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Template:Canon Aurebesh Aurebesh was a writing system used to transcribe Basic, the most used language in the galaxy. It consisted of 26 letters. On the back of his helmet, the clone trooper Ponds had the phrase "Some guys have all the luck" written in Aurebesh.
Behind the scenes
- "The Aurebesh is a lot like Boba Fett—it is a facet of the Star Wars phenomenon that had its origin as a cinematic aside, but which has come to be widely embraced, far out of proportion to its humble origins."
- ―Stephen Crane
Stephen Crane's original version of Aurebesh
An Aurebesh-like script first appeared in the 1983 movie Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, the last installment in the original trilogy of Star Wars. It could be seen monitor readouts of the second Death Star at the beginning of the movie, when Darth Vader's shuttle is scanned while approaching the battlestation. However, it was Stephen Crane of West End Games who gave each character a name and a corresponding Roman letter or letter combination. At the time, West End Games's flagship product was the Star Wars Roleplaying Game. While he was writing the the Star Wars Miniatures Battles Companion in 1993, Crane decided to develop an alphabet for gamers to use. Upon receiving Lucasfilm's approval, Crane came up with the "Aurebesh," a 34-latter alphabet. It was later expanded to include punctuation marks in Imperial Entanglements, a 1996 supplement to Miniatures Battles.[1]
Stephen Crane's alphabet was subsequently adopted in many Star Wars works, and even made its way into the movies. In 1999, a variant appeared in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, on a readout screen of Anakin Skywalker's Naboo fighter. As Anakin heads toward the battle, the screen reads: "Anakin turn the ship around and go back home right away."[2] Since the 2004 DVD release of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, the words on the tractor beam control on the Death Star are now in the Aurebesh.[3]
Since April, 2014, most stories in which Aurebesh appeared are part of Star Wars Legends, previously known as the Expanded Universe, and are therefore not official canon.[4] However, as revealed in a "Ghost Crew Identification Card" available on the official site of Disney XD, the West End Games mapping of Aurebesh has been kept following the redefinition of canon, although the eight digrams have been discarded.[5]
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The 26 letters of Aurebesh in a "Ghost Crew Identification Card"
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Notes and references
- ↑ Aurebesh Soup: Recipe for a Star Wars Font Phenomenon (English) by Stephen Crane on Echo Station website (October 21, 2000): "The evolution of the Star Wars alphabet told by the guy who designed the font for West End Games." (backup link not verified!)
- ↑ Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
- ↑ Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
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The Legendary Star Wars Expanded Universe Turns a New Page on StarWars.com (backup link (news/the-legendary-star-wars-expanded-universe-turns-a-new-page.html) not verified!)
- ↑ Ghost Crew Identification Card (English) (PDF) on Disney XD website: "Translate Aurebesh (official Lothal language) using the guide on the back side of the card" (backup link not verified!)