See also Cilghal.
Joruus C'baoth was an evil, crazy clone of jedi master Jorus C'baoth.
He was (sort of) emperor about the same time as grand admiral
Thrawn was in power.
C'baoth created a clone called Luuke (Skywalker), which was made using
the hand of Luke, that was cut of by
Vader in Cloud City.
This clone, as well as C'baoth himself, was slain by
Mara Jade in Wayland (see
Emperor) with some help of Luke,
Leia, Han and
Talon Karrde. All this happened year 9.
For more info read novels by Timothy Zahn.
In Episodes III to VI played by Peter Mayhew
Han Solo's loyal companion
wookiee was born about -200
at Kashyyyk. The rest about
the first mate of Millennium Falcon
is history well-known to us all (I assume).
A story goes that Han long ago saved Chewies life. Since this is
greatly a debt of honor to wookiee, he's stayed with Solo since.
In Episode VI played by Jane Busby
Chief of ewoks. Seen for example
in scene where C-3PO tells stories
to ewoks. Interesting detail is that this character was cut
down a bit in the movie and some of his lines on
script were turned over to Logray.
A calamari ambassador. Leia noticed Cilghal has jedi potential and send her to study
in Luke's academy. Cilghal's jedi powers are strong in healing.
Series of wars happening during fall of the Old Republic named after
clone army created by Palpatine.
Home system of Han Solo,
general Madine and
Shug Ninx.
Corellian corvette,
also known as Rebel Blockade Runner
At 18 the government of Corellian system is overturned, and
a war within the system breaks out. For details about this
see novels "Ambush at Corellia", "Assault at Selonia" and
"Showdown at Center Point".
Coruscant was/is the capital planet of the Old Republic, the
Empire and the New Republic.
Seen in episodes I, II and III (and, I assume, end of episode IV special edition).
Possibly the only female admiral the Empire ever had.
Althougt imperial army didn't have actual rules not to allow women in high positions,
the general policy was to avoid that. This opinion would seem to origin to
emperor Palpatine.
Before SW4:ANH Grand Moff Tarkin promoted Daala to admiral
and gave her a mission to command the Maw Installation research center near
Kessel, where she was hiding with a small army for more then
ten years. They were working on a project to create a weapon more powerful then the
Death Star, which they in the end did.
The Sun Crusher.
Daala had in her use four Star Destroyers; Hydra was
destroyed by Han Solo and Kyp durron, Manticore by
admiral Ackbar and Basilisk by Kyp Durron.
Don't know what happened to the fourth ship, Gorgon.
For more info see Dantooine and read the Jedi Academy -trilogy
(see Kevin J. Anderson).
The system where Yoda lived. Has
lots of life, but no cities or technology.
In Episode V played by John Morton
Luke's gunner in battle of Hoth.
Gets killed.
A planet which once had a rebel base. Plenty of wild life, beautiful nature, few native(?) tribes.
In Episode IV princess Leia tries to buy
time and save her home planet by naming this deserted base to
Tarkin.
About year 11 the New Republic evacuates
the small population of Eol Sha (led by Gantoris), a doomed planet,
to Dantooine.
They are soon after that
slaughtered by admiral Daala's imperial forces.
A modified version of the Death Star
build by hutts about 13.
For details see novel "Darksaber".
A smuggler/bounty hunter. Is seen in "Shadows of the Empire" (comics
and the computergame) helping rebels when they try to catch
Boba Fett and his carbonitefrozen
cargo also known as Han Solo.
Two of the most powerful weapons ever build by the
Empire. As well known, the
first Death Star was destroyed by
Luke Skywalker in battle
of Yavin just before
it destroyed Yavin like it had done to
Alderaan. This battle station
was commanded by grand moff Tarkin.
On it were working also officers Motti
and Tagge during its destruction. Death
Star was won because its weakness: a small thermal exhaust
port, right below the main port. The shaft led directly to the
reactor system. A precise hit started a chain reaction which
destroyed the station.
Some of the maindesigners of Death Star were Bevel Lemelisk (or Lemelski, other is a typo,
don't know which), Ohran Keldor (died about 12), Nasdra Magrody and Qwi Xux.
The classic blueprint
of Death Star
As well known (again), the unfinished second Death Star was
destroyed by Lando Calrissian and
Wedge Antilles in battle of
Endor.
There was also a third Death Star, an unfinished prototype that remained
unused in Maw installation until year 11 conflict. Kyp Durron
caused it's destruction.
Check Tarkin for more info.
In Episode V played by John Ratzenberger
The rebel officer who in begin of Episode V makes the
decision about closing doors while commanders
Solo
and Skywalker are still out there.
Derlin also has later the line: "Okay. Everyone to your stations.
Let's go!"
Derlin is later promoted to colonel. At year 9 he still works for
the New Republic.
The Dia Nogu is that slimy thing with tentacles in
Death Stars garbage room. If you've seen the Episode IV, you should
remember how it grabs Luke a couple times.
In Episode IV played by Alex McCrindle
Rebel general Dodonna is that guy in the end of Episode IV who
gives the briefing to pilots, leader of rebel forces in battle of
Yavin.
Dodonna still has a high position in the New Republic at year 11.
In Episodes II & III played by Christopher Lee
A jedi master turned to the dark side;
a dark lord of Sith.
It was Dooku, who cut off Anakin's hand.
Killed by Anakin in Episode III.
81th clone of Dorsk. One of Luke's first pupils.
Dorsk 81 is from planet Khomm. About thousand years ago people of Khomm
desited they had reached a social and/or genetic perfectness. So, to stop
unvanted changes (thus any changes, since perfect can't get better), they
quit their evolution by leaving the traditional breeding and starting to clone
themselves.
I don't know if their cloning technology has any part in clone wars or
Palpatine's return from death.
As a clone Dorsk 81 is actually a failiar. He isn't exactly like the 80 Dorsks before
him. The main difference is that he is a jedi.
A personal note of mine: Perhaps Dorsk 81 is a perfect clone. Perhaps the
original Dorsk had jedi potential, but it was never noted. Who knows.
Born about -10.
Kyp is a bitter young man with Force too strong with him. He spend most of his life in
Kessel in slavery. After he got free, Kyp went to study with Luke, but his hatred on empire
and Exar Kun's persuations seduced his to the dark side.
For more info see Daala, Sun Crusher.
The evil Galactic Empire. You know, the bad guys. Empire was
created by senator Palpatine,
the emperor, about -20, after the fall of the
Old Republic.
Only threath to this system was the
Rebel Alliance, that started a
galactic Civil War against Empire. Year 4 in battle of
Endor Empire lost its control on
galaxy. Imperial troops however kept on fighting till year 10,
when Empire was permanently(?) destroyed. Some things though
did stay operational.
A few imperial officers (mostly) worth mentioning are
moff Jerjerrod,
general Motti,
admiral Ozzel,
admiral Piett,
general Tagge,
general Veers,
admiral Daala,
grand admiral Thrawn
and grand moff Tarkin.
For more info see New Republic,
Death Star,
Star Destroyer,
Ssi-ruuk, Vader
and more of these pages then I bother to list here. More details
(of course) in many Star Wars novels and comics.
The forestmoon where ewoks live in
Episode IV. The sanctuary moon from which the shield of the second
Death Star was generated. I don't
actually know moon of what planet Endor is or in what system
it is or much anything else about it. Anyway, the battle of Endor (about 4),
where the Death Star was destroyed and Emperor
and Vader died, was the turning point of whole
galactic civil war. After that Rebel Alliance
turned into New Republic.
A fact not seen in movie is that Emperor actually gave orders that Death Star
should destroy Endor immediately if the shield would go inoperative. Seems to
me he did this to irritate Luke.
