Star Wars Insider #176

Whether they are
rebel or Imperial,
Resistance or First Order,
soldiers across the galaxy
rely on their weapons at all
times. But how good are you
at identifying them?
Compiled by Tolly Maggs





BLASTERS JEDI AND SITH WEAPONS

Identify the users off thesee lightsabeers:
y
n
e
e
1. What blaster does Princess 1. 2. 3.
Leia use in A New Hope?
A: Coil-cell needler
B: Ion-X blaster
C: Fusion-X interceptor
D: Defender sporting blaster pistol
2. Traditionally hand-crafted by
Wookiees, what is Chewie’s
weapon of choice?
A: Bowblaster
B: Bowcaster
C: Bowshooter
D: Bowcannon

3. What type of weapon does
Han Solo traditionally use?
A: DL-44 heavy blaster pistol 4. 5.
B: ELG-3A blaster pistol
C: Q2 hold-out blaster pistol UNUSUAL WEAPONS
D: SE-14r light repeating blaster

4. What kind of weapon does Boba 1: What device does the 4: What is the name of the
Fett carry in Return of the Jedi? disguised Princess weapon Tusken Raiders
A: EE-3 blaster carbine Leia threaten Jabba most commonly use?
B: E-11 blaster rifl e the Hutt with in A: Geordie stick
C: DH-17 rebel blaster Return of the Jedi? B: Jammi stick
D: GC-15 clone trooper rifl e A: A stun gun C: Gaderffi stick
B: A Trion gas dispenser D: Goofy stick
5. What blaster model does C: A Gungan energy ball
Jango Fett dual-wield in D: A thermal detonator
Attack of the Clones?
A: KYD-21 blaster 2: What is the name of
B: 434 Deathhammer the artillery energy ball the
C: DX-13 blaster Gungans used against the Trade
D: WESTAR-34 blaster Federation’s droid army?
A: Bomba
B: Exploda
C: Booma
D: Detonata

3: What weapons do the Emperor’s 5: Which of these weapons
Royal Guard typically carry? is lethal?
A: Lightsabers A: Laser blaster
B: Force pikes B: Geonosian sonic blaster
C: Dual-vibroblades C: Ion stunner
D: Electrostaff D: Stoklhi spray stick Answers - BLASTERS 1 D, 2 B, 3 A, 4 A, 5 D JEDI AND SITH WEAPONS 1 Darth Maul, 2 Count Dooku, 3 Kylo Ren, 4 Ezra Bridger, 5 Luke Skywalker UNUSUAL WEAPONS 1 D, 2 C, 3 B, 4 C, 5 A





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Teaser




Triumphs!






The first glimpse of a new Star
Wars movie is always a thrilling
moment. From the early “Wow—
what is this?!” elicited from
cinema-goers in 1976, to the
“What on Earth does Luke mean?!”
inspired by The Last Jedi.

As we wait impatiently for the
new movie to either confirm our
theories or blow them out of the
water, now seems like the perfect
time to look back on the saga’s
teaser trailers and see how much
they really told us.

W ORDS: JONATHAN WILKINS
AND WILL S ALMON



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episode FOUR
STAR WARS





T E ASER T R A IL ER, 1976



























he first footage of Star Wars

that audiences saw came in
this portentous trailer, which
T promised the story of “a boy,
a girl, and a universe,” and “aliens from
a thousand worlds!” The narrator signed
off with the boast that the movie was
“a billion years in the making,” but we
can forgive a bit of hype, especially as
Jurassic Park (1993) would use a similar
line in its ad campaign 16 years later.
A highly unusual trailer for the time,
the film uses fast editing as opposed to

the slow takes that were more common
in the late 1970s. These swift, dramatic
shots are built around a slow, somewhat
menacing reveal of an early Star Wars
logo, which gradually moves toward
the audience before exploding.
What’s most notable about the trailer,
however, is what it doesn’t feature. John
Williams’ famous score and Ben Burtt’s
sound effects were some of the last things
to be added to the movie in 1977, so
neither are present. Instead, this teaser is
“TWENTIETH Century Fox and George soundtracked by a variation on Vivaldi’s
“Winter” from The Four Seasons.
With many other post-production
Lucas, the man who brought you American processes still to be completed, the
Graffiti now bring you an adventure unlike trailer also includes a different cry of “No
blasters! No blasters!” from the fi nished

anything on your planet—Star Wars !” film, a cruder lightsaber effect, and no
hint of what Darth Vader sounds like.



