Editing Tatooine

{{short description|Fictional planet in the Star Wars universe}}
{{About|the fictional planet|the city in Tunisia|Tataouine|the real planets that are sometimes referred to as "Tatooine"|Circumbinary planet|the real asteroid named after the fictional planet|278141 Tatooine}}
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{{Infobox fictional location
| name = Tatooine
| image = Tatooine (fictional desert planet).jpg
| caption = The planet Tatooine, as seen in ''Star Wars'' (1997 special edition)
| source = [[Star Wars]]
| first = {{plainlist|* ''[[Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker]]'' (1976 novelization)
* ''[[Star Wars (film)|Star Wars]]'' (1977, first theatrical appearance) }}
| last = ''[[Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures]]'' (2023)
| creator = [[George Lucas]]
| genre = [[Science fiction]]
| type = [[Desert planet]]
| locations = {{ubl|[[Mos Eisley]]|Bestine|[[Mos Espa]]|Mos Pelgo|Anchorhead}}
| races = {{ubl|[[Human (Star Wars)|Human]]|[[Hutt (Star Wars)|Hutt]]|[[Jawa (Star Wars)|Jawa]]|[[Tusken Raiders]]}}
}}
'''Tatooine''' ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|t|æ|t|u|ˈ|iː|n}} {{respell|TAT|oo|EEN}}) is a fictional [[desert planet]] that appears in the ''[[Star Wars]]'' franchise. It is a beige-colored, desolate world [[Circumbinary planet|orbiting a pair]] of [[binary star]]s, and inhabited by [[Human (Star Wars)|human]] settlers and a variety of other life forms. The planet was first seen in [[Star Wars (film)|the original 1977 film ''Star Wars'']], and has to date featured in a total of seven ''Star Wars'' theatrical films, three live-action television series, and four animated series.

It is the home planet of the [[protagonist]] of the original [[Star Wars original trilogy|Star Wars Trilogy]], [[Luke Skywalker]], and of his father, [[Darth Vader|Anakin Skywalker]] (who later became Darth Vader). It is also the planet where [[Obi-Wan Kenobi]] takes up residence under the name "Ben Kenobi" in order to watch over Luke during the former's exile following the events of [[Order 66 (Star Wars)|Order 66]] and Anakin's fall to the dark side. Shots of the binary sunset over the Tatooine desert are considered to be an [[Cultural icon|iconic]] image of the film series, along with the greatest sunset scenes in cinematic history.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Bainbridge|first1=William Sims|title=Star Worlds: Freedom Versus Control in Online Gameworlds|date=October 19, 2016|publisher=University of Michigan Press|isbn=9780472053285|pages=79–80|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=x0JMDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA80|access-date=9 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last=Kaye|first=Don|title=30 Best 'Star Wars' Moments: November 13, 2014 More News Miley Cyrus' 10 Biggest Scandals 'Blade Runner 2049': Everything We Know So Far 'Guardians of the Galaxy 2': Why Marvel's Misfit-Filmmaker Gamble Works Watch Spider-Man Reveal Superhero Identity in 'Homecoming' Clip Terrifying New 'It' Trailer Sees Losers' Club Journey Into Sewers All Stories 30. Luke and the Binary Suns ('A New Hope')|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/lists/30-best-star-wars-moments-20141113/luke-and-the-binary-suns-a-new-hope-20141113|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=9 May 2017|date=13 November 2014}}</ref>