Moff Jerjerrod just
didn't have the time to do this before Death Star was destroyed.
A robot working for Jabba the Hutt
in Episode VI. EV-9D9 is
the one who decides where to put
R2-D2 and
C-3PO to work.
A next generation rebel fighter first taken in use about
year 10. Created by an imperial army factory that joined
the rebellion. Has greater firepower then older fighters, but
has possibly some dangers of malfunctioning or overheating.
In Episode VI
Ewok Warrior played by MALCOM DIXON
Ewok Warrior played by MIKE COTTRELL
Nicki played by NICKI READE
Those cute furry things in Episode VI living on forest moon of
Endor. For details see ewoks
Wicket, Logray,
Teebo, Paploo and
Chief Chirpa.
Ewokese lyrics by Ben Burtt
The rest of ewoks played by
MARGO APOSTOCOS,
LINDA BOWLEY,
RAY ARMSTRONG,
PETER BURROUGHS,
EILEEN BAKER,
DEBBIE CARRINGTON,
MICHAEL H. BALHAM,
MAUREEN CHARLTON,
BOBBIE BELL,
WILLIAM COPPEN,
PATTY BELL,
SADIE CORRIE,
ALAN BENNETT,
TONY COX,
SARAH BENNETT,
JOHN CUMMING,
PAMELA BETTS,
JEAN D'AGOSTINO,
DAN BLACKNER,
LUIS DE JESUS,
DEBBIE DIXON,
JOHN LUMMISS,
MARGARITA FERNANDEZ,
NANCY MACLEAN,
PHIL FONDACARO,
PETER MANDELL,
SAL FONDACARO,
CAROLE MORRIS,
TONY FRIEL,
STACY NICHOLS,
DAN FRISHMAN,
CHRIS NUNN,
JOHN GAVAM,
BARBARA O'LAUGHLIN,
MICHAEL GILDEN,
BRIAN ORENSTIEN,
PAUL GRANT,
HARRELL PARKER JR.,
LARS GREEN,
JOHN PEDRICK,
LYDIA GREEN,
APRIL PERKINS,
PAM GRIZZ,
RONNIE PHILLIPS,
ANDREW HERD,
KATIE PERVIS,
J. J. JACKSON,
CAROL READ,
GLYNN JONES,
NICHOLAS READ,
RICHARD JONES,
DIANA REYNOLDS,
TREVOR JONES,
DANIEL RODGERS,
KAREN LAY,
CHRIS ROMANO,
DEAN SHACKENFORD,
JOSEPHINE STADDON,
KIRAN SHAH,
KEVIN THOMPSON,
FELIX SILLA,
KENDRA WALL,
LINDA SPRIGGS,
BRIAN WHEELER,
GERARLD STADDON and
BUTCH WILHELM.
A Dark Lord of Sith who lived about -4000.
He found even older Sith knowledge on Yavin IV
and used it to enslave the massassi and establish a base of Sith power.
Kun seems to have had something (propably a lot) to do with the Sith War.
When the Jedi defeated him, he was able to keep his conciousness (more or less) alive
and stayed on Yavin, sleeping, waiting for a Jedi to find him, a Jedi whom he'd turn
to the dark side...
This unfortunate person was Kyp Durron.
In the end Luke's apprentices defeat the spirit of Kun.
A comment: The place for Luke's Jedi Academy was just excelently chosen. I mean,
there just isn't a better place to train young, inexperienced Jedi-pupils in their critical
phase of learning the Force than the home of the Sith. Let's give a big hand to master
Skywalker!
Vodo-Siosk Baas (see holokron) was Kun's teacher
and one of the Jedi who defeated him (thought he himself was killed).
For more info read novels "Dark Apprentice" and "Champions of the Force" and the Sith War
comics.
I considered quotes to be the best way to explain what the
Force is. So,
here goes nothing
(- Lando Calrissian).
The Force is what gives a Jedi
his power. It's an energy field created by all living things.
It surrounds us and penetrates us. It binds the galaxy
together.
(- Obi-Wan Kenobi)
The ability to destroy a planet is insignificant next to
the power of the Force.
(- Darth Vader)
But beware of the dark side. Anger... fear... aggression.
The dark side of the Force are they. Easily they flow,
quick to join you in a fight. If once you start down the
dark path, forever will it dominate your destiny,
consume you it will, as it did Obi-Wan's apprentice.
(- Yoda)
Life creates it, makes it grow. It's energy
surrounds us and binds us.
(- Yoda)
Through the Force, things you will see. Other places.
The future...the past. Old friends long gone.
(- Yoda)
So much for quotes. A couple curiosities:
On planet Myrkr lives a dog-like animal called vornskr. It is
possibly only known not-intelligent species, that uses Force. They do
it mainly to find food. Check Talon Karrde.
On same planet there's a lizard called ysalamir. It creates some
kind of vacuum in Force, a small area where Force can not be used.
The Galaxy Gun was a sort of a long range
version of the Death Star.
GG was seen in comic releases "Dark Empire II" and "Empire's End".
It destroyed the 5th moon of Da Soocha, which was a major base of
Alliance. This happened year 10.
Died about 11.
Gantoris was one of Luke's first pupils. Before that he was leader of Eol Sha colony
(see Dantooine).
He was killed by spirit of Exar Kun.
In Episode IV played by ?
Greedo is the bounty hunter who tries to catch
Han Solo in
Mos Eisley cantina but gets
only himself killed ("Sorry about the mess", remember?).
Greedo used to work mainly for Jabba,
but as Special Edition of A New Hope shows, Jabba didn't tell
him to kill Solo (at least, so Jabba says).
I'm not quite sure what language Greedo speaks, but it might be
Ubese (see Boushh). Judge yourself,
if you got Star Wars on video.
Jar Jar, boss Nass and those people in
Naboo.
In Episodes I to III played by Silas Carson
A Neimoidian trade viceroy. Killed by Anakin
in Episode III.
In Episodes IV to VI played by Harrison Ford
(of course you knew this, just mentioned it for habbit)
Husband of Leia, father of Jacen,
Jaina and Anakin. A rebel general, smugler,
scoundrel, hero and lots of else. Owner of
Millennium Falcon since he won it from
Lando Calrissian in a game of sabacc.
Born in Corellian star system about -29.
Han has had many employers, but I only know the most famous,
the Rebel Alliance and
Jabba. We all know (I hope) how Solo got
himself carbonitefrozen in Cloud City in
Episode V. Boba Fett had some problems in
delivering Han "Iceblock" Solo to Jabba the Hutt because of a few bounty
hunters.
Althought Solo shoots people all the time, he doesn't personally kill
anyone important. We (hopefully) remember how he shoots
Greedo and (almost) kills Fett in Episode VI,
but that's about it.
For more info about Han Solo see Solo,
Chewbacca, Nal Hutta,
Star's End,
Shug Ninx, Salla Zend
and most of any Star Wars
material, especially novels
"Han Solo at Stars' End", "Han Solo's Revenge" and
"Han Solo and the Lost Legacy".
In Episode V played by Richard Oldfield
A rebel pilot. Rogue 4 in battle of
Hoth.
In book version of Episode V Hobbie dies by crashing on the
AT-AT -walker that in
movie destroyed the generators. The walker also explodes killing crew including
general Veers.
According Rogue Squadron -comics Hobbie is still live and active after Endor.
May be either Holokron or Holocron. I don't know the correct
spelling in English.
Holokron is a jedi training device.
It uses ancient hologram
technology. Holokron is (among other things) a library of
teachings of ancient jedis. It is at least 1000 years old.
In appearance it is small glowing cube. In holograms appear ancient
jedi masters who are simulated to interact as real persons. Holokron
has among others recordings made by master(s) Baas.
