The latter depicts some of the Battle of Jakku, the final confrontation between the forces of the Galactic Empire and the Rebel Alliance over the planet. Jakku was first introduced in two novels released on September 4, 2015: Chuck Wendig's Star Wars: Aftermath (2015) and Claudia Gray's Lost Stars. In early concept development stages, the planet was conceived as a "junk planet" which would have "wreckage from the previous Star Wars movies". The scenes on Jakku were filmed in the UAE section of Rub al Khali desert, which falls under the jurisdiction of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. The planet also appears in a montage alongside Bespin and Endor after the film’s climactic battle on Exegol a burning Resurgent Star Destroyer can be seen falling behind an old Imperial Star Destroyer (one shown in The Force Awakens) as the galaxy rises up to defeat the First Order. Rey has a flashback-like vision of her parents leaving her on the planet before they were killed. The planet appears briefly in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. Later in the film, Rey has a vision of being left on the planet as a child and being taken by Unkar Plutt after touching Luke Skywalker’s old lightsaber. Meanwhile, BB-8 has befriended local scavenger Rey (Ridley) pursued by the First Order, she and Finn flee Jakku with the droid aboard the Millennium Falcon. He escapes with the help of turncoat stormtrooper Finn ( John Boyega), but Poe is presumed dead when their ship crashes in the desert. Poe is captured by the First Order but leaves the data behind with his astromech droid, BB-8. In the film, Resistance X-wing fighter pilot Poe Dameron ( Oscar Isaac) comes to Jakku seeking vital information held by explorer Lor San Tekka ( Max von Sydow). The homeworld of main character Rey, it is a harsh and inhospitable desert planet on the outskirts of the Unknown Regions. Jakku is a major setting in the 2015 Star Wars film The Force Awakens and its novelization. Abrams first mentioned its name at Star Wars Celebration in Anaheim, California in April 2015, identifying Jakku as the setting in the trailers and revealing that it is where the character Rey lives. The planet was first seen in the 88-second The Force Awakens teaser trailer released by Lucasfilm in November 2014. Rub al Khali desert around Liwa Oasis, United Arab Emirates.