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episode five udiences’ first look at creatures.” But what would

Star Wars’ sequel is a bit have been most tantalizing for
the empire Afeaturing movie footage, fans in 1979 was the promise of
unusual: rather than
“an awesome confrontation between
strikes back it was created using concept art and Luke Skywalker and the master of the
still photography. Shots across close
dark side of the Force, Darth Vader!”
ups of Ralph McQuarrie’s paintings Given the lack of live-action
T E ASER T R A IL ER, 1979 give the sense of movement, as does footage, viewers might have been
the “Venetian blind” effect applied to forgiven for thinking that the new
imagery of the familiar heroes movie would be animated, were it
and newcomer Lando Calrissian not for the closing character stills.
(played by Billy Dee Williams). The intriguing photo of Lando—
As in 1976, the Star Wars logo smiling, but not described as either
move slowly towards the viewer. hero or villain—is the closing shot
Another reminder of the 1977 of the trailer before the logo shoots

blockbuster is John Williams’ back into infinity and explodes.
unmistakable main theme music. As the blast echoes in the
As the music plays and emptiness of space, the title appears
visualizations of Hoth and Cloud at the bottom of the screen and the
City slide by, a laconic voiceover voiceover assures us that The Empire
teases “exotic worlds” and “new alien Strikes Back is “coming next year!”

















episode SIX
RE TURN OF

THE JEDI


T E ASER T R A IL ER, 1982



y the time the first trailer for Return of the Jedi
(here titled Revenge of the Jedi) debuted, Star Wars
was so well established, moviegoers would have
Bhad no doubt what they were about to see as soon
as they heard the words “A long time ago…”
The trailer dispels any doubts about Han Solo’s wellbeing
after he was frozen in carbonite, showing him at the heart of
the action early on. Feeling more like a modern trailer than
the preceding teasers, the emphasis here is firmly on action.

With the exception of grunts, cries, and R2-D2’s signature
sounds, the only character to say anything is Admiral
Ackbar, with the debut of his catchphrase, “It’s a trap!”
The voiceover is eager to add hype to the wonders still to
come. “An epic of heroes and villains,” intones the narrator.
“An adventure as vast as the universe!” Has there ever been
a better line to sum up Star Wars?



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episode ONE
THE



PHANTOM




MENACE



T E ASER T R A IL ER, 1998




ack in late 1998, Star Wars
fans developed an unexpected
interest in the fi lms Meet Joe
BBlack, The Waterboy, and
The Siege. Why? Because attached to
the front of these films was a trailer for

the most hotly anticipated film of its

day: The Phantom Menace. Fans were
buying tickets to other movies simply
so that they could watch the Star Wars
teaser before skipping the main feature
to go and discuss what they had seen!
The trailer sells the movie as the
first chapter in a new Star Wars trilogy:

recognizable in some ways, different
in others. The legends “Every journey

has a first step…” and “Every saga
has a beginning…” are intercut with
establishing shots of settings that would
have been impossible to create in the
1970s and ’80s. John Williams’ famous
music plays—and kicks into the main
theme as the visuals give way to a frenzy
of fast cuts. We see tantalizing glimpses
of podracing, Darth Maul, Jar Jar Binks,
and other CGI creatures, intercut with
the return of old friends like C-3PO,
Yoda and a younger Obi-Wan Kenobi.
With new characters largely
unknown, there is an emphasis on
famous faces, as Liam Neeson, Natalie
“Every generation Portman, Ewan McGregor, and Samuel
L Jackson are all in attendance. Thrilling
has a legend…” to existing fans and intriguing to a
whole new generation, it saw the saga
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n the same way the trailer
for Return of the Jedi
needed no introduction,
Ithis bold departure
takes advantage of Star Wars’
long-standing hold on the
public imagination. Instead
of dialogue or even sound
from the new movie, this
teaser presents silent footage
from Attack of the Clones,
accompanied by the steady,
sinister breathing of Darth
Vader from the original trilogy.
episode TWO As the trailer builds to
its climax, staccato drums
AT TACK OF add to the tension, which
culminates in the brief sound
THE CLONES of lightsabers clashing. The
movie’s title appears with a
musical sting, and then recedes
T E ASER T R AILER #1, 2001 to black. The whole thing is
just one minute long, but stays
with you much longer.




episode THREE
REVENGE OF





THE SITH




TE ASER TR AILER #1, 2004


kilfully weaving together Alec
Guinness’ “For a thousand
generations…” speech from A New
SHope with footage from The Phantom
Menace, Attack of the Clones, and the movie
it is previewing, this epic teaser reminds
casual viewers how everything ties together
while deftly pushing their nostalgia buttons.
For full-on fans, it is both a love letter to
the movie that spawned the prequels, and
a tantalizing glimpse of everything they
had long been waiting to see: Anakin’s fall,
Vader’s rise—and Wookiees, lots of Wookiees!
As teasers go, it’s perfect: sending goose
bumps down the spine, bringing the two
trilogies together, and priming audiences for,

what was at that point, the final chapter in
the Star Wars saga.



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EPISODE SEVEN
THE FORCE




AWAKENS





TE ASER TR AILER #1, 2014



























“THERE HAS BEEN

AN AWAKENING...”



he anticipation in 2014 for the fi rst
look at the new Star Wars fi lm was
intense to say the least. How would
Tthe galaxy look all these years later?
Would we catch a glimpse of Han, Luke, and
Leia? The teaser immediately put us at ease
by opening on something simple: a scared-
looking man—a stormtrooper, no less!—in
a classic Star Wars setting, the desert. The
teaser neatly introduces our new generation
of heroes: Finn, Rey, Poe Dameron, plus an
instantly-appealing BB-8, before revealing
Kylo Ren (and oh boy, did his raggedy
lightsaber get fans talking!). Smartly, none
of the original characters appear here, both
setting The Force Awakens up as a modern
continuation of the saga, while building
anticipation for their future reveal. And that
closing sequence of the Millennium Falcon
pirouetting through the air as John Williams’
theme triumphantly plays makes one thing
abundantly clear: Star Wars is back!