(This is a thing unclear to me. One source mentions Bodo Baas [as well as
Boda Baas, but that seems like typo], on other case there's Vodo-Siosk Baas. I'm not
sure if these are the same person or perhaps relared. both are similar aliens.)
Emperor Palpatine
had it until Leia stole it from him.
Holokron showed Luke the way to
planet Ossus.
Events described
above were in comic release "Dark Empire I & II".
Holokron is destroyed by the spririt of Exar Kun. I'm not
sure if Luke is able later to fix it.
A starsystem in which is fought the battle in the beginning
of Episode V. The iceplanet with the rebel base is 6th of the
system. The scenes of this planets surface
were filmed in Norway.
Hutts are this race of creatures that must have been bossing
other races for a long, long time, because that's the only
way I can imagine this kind of species to evolve. Hutts are
indeed politically and economicly wery powerful and often the
best customers a good bounty hunter can find.
For more info about hutts see Jabba the hutt,
Zorba the hutt,
Nal Hutta and
Darksaber.
In Episode V played by ?
A droid bounty hunter. Seen in Episode V in scene where
Vader
talks to group of bounty hunters. The one left from
Boba Fett (very hard to spot in
movie). Later tried to steal carbonitefrozen
Han Solo from Boba
Fett, but Fett destroyed his ship IG-2000. I'm not sure if he
survived.
The first data disk of X-wing.
A guard in Jabba's palace. Some sort of lizardbird creature.
Ishi Tib is mentioned in book version of Episode VI, but doesn't seem to be in movie. I'm not sure of the Special Edition.
In Episode VI performed by Toby Philpott, Mike Edmonds and David Barclay
In Episode I and IV Special Edition performed by ?
(a digital character, see picture)
The vile gangster Jabba the hutt.
Born in Nal Hutta
Force knows when. Killed by Leia
in Episode VI. Lived his last years in
Tatooine.
Jabba was an employer of Han Solo,
Bib Fortuna, Greedo,
Boba Fett and numerous other bounty hunters.
I personally highly recommend comic "Jabba the hutt - The Dynasty
Trap". It's a very entertaining little story.
In Episodes I to III performed by Ahmed Best
The goofy gungan. You know him, the orange weirdo.
If you don't, go see the damn movies.
In Episode IV the chief jawa played by Jack Purvis
Jawas are those short hooded creatures with luminous eyes
seen primarily in the begin of Episode IV (there are some in
Jabba's palace in Episode VI).
Jawas found C-3PO and
R2-D2 in desert and sold them to
Owen and Luke
(but this you of course knew allready). The group of jawas
seen in SW4 uses a sandcrawler, which is
a huge tank-like vehicle the size of a four-story house
(direct quote from the script). I don't know whether there are
many jawas living outside Tatooine.
For curiosity check Teebo.
For over a thousand generations the Jedi Knights were the
guardians of peace and justice in the
Old Republic.
Before the dark times, before the
Empire.
-Obi-Wan Kenobi<
It appears to me that jedi knights were first seen about
-25000 when hyperdrive was invented and Old Republic was
founded. My data about this is quite inaccurate.
Earliest
detailed info I have about jedis are things happening
about 4000 years before movies. One of the jedis who lived
those days was called Ulic Qel-Droma. A happening of that
period is an assembly of 10,000 Jedi Knights accured at
Mount Meru on Deneba. Much more about ancient jedis I
don't know. Check Holokron,
Ossus and ysanna.
The present problems of jedis started during the fall of the
Old Republic. Since -20 jedi knights were hunted and killed.
Only a few survived: some jedi masters like
Yoda, our well-known Obi-Wan Kenobi
and a woman called Vima-Da-Boda. There was
also a man who disappeared into a gascloud and ended up to
Ganath system, an isolated place where techology is a bit
behind from most of galaxy. In there he became leader (he
describes it: "It is said that a powerful jedi can control
weaker people. I have done so... justly, I hope.").
His name is Brand Empatojaoys (yes, I did spell it correct). He and Vima
help Luke and others to take down Palpatine for good.
The new golden age of jedis was started by
Luke Skywalker. Altought Luke wasn't
the last jedi as Yoda says, he was the only one powerful
enough to fight the empire and Emperor (after Obi-Wan was
killed). After taking down Palpatine (which is actually much longer
story then seen in movies) Luke establishes the Jedi Academy
on Yavin IV.
We all know something about jeditricks, mindcontrolling, lifting objects
and so on. But there are some less-known jedisecret. One of them is so
called jedi battlemeditation. I'm not quite sure how it works, but basic
idea seems to be completely consentrating on using the Force without any
other methods of fighting.
For more info see Force,
Skywalkers, Solos,
Ood Bnar, every link on this page and most
of any Star Wars material not involving mainly ewoks or droids.
In Episode VI played by Michael Pennington
Imperial officer who meets Vader
in the very begining of Episode VI. Jerjerrod was in charge of building
of the second Death Star.
For all I know, he died in destruction of Death Star.
See also Endor.
In Episode VI played by Adam Bareham
(I assume; might also be Jonathan Oliver)
In Episode VI the imperial flight controller who talks with shuttle Tydirium.
In Episode I played by Liam Neeson
A jedi knight, a teacher of Obi-Wan Kenobi.
Killed by Darth Maul in Episode I (year -32).
The planet where the clonelabs are. One of critical places in clonewars.
A jedi Luke
saved from the dark side of the Force
at Nespis VIII. Later Solusar kills a dark jedi called Vill
Goir and helps Luke to take down emperor
Palpatine (a few years after SW6:RotJ when emperor returns).
A smugler. His ship is called Wild Karrde.
Karrde is friend of Mara Jade.
Story of Karrde is similar to Han Solo.
Was a usual smugler, staying away from war, then gets too involved with
a few friendly rebels and so on (except Karrde is seen about year 9,
when Rebel Alliance has turned into
New Republic).
Karrdes right hand man Aves becomes an acquaintace of
Wedge Antilles.
Karrde has two pet vornksrs called Drang and Sturm (see
Force).
For details read novels of Timothy Zahn.
The home planet of the wookiee. Seen in Episode III.
The end of "Return of the Jedi" was originally planned to
happen on Kashyyyk, but cute ewoks
got the role for Endor
(for commercial reasons, I dare to claim).
In Episodes I to III played by Ewan McGregor
In Episodes IV to VI played by Sir Alec Guinness
A jedi knight. Was born about
year -60(?). Killed by Darth Vader
in Episode IV.
In Episode I kills Darth Maul. In episode III destroys Grievous.
Obi-Wan was a general in Clone Wars.
Leia says he served her father. She means senator Bail
Organa.
Kenobi's jedi master was Yoda (as we all well know). He was also trained by
Qui-Gon Jinn.
Ben himself
trained Anakin and Luke Skywalker
(as we all extremely well know).
When Luke and Leia were born Obi-Wan helped to hide them
from Anakin and emperor. Obi-Wan took Luke to live with Owen in
Tatooine.
For more info see Force, most of the links on this
page and (for Force's sake) Star Wars movies, especially episodes I to IV.
Some place with spice mines. Quite small planet(?), not capable to hold
a permanent atmosphere. Kessel mines are also used as prison during the
Empire. After SW6:RotJ the prisoners rebelled
and took over the place.
Near Kessel is the Maw, a unique group of black holes.
In the middle of Maw is an Imperial research station created by
grand moff Tarkin and commanded by admiral
Daala.
Also: Kessel route: see
Millennium Falcon.
Ki-Adi-Mundi
In episodes I to III played by ?
Jedi Master Ki-Adi-Mundi is from planet Cerea.