==Development==
In his early drafts of the ''Star Wars'' story, author [[George Lucas]] changed the names of planets and characters several times. In his early [[film treatment|treatment]], Lucas opened the story on the fourth moon of the planet [[Utapau (Star Wars)|Utapau]], the home of a young warrior called Annikin Starkiller.{{sfn|Bouzereau|1998|pp=7–8}} In Lucas's rough draft, ''The Star Wars'' (1974), the escaping droids land in a desert on the planet Aquilae; in later drafts the planet again takes the name of Utapau.{{sfn|Bouzereau|1998|p=17}} Prior to production, early artwork commissioned by Lucas from [[Concept art|conceptual illustrator]] [[Ralph McQuarrie]] show robots lost on a desert world, scorched by twin suns and mysterious, masked [[Tusken Raiders]] riding large horned [[Bantha]]s.{{sfn|Hearn|2005|pp=87–92}}{{sfn|Titelman|1979|p=46}}<ref>{{cite book|last=Taylor|first=Chris|title=How Star Wars Conquered the Universe: The Past, Present, and Future of a Multibillion Dollar Franchise|date=September 30, 2014|publisher=Head of Zeus|isbn=9781784970451|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=z7GbBAAAQBAJ&pg=PT137|access-date=9 May 2017}}{{page needed|date=January 2019}}</ref>

[[File:Hotel-sididriss.jpg|thumb|left|Hotel Sidi Driss, used for the Lars homestead scenes]]
George Lucas originally envisaged filming the Utapau/Tatooine scenes in [[Algeria]] (inspired by [[Michelangelo Antonioni]]'s 1975 film ''[[The Passenger (1975 film)|The Passenger]]''), [[Libya]] or [[Iran]], but these locations were rejected by [[20th Century Fox]]. When production began on ''Star Wars'', production designers [[John Barry (set designer)|John Barry]] and [[Robert Watts]] scouted for [[List of Star Wars filming locations|filming locations]] in [[Morocco]] and [[Tunisia]]. Lucas, accompanied by producer [[Gary Kurtz]] visited the Tunisian island of [[Djerba]] with them and were impressed by the desert landscape and the unusual architecture, and selected Tunisia to provide the desert planet setting. Lucas was also keen to shoot at the Hotel Sidi Driss in [[Matmata, Tunisia|Matmata]], a decision which extended the shoot, and consequently the budget, by a day. Filming in Tunisia began on March 22, 1976, and immediately ran into difficulty: the region was experiencing its first heavy rainfall in seven years, which disrupted the setting of an arid desert planet.{{sfn|Hearn|2005|p=102}} The Matmata hotel consisted of a [[wikt:troglodyte|troglodyte]] dwelling in a large hole in the ground. Combined with shots at [[Chott el Djerid]], near [[Nefta]], this formed the setting for the Lars homestead and moisture farm. The landing site for {{nowrap|[[C-3PO]]}} and {{nowrap|[[R2-D2]]'s}} escape pod was filmed in [[sand dunes]] at La Grande Dune, near Nefta, and exterior shots of [[Mos Eisley]] spaceport were shot on Djerba.{{sfn|Hearn|2005|p=116}}<ref name=tunisia-roughguide>{{cite book|title=Tunisia|year=2001|publisher=Rough Guides|location=London|isbn=9781858287485|author=Daniel Jacobs and Peter Morris|edition=6th|access-date=9 May 2017|page=319|chapter=Jedi Stomping Ground |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=k2By-NdV93AC&pg=PR177}}</ref><ref name=swlocs-dunes>{{cite web|title=The Dunes|url=http://www.starwarslocations.com/swarchive/GeographicStarWars2/dunes.htm|work=Star Wars locations|access-date=9 May 2017}}</ref> The name ''Tatooine'' is not actually mentioned in the final screenplay of ''Star Wars''—Lucas was still working on his fourth draft while scouting locations, and adapted the name from a town in southern Tunisia called [[Tataouine]] (French spelling, or ''Tataween'' spelling in [[Tunisian Arabic]]).<ref>{{cite book|last1=Rinzler|first1=J. W.|title=The Making of Star Wars: The Definitive Story Behind the Original Film|year=2008|publisher=Ebury Press|isbn=9780091924997|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AKqMW5ChgScC|access-date=9 May 2017|page=99}}</ref>