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a star wars story
rogue one




TEASER TRAILER #1, 2016



o one knew quite what it’s thrilling to see the original
to expect from the fi rst stormtroopers and the moment the
Star Wars Story fi lm, Death Star’s superlaser is attached.
Nbut the teaser aptly It’s interesting to note how
hints at a tougher, darker tone. much of this teaser didn’t make it

The lighting and color palette is into the final cut, though. There
gloomier, the music and sound are a wealth of alternate takes
design far more ominous, from the and deleted scenes here, from Jyn
first familiar notes, here plaintively Erso’s “This is a Rebellion, isn’t it?

picked out on piano, to the I rebel!” to shots of Orson Krennic
terrifying scream of a siren as the striding through the watery ruins
rebels prepare for battle. of Scarif to the thrilling sequence

At the same time, it also of Cassian and Jyn fleeing on foot
recreates the used-future aesthetic while AT-ACT walkers rain down
of A New Hope. This is our most fire on them. For those with a

in-depth look at the galaxy keen eye it provides a fascinating
under Imperial rule to date and glimpse at the road not taken.



episode eight
the


las t


jedi


TEASER TRAILER
#1, 2017





ringing us right up-to-date is our first look at The Last Jedi! We
open with Rey’s hand slapping down hard on a rocky surface as she
gasps in... what? Fear? Pain? Confirming that this is a part of her

Btraining on Ahch-To with Luke, we hear a voiceover from the Jedi
Master instructing her to, “Breathe. Just... breathe. Now, reach out. What
do you see?” It’s intercut with footage of Leia studying a map, Kylo Ren’s
smashed mask, and a book inscribed with the symbol of the Jedi Order.

Switching to epic mode, we see a squadron of battered fighters racing across
the sands of an alien world; Poe Dameron running to his X-wing, only for
it to explode; brief glimpses of a scarred Kylo Ren and a frantic space battle.
But the most exciting moment is saved for the end. “I only know one truth,”
says Luke, framed in darkness. “It’s time for the Jedi to end.” That bombshell

adds weight to the film’s ominous title, and makes us wonder exactly what
has happened to Luke in the years since he went into seclusion.



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Phantastic






Phasma









The last time we saw the First Order’s
deadliest stormtrooper, she was headed
for a sticky end in a trash compactor. Now
she’s back and with vengeance on her
mind, in a new Marvel Comics series...


W ORDS: MI CHAEL K OGGE































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he jaws of a I love to work on Marvel’s Star
trash compactor Wars books, so the answer was
T couldn’t end the obviously a big “Yes!”
careers of Luke,
I’ve been lucky to have had the
Han, and Leia, opportunity to work on every era
and nor did of Star Wars—the fi ve-issue series
they do for the First Order’s lead Obi-Wan & Anakin in the prequel
stormtrooper, Captain Phasma. era, Shattered Empire and The
In a new, four-issue series from Screaming Citadel during the
Marvel Comics, the warrior woman classic trilogy, and now Captain
in gleaming armor rescues herself Phasma in the new “sequel” era.
from the refuse of Starkiller Base
and retakes her command. Star Kelly Thompson: I wrote Marvel’s
Wars Insider spoke with artist second Star Wars Annual and was
Marco Checchetto and writer Kelly in the process of trying to pitch
Thompson about the character’s another Star Wars story to Jordan
comic continuation. and Heather. We couldn’t get that
off the ground, but they offered
Star Wars Insider: Let’s start at the me Phasma, which was, of course,
beginning. How did you come to a dream-come-true opportunity
work on Captain Phasma? that I jumped on immediately.
Marco Checchetto: I was working 01
on Star Wars: The Screaming What role has Star Wars played
Citadel when my editors at Marvel, in your creative lives? What makes this new adventure

Jordan White and Heather Antos, MC: The first time I saw Star Wars for Phasma stand out?
asked me if I was interested in I was child. I only saw the scene KT: The parameters for this story
working on another Star Wars where Luke saves Leia in A New are quite strict, as our mission was
miniseries. I had a lot of fun Hope. It was love at first sight. I’m to tell the story of Phasma that

drawing The Screaming Citadel, a fan because George Lucas showed bridges the gap between The Force
which is wonderfully written by me not a story, not a world, but an Awakens and The Last Jedi.
Kieron Gillen and Jason Aaron, and incredible new galaxy. In pitching, the goal for me

was figuring out what Phasma’s
KT: The original Star Wars fi lms are priorities would be. And since
01 The comic takes in some some of my earliest fi lm memories, Phasma is always looking out for
strange new worlds—and etched indelibly on my brain. Like number one, her priority becomes
monstrous creatures.
so many other fans, they sparked escaping Starkiller Base alive and
02 Checcetto expertly uses my very early creativity and a deep making sure that the destruction
angles to convey a masked and lasting love of sci-fi and of the base cannot be traced back
character’s emotions.
fantasy. Funny stories? Well, I did to her. She hunts down the one
03 The comic will find Phasma have my first kiss—six years old, person inside the First Order who

escape the trash compactor
and hunt down her enemies. very chaste—in a living room she suspects knows that she lowered
(See opposite page.) while watching A New Hope! the shields, and she is completely
focused on that goal. That gave us
02
a really great chase element to our
story that has real stakes and
potentially devastating effects for
Phasma and others.

