Antarian Rangers
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| Antarian Rangers | |
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| Founder(s) |
Marus Timpel and Kaskutal |
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| Era(s) |
Rise of the Empire era, Rebellion era, New Republic era, New Jedi Order era |
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- "To be a Ranger meant knowing how to move in any environment. To blend in with the forest or grassland, to sail, to swim, to dive, to pilot. To be masters of our surroundings. We were good spies, good warriors, very adept at intrusion and escape."
- ―Tyria Sarkin on being an Antarian Ranger.[src]
The Antarian Rangers were a paramilitary force established around 620 BBY to assist the Jedi Order.
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[edit] History
Founded by Jedi Master Marus Timpel and the Gotal Kaskutal on Antar 4, the Antarian Rangers were volunteer soldiers that aided Jedi Knights primarily in situations requiring military force, but used their diverse skills to advise and aid the Jedi in a variety of fashions. While not an official segment of the Jedi Order, the Jedi Council implicitly approved of their use by individual Jedi Knights as soldiers, spies and covert agents.
During the Clone Wars, the Antarian Rangers acted as leaders in the army and in support of the Jedi that took leadership roles in the Grand Army of the Republic. But the Antarian Rangers' ranks were thin and whole branches were destroyed in the fighting. When Palpatine began the Great Jedi Purge he deemed that supporters of the Jedi, like the Antarian Rangers, equal targets to the Jedi themselves. Few in numbers, the remaining segments of the organization went into hiding for the duration of the Imperial Era and the Galactic Civil War. Upon the initiation of Order 66, a squad of Rangers in the service of Jedi General Rahm Kota managed to whisk him to safety and, learning what had happened to the rest of the Jedi Order, vanished into the Outer Rim Territories.[1]
After the defeat of the Emperor and the establishment of the Jedi Praxeum, Luke Skywalker uncovered the history of the Antarian Rangers and sought the survivors out. Branches began to rebuild their ranks, although New Republic politicians showed concern for another independent, paramilitary group aside from the new Jedi.
As the New Republic weathered the remains of the Empire, the reborn Emperor, warlords, and a variety of other external and internal threats, the number of paramilitary and mercenary forces grew steadily, including the Antarian Rangers. By the invasion of the Yuuzhan Vong in 25 ABY, the organization was almost back to its pre-Clone Wars numbers. The new Antarian Rangers were essential to the protection of the Great River and the scouting of alternative routes to the ones established by Han Solo.
The Rangers lacked a single set uniform, showing membership instead by donning a "bomber jacket" typical of those worn by off-duty sector defense forces. Their weapon of choice was a modified Greff-Timms AR-1 blaster rifle.
Antarian Rangers appeared to fill a similar role to the Freedom Warriors.
The Antarian Rangers are similar in name and function to the Aquillian Rangers in the second draft of the film which would become A New Hope.[2]
[edit] Appearances
- X-wing: Wraith Squadron (First mentioned)
- Millennium Falcon (Mentioned only)
[edit] Sources
- Hero's Guide
Antarian Rangers on Wizards.com (article)
- The New Essential Chronology
- The Making of Star Wars: The Definitive Story Behind the Original Film
"Who's Who in Rogue Squadron" - Star Wars Insider 59 (Mentioned only)
"Wraith Squadron" - Star Wars Gamer 9 (Mentioned only)
- "Special Ops: The Medic" - Star Wars Gamer 10
- Threats of the Galaxy
- The Force Unleashed Campaign Guide
- Star Wars Annual 2009
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
[edit] Notes and references
- ↑ Threats of the Galaxy
- ↑ The Making of Star Wars: The Definitive Story Behind the Original Film