Certain scenes filmed on Djerba [[deleted scene|were subsequently deleted]] from the [[Final cut privilege|final cut]] of the film in order to improve the narrative pace. The most significant material cut was a series of scenes set in the township of Anchorhead which served to introduce the characters of Luke Skywalker and [[Biggs Darklighter]].<ref name=Taraldsvik>{{cite book|last=Taraldsvik|first=Morten Schive|title=A Sci-Fi Movie Lexicon III|publisher=Lulu|isbn=9781445264653|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Scr6AQAAQBAJ&pg=PT109|access-date=April 23, 2015|chapter=Star Wars IV: A New Hope: Lost Scenes}}</ref> Lucas asked film editor [[Richard Chew]] to cut these scenes as they had been likened to "''[[American Graffiti]]'' in outer space" by Fox executives (in reference to Lucas's 1973 film).{{Sfn|Hearn|2005|p=106}}{{Sfn|Brooker|2009|p=18}}

[[File:Death Valley,19820817,Dante's View,to North.jpg|thumb|Dante's View, Death Valley, California]]
Footage filmed at Sidi Bouhlel in Tunisia was combined with 1977 [[second unit]] filming at [[Death Valley National Park]] in California to create the rocky canyon scenes featuring [[Jawa (Star Wars)|Jawas]] and [[Tusken Raiders]].{{sfn|Hearn|2005|p=109}}
<ref name=swlocs-deathvalley>{{cite web|title=Star Wars trek: Death Valley - April 2001|url=http://www.starwarslocations.com/article.php?story=20070923041409143|work=Star Wars Locations| date=November 17, 2010 |access-date=9 May 2017}}</ref>

[[File:Tatooinecity.jpg|thumb|Moisture vaporator sets from the prequel films left at [[Tozeur]]]]
When crews returned to Tunisia to film for the Star Wars prequel films in 1998, locations at Onk Jemal (Ong Jmal) in [[Tozeur]], [[Ksar Ouled Soltane]] and [[Ksar Hadada]], Ghomrassen were used for Tatooine scenes.<ref name=tunisia-roughguide /> Abandoned sets for the filming have been left in the desert but can be visited.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.stuttgarter-zeitung.de/kino-film/2013/04/11/star-wars-the-abandoned-movie-set/|title=Star Wars: The Abandoned Movie Set|website=Stuttgarter Zeitung|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130419022144/http://blog.stuttgarter-zeitung.de/kino-film/2013/04/11/star-wars-the-abandoned-movie-set/ |archive-date=19 April 2013|access-date=9 May 2017}}</ref>

==Film appearances==
Tatooine originally featured in the [[Star Wars (film)|1977 film ''Star Wars'']], and was the first planet to be seen in the film franchise. In the opening scene, the planet and two of its moons are seen in space against a sea of stars, forming the backdrop of a space battle which sets in motion the events of the film. Two robots, {{nowrap|[[C-3PO]]}} and {{nowrap|[[R2-D2]]}}, jettison in an [[escape pod]] from a captured spaceship, the ''[[Tantive IV]]'', and land on the surface of Tatooine. The droids lose their way in a sparse desert and are captured by small scavenger creatures called [[Jawas]]. When the robots are sold on to human settlers, protagonist [[Luke Skywalker]] is introduced as a young man living with his aunt and uncle on a farm. The hostility of the arid desert environment is emphasised by the depiction of sandstorms and the heat of the binary stars, as Luke watches a twin sunset over the sand dunes. Humans are constantly threatened by violent bandit creatures called [[Tusken Raiders]]. As the film progresses, various leading characters are introduced to the story in scenes set on Tatooine: [[Obi-Wan Kenobi]], [[Han Solo]] and [[Chewbacca]]. Later Tatooine scenes take place in [[Mos Eisley]], a gritty bustling [[spaceport]] on the planet which is a centre of smuggling and organised crime. One of the most celebrated scenes in the ''Star Wars'' saga is in the Mos Eisley cantina, a shady saloon populated by exotic alien species.<ref name="swcom">{{cite web|title=Tatooine|url=https://www.starwars.com/databank/tatooine|website=StarWars.com|publisher=Lucasfilm|access-date=9 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170203031540/http://www.starwars.com/databank/tatooine|archive-date=3 February 2017}}</ref>{{sfn|Wallace|Kolins|McKinney|1998|pp=176–77}} Composer [[John Williams]] wrote music for the alien band in this scene in the style of [[swing music]]ian [[Benny Goodman]], and arranged with unusual instrumentation to convey an other-worldly sound.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Bartkowiak|first1=Mathew J.|title=Sounds of the Future: Essays on Music in Science Fiction Film|date=March 10, 2010|publisher=McFarland|isbn=9780786456505|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=i5mKZT5D3TMC&pg=PA91|page=91|access-date=9 May 2017}}</ref> Tatooine features once again in the 1983 film ''[[Return of the Jedi]]'', in which the story's heroes return to Tatooine to rescue Han Solo from [[Jabba the Hutt]], a fearsome gangster who dominates the criminal underworld on Tatooine.