Dies in Episode III.
According comic "Prelude to Rebellion" his race has twenty times more women than men, so men including Ki have numerous wives. Ki is also told to have (at least) seven daughters. This of course conflicts with the movies.
One of Luke's first pupils in his Jedi Academy. Ti is interested in arts and
culture. She has much studied history of the ancient jedi.
In Episodes V and VI played by Billy Dee Williams
He's a card player, gambler, scoundrel. An old
friend of Han Solo.
Lando's also a rebel general
and previous owner of
Millennium Falcon and
tibanna gas mine. He also later has a ship called
Lady Luck.
Lando once helped the people of Taanab, a farming planet, against a band of
raiders of Norulac. Lando refers to this as battle of Taanab in Episode VI.
Actually I know quite little about Lando. After battle
of Endor he still works as
rebel general, except Rebellion has turned into
New Republic.
For more info see novels "Lando Calrissian and the Mindharp
of Sharu", "Lando Calrissian and the Flamewind of Oseon"
and "Lando Calrissian and the Starcave of Thonboka".
In Episodes III played by ?
In Episodes IV to VI played by Carrie Fisher
Daughter of Anakin Skywalker and
Padme Amidala,
twinsister of Luke. Mother of
Jacen, Jaina and Anakin
Solo. Wife of
Han Solo. Born in Episode III.
Leia was send to live as the daughter of Senator Bail
Organa, on Alderaan.
All Leia remembers about her (foster) mother, who died when she was young, are
images, feelings. Leia describes her very beautiful and kind...but sad.
A friend of hers was called Winter.
Leia, following in her foster father's path, became a senator
as well. That's not all she became, of
course... she became the leader of her cell
in the Alliance against the corrupted
Empire.
And because she had diplomatic immunity, she
was a vital link for getting information to
the Rebel cause. That's what she was doing
when her path crossed Luke's... for her foster
parents had always told her to contact Obi-Wan Kenobi on
Tatooine, if her troubles became desperate.
Well, the movie stuff you ought to know, so I'll skip the stories about how
she met Luke and Han and other well-known persons and things. For detail,
check out Boushh and
Wicket. After all, everything else she does is
shooting, gibing with Han Solo and being either threatened or rescued.
Leia and Han get married about 8.
Later Luke trains her to become a jedi. She saves
Luke from the dark side and helps him to win returned
Emperor (see "Dark Empire" -comics).
For more info see Skywalker,
Solo and Organa.
The weapon of a Jedi Knight.
Not as clumsy or as random as a blaster.
An elegant weapon for a more civilized time.
In Episode VI played by Mike Edmonds
The tribal medicine man of ewoks.
He's the one with a skull of a...uh...bird, I think, in his head.
Lograys opinion was that they should eat the stargers.
In Episodes III played by ?
In Episodes IV to VI played by Mark Hamill
Son of Anakin Skywalker and
Padme Amidala, twinbrother
of Leia. Born in Episode III.
Sort of the main character of Episodes IV to VI (and many stories after that). In older
script he has even bigger role in episode IV, it's been
clearly cut down, especially in beginning.
Obi-Wan took baby Luke to live with Owen,
to hide him from Emperor
and Vader. Luke lived his childhood in Owen's farm in
Tatooine with such companions as
Biggs Darklighter, Fixer and Camie.
The rest you ought to know.
Luke is a jedi knight. In his
time he was one of the last jedi. He later learns to use the
Force very well
and becomes a jedi master and establishes
the Jedi Academy in Yavin IV about year 11.
There he teaches Gantoris, Streen,
Kirana Ti,
Dorsk 81. Kyp Durron,
Cilghal and some others.
As we all well know (I hope) Luke was trained by
Obi-Wan Kenobi and Yoda.
Things we well know about Luke, but which however are worth
mentioning:
Luke destroyed the first Death Star
on his X-wing.
Vader cut his right hand off in
Cloud City, but in the end Luke did same to
him. Luke saved his father from the dark side.
Things less known about Luke:
Empire/Emperor found Luke's hand as well as his/his fathers old
lightsaber. Of that hand is later created a clone (see
Joruus C'baoth). Luke will get the lightsaber
back and in the end gives it to Mara Jade.
When Palpatine returns about year 10, Luke almost turns to dark side. He is
saved by his sister Leia, who Luke had taught as jedi. Little after this
incident Luke does his trip to Ossus, where
he finds the tribe of Ysannas and some ruins of
ancient jedi settlements.
Other persons/things/places more or less related to Luke Skywalker:
Droids R2-D2 and C-3PO,
Beru, Luke's brother-in-law
Han Solo, Chewbacca,
Wedge Antilles,
Lando Calrissian, Wampa,
Dak, AT-AT walkers
(Luke did destroy one),
Sarlacc (it was supposed to eat him),
Rancor (it was also supposed to eat him)
Jabba the Hutt, Sandpeople,
Boba Fett
(well, they did have a little encounter), Anchorhead,
Mos Eisley, Alderaan,
Hoth, Dagobah,
Bespin, Sullust (?),
Endor, ewoks,
Byss, Holokron,
Kam Solusar, Waru.
See also:
Solo, Skywalker,
Rebellion, Empire.
Interesting Star Wars material with details about Luke:
Comics: Shadows of the Empire (also a computergame), Dark Empire I & II and
Empire's End (they are great), possibly Heir to Empire.
Novels: (I don't personally know these, so I'm only assuming Luke appeares
in these books)
The Truce at Bakura, The Glove of Darth Vader, Lost City of the Jedi,
Zorba the Hutt's Revenge, Mission from Mount Yoda, Queen of the Empire,
Prophets of the Dark Side, Heir to the Empire, Dark Force Rising,
The Last Command (I've read this one), Jedi Search (this too), Dark Apprentice (this too),
Champions of the Force,
Children of the Jedi (this I know to have Luke in it), Darksaber,
The Crystal Star (has very propably Luke), Before the Storm,
Shield of Lies (rumor says Luke does some investigation about his mother in
this book).
In Episodes I to III played by Samuel L. Jackson
A jedi master. Kills Jango Fett. Killed in Episode III by Palpatine and Anakin.
(...assumably; after all, we don't really see him die; wouldn't be unusual that a jedi master survives a fall...)
In Episode VI played by Dermot Crowley
Rebel general seen in Episode VI scene, where attack to
second Death Star is planned.
Madine is corellian.
Madine dies about year 13. His dead would seem to be
somehow connected to the Darksaber.
A story says that Madine would have originally been in
Imperial troops and defected later.
She was some sort of special agent (primarily assassin) of
emperor Palpatine himself. She has a bit
jedi training and was able to receive messages
from Palpatine through the Force over very long
distances, but she isn't totally jedi, perhaps about as powerful as Leia.
Her combatskills make it up, thought.
Altought Mara was in very high position in Empire
before the battle of Endor, she has later
been quite neutral about the war and working only for herself and some
smuglerfriends of hers including Talon Karrde.
With Karrde she does get quite involved.
She did want to kill Luke Skywalker, because he
had (with his father, as we know) killed emperor, but that was in the end
only obsession created by Palpatine at his moment of death. That
disappeared when she killed Luke's clone (see
Joruus C'baoth).
Makes herself better known about year 9
in the novels of Timothy Zahn,
so her adventures happen few years after SW6:RotJ.
Even later Mara goes to Yavin IV to study with Luke.
Mara Jade often flies a z-95 Headhunter.
I read somewhere Mara Jade would be seen in game
"Dark Forces 2: Jedi Knight", propably in data disk, whatever that was
called.
In Episode I played by Ray Park
Apprentice of Lord Sidious. The bad guy of Episode I. You know,
the one with a sort of demonic red and black face. Killed Qui-Gon Jinn,
killed by Obi-Wan Kenobi.
