Summary
Coruscant is one of the most prominent planets in all ofStar Wars, and it has an appropriately large amount of screen time to convey its importance. Coruscant is one ofthe most exciting planets inStar Wars, largely because of how imaginative it is. Through the variousStar Warsmovies and shows, Coruscant has changed, evolved, and grown even more detailed. It’s the center oftheStar Warsgalaxy mapfor a reason, and it has proven itself central to the entire franchise through hours of screen time.
Like thepercentage ofStar Warson desert planets, the breakdown of how much ofStar Warstakes place on Coruscant has a few ground rules. Each entry on the list is ranked based on the percentage of its runtime that takes place there. Additionally, only canon, on-screen, non-video game projects are eligible for consideration. Flashbacks and memories depicted on-screen count, but visions do not. The runtime displayed on Disney+ was used to calculate percentages, and finally, for shows with more than five episodes set on Coruscant, a rough estimation was given instead of an exact figure.
After 25 Years, I Finally Understand Why George Lucas Made Coruscant The Galactic Capital
Coruscant has a long and complicated history in Star Wars, but George Lucas vision for a city-planet with darkness beneath has remained the same.
17The Book of Boba Fett
Coruscant Briefly Appears In Grogu’s Memory Of Order 66
At first glance, it seems thatThe Book of Boba Fettdoesn’t feature Coruscant at all. It took place mainly on Tatooine, though there was a slight detour to Ossus to see Luke Skywalker’s Jedi temple and Grogu’s time training there. However,Grogu was the key to Coruscant’s sneaky appearance in the show, as he had a flashback to Order 66, when he was in the Jedi temple on Coruscant. That flashback sequence lasted for 39 seconds, which paled in comparison toThe Book of Boba Fett’s larger runtime as a show with nearly hour-long episodes.
39 seconds
0.19%
16Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
LikeThe Book of Boba Fett, it doesn’t seem thatRogue One: A Star Wars Storyhas any scenes set on Coruscant. The movie mostly follows the crew ofRogue Oneon their mission to secure the plans for the Death Star, and while it takes them across the galaxy, they never make a stop on Coruscant. There was, however, a flashback sequence when Jyn Erso remembered a meeting her father, Galen, had years prior.That memory took place on Coruscant, and since it totaled up to 24 seconds, 0.29% ofRogue Onetook place on Coruscant.
24 seconds
0.29%
15Return of the Jedi
Coruscant Made Its First Canon Appearance In The Return Of The Jedi Special Edition
Many viewers won’t remember seeing Coruscant inReturn of the Jedi, and if they only have a physical copy from prior to 1997, that’s because Coruscant wasn’t in the movie.George Lucas was notorious for changing and adding to the original trilogy in special editions and re-releases, and in the first special edition forReturn of the Jedi, he added two shots of celebrations on Coruscant following the destruction of the New Death Star. The Coruscant scenes only total up to 32 seconds, but the city-sized planet made an appearance nonetheless.
32 seconds
0.39%
14Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures
Yoda Wished The Younglings Good Luck From Coruscant
Most ofStar Wars: Young Jedi Adventurestakes place at a Jedi Outpost far away from the Galactic Core. However, the show’s first episode saw Master Yoda bid farewell to a group of Jedi younglings as they went off to their respective outposts, and he made his goodbye at the Jedi temple on Coruscant.Yoda’s sendoff was very speedy, however, and only accounted for four minutes ofYoung Jedi Adventures, or 0.6% of its total runtime.
4 minutes
0.60%
13Ahsoka
The New Republic Briefly Headquartered On Coruscant
Coruscant plays a prominent, albeit short-lived, role inAhsokaseason 1, episode 7. Hera Syndulla had to answer to a panel ofNew Republicsenators for disobeying their orders, and for her report on the threat Grand Admiral Thrawn and the Imperial remnants posed.The most well-known seat of the New Republic’s power was Hosnian Prime, as it was in theStar Warssequel trilogy, but in the transition period just afterReturn of the Jedi, they were briefly headquartered on Coruscant. Since that scene lasted for four minutes and 44 seconds, 1.26% ofAhsokatook place on Coruscant.
4 minutes, 44 seconds
1.26%
12Star Wars: Tales of the Empire
Barriss Offee Was Imprisoned On Coruscant
Star Wars: Tales of the Empirefeatures Coruscant more briefly thanAhsokadid, but because of its shorter runtime per episode, and smaller number of episodes, it made up more of the show.At the beginning ofTales of the Empire, Lyn Rakish, better known as the Fourth Sister, freed Barriss Offee from her imprisonment on Coruscant. After a short, threatening conversation, she convinced the former Padawan to become one ofDarth Vader’s Inquisitors. Lyn and Barriss' conversation lasted just over three minutes, but it made up 3.44% ofTales of the Empire’s total runtime.
3 minutes, 12 seconds
3.44%
11The Mandalorian
The Mandalorianis one of the oddest shows in terms of how much it features Coruscant. The ecumenopolis made several appearances inThe Mandalorianseason 3, most notably in episode 3, which focused almost entirely on Penn Pershing and his adjustment to life in the New Republic.It also made a few small appearances in flashbacks, but sinceThe Mandalorianis the longest-running live-actionStar Warsshow, Coruscant doesn’t account for much of its runtime. Over 48 minutes ofThe Mandaloriantake place on Coruscant, but with three seasons of eight hour-long episodes, it only accounted for 4.67%.
48 minutes, 23 seconds
4.67%
10The Acolyte
Several Scenes In The Acolyte Took Place In The Jedi Temple On Coruscant
At the time of writing,The Acolytehas only released three of the eight episodes comprising its first season. Those three episodes were enough time to feature Coruscant, though, which earns the newestStar Warsshow a spot on the list. Six minutes and 47 seconds ofThe Acolyteepisode 1 took place in the Jedi Temple on Coruscant or in a ship moored on its docks.That means 5.38% ofThe Acolyte’s first three episodes takes place on Coruscant. It’s likely that the show will return to Coruscant in the future and further change those figures.
6 minutes, 47 seconds
5.38%
9Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
The Phantom Menace Doesn’t Linger On Coruscant Much
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menacewas the firstStar Warsmovie featuring Coruscant from the start, but it didn’t feature it in excruciating detail. Just over 16 minutes ofThe Phantom Menace’s two hour and 18 minute runtime takes place on the ecumenopolis.That means that 11.97% ofThe Phantom Menacefeatures scenes set on Coruscant. Most of that time came from scenes set in the Jedi High Council’s chambers, where Jedi Masters like Yoda and Mace Windu decided Anakin Skywalker’s fate. While it didn’t have a tremendous amount of time on-screen, Coruscant made a very strong impression and became a staple of the franchise.
16 minutes, 2 seconds
11.97%
Several Of Clone Force 99’s Missions Took Them To Coruscant
For most ofStar Wars: The Bad Batch, Clone Force 99 was on the run from the Empire, and Coruscant was the last place they wanted to be. However, the planet appeared in a fair amount of the show. Several of Crosshair’s missions for the Empire began on Coruscant, and Rex asked the rest of the team to assist him in a few missions, like recovering Admiral Rampart’s flight log to use as evidence.Since six ofThe Bad Batch’s 47 episodes took place on Coruscant, only an estimation is available, but that approximation asserts that about 10% of the show took place there.
3 hours
10%