When the [[Star Wars prequel trilogy|prequel trilogy]] revived the film franchise in 1999, the action returned to Tatooine for ''[[Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace|Episode I: The Phantom Menace]]'' as the setting for the childhood of Luke's father, Anakin Skywalker. Living as a slave in another spaceport, [[Mos Espa]], Anakin competes in [[pod race]]s, long-distance airborne races across the desert. The Jedi master [[Qui-Gon Jinn]] meets Anakin after making an emergency landing on the planet, and helps him win his freedom. In ''[[Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones|Episode II: Attack of the Clones]]'' (2002), an older Anakin returns to Tatooine to search for his mother, Shmi, who has been kidnapped by Tusken Raiders. The prequels depict a vast expanse of desert with jagged rock formations. Tatooine features once more in the final prequel film, ''[[Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith|Episode III: Revenge of the Sith]]'' (2005); in the closing scene, Obi-Wan Kenobi takes the infant Luke Skywalker and delivers him to his adoptive parents on the Tatooine moisture farm while he goes into hiding by residing in the Junland Wastelands which are in Tatooine's mountainous areas, thus explaining his first appearance in that location in ''Episode IV''.<ref name="swcom"/>

Tatooine is featured in the climax of the animated film ''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars (film)|Star Wars: The Clone Wars]]'' in which Anakin and his Padawan apprentice [[Ahsoka Tano]] return Jabba the Hutt's kidnapped son to his palace. Tatooine again appears briefly at the end of ''[[The Rise of Skywalker]]'', when [[Rey (Star Wars)|Rey]] visits the remains of the Lars moisture farm.

==Description==
[[File:SW binary sunset.png|thumb|275px|[[Luke Skywalker]] stares at the Sunset on Tatooine.|alt=]]
Located in an unknown galaxy's desolate Outer Rim, Tatooine orbits a pair of [[binary star|binary]] {{nowrap|[[stellar classification#Class G|G-type]]}} [[star]]s,<!--and has three moons, [[Ghomrassen]], [[Guermessa]] and [[Chenini]]--> {{not a typo|Tatoo}}&nbsp;I and {{not a typo|Tatoo}}&nbsp;II.{{sfn|Anderson|1995|p=15}} The planet's indigenous lifeforms such as the [[womp rat]], [[bantha]], [[Sarlacc]], and [[Krayt dragon]] are well-adapted to its arid climate. Though its proximity to the suns makes life difficult, it is located near key hyperspace routes, making it a smuggler and gangster haven; debris from shipwrecks also provides resources for scavengers. Annual sandstorms wipe out landmarks and make nomadic life dangerous, with the planet's populations clustered into distinct settlements.{{sfn|Anderson|1995|p=15}}

