Janix

Chains can be broken. And empires can be shattered.

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Janix was a planet that existed in the galaxy away from the Core Worlds with its main feature being a^[8] neon-lit and shadow-soaked^[10] city with towering skyscrapers built into a crater.^[8] It was self-governed under a functioning democracy with a fragile balance between its Tactical Defense Force and the gangsters and crime syndicates, who kept peaceful under a tacit accord for their own business interests.^[7] Following the formation of the Galactic Empire, the former Sith Lord Maul and leader of the Shadow Collective attempted to rebuild his criminal syndicate on Janix at the same time^[8] as the Empire and the Inquisitorius also arrived, leading to conflict between the two groups,^[3] the local criminal underworld and the local police force.^[8] Maul also met the former Jedi Padawan Devon Izara on the planet.^[3]

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Behind the scenes[]

"It's one part Gotham, one part Metropolis and a hundred percent Star Wars with all these different levels and layers. It's a city essentially built into a crater on this planet that is untouched by the Empire. It's got a functioning democracy and law enforcement doing a good job of policing their own community. It's a rich environment for crime and gangsters, but so far there's been a very peaceful accord between all of them in the interest of business."

―Matt Michnovetz on Janix^[8]

Janix serves as the main setting of the 2026 animated series Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord. Prior to it's premiere on April 6,^[8] the planet appeared in the prequel comic miniseries Star Wars: Shadow of Maul written by Benjamin Percy, beginning on March 4.^[10] Maul - Shadow Lord's head writer Matt Michnovetz described Janix as being inspired by Gotham City and Metropolis^[8] from the Batman and Superman comics by DC,^[11] and Percy described it as noir.^[10]