The realworld origins of the names and languages in star wars. The first star wars novel was published in 1976 in the decades since, dozens of books set in the galaxy far, far away have been released, stories for all ages starring the likes of luke. Antares draco appeared in the dark horse comic book series star wars legacy. Here are the 50 best female characters in star wars. But it was an excuse to buy some more star wars books, so. Strong female characters in star wars books popsugar. This list of characters from the star wars franchise contains only those which are. Learn about star wars characters, planets, ships, vehicles, droids, and more in the official star wars databank at. Riley howell, who died saving his classmates from a gunman last april, was a star wars fan. What if you wrote a book and your character continuously talks about a character from a show throughout the entire book. Star wars book names a character in honor of hero from unccharlotte shooting riley howell, who died saving his classmates from a gunman last april, was a star wars. Darth vaders name actually has its roots in dutch meaning dark father, while other names tapped strongly into mythology the.
Books and comics in the expanded universe gave oola a real story, but the return. Mara jade, vi moradi, doctor aphra, and thrawn are just some of the great star wars characters that started out in books and comics. From mara jade to vi moradi, some beloved heroes and villains began their stories on the page. The old republic in 20, and was the first character in the longrunning online game who could share a kiss with a player character of the. This is an incomplete list of characters from the star wars expanded universe, now rebranded. This is a list of the many reference books that have been published to accompany the films, television series, and the expanded universe of books, comics and video games. The essential guide to characters wookieepedia fandom. Top 100 star wars characters and honorable mentions in alphabetical order i probably should have done something like this sooner, but ah well. Abrams to the album hello nasty by the beastie boys, and the inscription on astys helmet, born to ill. In the star wars universe, a side character in one book could. Your facebook name, profile photo and other personal information you make public on facebook e.
How star wars writers come up with character names syfy wire. Last year the internet buzzed about news of lgbt characters in star wars books, first moff delian mors in paul kemps lords of the sith, and later imperial deserter sinjir rath velus in chuck. The list is divided between humans and humanoids and droids. All stories are presented here in inuniverse chronological order, as opposed to realworld release dates. George lucas named the characters in the original star wars trilogy by steering away from science fictional words and instead trying to create ones that sounded indigenous and had a sense of some kind of culture. Lord cytharat is a gay sith introduced in star wars. Crucible is a star wars novel written by troy denning, released by del rey books. Star wars book names a character in honor of hero from unc. Star wars book names a character in honor of hero from. Reading campbells book helped lucas build his characters and story on timetested archetypes and mythic structures. Of the robots we encounter in the star wars universe, hes probably the.
This list does not include journals, graphic novels or comic books, which can be found in the list of star wars comic books. Here are the 50 best female characters in star wars page 19. Top 100 star wars characters and honorable mentions in. After having this book for nearly a year, hes the one telling me names of characters.
Writers frequently ask whether they can mention brand name products and services in. This list of characters from the star wars franchise contains only those which are considered part of the official star wars canon. This is a list of original novels, novel adaptations, original junior novels, junior novel adaptations, young readers, and short stories in the star wars franchise. This includes all film novelizations, novels, comics, young readers, reference books, roleplaying sourcebooks, and more. Id think the title of this is pretty selfexplanatory. Star wars is an american epic spaceopera media franchise, centered on a film series created by george lucas. Within a day each of those characters had a page on wookieepedia, he said. Updated and expanded is a canon reference book written by. Whether you believe in the force, a cause greater than yourself, or simply your friends, star wars teaches us that trust is a powerful tool.
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