A small Imperial presence brings the planet an additional source of water, its most precious commodity. Though tasked to enforce the law, [[Stormtrooper (Star Wars)|stormtroopers]] often overlook crime; an efficient [[black market]] also enables the procurement of illegal goods. Human settlers often become [[moisture farmer]]s and live in [[subterranea (geography)|subterranean]] dwellings in order to survive.{{sfn|Anderson|1995|pp=17–8}} Pipe systems distribute most of the harvested moisture to indoor crops supplying food for the farmers. Rare water sources such as springs in [[badlands]] (e.g. Beggar's Canyon) provide hydration for hermits and Tusken Raiders.{{sfn|Anderson|1995|pp=20–1}}
The planet is dominated by the [[Hutt (Star Wars)|Hutts]], a clan of gangsters and crime lords. Since Tatooine was beyond the reach of the [[Galactic Republic]], the Hutts presided over the lawless planet with little outside interference.  When the [[Galactic Empire (Star Wars)|Galactic Empire]] subsumed the Old Republic, the new regime established only a token presence on Tatooine, which left [[Jabba the Hutt]]'s reign unchallenged until his death during the events depicted in ''Return of the Jedi''. In fact, during the reign of the Empire, some Tatooinians were skeptical that, should the [[Rebel Alliance|Rebellion]] actually reach their planet, that the Empire would even bother to put up a fight to hold on to it<!--One of Luke's friends, in the deleted scenes of A New Hope, uses this argument to dismiss Luke's seeing a space battle in orbit above them-->. The planet gained notability in what is an unknown galaxy as the homeworld of Luke Skywalker.{{sfn|Anderson|1995|p=14}}

==Inhabitants==
[[File:Star Wars and the Power of Costume July 2018 23 (Tusken Raider male costume with gaffi from Episode IV).jpg|thumb|right|upright|A [[Tusken Raiders|Tusken Raider]], a native inhabitant of Tatooine]]
* [[Human (Star Wars)|Humans]]&nbsp;– Settlers
* [[Hutt (Star Wars)|Hutts]]&nbsp;– Wormlike crime lords
* [[List of Star Wars races (F-J)#Jawa|Jawas]]&nbsp;– Humanoid rodent scavengers and traders, and one of the native life forms of Tatooine
* [[Tusken Raiders]] (or Sand People)&nbsp;– Fierce, nomadic humanoids and one of the native life forms of Tatooine

===Flora and fauna===
{{columns-list|colwidth=20em|
* [[Bantha]]s
* [[Dewback]]s
* [[Tatooine Howler]]s
* [[Eopie]]s
* [[Krayt dragon]]s
* [[Ronto (Star Wars)|Rontos]]
* [[Scurrier]]s
* [[Womp rat]]s
* [[Wraid]]s
* [[Worrt]]s
* [[Galoomps]]
* [[Anooba]]
* [[Jakrab]]
* [[Profoggs]]
* [[Sarlacc]]&nbsp;– not native to Tatooine as males spread their seed into space
* [[Urusai]]
* [[Woodoo (Star Wars)|Woodoo]]
* [[Sketto]]
* [[Gorg (Star Wars)|Gorg]]
* [[Rancor]] (Rare, not native)
}}

==Locations==
Because Tatooine features so prominently in the ''Star Wars'' film series, a wide range of locations has been represented on-screen.

===Settlements===
Although the planet is sparsely populated, settlements of varying size have provided the settings for many scenes in ''Star Wars'' films.

The first settlement to be shown is '''Anchorhead''' where many human settlers on Tatooine pursue a difficult agrarian existence on remote "[[moisture farm]]s" in the desert, collecting water vapor from the [[Celestial body atmosphere|atmosphere]] to grow crops. Among these moisture farmers is the young hero of the film, [[Luke Skywalker]], who resides with his Uncle Owen and Aunt Beru at the '''Lars Homestead'''. The region is dangerous, with kidnappings by [[Tusken Raiders]] being a major problem, as shown in ''Attack of the Clones'' (2002), when Luke's father Anakin, lost his mother to Tusken Raiders. In the original film, Luke also mentions '''Tosche Station''' (or '''Toshi Station'''), which was a mechanical repair shop featured in scenes that were deleted from the final cut of the original 1977 film. In the deleted scenes, Luke meets his young friends and bids farewell to [[Biggs Darklighter]], who is about to leave to the Imperial Academy. The [[Jedi]] [[Obi-Wan Kenobi]] is also in self-imposed exile near that region, although his house is remote from other houses, as he is hiding under the alias Ben.<ref name="swcom" />{{sfn|Wallace|Kolins|McKinney|1998|pp=176–77}}