Marco, you’ve been drawing the
likes of Daredevil for a decade
now. How does drawing Star Wars
differ from a superhero comic?
MC: Wow, 10 years! And it still
seems I’m the new guy here!
For me Star Wars is more
difficult to draw than a superhero

comic. You have to stay very close
to the look of the actors, and it’s
not good if a reader can’t recognize



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the characters immediately. At the
same time, you have to fi lter the
likenesses through your style. The
right balance of these two things
allows you to create a good Star
Wars comic book.
Kelly, you’ve written original
works like Storykiller and The
Girl Who Would Be King, and
licensed comics including
Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers.
How has your experience fed
into Captain Phasma?
KT: I’ve definitely gotten a bit of

a reputation for writing complex
women in comics, and Phasma is
definitely complex. But in all other

ways she’s different from most of
my other licensed work, in that
she’s much darker, more serious,
and completely laconic. My
“voice” in comics has relied a lot
on sense of humor and tone, so
this was a total departure and the 04
challenge really excited me.
Phasma is a woman of action, not
words, and that was a tough line survive at all costs, and that often certainly going to try my hardest
to walk. But fortunately I had great includes picking the side that she to work with Marco again.
partners in Marco and our colorist, believes is the strongest. It also
Andres Mossa, so I was able to means that everyone who’s not MC: I always try to stay very near
trust them to help me get Phasma her is vulnerable. She’s a very to what I read in the script, and
right, even with far fewer words dangerous and powerful woman when I can have fun then it’s all
than I’m used to. to be around. easier to draw. The story was so
intriguing and Kelly’s script was
Did you focus on any particular Marco, you live in Italy, and so well written that it drew itself.
themes in the comic? Kelly you’re based in Portland, She has a great taste for spectacular
KT: Survival. Phasma is all about Oregon. How do the pair of scenes and knows exactly when
survival and doing whatever it you collaborate? the artist needs space to open the
takes to make sure that she’s the KT: Seamlessly! I loved working scene. I hope to work with her
last one standing. She doesn’t fi t with Marco and was very familiar again in the future, too!
neatly into the First Order’s with his work before we started.
traditional themes, which I think I had a pretty good idea about the Much of Phasma’s attitude comes
makes her an even more kind of things he was interested in from her armor, but it’s hardly
interesting character. She’s a illustrating: those big epic set expressive. How did that
chameleon. Unlike a lot of other pieces and moments that make infl uence the storytelling?
Imperial and First Order characters, you go “Whoa!” I tried to lean into MC: Depicting her character
she’s a villain not so much because that as much as possible, to give through her armor was the hardest

of her belief in their ideology, but him room for those eye-popping part of the job at first. The armor is
simply because she’s a survivor. moments that readers love. very beautiful, but also a bit stiff.
She’s fascinating because she will Because Phasma is light on I wanted Phasma to be fl uent in
dialogue, I wrote pretty tightly to the movements but I did not want
make sure we got the story beats to turn her armor into a superhero
“She’s a very dangerous we needed, and Marco kept pretty costume. Andres Mossa and I
and powerful woman close to the script. But I think we studied ways to make the chrome
were in great sync from day one,
realistic but not too heavy on the
to be around.” particularly about what we eye. He did a great job. It was a big
thought was so cool and engaging challenge and I hope readers will
Kelly Thompson about Phasma and her story. I’m like the fi nal result.




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04 Phasma’s quest will take
her to some far flung
corners of the galaxy. (See
opposite page.)
05 Getting the chrome effect
on Phasma’s armor correct
was an artistic challenge.
06 The comic will also
introduce some horrifying
new monsters to Star Wars.



Phasma novel, which is all about
her past. That really helped inform
some of the choices we made.
You don’t have to read the novel
to understand anything we’re
doing, but anyone who does read
the novel will pick up on some nice
details and extra layers when they
05 come to read the comic.

What new characters will we
meet in the comic?
KT: We’ve created a First Order
pilot, a new droid, and a First
Order lieutenant. But there’s also a
whole new planet with two
warring local populations and
some really incredible monsters!
What are your favorite moments
in the series?
MC: I really love all of the fi rst
issue, because it takes place during
the last few minutes of The Force
Awakens. There is also a moment
in issue two when Phasma changes
her costume. I had fun creating
her new suit. Also, the fi rst 10
pages of issue four, but I can’t say
why, because it’d spoil them!
06
KT: Oh, man, that’s so hard to
KT: Phasma presents all the same you just how good Marco and choose! I love the ticking time
challenges as Darth Vader, actually: Andres really are! bomb aspect of the fi rst issue,
we’re never inside her head. She’s and the tiny Kylo Ren and Rey
incredibly laconic and her face is Phasma’s biography is relatively cameo! In issue two, Phasma fi ghts
constantly hidden behind a mask. unknown. What do you build a sea monster of sorts, and Marco
In the hands of a lesser artist, that on, other than her armor? absolutely killed that scene. It’s so
could have been a huge problem, KT: Even though I had to pitch cool! I also love how issue four
but Marco is so good that I think and plot the series without a ton resolves. It’s really devastating and
we often get to use the armor to of knowledge about Phasma’s thus awesome!
our advantage. past, I did have some great
The armor is both glorious and conversations with Lucasfi lm that Any chance that Captain
ominous, and through angles, really helped to flesh her out. Phasma’s adventures in comics

body language, and bunch of other Also, by the time I was writing might continue?
tricks, most of the time it ends up later issues, I had read an early MC: Never say never.
working in our favor. That tells draft of Delilah S. Dawson’s KT: I like that answer! a



