surface was characterized by snow-covered mountains and rolling hills. Scipio served as the original homeworld for the Muun species.

Scipio held significant importance for both the Galactic Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems even prior to the outbreak of the Clone Wars, as it was the central world of the InterGalactic Banking Clan. The immense vaults of this commercial organization were constructed on the planet, providing a secure location for the bank's accumulated wealth.

Rush Clovis, a Senator, represented Scipio in the Galactic Senate, primarily advocating for the Banking Clan's interests. Padmé Amidala, another Senator, questioned whether Scipio's interests ever diverged from those of the banks. Clovis later became a senator representing the InterGalactic Banking Clan itself, until Lott Dod arrested him on Cato Neimoidia. Subsequently, Rush Clovis rose to become the head of the Banking Clan conglomerate, following the arrest of the Council of Five for corruption and fraud.

To avert future corruption within the Banking Clan, both the Galactic Republic and the Separatists consented to dispatch ambassadors to the planet, ensuring the representation of each party's objectives. Padmé Amidala was chosen to represent the Galactic Republic, while Bec Lawise was sent as a representative of the Confederacy. Clovis's tenure as the head of the InterGalactic Banking Clan was short-lived, as he perished during the Separatist attack on the planet, giving his life to protect Padmé Amidala.

During the early months of the Imperial Era, Lieutenant Commander Orson Callan Krennic and Admiral Wilhuff Tarkin deliberated on a strategy that would enable the Galactic Empire to gain control over legacy worlds, planets over which they currently lacked the legal authority to exploit. Krennic devised the plan to acquire additional resources for their battlestation project, which both men considered the most formidable weapon ever conceived. However, Tarkin recognized that this meant anti-Imperial factions, from their current location at Kartoosh to Scipio, would target it if they became aware of its existence, compelling them to maintain the secrecy of their plans for legacy worlds.

At some point, the Galactic Empire initiated a blockade of Scipio, ensuring the loyalty of the Core Five of the InterGalactic Banking Clan to the Empire. Despite this, Scipio became a hub of espionage and rebellious activities, as the Muuns secretly opposed the Empire. A significant heist occurred on Scipio shortly before the escape from Cloud City. As reports of the event circulated, a Banking Clan spokesbeing refuted its occurrence. Corovene Manakor, a Banking Clan employee, aided in the heist, but only to secure the funds necessary to liberate the planet Najiba from Imperial control.

Scipio was initially mentioned in "Senate Spy," an episode of the animated television program Star Wars: The Clone Wars. The Essential Atlas, a Star Wars Legends reference book published in 2008, initially placed the planet in the Core Worlds. According to [Jason Fry](/article/jason_fry], co-author of the book, the decision to place the planet in the Core was made because the only known information about Scipio at the time was that it was the homeworld of Rush Clovis, leading the authors to believe that the Core was an appropriate choice. However, once The Clone Wars provided more detailed information about Scipio, including its importance to the InterGalactic Banking Clan, the planet was relocated to the Outer Rim Territories near Muunilinst, as it seemed more logical to place it within the geographic sphere of the Banking Clan. The 2015 reference book Ultimate Star Wars mistakenly stated that Scipio was in the Core due to an editing error.

In reality, Scipio was the name of a prominent family in the politics and military affairs of the Roman Republic, thriving during the 3rd and 2nd centuries BCE. The proper noun, Scīpio, is identical to the Latin common noun signifying "staff" in the sense of a sceptre or formal baton, which is a symbol of governmental authority.