'''Bestine''' is the "capital" of Tatooine; although it does not appear in any films, it is mentioned as "Bestine township" in the 1976 novelisation ''[[Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker]]'' and is featured prominently in ''[[Star Wars Galaxies]]'' video games. In the [[Expanded Universe]], there is also a separate planet named ''Bestine''.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Whitmer|first1=Benjamin|title=Star Wars Trivia: Behind The Scenes Stories, Myths, And Amusing Facts|date=February 11, 2017|publisher=Benjamin Whitmer|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6k8aDgAAQBAJ&q=bestine%20tatooine&pg=PA27|access-date=10 May 2017}}</ref>{{sfn|Wallace|Kolins|McKinney|1998|pp=40–41}}

'''Mos Pelgo''' briefly known as Freetown, was a [[City|town]] located in the northern hemisphere of the [[planet]] Tatooine. Seen in both ''[[Star Wars: The Old Republic]]: Knights of the Eternal Throne'' and ''[[The Mandalorian]]''.

===Spaceports===
Two major [[spaceport]] locations have been shown on Tatooine:
*'''[[Mos Eisley]]''' (''Star Wars'', 1977) is the planet's biggest city:{{sfn|Anderson|1995|p=16}} a bustling spaceport with an active criminal underworld, described by Obi-Wan Kenobi a "wretched hive of scum and villainy." This is the location of one of the most noted scenes in ''Star Wars'', Chalmun's Cantina, which is shown as a busy [[Western saloon|saloon bar]]-style establishment, patronised by exotic and often violent alien species. The Cantina additionally features as a location in [[Lego Star Wars]] video games and Fortnite. 
[[File:Tunisie Star Wars 2.JPG|thumb|Mos Espa filming location near [[Tozeur]]]]
*'''Mos Espa''' (''The Phantom Menace'', 1999) is home to the Boonta Eve Classic [[Podrace]] track. [[Anakin Skywalker]] spent his childhood in the city, along his mother [[Shmi Skywalker|Shmi]]; both were slaves under the ownership of [[Watto]]. Anakin became the first human to win the race against [[Sebulba]] and other Podracer pilots and earned his freedom in the process, due to a bet between Watto and [[Jedi]] [[Qui-Gon Jinn]].<ref name="swcom" />{{sfn|Wallace|Kolins|McKinney|1998|pp=176–7}} The city's depiction in ''The Phantom Menace'' was intended to look larger than what was seen of Mos Eisley in the original ''Star Wars''.<ref>{{Cite book|title=The Making of Star Wars: The Phantom Menace|last1=Bouzereau|first1=Laurent|first2=Jody|last2=Duncan|year=1999|publisher=Ballantine|isbn=0-345-43111-1|page=15}}</ref>

===Desert locations===
Tatooine is mostly a desert environment. Characters in the films make reference to the deserts by name: the '''Jundland Wastes''', a rocky region, is the location of the Tusken Raider attack in ''Star Wars'' (1977), and the neighboring '''Dune Sea''' (the basin of an ancient ocean){{sfn|Anderson|1995|p=16}} is the setting for Jabba the Hutt's [[palace]] has the [[List of Star Wars creatures#Rancor|Rancor]] pit inside the palace. Also situated in the Dune Sea is the '''Great Pit of Carkoon''', the lair of the deadly [[omnivorous]] [[Sarlacc]] creature.<ref>[[Stephen J. Sansweet]], ''Star Wars Encyclopedia'' (New York: Del Rey, 1998), p.&nbsp;258, {{ISBN|0-345-40227-8}}.</ref>

==Appearances==
===Films===
* ''[[Star Wars (film)|Star Wars]]'' (1977)
* ''[[The Empire Strikes Back]]'' (1980) (mentioned only)
* ''[[Return of the Jedi]]'' (1983)
* ''[[Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace]]'' (1999)
* ''[[Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones]]'' (2002)
* ''[[Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith]]'' (2005)
* ''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars (film)|Star Wars: The Clone Wars]]'' (2008)
* ''[[Star Wars: The Force Awakens]]'' (2015) (mentioned only){{citation needed|date=September 2019}}
* ''[[Solo: A Star Wars Story]]'' (2018) (mentioned only)
*''[[Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker]]'' (2019)