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Phasma









B Y DELILAH S. D AW SON
AR T B Y DERMO T PO WER
AND SIMON MYERS

here can be fewer more
intimidating sights for
Resistance soldiers than
TCaptain Phasma striding
forward, her chrome armor gleaming.
Little is known about the mysterious
First Order warrior, but from our
encounters with her in The Force
Awakens it’s clear that she is a force
to be reckoned with. While Marvel are
exploring Phasma’s story on the comics
page, this new novel by Delilah S.
Dawson will give readers an unparalled
understanding of who this fearsome foe
is, and precisely why she is held in such
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IN THE

UNKNOWN REGIONS







here’s gallivanting business that he wouldn’t and turns around as if desperately
something approve of and can’t know about. interested in the hyperspace swirls
comforting Much as she could use a friendly darting around them. When the
about chat to warm her heart after the chill Resistance assigned her the droid, Gigi
hyperspace. of this assignment, the general is was the factory colors—white and
Running to or expecting her to check in soon. blue—but Vi painted her new friend
from trouble, “Sorry, brother,” she says, fl icking yellow and copper to match her own
it’s always the the button to shuttle his call to her bleached-yellow hair and burnished-
same. Steady, beautiful, soothing— busy message. “You can tell me all brown skin.
even for spies carrying highly about the new job and lecture me Vi turns back around and knits
sensitive intel that plenty of people about my lack of focus once I’m done furiously. Her hair is cropped short just
would kill to possess. with this mission and giving you this now. The last time her image popped up
As the stars zip by and Vi Moradi sweater in person. But you’d better on a wanted list, the long dark locks had
settles into her pilot’s chair, she sighs meet me somewhere civilized and been far too noticeable, so she’d hacked
and pulls a bag from the fl oor. She’s comfortable, because I’m done with them off immediately and ejected them
been working on this lumpy mess on impossible environments.” into space. Wiry and petite, she’s had a

and off for weeks, knitting the thick, The comm goes still, and she feels hard time finding Resistance uniform
soft yarn into a sweater for her older a small ping of guilt for ignoring pieces that fit her well. The cobbled-

brother, Baako, a dignitary recently him. Most ships can’t even handle together costume she wears now has
“THE ANSWER IS IMMEDIATE AND, AS ALWAYS,

MYSTERIOUS. THEY NEVER SAY MORE UNTIL
SHE’S CONFIRMED HER IDENTITY.”


stationed on Pantora, of all places. communications at this range, but the been altered and shows its long wear
She’s not very good at knitting, but it’s Resistance does have some wonderful in rips, scuffs, and patches. Even the
relaxing, and Baako always told her she toys. Vi puts her boots up and leans soles of her boots are torn to shreds.
needed to spend less time gallivanting back in her seat, focusing on the Her current assignment has involved
around and more time creating unwieldy wooden knitting needles that some very physical work in a terribly
something worthwhile. Of course, she look more like primitive weapons than unpleasant place, and she’s looking
had to use her “gallivanting” contacts elegant tools. forward to a few days of rest on D’Qar.
to obtain this highly coveted but “It’s all about forward momentum, Hyperspace lulls her to sleep, and
not “quite” illegal hippoglace yarn. Gigi,” she says to her astromech, U5- Vi manages a short nap tangled in
Hopefully the warmth and brilliant GG. “Better a hideous sweater infused thick, soft yarn before Gigi beeps and
azure hue will hide all her dropped with love than . . . I don’t know. What whirs to let her know they’ve nearly
stitches. Since she must hide her work other gifts do people give their only reached their destination. She sits up
with the Resistance from him, Baako living relative? A nice chrono? I shall and stretches as much as the cockpit
still thinks of her as his mischievous, continue to the end, if imperfectly.” will allow, wishing the Resistance had
unfocused dilettante of a little sister. She spins in her chair and holds up provided her with a roomier ship but
Little does he know. what she’s accomplished so far. “What knowing that for ships, much like for
Her comm blinks, and she sees do you think?” herself, being small and unassuming
who’s calling and grins at Baako’s Gigi beeps and boops in what sounds often means avoiding detection. The
uncanny way of knowing exactly like apologetic disappointment. ship emerges from hyperspace to fl oat
when she can’t talk. Not only because “You be nice, or I’ll make one for you. A gently in the middle of nowhere,
she’s elbows-deep in a lumpy sweater, droid cozy to clash with your paint job.” exactly according to plan.
but also because she’s on offi cial The droid gives a cheerful whistle Taking a deep breath, she puts





