Like many other Star Wars titles, Andor references events from other periods on the Star Wars EU timeline. The Rakatan Empire was a recent reference from episode 4 of the show, and many fans from a galaxy far, far away won’t recognize it. Here’s everything you need to know on what the Rakatan Empire in Star Wars is.
The Rakatan Empire, Explained
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Retro Star Wars fans will recognize the Rakata from Knights of the Old Republic (KOTOR), an Xbox console exclusive from 2003. The Rakata were a power-hungry species, who look like Mon Calamari, that conquered many worlds with the help of the Star Forge. The Star Forge is a planet-sized factory that drew on Force energy and a nearby star to churn out unlimited ships and droids and repair itself. The Star Forge corrupted the Rakata and led to the downfall of their Infinite Empire thousands of years before Andor.
In Andor, Luthen Rael hands Cassian Andor a Kuati Signet, a mix of a Kyber crystal and white sky stone, that celebrated resisting Rakatan rule. It’s a cool piece of in-universe history and certainly fits with Rael’s cover as an antiquities dealer. Maybe Andor will receive the Mandalorian armor in Rael’s shop or another valuable item as his payment for stealing the payroll records on Aldhani.
That’s everything we have on who the Rakata are in Star Wars Andor. Check out some of our other Andor content like why Andor is for adults, every planet in Andor, and what the Preox-Morlana Corporate Zone is.