“Master Obi-Wan Has Lost A Planet”: Star Wars’ Treasure Planet Remake Is Hiding Its Biggest Secret In Plain Sight – But We Think We’ve Cracked It

Warning! This article contains SPOILERS for Star Wars: Skeleton Crew episodes 1 and 2.The latest Star Wars TV show, Star Wars: Skeleton Crew has fascinated fans with one central planetary mystery that could actually have more layers than they realize. In its two-episode premiere, Skeleton Crew introduces a group of kids from the planet At Attin who get sucked into a pirate adventure, leading them to Jude Law’s character, Jod Na Nawood. In the brig on Port Borgo, this mysterious pirate seems to use the Force.

This fascinates the kids, and is certainly interesting, but it’s not anywhere near the most compelling and complex mystery of the series so far. While we’re all focused on Jod, the real mystery of the series seems to be the kids’ home planet, At Attin. As the series is an homage to pirate classics like Treasure Island, we need to take a deeper look at At Attin, a treasure planet.

I Don’t Think At Attin Is The Planet’s Original Name

Hiding The Mystery

Shortly after the kids jump into hyperspace and leave their home system, they’re met by their ancient ship’s droid first mate, SM-33. They want to go home desperately, but SM-33 has never heard of their home planet. This is expanded upon at Port Borgo, where the pirates there have absolutely heard of At Attin – but are fully convinced that it doesn’t exist, and that the kids are joking. They claim At Attin is the mythical location of an ancient treasure, one that’s validated by Wim’s usage of old Republic credits.

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This distinction leads me to think that there’s something going on here specifically. SM-33 is a droid that has internal navigational databases, which he consults to no avail. But At Attin is a real astronomical object, one that is even known about by the other pirates – so why doesn’t SM-33 have any recollection of the name? It could be because At Attin is not the planet’s real name. We can assume it was settled at some point, and likely had a name change.

There’s Only One Reason For Star Wars To Rename A Planet

Hiding The Truth From The Fans

So far, Skeleton Crew has not been afraid to offer sleek, well-done fan service, ranging from mock-lightsaber duels to RX series droids and more. It also, however, has been rather coy on some things, seemingly preferring to let the story play out at its intended pace, like the true identity of Jod. I think that another true identity, that of At Attin, is the real big mystery this series will build up to – and its name was changed to avoid fans putting this together too soon when they recognized it.

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It makes sense that a planet would have its name changed to avoid fan focus, as Star Wars fans can get incredibly granular. We translate background Aurebesh, look deep into prop design and details, and even compare modern TV show plots to those of older Star Wars Legends books and comics to draw any parallels. These fan behaviors are what I’m actively doing now, as I think they lead us right to At Attin’s true identity.

The Tionese Characters Are A Huge Clue

Star Wars’s Ancient Greek Alphabet

Deep in the background and in costume details on At Attin, eagle-eyed fans can spot Tionese characters, mainly the Omega symbol. Tionese was an in-universe language created to explain the presence of Greek letters in Star Wars, like Lambda and Delta. In the galaxy, Tionese came from a corner of space known as the Tion Cluster, an incredibly ancient region of space that was the home to famed conqueror Xim the Despot in the galaxy’s pre-Republic era.

While first established and explored much more in Legends, in canon, the Tion Cluster is largely out of contact by the time of the Empire’s reign. According to the canon novel Tarkin by iconic Legends author James Luceno, most of the regions in the Tion Cluster lack hyperspace relay stations. This could very easily explain why there’s so little communication and At Attin feels so isolated. The Tion Cluster’s elusiveness, however, also might just be a part of the idea that At Attin was isolated on purpose.

There’s Only One Treasure Planet In The Tion Cluster

Is At Attin Actually Dellalt?

A mysterious planet home to the long-lost treasure of an ancient pirate king in the Tion Cluster? There is only one location in Star Wars Legends that matches up with that description, and it’s a world called Dellalt. Dellalt was home to the ancient treasure vaults of Xim the Despot, and was discovered by Han Solo and Chewbacca in the 1980 Star Wars novel Han Solo and the Lost Legacy by Brian Daley. This book has served as inspiration for several Easter eggs in modern onscreen Star Wars canon, so taking inspiration from it would not be unheard of.

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In Han Solo and the Lost Legacy, Xim’s legendary treasure ship, the Queen of Ranroon, which was sought after by pirates and smugglers the galaxy over, offloaded its treasures on Dellalt. Because the ship was considered lost, however, nobody ever found the treasure on Dellalt. This could be a loose version of what also happened in the canon timeline alongside Skeleton Crew, but with a few distinct changes. What if At Attin is that very same Dellalt, but discovered by a group of colonists of a few select species that wanted to keep the riches on the planet?

It makes sense to extrapolate this from a few different things in the series premiere. On top of everything else mentioned prior about the planet’s supposed mysterious-yet-unknown legacy, a mural inside Undersecretary Fara’s office seems to show the planet gloriously being founded, by humans and members of the only alien species seen on At Attin. It’s not unreasonable to assume that the name was then changed to At Attin, and its legacy was spread by pirates in the following centuries, while its true identity has actually been the deep Star Wars pull of Dellalt this whole time.

Skeleton Crew releases new episodes Tuesdays on Disney+.

Set in the Star Wars universe, Skeleton Crew follows four young adventurers as they become lost in the galaxy while searching for their home planet. The series chronicles their exploration and encounters with diverse worlds and characters, presenting themes of friendship, discovery, and the quest for belonging.

Character(s)

Jod Na Nawood , Wim , Fern , KB , Neel , Wendle , Fara , SM-33

Release Date

December 2, 2024

Seasons

1

Writers

Jon Watts , Christopher Ford

Directors

Jon Watts , Daniel Kwan , David Lowery , Daniel Scheinert , Jake Schreier

Showrunner

Jon Watts , Christopher Ford

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