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her knitting away and types a long “Good. Just a quick sweep of the break free of the tractor beam. Her
code into her comm. The answer is area. We’ve heard rumors of First Order firepower is minimal, and she knows

immediate and, as always, mysterious. ships there, and it’s vital that we know they could blow her to smithereens
They never say more until she’s if they’re true. If you see anything, be and call it a win. As Gigi squeaks

confirmed her identity. ready to jump. We’ve had several pilots and burbles frantically, Vi considers
“Copy.” go missing.” her options.
“Starling, reporting to General “Bet they weren’t as fast as I am.” “I know, I know.” She locks her
Organa.” Leia sighs, sounding every year of datapad, encrypts it, and jettisons it into
A familiar voice replies, warm but her age. “It’s not necessarily about the darkness of space, along with her
professional. “Welcome back, Starling. speed, but if they come back, you can patched Resistance jacket. The chance
What have you got for us?” race them in the Five Sabers. I’ll buy of her returning to claim either item is

“Ah, General. It’s always business you a ship. For now, just a quick sweep infinitesimal, but every little bit of hope

first, isn’t it?” and then home. I need those reports.” adds up. Reaching into a storage cubby,
“When the galaxy is on the line, “Aye aye, General.” Vi salutes, she tugs out an old black leather jacket
I have a way of skipping past the wishing they had visual. “About to she pulled off a dead Kanjiklubber and
formalities of my youth. Let’s hear your enter hyperspace. Keep safe, General slips her arms inside. It smells of oil and
report.” Vi can hear Leia’s smirk and Organa.” sand and home, and it did her good
likes her the better for it. No wonder “You too, Starling.” on her last mission. Her ship eases ever
they get along. The line cuts off. The starhopper closer to the cruiser, and she pulls out
“Finally found the missing piece zooms into hyperspace. It’s a short a small mirror and plucks dark-brown
of the puzzle, although I had to hunt trip, not relaxing at all, and she contacts from her eyes, revealing their
around. Rough place.” doesn’t bother picking up her natural amber hue. What with the hair,
“Everything is rough in the knitting again. She’s jittery now— eyes, clothes, and fake documents in her
Unknown Regions. So you have what it’s been too long since she’s slept. front pocket, there’s a good chance she
we need?” And then they’re dropping out of won’t be recognized.


“‘AYE AYE, GENERAL.’ VI SALUTES, WISHING THEY
HAD VISUAL. ‘ABOUT TO ENTER HYPERSPACE.
KEEP SAFE, GENERAL ORGANA.’”


Vi shrugs. “Knowing how monsters hyperspace again. The long lines of When Gigi beeps in alarm, Vi settles
became monsters doesn’t always help stars judder into pinpoints against and taps her temple.
destroy the monsters.” a sea of black. Vi’s eyes adjust, and “Don’t worry, Gigi. I’ve got it all
“Sometimes it does. Every weapon in she mutters a curse. There should be where it counts. And they won’t
our armory has a use, Starling. Now, I nothing here, just peaceful darkness break me.”
know you’re due for some time off, but and twinkling lights. Unfortunately, Gigi makes a noise that suggests the
I’ve got one more set of coordinates, there’s rather a large something: a odds are against such an occurrence.
and you’re already in the right corner Resurgent-class Star Destroyer. Leia “It’s okay, little buddy. If I fail, you’ll
of the galaxy to drop by. Can I count was right: The First Order is here, big never know.”
on you?” time. Even before she can think the Swiveling around in her chair, she
Vi looks down at the blue yarn words, her fingers are already typing keys a code into the astromech slot and

spilling from her bag. She hates putting in new coordinates. wipes the droid’s memory.
off time with Baako. They see each “Come on, Gigi,” she mutters. Her earlier comfort and insouciant
other so rarely these days. “Of course, “We’ve got to get out of here. I hate it slouch are gone. This is not the fi rst
General. That’s why I’m here.” when the general is right.” time she’s been captured, and she’s
“Transmitting coordinates.” For all her speed, she’s not got to get her head in the game. She
On her screen, Vi plots the best route surprised when her starhopper leans back in her chair now, legs
to the general’s next stop. Leia wasn’t quavers and begins to move. Not spread, arms on the seat’s armrests.
lying—she’s already pretty close, and forward, like it should, but sideways Every muscle is tense, one foot
not many pilots have the experience or toward the enemy ship. Whatever tapping by the bag of forgotten yarn.

the guts to explore this shadowy corner new tech they’ve been cooking up Her eyes flash dangerously, her lips
of nowhere. She confirms the route and while hidden out here is hard, fast, set in a thin line.

lets Gigi plot the jump. and implacable. Vi tries every trick One way or another, Vi Moradi is
“Not too bad. I’ll be there shortly.” in her book, but the starhopper can’t going to survive.