Maul is a zabrak.
In Episode VI played by ?
Max Rebo is the blue musician in Jabba's palace. He plays jizz.
The ship that made the Kessel run in
less than twelve parsecs. Has outrun Imperial starships, not the local
bulk-cruisers, mind you. I'm talking about the big
Corellian ships now.
She's the fastest hunk of junk in the galaxy.
I don't know much anything special about her. Falcon has been property
of Han Solo or
Lando Calrissian as far as I know.
Chewbacca is often seen as first mate of Falcon.
I have no knollege about who build it or when.
The biggest achievement of Millennium Falcon is destroying the second
Death Star (seen in picture above) with some
assistance from a X-wing flown by
Wedge Antilles.
In Episode IV played by ?
From planet Ithor. This creature (which we get better to know in
Kevin J. Anderson's "Dark Apprentice") is
seen in Mos Eisley Cantina just before the fight.
Ithorians are often called hammerheads (thought they themselves consider it offensive). So,
Nadon is that lightbrown, flatheaded creature seen just momentarily.
(In Episode III played by Genevieve O'Reilly ?)
In Episode VI played by Caroline Blakiston
Mon Mothma was born at -48 on Chandrila and was a senator during the
Old Republic before the
Empire.
She was one of the leaders of whole wide
Rebel Alliance and after battle of
Yavin she became autocrat.
Mon Mothma continues to be leader of the
New Republic at least to year 11.
Mos Eisley Spaceport. You will never find a more
wretched hive of scum and villainy.
(- Ben Kenobi)
The spaceport of Tatooine.
Best known detail about it is (I'd say) the Cantina (see
novel "Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina").
Well, you know the place from the movie. In this part,
Special Edition is highly recommended.
See Momaw Nadon.
In Episode IV played by Richard de Parmentier
The imperial officer who in Episode IV who argues with
Vader about power of the
Force and has great
confidence to the Death Star. I
assume he died in destruction of the battle station.
In older versions (including book and comic versions of Episode IV) it was
not Motti but Tagge, whose lack of faith Vader found disturbing.
I have a problem about this character. In the credits
he is called General Motti, but elsewere in script he's
known as Admiral Motti. I'm not sure about his rank.
Those flying things with suctioncupmouths seen in "cave" in
Episode V. These pests chew powercables, so check allways
there's none attached on your ship.
Home of the Gungans, realm of
Queen Amidala.
One of Naboo's moons is called Ohma-D'un.
The name of this planet means "fabulous diamond" in Huttese.
Many hutts have moved to Nal Hutta during centuries and
himself Jabba was born on this
planet. Nar Shaddaa, the spaceport moon of Nal Hutta, is one
of the greatest smuglerbases of galaxy. Before
hyperspacetravelling Nar Shaddaa was a great port, but now
it has become an outcastworld.
Han Solo has some friends in
there because that's where he once lived before getting too
involved with Rebellion. Nar Shaddaa
is where Han and Leia
meet Vima.
In Episode V played by Michael Culver
An imperial officer. Captain of
Star Destroyer "Avenger".
Takes full responsibility for losing
Millennium Falcon and
apologises to Lord Vader.
We all remember how that ends.
A name for the government system
Palpatine
tried to set up.
When empire was hit down (not
killed thought) in the battle of Endor,
Rebel Alliance needed to put up
a new government system. This was called the New Republic.
Three quarters of galaxy joined under this government. The
rest of the area still was controlled by empire, which was
finally beaten after a few more years of war.
Mon Mothma has been the highest leader of New Republic as long as I know.
Many rebel officers have sustained their high military ranks and some
members of imperial senate (dissolved in Episode IV) got important jobs in
gowernment. Leia was one of them, thought I'm not quite sure what exactly
was her position later.
See also Garm Bel Iblis.
In Episode VI played by ?
Nien Nunb is Landos
co-pilot of Millennium Falcon in battle of
Endor. I'm assuming him to be from
Sullust. A story goes that he used to have
some small private band of robbers, who were driven out from Sullust by
the Empire.
I don't really know much anything sure about this amusing little alien.
A friend of Han Solo.
Corellian,
who lives in Nar Shaddaa (see Nal Hutta). Also seen
at Byss during the
Galaxy Gun -episode. He had a ship called
Starhook 10.
Some friends of Shug are Salla Zend, Lo Khan
and Uz Bone Arm.
Before the rise of the empire
there was the Old Republic. About year -20 came
the fall of the Republic - a dark period of
corruption and social injustice sweep
through the Republic, paving the way for
senator Palpatine's rise
to power. Emperor dissolved the council (senate) permanently
at year 0. In that moment the last remains of the Old
Republic had been swept away.
The Republic was founded about 25000 years ago and it was
the first galaxy-wide government. It was made possible by
the invention of hyperdrive.
For more info see jedi.
A tree creature who Luke and
Kam Solusar met on planet
Ossus about year 10. Ood made some of the
recordings of the Holokron.
Ood Bnar was a jedi master. He was wery old, lived
longer then Yoda. A dark jedi
called Sedriss tried to kill him and they both were
destroyed when Ood saved Jem Ysanna.
Ood Bnar had some sort of offspring (what else can you call a
child of an intelligent tree?) who still lives and possibly
carries on some of the wisdom of the old jedi master.
In Episode VI played by Femi Taylor
The goodlooking alien dancer in begin of Episode VI. Makes the
fatal mistake of not obeying
Jabba the hutt and gets eaten by
Rancor. See also Bib Fortuna.
In Episodes II and III Bail Organa played by Jimmy Smits
The Organa household was high-born and
politically quite powerful in that system.
Leia became a princess by virtue of
lineage... no one knew she'd been adopted, of
course. But it was a title without real
power, since Alderaan had long been a
democracy. Even so, the family continued to
be politically powerful.
Leia's fosterfather was senator Bail Organa, a major leader in
Rebellion, who died in destruction of Alderaan.
His wife was
the minister of education of Alderaan.
See Leia for more info.
Holokron told
Luke and Leia
that planet Ossus in Adegan system was for thousands of years
the center of jedis. At year 10 Luke
and Kam Solusar went there to
research the planet. They found ysannas,
Ood Bnar and a gigantic library
of ancient jedis.
In Episodes II & III played by Joel Edgerton
In Episode IV played by Phil Brown
Fosterfather of Luke, husband of Beru.
Was killed by imperial troopers in Episode IV.
Version 1
according some books and comics
Owen was brother of
Obi-Wan Kenobi.
Version 2
according episode II
Son of Shmi's husband Cliegg Lars.
In Episode V played by Michael Sheard
An imperial officer who commanded great imperial strikeforce
to the attack to Hoth. Unfortunately
to him, Vader considered his
skills insufficient and killed Ozzel using the old strangle-a-person-with-dark-Force
-trick of Sith, naaming captain
Piett to his job.
In Episodes I to III and V & VI played by Ian McDiarmid
In Episode V voice performed by Clive Revill
The man who created the Galactic Empire.
He was a senator during the Old Republic.
I don't really know how he learned the ways of the dark side, but
he has used Force to gain power. Fall of
the old republic created situation that enabled Palpatine to become
a supreme ruler of galaxy.
In Episodes I-III he also appeares as "mysterious" Lord Sidious.
Emperor knew jedi knights to be his worst
enemy and had them hunted and killed. Only few survived, but as we
well know, enough.
Wisely emperor never really trusted his right hand man
Darth Vader.
(Actually, is
right hand man at all suitable expression in this story?)
Yet, Palpatine did a fatal mistake about him, as we know.
