Star Wars Resistance: Castilon, a stage for past and future conflicts

In this week’s episode, we discover there’s plenty of scrap and wreckage on Castilon’s ocean floor. It’s an interesting new detail that makes us more curious about Castilon’s history and its future.

Not only does “Synara’s Score” keep up the great storytelling and action we’ve seen from the series so far, but it also gives us a brief and subtle glimpse at Castilon’s past.

To start off, Castilon is located in the Outer Rim near Wild Space. Even though the planet is on the edge of the known galaxy, it’s still recognized by the New Republic. That explains why the First Order hasn’t forcefully taken the Colossus from Captain Doza. If they do, they’d reveal their true colors and run the risk of getting caught before implementing their big plans. As a result, they’ve been using pirates to coax Doza into entering an agreement with them.

Castilon’s terrain primarily consists of water. Our own oceans have hundreds of thousands of different aquatic creatures, so just imagine how many more species exist in the oceans of Castilon. The Chelidae, for example, are an indigenous sentient species of the planet and we previously met them in “The Children from Tehar.”

While Castilon is covered in water, there are the occasional inhabited structures that break the surface of the planet, such as the Colossus. Are there other stations on Castilon other than the Colossus? Why isn’t the First Order going after them? Or is the First Order approaching Doza because his station is the one closest to the planet’s hyperspace route?

In past Star Wars shows, whenever the Separatists or Empire enforced a planet blockade, they always set up their ships by the planet’s hyperspace route. If the First Order is looking to build a base of operations on Castilon, it stands to reason they would want unlimited and immediate access to the planet’s own spacelane. There’s also no doubt Castilon’s strategic location in the Outer Rim is what makes it a prime target for the First Order, since they have a hidden location in Wild Space, as mentioned in the series premiere. It makes connecting the dots in space much easier, especially with the scheme they have planned.

We also get the impression the Colossus, or Castilon itself, was the stage for past wars and conflicts, given the fact that there’s so much scrap sitting at the bottom of the ocean.

When Tam approaches Synara and asks if she has a spare CoMar tri-tracker chip, Synara is skeptical. Still, Tam asks if there’s any military wreckage that might have what they’re looking for and she even mentions a VF-72 gunner ship and a Y-wing as examples. While the former is a reference to an old World War II aviation unit, the latter is a well-known starfighter from the Clone Wars and during the fight against the Empire.

It sounds like Castilon might have been involved in the action back in the day, similar to how Jakku became the final battleground between the Empire and the Rebellion. Instead of wreckage abandoned on the scorching sand dunes, the evidence of war on Castilon lies on the ocean floor.

Is this a sign of things to come for those living on the Colossus? We are, of course, getting ever so closer to Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Castilon might be where conflict escalates before leading up to the destruction of the Hosnian System and before the Battle of Takodana. It could be a similar situation to Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, where the Battle of Scarif took place prior to the Battle of Yavin.

It’s strange to think about, but it’s kind of poetic. The Galactic Civil War ended on a hot desert planet, but the conflict between the First Order and the Resistance starts to ramp up on an oceanic planet. We ultimately don’t know how this will all play out, but we are eagerly looking forward to what comes next.

The next episode of Star Wars Resistance, “The Platform Classic,” airs on Sunday, Nov. 25, at 10 p.m. ET/PT on the Disney Channel.