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CELEBR A TING THE S A G A


































Photo credits: Brian Sims







ROAD TO THE STARS



Brian Sims tells us about the opening of Mark Hamill Dr.

he announcement that the In June 2017 the City Council
NFL Chargers were moving voted to pay tribute to the actor as
Tto Los Angeles set in motion part of the city’s honorary street
a chain of events that brought about naming program and “Mark Hamill
the naming of “Mark Hamill Drive.” Drive” became official, with July 30


Located in the 6th District in San officially declared Mark Hamill Day.
Diego is Charger Boulevard, named Mark came to the event
after the NFL team. When anger accompanied by his wife Marilou,
started to build after the team daughter Chelsea, and sons Griffi n
departed, and the process of and Nathan. Even the family dogs
“cleaning” San Diego of anything Millie and Mabel made the trip!
Charger related began, residents of After a media Q&A, Mark took
the Clairemont neighborhood came to the stage again for more
up with the idea of renaming the photographs before sitting down
Blvd. to commemorate Mark Hamill, to sign autographs for a crowd of
who grew up in the area. eager Star Wars fans.



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BOUNTY HUNTERS
Scouring the galaxy for the
stars of Star Wars...




Meet the stars, show the evidence, win
the bounty! Bounty Hunters is sponsored
by Kotobukiya. Each issue's winner will
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Wars statue kit! To see more,
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F
ans Laura Fariello and Fabio
Manganotti from Verona, Italy
travelled to StarCon 2017 in
Chianciano Terme, Tuscany, where they were Photo credits: Linus Eriksson
lucky enough to meet and have their photo
taken with none other than C-3PO himself,
Anthony Daniels.
“When he saw that I (Laura) was wearing
C-3PO shoes he asked me to lift my leg so WITH THIS SABER...
that he could see them properly. He was
very nice and very kind,” said Laura. “It was The Force was with this couple on their wedding day
an incredible experience for us!”
hen fans Jenny Björk and be combined,” he said, and he
01
Tommi Tulkki married in searched for a seamstress who could
WHalmstad, Sweden, they make his dream a reality. “I found
decided to theme their special day one and we spent hours looking at
around Star Wars. pictures from the movies and the
The couple originally met in comic,” he said, successfully merging
costume, with T ommi dressed as Luke’s on-screen ensemble from
Luke Skywalker and his future bride Return of the Jedi, the comic
cosplaying as Mara Jade. designs, and a regular wedding suit.
“For the wedding I wanted to The guest list included 18
wear something that looked like cosplayers, including Darth Vader
Mara, but was a little fancier than the (who caught the bouquet), several
02 jumpsuit I’ve worn before,” she said. stormtroopers, two astromech
A necklace marked with the symbol droids, and even a Gamorrean
of the Jedi Order, a purple bouquet guard. “He was so hot he left a pool
and a lightsaber completed the look. of sweat on the floor!” Jenny said.

Tommi’s garb was inspired by A friend’s R2-D2 stepped in
Luke, with a nod to the hero’s as ringbearer, and instead of the
wedding day attire from the Dark traditional wedding music, the
Horse comics. “I started to think “Imperial March” kicked off their
about if these two costumes could procession back down the aisle.
















01 Fabio Manganotti shows off his C-3PO action
figure to Anthony Daniels.
02 Laura Fariello honors the actor’s request to see
her golden sneakers!



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Photo credits: York Maze/Jonathan Pow











MAZE STUNNER maze a fun puzzle without sacrifi cing
the concept, which can only be seen
in full from the sky. “The maze needs
to look fantastic from the air, but it
Get lost in the Death Star’s canyons—and C-3PO’s face! has to be a playable challenge for our
visitors,” Pearcy said. “If it’s too hard,
armer Tom Pearcy may not recreate Luke’s attack on the Death families become frustrated. If it’s too
have grown up fl ying around Star using my drone. Flying it down easy, it can appear to lack value.” It
FBeggar’s Canyon, but with his the canyons was huge fun!” usually takes an hour to get lost and
drone, he was ready for a trench run Since 2002 Pearcy has been found again among the crops.
on the Death Star this summer. basing his York Maze around The Death Star’s design was ideal
The flyover was the last step in concepts as varied as Big Ben and for reimagining as a labyrinth, but the

the process of turning a 15-acre fi eld James Bond. But with the 40th the faces weren’t as easy to recreate.
in North Yorkshire, U.K., into this Anniversary of Star Wars, he knew “It’s hard to get a likeness using a
incredible Star Wars maze. what the 2017 maze had to be. limited number of lines,” he admitted.
Pearcy and his crew hacked away Pearcy plants the field in the rows, Pearcy did his best impression

at their corn field to create the and then removes the stalks he of a scruffy-looking nerfherder,


images of Darth Vader, C-3PO, Han doesn’t want to create the paths. running headfirst toward a pack of
Solo, and Chewbacca as well as a With the help of computer-assisted stormtroopers alongside some
massive Death Star. design software, he turns images into cosplayers from Sentinel Squad
Pearcy said, “One of the most line drawings, plotting just the right U.K., as they made their daring
fun things this year was trying to amount of walkways to keep the escape from the maize maze.




TOY STORY

Lucy Ripper stumbles across an
exhibition of classic Star Wars merch
T
orquay Museum in Devon, England, recently
held an exhibition of Star Wars merchandise
called May The Toys Be With You.
I visited with my mum and dad in August this
year. We were greeted by a full-size Darth Vader
and a great Boba Fett bust. There were loads of

action figures on display, many in their original
packaging. We spent a shameful amount of time
during our visit trying to work out who one little
green guy was—none of us has seen the trash
compactor monster toy before! Photo credits: Martin Ripper and Carolyn Ripper
The highlight was a huge Battle of Hoth
diorama, complete with AT-AT and AT-ST walkers,
rebel snowspeeders and tauntauns! The exhibition
ran from June to September 2017.



