The Dai Bendu Monastery,[5] also known as the Dai Bendu temple or the Ashiga Clan Stronghold while under the control of the Ashiga Clan, was a monastery on the Mid Rim Territories planet of Kijimi that served as the foundation of Kijimi City, belonging to the religious group of Dai Bendu. It served as a point of pilgrimage for the Lorrdian religious group known as the Brotherhood of the Beatific Countenance, that once occupied Quarter of the Beatific on the planet, and was guarded by the Dai Bendu temple guardians at some point. The monastery served as the main seat of power of Kijimi City through the ages, and when the Melitto crime family known as the Ashiga Clan arrived on Kijimi during the High Republic era they took over the monastery, using it as their stronghold until at least 3 ABY.
In 35 ABY, the monastery was destroyed along with the planet during the Destruction of Kijimi by the Sith Eternal with the Xyston-class Star Destroyer Derriphan of the Final Order fleet.[3]
Appearances[]
- Star Wars Outlaws (First identified as Ashiga Clan Stronghold)
- Poe Dameron: Free Fall (and audiobook) (First appearance) (First identified as Dai Bendu Monastery)
Sources[]
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: The Galactic Guide (First mentioned, simultaneous with Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: The Visual Dictionary)
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: The Visual Dictionary (First mentioned, simultaneous with Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: The Galactic Guide)
Star Wars Outlaws: Official Gameplay Walkthrough | Ubisoft Forward on the official Ubisoft YouTube channel (backup link) (Posted on StarWars.com)
Ubisoft Forward: Official Livestream – June 2023 | #UbiForward on the official Ubisoft YouTube channel (backup link)
SDCC 2023: Take a Peek Behind the Scenes of Star Wars Outlaws on StarWars.com (backup link) (Picture only)Star Wars Outlaws: Official Story Trailer on the official Ubisoft YouTube channel (backup link)
Star Wars Outlaws: Official Story Trailer on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link)
Star Wars Outlaws: Story Trailer Developer Breakdown on the official Ubisoft YouTube channel (backup link)
Star Wars Outlaws: Creative Director Julian Gerighty Breaks Down the New Story Trailer on StarWars.com (backup link) (Picture only)
Star Wars Outlaws' Julian Gerighty Talks Kay Vess' Journey: "This Is a Survival Story" on StarWars.com (backup link) (Picture only)Star Wars Outlaws: Behind The Scenes – Navigating the Underworld on the official Ubisoft YouTube channel (backup link)
Star Wars Outlaws: Bringing Nix & ND-5 To Life on the official Ubisoft YouTube channel (backup link)
New Star Wars Outlaws Trailer Takes Us Back to the Underworld on StarWars.com (backup link) (Picture only)Star Wars Outlaws: Building An Open World on the official Ubisoft YouTube channel (backup link)
"Launchpad" — Star Wars Insider 227 (Picture only)- Star Wars Outlaws: A Visual Journey
Star Wars Year in Review 2024 on StarWars.com (backup link) (Picture only)- The Art of Star Wars: Outlaws
Ashiga Clan in the Databank (backup link)
Kijimi City in the Databank (backup link) (Indirect mention only)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ According to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: The Visual Dictionary, the Dai Bendu Monastery was constructed on Kijimi a thousand years prior to the planet's destruction depicted in Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker. As events of The Rise of Skywalker took place a year after the Starkiller Incident, as established by The Visual Dictionary, and because Star Wars: Galactic Atlas states that the Incident occurred in 34 ABY, the monastery was constructed around the time of 965 BBY.
- ↑ Star Wars: Timelines dates the destruction of Kijimi to 35 ABY. As a location on Kijimi, the destruction of the Dai Bendu Monastery must have occurred by that year.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: The Visual Dictionary
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Star Wars Outlaws
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Poe Dameron: Free Fall