But what many of you don't know is that Palpatine didn't die at
Endor. Well, actually he did, but he was
able to move his consciousness to a clone body. About year 10 he
returned and united the scattered imperial forces again. Those days
empire created the Wolrd Devastators,
that were destroyed by R2-D2 and
Luke, who almost ended to become like Vader
doing this. Leia saved him and with her help
Luke won Palpatine. He didn't die yet in this battle, but came back
(at least) once more and organized building of the
Galaxy Gun. I don't know the whole story, but
we can say that Palpatine was won because his obsession to get
Skywalkers turned to dark side.
One interesting detail about Palpatine is a planet called Wayland. It was
his personal cache, where he had among other things some clonetechnology.
For more data see all links on this page (especially Endor),
New Order,
Mara Jade,
New Republic, all the
movies and "Dark Empire I & II" and "Empires End" by Dark Horse Comics.
In Episode I played by Hugh Quarrie
Captain of queen Amidala's royal guard.
In Episode VI played by Kenny Baker
One of the ewoks. The ewok scout who
steals the speeder bike thus getting 3 of 4 guards to follow
him leaving bunker backdoor almost unguarded.
Unless you knew, Kenny Baker perfoms also as
R2-D2.
In Episodes V and VI played by Kenneth Colley
Captain Piett in begin of Episode V. Vader
promotes him after Admiral Ozzel
makes a couple too many mistakes. Admiral Piett is commander
of Vaders Super Star Destroyer and dies (I assume) when his
gigantic ship is detroyed in battle of
Endor.
A querm jedi master. A tall, long-necked creature.
In Episode IV played by William Hootkins
Red-6 in battle of Yavin. Gets killed.
(Atleast) Biggs knew him earlier
(they had been flying together).
In old movies R2 bodies were fabricated by White Horse
Toy Company
R2-units are used in some fighters including
X-wing. They have
also multiple other uses like storaging data or
communicating with computers. They often have
some extra "arms" for special purposes.
In Episodes I to VI performed by Kenny
Baker
Picture says it all, huh? R2-D2 the brave little
astromech droid met
Luke Skywalker and
Ben Kenobi in Episode IV
on way well-known to us all
(if not, go see the movie before comming to this page
again). Along the
story, this droid has carried the technical data of
Death Star vital to Rebellion,
been captured by jawas,
taken Luke to Obi-Wan,
saven Luke, Han and Leia from getting crushed, gotten
shot by
Darth Vader, fallen to swamp,
argued with
Yoda, been raised in air using the
Force, had important role
in rescuing
Han Solo from Jabba,
been captured by ewoks,
gotten shot and done generally helluva lot beeping and talking to several
computers. He's often
been together with protocol droid C-3PO.
In comic release "Dark Empire I" C-3PO says once that
Artoos main
programming has been erased, but later it appears to be
OK. On that story
R2-D2 had in it the most important data ever since
Episode IV.
In Episode VI Kenny Baker is also seen in role of Paploo.
Rancor is the big ugly pet of
Jabba the hutt. Seen in
Episode VI, where he eats (I assume)
Oola
and later is killed by
Luke Skywalker.
Rebellion against the evil Galactic Empire.
That's what this whole thing is about.
The first stirrings of rebellion begun about -20 when
jedi knights were hunted.
The rest is history.
Before Episode IV alliance was under command of three
persons:
Mon Mothma, senator Bail
Organa and general Garm Bel Iblis.
After the battle of Endor
rebel alliance
turns into the New
Republic with Mon Mothma
as its highest leader.
Important rebel persons are
admiral Ackbar, general
Rieekan, general Madine
and of course all well-known heroes:
Luke, Leia,
Han, Lando,
Chewie, Wedge Antilles,
Ben Kenobi and of course
the droids
R2-D2 and C-3PO.
A few rebel heroes of later times (after Episode VI)
are:
Kam Solusar, Jem and Rayf
Ysanna, Salla
Zend
and Shug Ninx. Also
Mara Jade is now
and then quite helpful to
New Republic.
Some rebel bases mentioned along the story are:
Dantooine, Alderaan(?),
Yavin IV and Hoth.
Ships often used by rebels:
X-wing, Y-wing,
A-wing, E-wing,
Corellian corvette (aka
rebel blockade
runner), Nebulon B -frigatte (see below) and
Calamari cruiser.
In Episode V played by Bruce Boa
A rebel general seen in battle of Hoth.
Only thing outside the movies I can tell is that Rieekan
still works at year 11, about 7 years after Episode VI.
That little, irritating creature seen in
Jabba's palace.
The one that almost picks out C-3PO's
eyes.
Han Solo's ex-
girlfriend. She lives
at Nar Shaddaa (see Nal
Hutta).
She build a great ship called Starlight Intruder.
Author of SW2:AotC novelization.
Better known for fantasy books including Dark Elf trilogy
and other Drizzt Do'Urden books.
Well, you must remembers them in beginning of Episode IV.
Live on Tatooine, use
banthas, bother innocent
bypassers and so on. Are easily scared, but return soon
in greater numbers.
The weapon of sandpeople is called gaderffii.
I don't know how common these are, or wether there are
at all others then the one seen in Episode VI. It is
clear
that they can only live in desert. Also is known that
Sarlacc(s) must live wery long. It is said they digest
their catch over thousand years.
The one seen in movie nests in pit of Carkoon at Dune Sea
(see Tatooine).
Interesting detail: Sarlacc did not get
Boba Fett eaten or
even killed.
In Episodes I and II played by Pernilla August
Mother of Anakin Skywalker, wife of Cliegg Lars. A
slave in Tatooine.
Dies in episode II in sandpeople's captivity.
If I've got this right, Sith is some sort of organisation
of
dark jedis. Dark Lord seems to be a leader or the most
important member
Sith.
Earliest signs about Sith are timed about -5000. At the
time Naga Sadow
ruled as dark lord. I'm assuming he was defeated and took
Sith to hide
in Yavin IV (propably not a
coinsidence).
Another Sith leader was Freedon Nadd, who acted a
millennium later in place
called Onderon. He was fallowed by Exar Kun,
who I assume to be somehow
responsible of the Sith War and destruction of the Cron
system.
Of course the best-known Dark Lord is no other then
Darth Vader himself.
I don't know if his mask is any traditional Sith mark or
just a personal
thing. Perhaps Episode III tells something.
Can't tell if Darth Maul or
Palpatine could be
considered a Dark Lord.
Planet Ossus was
destroyed in Sith war. For more
info compare also Jedi and
find yourself comic
releases "Sith War", "Dark Lords of Sith", "Freedon Nadd
Uprising" and
"Tales of the Jedi(: Golden Age of Sith)".
Very little is known about Anakin
Skywalkers
parents. His mother was called Shmi. According to her, there
was no father.
His wife Padme
Amidala died as their children
Luke and Leia were
born in Episode III. For more info see individual
characters.
Originally, in Lucas' earliest scripts, the name was Starkiller.
Han Solo, whose parents
I can't tell anything
about, got married with princess Leia
Organa/Skywalker at year 8 (seen in novel "Coutship
oh Princess Leia").
First children Jacen and Jaina were born year 9 (seen in
"The Last Command"
by Zahn)
and Anakin year 10 (seen
in comic
"Dark Empire II" part 6/6).
As far as I know, all children have fallowed their
mother, uncle
Luke and grandfather
Anakin as jedis.
More about Solo kids is found out in "Young Jedi Knigths"
-novels.
An alien race that at year 5 tried to overthrow planet
Bakura,
but was won by joinet Imperial and
New Republic forces.
For details see novel "Truce of Bakura".
Come on, you know them, the big ships of Empire.
I really don't know anything special about them.