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IN CONVERSATION WITH...

Carrie Fisher, 1982



Step back in time with Star Wars Insider as we present an archive interview
with Carrie Fisher, originally published in the Bantha Tracks fan newsletter,
May 1982. Speaking on the set of Return of the Jedi (here referred to by its working
title, Revenge of the Jedi), the then 25-year-old actor offers a fascinating insight into
her thoughts on completing the trilogy, and Leia’s growth as a character.

Interview by Ken Rowand






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Can you tell us something “Leia’s character the heat. The work can be a bit
about your experience trying, but it’s a lot of fun to do. It’s
making the Star Wars movies? undergoes quite a a great crew, we’re family.
I grew up in the Star Wars saga. change. They found a
While everyone else was 25 to 30, How is it playing love scenes with
I was only 19 when the fi lming way for her to be nice Harrison Ford?
started. You can see me growing while remaining strong The most trouble we have is when
in each new episode. I used to kid the scene is written by, for instance,
everyone on the set by saying that and commited.” Harrison and the director, without
I had an excuse—I was a teenager, my being there. In Empire, the
but why were all these grown-ups scene where Harrison said, “I
shooting guns, and playing with all see how it looked, then make any know” was rewrittten between
the big toys? I almost think I look needed changes, rehearse those Harrison and Kershner. The rewrite
totally different now. changes, and reshoot. was great, but I just feel I need to be
I came into Star Wars straight The Empire Strikes Back was present when a scene that concerns

from an English drama school. much more of a film about people. me is redone. I sort of felt like I was
Quite a jump. I played Leia Organa, Irvin Kershner [director] required “the girl” again, just a she or her.
who is a royal. Leia is angry, which that everything in a scene “work” We didn’t have any trouble
is part of her strength but not all beforehand, so reshooting a doing that scene because Harrison
of it. She was very clear about her particular scene wouldn’t just be and I know each other so well. After
responsibilities toward her cause, a matter of redoing the same scene all the publicity tours, and talking
the Rebellion, and that was it for faster. We rehearsed a lot more about ourselves, and the movies
her. That commitment didn’t leave on Empire, but the rewriting and endlessly, we have developed ways
her any time for relationships. reshooting of scenes did put us of getting through scenes like that.
While it was OK for “the boys” to over schedule. Kershner was always
be strong, that same strength made willing to talk over any little bit of What do you think about all the
Leia seem, somehow, almost mean a scene to make it more comfortable fan mail you get?

or sarcastic with her “my way or no for the actors. When it first started, I would get
way” attitude. Empire really developed love letters from nine-year-old boys
Basically, Leia is the only female the relationships of the main who would compare me to
in Star Wars. Oh, there’s Aunt characters. You got to know them “a summer’s day.” It was very sweet
Beru, and some new characters a little better. Hopefully, you’ll get of them. They sent such lovely
in Revenge of the Jedi, but Leia to know them as well as you can in letters. Much of my mail was from
remains the main female role. Revenge of the Jedi, because it is the children, and some grown-ups,
Originally I was known as “the end of the trilogy. who had seen the movie 50 times

girl.” During my first day on the I like the script for Jedi. Leia’s each. I like the fans. If any of them
set, someone described the next character undergoes quite a change. write me after they see Revenge of
scene I was in as, “the girl crosses They found a way for her to be the Jedi, and the changes in Leia’s
the room and exits stage left. The nice while remaining strong and character, I hope they will still
camera operator will have to pan to committed. Leia is quite feminine. speak of that summer’s day. I’ll look
keep her in frame.” I asked whether Her character is as clearly defi ned forward to those letters.
I was to be “the girl” or “the camera as “the boys,” and she even
operator.” They got the idea. I’m dresses “like a woman.” It’s been
now an honorary camera operator. nice having the chance to work
on a character that developed
Now you’ve worked across all throughout the movies.
three movies, how has each Jedi will be a very complex
one differed? movie with a lot of scenes that
Each one is unique! Each episode must be done in front of a blue
has had its own director with his screen, where the actors will only
own different way of working, and have Richard Marquand’s [director]
it was lovely having a chance to verbal description to establish what
work with all of them, yet there is is supposed to be going on. There
still that thread of continuity. are so many things to consider,
Leia and
Star Wars was an introduction. and it takes a lot to get every detail Han share a
The relationships between the main right. You have to get the acting just romantic
moment, as the
characters were being established. right, the droids moving right. You
rebels celebrate
It was made, I think, as a fi lm to even have to take off the creature’s on Endor’s
be cut—we would shoot a scene, heads so the actors don’t faint from forest moon.


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Star Wars

Archive


Lights! Camera! Action!
Rare images from the
Star Wars photo archives.






































































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Billy Dee Williams
gives Carrie Fisher
two thumbs up in
the cockpit of the
Millennium Falcon,
as they film scenes
for the climax
of The Empire
Strikes Back.






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