The Darklighter family was a Human family native to the planet Tatooine, descended from Daggath Darklighter of Cerea.^[1] Its members included:

• Huff Darklighter
• Unnamed female, Huff's first wife
• Unnamed female, Huff's second wife
• Lanal Darklighter, Huff's third wife
  • Biggs Darklighter, Huff's son from his first marriage
  • Dera Darklighter, Huff's daughter from his second marriage
• Jula Darklighter, Huff's brother
• Silya Darklighter, Jula's wife, Lanal's sister
  • Rasca Darklighter, their daughter
  • Anya Darklighter, their daughter
  • Gavin Darklighter, their son
  • Sera Faleur Darklighter, Gavin's wife
• Trepler Darklighter^[2]

Gavin Darklighter adopted two sons following the end of the Thrawn campaign. He later married the social worker, Sera Faleur, who helped him through the adoption process, and they had three biological children: first a daughter, then a son, then another daughter.^[3]

Contents 1 Family tree 2 History 3 Behind the scenes 4 Appearances 5 Sources 6 Notes and references 6.1 In other languages

Family treeEdit

                                                Daggath Darklighter
                                                         |
                                               (Unknown generations)
                                                         |
                              +--------------------------+----------------------------------+
                              |                     +------------------+                    |
                              |                     |                  |                    |
  1st & 2nd wives--+--Huff Darklighter--+--Lanal Darklighter  Silya Darklighter--+--Jula Darklighter
                   |                    |                                        |
         +-----------------+            |                              +---------+--------+------------+
         |                 |            |                              |                  |            |
 Biggs Darklighter  Dera Darklighter  Three    Sera Faleur--+--Gavin Darklighter  Rasca Darklighter  Anya Darklighter
(from 1st marriage)  (from 2nd m.)   children[4]             |
                                                            |
                                     +-----------+----------+-------+-----+
                                     |           |          |       |     |
                                  Adopted son Adopted son Daughter Son Daughter  

HistoryEdit

The most well-known Darklighter was Biggs Darklighter, friend of Luke Skywalker, member of the Rebel Alliance, and pilot of a X-wing during the Battle of Yavin. His wingmen included his old friend Luke and Wedge Antilles. Unfortunately, Biggs met his death when Darth Vader opened fire on him while he was flanking Luke in the Death Star trench.^[5]

Behind the scenesEdit

The first mention of anyone named Darklighter is in the person of Seig Darklighter, commonly believed to be the leader of the Jedi Rebellion, in the rough draft of Episode IV. The name Darklighter again appears in the second draft. This draft tells the story of a Padawan who abandons his Master after coming under the influence of the dark side of the Force (referred to as the Bogan).^[6]

A man named "Darklighter" served at Echo Base on the planet Hoth in 3 ABY. He evacuated Hoth aboard the GR-75 medium transport Bright Hope, the final transport to escape the planet. After the transport was disabled trying to run the Imperial blockade, he reached the planet Darlyn Boda with the other surviving members of the ship, before being one of just six of those survivors to finally reach the secret Rebel rendezvous point due to his importance to the Rebellion. He served aboard the EF76 Nebulon-B escort frigate Redemption immediately thereafter. It is unknown if this man is related to the Tatooinian Darklighter family.^[7]

AppearancesEdit

• "Disapproval"
• Star Wars: Empire: Darklighter
• Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope novelization (First appearance)
• Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
• Of Possible Futures: The Tale of Zuckuss and 4-LOM
• X-wing: Rogue Squadron
• X-wing: Wedge's Gamble
• X-wing: The Krytos Trap
• X-wing: The Bacta War
• X-wing: Solo Command (Mentioned only)
• X-wing: Isard's Revenge
• Tatooine Ghost
• Dark Tide I: Onslaught
• Edge of Victory II: Rebirth

SourcesEdit

• The Essential Guide to Characters
• Star Wars Encyclopedia
• The New Essential Guide to Characters
• The Making of Star Wars: The Definitive Story Behind the Original Film
• The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia

Notes and referencesEdit