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Star Wars · Question

What is the name of Luke’s secluded island planet in Episode VII/VIII?

Answer

Ahch-To

The story behind the answer

Luke’s refuge is the oceanic world that houses the first Jedi Temple, with stone beehive huts, ancient texts, and the Caretakers—and where Rey finds him at the end of The Force Awakens and trains in The Last Jedi. Its wildlife (hello, porgs) and the sacred tree library mark it as a cradle of Jedi history.

Don’t confuse it with Takodana (Maz Kanata’s forested world and castle), Kef Bir (the ocean moon with Death Star II wreckage in The Rise of Skywalker), or Dagobah (Yoda’s swampy hideaway in The Empire Strikes Back). Fun fact: the island setting was filmed on Skellig Michael, a rugged UNESCO World Heritage site off Ireland’s coast.

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