===Television===
* ''[[Star Wars Holiday Special]]'' (1978)
* ''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008 TV series)|Star Wars: The Clone Wars]]'' (2008-2020)
* ''[[Star Wars Rebels]]'' (2014–2018)
* ''[[The Mandalorian]]'' (2019–)
* ''[[The Book of Boba Fett]]'' (2021–2022)
* ''[[Obi-Wan Kenobi (TV series)|Obi-Wan Kenobi]]'' (2022)
* ''[[Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures]]'' (2023)

====Licensed parodies====
* ''[[Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars]]'' (2014)
* [[Robot Chicken: Star Wars]]
* [[Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II]]
* [[Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III]]

===Video games===
{{columns-list|colwidth=20em|
* ''[[Super Star Wars]]''
* ''[[Super Star Wars: Return of the Jedi|Super Return of the Jedi]]''
* ''[[Lego Star Wars: The Video Game]]''
* ''[[Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy]]''
* ''[[Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga]]''
* ''[[Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars]]''
* ''[[Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens]]'' (mentioned only)
* ''[[Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga]]''
* ''[[Star Wars: Battlefront (2004 video game)|Star Wars Battlefront (2004)]]''
* ''[[Star Wars: Battlefront II (2005 video game)|Star Wars: Battlefront II (2005)]]''
* ''[[Star Wars Battlefront (2015 video game)|Star Wars: Battlefront (2015)]]''
* ''[[Star Wars Battlefront II (2017 video game)|Star Wars Battlefront II (2017)]]''
* ''[[Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron]]''
* ''[[Star Wars Empire At War]]''
* ''[[Star Wars Bounty Hunter]]''
* ''[[Star Wars: Droid Works]]''
* ''[[Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (video game)|Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace]]''
* ''[[Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (video game)|Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith]]''
* ''[[Star Wars Galactic Battlegrounds]]''
* ''[[Star Wars Commander]]''
* ''[[Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds: Clone Campaigns]]''
* ''[[Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided]]''
* ''[[Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (video game)|Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic]]''
* ''[[Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords]]'' (mention only)
* ''[[Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy]]''
* ''[[Star Wars: Rogue Squadron]]'' (level 1 and a bonus level)
* ''[[Star Wars: The Force Unleashed]]'' (downloadable content)
* ''[[Star Wars: The Old Republic]]''
* ''[[Star Wars: Jedi Power Battles]]''
* ''[[Star Wars Outlaws]]''
* ''[[Angry Birds Star Wars]]''
* ''[[Angry Birds Star Wars II]]''
* ''[[Disney Infinity 3.0]]''

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==Theme park attraction==
Tatooine also appeared in the theme park attraction [[Star Tours - The Adventures Continue]] in [[Disney's Hollywood Studios]] in [[Walt Disney World Resort]] in [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]], [[Florida]] and [[Disneyland|Disneyland Park]] in [[Disneyland Resort]] in [[Anaheim]], [[California]].

==Similarity to real planets==
[[File:Kepler-16.jpg|thumb| [[NASA]] artist's impression of {{nowrap|[[Kepler-16b]]}}, an exoplanet compared to the planet Tatooine]]
{{see also|Physics and Star Wars}}
The discovery of [[exoplanets]] in the [[universe|real universe]] gained pace in the early 21st century. In 2015, the US space agency [[NASA]] published an article which stated that many of the newly discovered astronomical bodies possessed scientifically confirmed properties that are similar to planets in the fictional ''Star Wars'' universe. Among them, the planets [[TOI 1338|TOI 1338 b]], [[Kepler-16b]] and [[Kepler-453b]] have been likened to Tatooine because they have been discovered orbiting [[binary star]] systems.<ref name="nasa">{{cite web |last1=Brennan |first1=Pat |last2=Clavin |first2=Whitney |title=Meanwhile, in a galaxy not so far, far away... |url=http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=4792 |date=December 15, 2015 |work=[[NASA]] |access-date=December 15, 2015 }}</ref> These planets are known as [[Circumbinary planet|circumbinary planets]].