You can get some detail of Vader's Super Star
Destroyer in A-wing
and Endor.
That ship has sometimes been called the "Executor".
The infamous Stars' End is the most dreaded prison planet
in the galaxy. Han Solo
was
there at least once (don't know details).
A people of Rebel Alliance. Planet
of Sullust was also the place where rebels gathered for
the
battle of Endor.
Nien Nunb is (propably)
sullustan.
In X-wing games Tour of Duty I the
missions involving Sullustans are TOD I:s pain in the
butt.
Their plot however tells how Sullust joins Rebellion.
A weapon capable to destroy a starsystem on one strike.
Designed by Qwi Xux.
Compared to gigantic Death
Stars and the
Galaxy Gun the Sun Crusher is
a very small vessel. But, as
Yoda says; "size matters not". The
special device in bow
sends a pulsetorpedo that starts a chainreaction in a star
turning it into supernova.
The special hull of the ship also makes it practically
indestructable.
The story of Sun Crusher:
Designed and build by empire, stolen by
Han Solo and Kyp Durron, thrown into
depths of planet Yavin, and
finally retrieved from there by
Kyp with help of Exar
Kun. He uses it to destroy imperial military academy in Carida.
In the end Sun Crusher falls to the black holes of Maw.
See also Daala or Tarkin.
They lived about -4000. After Andur is murdered his wife
Nomi takes jedi training
instead of him. I know nothing more about these legendary
ancient jedi.
For more info see "Tales of the Jedi" -comics.
In Episode VI performed by Annie Arbogast
This character I'm quite unfamiliar with. I'm assuming
she's
(or is it he) some creature in Jabba's
court. My guess is that singing and dancing female
creature,
because in credits Annie Arbogast is mentioned as maker
of Huttese
lyrics.
In Episode IV played by Don Henderson
The pessimistic (actually realistic if we think how
things
ended) imperial officer seen in the scene with
Motti, Tarkin
and Vader. Widely disliked among
his
colleagues.
In some comics I've seen a couple members of Tagge
family.
I'm not sure if general is related to these people.
In Episode III played by ?
In Episode IV played by Peter Cushing
The highest imperial officer. Movie makes me assume
Tarkin
is at least in some ranking more powerful then even
Vader (thought Vader is closer to
Emperor). He is the
person
responsible of destruction of Alderaan.
Tarkin dies in the destruction of Death Star,
because he makes the fatal error of
underestimating rebels
chances.
A little known fact is that Tarkin actually was the one
who started the
Death Star project. He introduced to Emperor the idea of
a superior
weapon, indestructable, powerful, invincible. That was
also what he
gained the "Grand" from. Another later product of the
same project was
the Sun Crusher.
Tarkin had an affair with admiral Daala.
In a Star Wars comic story timed between episodes V
and VI
there was also an ion cannon (I assume) almost as
powerful as
Death Star that was named Tarkin. It exploded after Leia
had
"engineered" its machinery a bit. So, this Tarkin wasn't
either much of a friend of Leia's.
The miserable dustball where Luke
used to live in. Known places on this planet are
Anchorhead,
Mos Eisley space port
(and cantina),
Owen's farm, the Dune Sea,
Jabba's palace, Beggar's
Canyon
and the Jundland wastes (that's where Luke met Obi-Wan Kenobi).
The tauntauns are those large grey snowlizards(?) seen in
the beginning of Episode V at Hoth.
In Episode VI played by Jack Purvis
Teebo is an ewok warrior.
He is the
one pointing Han Solo
with his
spear. We also see Teebo getting zapped by
R2-D2. Teebo is grey with dark
stripes and wears a skull of some mammal (I assume).
If I remember correctly, Teebo is also the main
character
of Ewoks TV animation series. Tought, the animated Teebo
looks
more like Wicket, so either
makers
of animation got names mixed up or ewoks get grey, when
they
grow up and Teebo looked like Wicket in his age. I mean,
they
are quite propably relatives, it's a small village.
Curious detail about Jack Purvis: In Episode IV he was
in part of
Chief Jawa. In Episode V he
was in part of
Chief Ugnaught. So, Jack Purvis
is possibly the only person, or at least the most
important,
who was in all three movies everytime as different
character.
Leader of the Imperial navy for some time after battle of
Endor and before the
return
of Emperor Palpatine
(about year 10). Last of imperial grand admirals.
He is a character quite similar to
Grand Moff Tarkin. A brilliant
tactician, capable to outsmart even best rebel commanders
like general Garm Bel
Iblis and admiral
Ackbar.
Thrawns way of estimating enemy movements was based on
studying races arts. He tried (with good success) to
understand the basic mentalities of his enemy. His
only mistake, small but fatal, was that he never realized
noghrs to be his enemies.
Is killed by his noghr-bodyguard Rukh at year 9.
(Noghrs are a people empire cheated to serve it. Their
sudden rebelling was completely unexpected to Thrawn.)
Thrawn was seen as a vice admiral in TIE Fighter.
"Thrawn-trilogy" are books Heir to the Empire, Dark Fore Rising and The Last Command by Timothy Zahn.
Also known as the Cloud City. Is located on planet Bespin
(or was it Bespin system?). Once owned by
Lando Calrissian. The
place
where Luke lost his hand
and
Han got
carbonitefrozen.
Actually, "tibanna" isn't name of the place, it's the
name
of the gastype. I'm not quite sure what tibanna gas is
used,
but it would seem to have something to do with ships.
Twin Ion Engine. Those standard imperial fighters seen
all
round the movies IV to VI. Also: best Star Wars game ever
made (except for that
really old SW shoot'em-up, perhaps.)
A widespread alien race. Oola and Bib Fortuna are twi'leks. Apparently twi'leks have great variety of skincolors.
In Episode V the chief ugnaught played by Jack
Purvis
Ugnaughts are those little creatures seen in Episode V
Cloud City junk room about to
melt C-3PO just when
Chewbacca comes there.
For curiosity check Teebo.
In Episode I played by Jake Lloyd
In Episodes II & III played by Hayden Christensen
In Episodes IV to VI played by David Prowse
In Episode VI Anakin Skywalker played by Sebastian
Shaw
In Episodes III to VI Vader's voice performed by James
Earl Jones
Husband of Padme
Amidala,
father of Luke and Leia.
Was born about year -40 and died 4 in Episode VI. A dark lord of Sith.
Some of his childhood Anakin lived with his mother Shmi in
Tatooine as slave.
Force was very strong with him.
Obi-Wan Kenobi saw this
and believed he could train Anakin to become a
jedi knight. Unfortunately
to whole galaxy, he
failed and Anakin turned to dark side becoming finaly the
dark lord.
In Episode II count Dooku cut Anakin's arm off.
In Episode III Obi-Wan cut Anakin's legs off.
As dark lord of Sith Anakin used the name of Darth Vader.
During the (old) movies Vader kills Obi-Wan and several rebel
pilots including
Biggs. He also kills
imperial officers admiral
Ozzel and captain Needa
and cuts Luke's hand off and carbonitefreezes Han
Solo (talking about problems with father-in-law).
As well-known, Anakin died in battle of Endor
year 4 and as his last deed he abandoned the dark side
and killed his
master Palpatine saving Luke. He was possibly the first
person ever to be
saved from the dark side (as Yoda says: "If once you
start down the dark
path, forever will it dominate your destiny"). And so he
joint the ancient
jedi knights in the Force.
In comic release "Dark Empire" (part 6/6) resurrected
Emperor says this about
Anakin: "Great Darth Vader was a sick man in
ironmask. That mask
spread terror around the galaxy...but the weak
heart behind it was
controlled by the frail side of the Force." (This
was my own
translation, not the original text. Boldings are not my
ideas, they are in
comics text.)
