Sicemon

Sicemon, which is sometimes written as Siceman, was a planet situated within the Sice system. Its surface was characterized by expansive grasslands and numerous mounds. This world was inhabited by enormous flying whales and also contained a city utilized as a strategic outpost by the Rebel Alliance.

Behind the scenes

Early iterations of the script for Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi featured Sicemon as the location for Jabba's palace. However, in the initial draft, the palace's location was changed to Tatooine, and Sicemon instead became the site of a rebel base. Referred to informally as the "grass planet," it was designated for several set designs, including a war room and living spaces, but ultimately it was removed from the story's final version. Artwork depicting Sicemon, created by Ralph McQuarrie and Joe Johnston, was subsequently repurposed to represent the Castle Lands of Alderaan in the 1995 Star Wars Legends publication, The Illustrated Star Wars Universe. This artwork also served as inspiration for the visual design of the grassland planets Maridun and Lothal.

Sources

  • The Making of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
  • Star Wars: The Annotated Screenplays
  • " The Ultimate Return of the Jedi Insider's Guide " — Star Wars Insider 67
  • " Best of Hyperspace " — Star Wars Insider 84
  • Maridun in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link)
  • Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Episode Guide
  • The Making of Return of the Jedi
  • Galaxy Building, from Alderaan to Utapau on StarWars.com (article) (content now obsolete; backup link)
  • "Jedi Crash" Episode Guide | The Clone Wars on StarWars.com (backup link)
  • Star Wars Rebels: The Visual Guide
  • Star Wars in 100 Scenes
  • From Concept to Screen: Kamino on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
  • Star Wars Art: Ralph McQuarrie
  • The Star Wars Archives: Episodes IV–VI, 1977–1983

Notes and references

External links

  • Star Wars: The Clone Wars on Facebook (post) (March 14, 2014): "The design of the grass planet Maridun stems from Ralph McQuarrie paintings and illustrations originally produced for Return of the Jedi. An earlier draft of the Jedi story depicted a grassland planet named Sicemon. Years later, the Sicemon concept art was resurrected to depict the grasslands of Alderaan in a 1995 coffee table book, The Illustrated Star Wars Universe. The structures seen in the grasslands became "Killik mounds," large abandoned termite-like hives from a supposedly vanished race. These structures became the basis of the seedpod designs seen used by the Lurmen in this episode." (screenshot)

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