==Influence==
The desert planet of [[Jakku]] in the [[Star Wars sequel trilogy|''Star Wars'' sequel trilogy]] film ''[[The Force Awakens]]'' (2015) has been noted as being very similar to Tatooine.<ref>{{cite web |last=Taylor |first=Chris |title='Star Wars' vs. 'The Force Awakens': The ultimate comparison |url=https://mashable.com/2016/04/14/star-wars-force-awakens-comparison/ |website=Mashable |access-date=September 11, 2019 |date=April 14, 2016}}</ref>

In August 2019, rapper [[Kanye West]] announced that he was designing [[prefabricated home]]s inspired by the settlements on Tatooine seen in ''A New Hope'' to serve as [[low-income housing]]. His prototypes in [[Calabasas, California]] were torn down after he was cited for not obtaining the proper permits and receiving complaints about the "gumdrop-shaped" structures.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Barragan |first1=Bianca |title=Kanye West in trouble for building 'Star Wars'-inspired dome houses in Calabasas |url=https://la.curbed.com/2019/8/8/20792337/kanye-west-star-wars-dome-housing-los-angeles |website=Curbed LA |date=8 August 2019 |access-date=11 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Stuart |first=Gwynedd |title=Goodbye to Kanye West's Dome Homes, We Hardly Knew Ye(ezy) |url=https://www.lamag.com/citythinkblog/yeezy-home-domes-demolished/ |newspaper=Lamag - Culture, Food, Fashion, News & Los Angeles |access-date=September 11, 2019 |date=September 10, 2019}}</ref> On July 5, 2020, West tweeted a photograph of similar structures being built to promote his [[Kanye West 2020 presidential campaign|presidential campaign]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Iasimone|first=Ashley|date=2020-07-05|title=Kanye West Previews 'YZY SHLTRS' in #2020VISION Campaign|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/9413674/kanye-west-yzy-shltrs-dome-structures-2020vision-campaign|access-date=2020-07-06|magazine=Billboard}}</ref>

The desert planet of Kerona in [[Space Quest I]] is a reference to Tatooine.

==See also==
{{Portal|Speculative fiction|Film}}
* [[List of Star Wars planets and moons|List of ''Star Wars'' planets and moons]]
* [[Desert planet]]
* [[Arrakis]]
* [[Mars]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

===Sources===
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* {{cite book|last=Anderson|first=Kevin J.|author-link=Kevin J. Anderson|title=The Illustrated Star Wars Universe|year=1995|publisher=Bantam Books|location=New York|isbn=0-553-09302-9}}
* {{cite book|last=Bouzereau|first=Laurent|title=Star Wars: the Annotated Screenplays|date=1998|publisher=Titan Books|location=London|isbn=9781852869236|edition=1st UK|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=36hFPgAACAAJ|access-date=21 April 2017}}
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* {{cite book|last=Hearn|first=Marcus|title=The Cinema of George Lucas|date=2005|publisher=Harry N. Abrams|location=New York|isbn=9780810949683|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sJQLAQAAMAAJ|access-date=21 April 2017}}
* {{cite book|last=Titelman|first=Carol|title=The Art of Star Wars|date=1979|publisher=Ballantine Books|location=London|isbn=9781852865832|pages=27–46|edition=1st}}
* {{cite book|last=Vaz|first=Mark Cotta|title=The Art of Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones|date=2002|publisher=Ballantine Publ. Group|location=New York|isbn=9780345431257|edition=1st|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/artofstarwarsepi0000vazm}}
* {{cite book|last1=Wallace|first1=Daniel|last2=Kolins|first2=Scott|last3=McKinney|first3=Brandon|title=Star Wars : the Essential Guide to Planets and Moons|date=1998|publisher=Ballantine Pub. Group|location=New York|isbn=9780345420688|edition=1st}}
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==External links==
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* {{Star Wars Databank|category=location|subject=tatooine|text=Tatooine}}
* {{Wookieepedia|Tatooine}}

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