This makes me wonder if Vader's little
failiars during the
story were accidents. Like, how come he trashes almost
all other pilots he
hunts in battle of Yavin (except
Wedge) but in Luke's ship he only
hits
Artoo. I
mean that altought he didn't know this was his son, he
felt Force to be
strong with him. Perhaps Vader saw that he was to become
a jedi and deep in
his darkness hoped someone to save him.
And what about
Vader all the time
killing imperial officers for every smallest mistake.
That's no way to fight
a war, if you want to win. And was it not Vader,
who had the tought
to try making Luke an ally of him and Emperor, instead of
killing him?
Besides, as Luke says, Vader couldn't kill him in
Cloud City. Each of us can make
our own conclutions
of these facts.
I have one more thougth about this
subject. Vader stopped
Luke to kill Emperor. But maybe he didn't do it to save
his master. Perhaps
he did it to save Luke from his own anger and the dark
side of the Force.
After all, Palpatine couldn't been killed that easily.
Maybe Anakin Skywalker behind the mask was more of a hero then we ever
noticed.
For more about Anakin/Vader see about half of all Star
Wars material
available. Curiour details are Vjun
and
Skywalker.
In Episode V played by Julian Glover
The imperial officer leading the groundforces in battle
of
Hoth.
A strange old woman who once was a
jedi for 200 years
according her
own words. She clearly knows a jedi when she sees one. I
can't tell much of her history, but she's talked
something
about betraying her friends and being sorry. Empire
propably
hunted down and killed all her jedi collegues.
Leia once
mentiones that Force can be seen on her, but it has a
shadow
on it. Vima met first Han and Leia at Nar Shaddaa, the
moon of
Nal Hutta.
Vima trained (for a little time) Kyp Durron.
On this dark planet stands the castle of Bast.
Once it was the personal home of lord
Darth Vader. After that it served
as
the headquarters of the dark jedis of Palpatine.
In Episode V played by Des Webb
Wampa Ice Creature is the thing that attacks and captures
Luke thus getting his hand
cut off
in the begin of Episode V.
As far as I know,
they live only at Hoth.
An alien Luke and
Han meet on a trip to
find a
lost group of jedis about
14.
In Episodes I and II performed by ?
A Toydarian junk dealer in Tatooine.
Owner of Shmi and
Anakin Skywalker.
He's the ugly blue flying thing.
In Episode VI played by Warwick Davis
The ewok who first
meets Leia in Episode VI.
One might say it was Wickets passionate speech
(Not in movie!) that made chief Chirpa and others to help the
rebels.
In Episode IV played by Eddie Byrne
The rebel officer who hugs Leia when our heroes first arrive to
Yavin IV.
Winter was a childhood companion of princess Leia.
Has unbelievable memory, especially on faces.
She later worked in many tasks in Alliance.
Winter was also Jacen and Jaina
Solos
nanny for some time.
Well, you know, those eight-foot-high furry creatures
like
Chewbacca. Wookiees
homeworld
is Kashyyyk. All I can tell is that they live quite long,
hundrets of years.
Mighty imperial warmachines bigger and tougher then the
Star Destroyers. Actually
one devastator is seen to "eat" and recycle a SD. They
are first seen about year 10, when they attacked to
Mon Calamari. R2-D2 got
their controls jammed and the devastators destroyed
each others (actually it wasn't all that simple, but
you'll
have to read "Dark Empire I" for details).
First a few words about the classic game. It may be old,
but
it's still as atractive as when I first saw it (which
isn't
awfully lot, actually). Besides, the tradition still
lives
in TIE-fighter and X-wing vs TIE-fighter. Tought, I
personally
prefer Wing Commanders (well you can't expect me to
consider game the best there is just because the plot is
about the fabulous Star Wars). Many of pictures seen on
these pages are taken from the game.
I suppose you're quite familiar with this ship.
Planet Yavin is an orange gasgiant.
The important place here is the 4th moon of this planet.
On Yavin IV is the rebel headquarters seen in the end of
Episode IV (picture above).
At year 11 Luke Skywalker
establishes Jedi Academy
on Yavin IV.
Long ago a civilization called Massassi lived in
Yavin IV. The buildings
seen are theirs. What happened to this people remains
unknown (to me alteast).
For more info see Sith and Exar Kun.
In Episodes I to III and V & VI performed by Frank Oz
Jedi master who teached Obi-Wan Kenobi and
Anakin and
Luke Skywalker. Died about
4 in age of over 900
years. Lived at least the later years of his life on
Dagobah.
So, Yoda is a little green man. I don't actually know
what he
exactly is. We can only assume he is not a human. I don't
consider even
this certain. After all, do we know what a human looks
like in age of 900
years, if he's kept alive on power of Force?
Yoda may have been excellent teacher (after all, he did
train jedi for eight
hundred years) and strong with Force, but he wasn't so
extremely smart
after all. I mean, he told Luke to sacrifice Han
and Leia, which in the end
would have doomed the
galaxy's future. Also, Yoda wasn't able to feel the little
good still left
inside Darth Vader. And he's
mistaken in a couple
other things too. Yoda said: "If once you start down the
dark path, forever
will it dominate your destiny." As Vader (and later also
Luke) show this
old jedi belief to be wrong. Another mistake by Yoda is
comment "Only a fully
trained Jedi Knight with the Force as his ally
will conquer Vader and his Emperor". As said,
Yoda was wrong about Vader and, well, Anakin didn't
really use Force even to
protect himself. All he needed was two hands. Well,
actually it was more like
one and a half.
There really isn't much more to tell about him (as far as
I know). For more
info you could try a novel called "Mission from Mount
Yoda" (I'm not sure if
it's got anything to do with Yoda himself actually) or
computer game called
"Yoda Stories" (featuring pumpkin-headed guy as Luke
Skywalker).
The ysannas are a tribe living in Ossus.
When Luke and Kam Solusar
visited Ossus two of ysannas wanted to join them to
become
jedi knights. They were
Rayf, aged 15,
and his sister Jem, aged 23 (at year 10). Those days
chief of
ysannas was man called Okko.
The ysannas are shamans. They use the Force
to guide their arrows (they have some sort of
airpressurebows)
and as a group or some best of them can also use Force a
bit like
Emperor does to Luke in
the end of SW6:RotJ.
Their ancestors were propably jedis, who came to Ossus
after the
Sith war about 4000 years ago.
Jem Ysanna and Luke were quite attached to each other.
Tragidly, Jem dies
in a fight against dark jedis of Palpatine about 10.
A rebel bomber. Heavier armor,
shields and firepower then
A-wing
or X-wing.
This ship is planned to fight with
targets bigger the TIE-fighters.
On battles seen in movies Y-wing
is a quite unsuccessful vessel, but
we must not judge it by just that
because in many other stories great
heroics are done on it.
Also, y-wing is on of the ships flown
in classic game X-wing.
Author of novels "Heir to the Empire", "Dark Force
Rising"
and "The Last Command" (I've read that one), the Thrawn trilogy.
See also Luke, theres a
list of
Star Wars -novels in the end.
In Episode II played by ?
The assassin hired by Jango Fett.
She's a Clawdite, a changeling.
In movie played by Christopher Malcom
Zev is the rebel pilot who gets hit just
before Luke's
ship is shot down in battle of Hoth.
He's rogue 2.
A hutt named Zorba seen in
novel
"Zorba the Hutt's Revenge". This is all true fact.
In Episode V played by ?
A bounty hunter. Seen in SW5:ESB in the scene where
Vader talks to a group of bounty
hunters. Zuckuss is the one at extreme right, next to
4-Lom. He looks a little
like an
insect. For more info see Bossk.
