Diathim
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| Diathim | |
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| Language |
Basic |
| Average height |
2-3 meters |
| Skin color |
Glowing white |
| Distinctions |
Six wings, yellow aura |
- "They're the most beautiful creatures in the universe. They live on the moons of Iego, I think."
- ―Anakin Skywalker, describing the "Angels" of Iego[src]
The Diathim, sometimes called Angels, were a mysterious winged people who inhabited the moons of Iego.
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[edit] History
Diathim were said by many to resemble humanoids with wings, though other accounts described them as androgynous, and many spacers saw them as exotic members of their own species. Diathim glowed white to such an extent that making out details on them was difficult. They also emitted a yellow aura. Diathim did not eat. Some people believed them to be the most beautiful creatures in the universe.
It was this rumor that led to Anakin Skywalker's first words to his future wife Padmé Amidala, questioning whether or not she was indeed one of these legendary beings. He believed her beauty unmatched, and seemed to think this led to some connections with the Diathim of Iego.
Years later, a grown Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi encountered one of the Diathim while on a mission to Iego to uncover a root said to contain the antidote to the Blue Shadow Virus. She and her people had been driven from their home on Millius Prime, a moon of Iego, and a laser grid system had been installed there by the Separatists to keep people from leaving. Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi managed to deactivate the laser field and free the inhabitants of Iego.
[edit] Behind the scenes
Anakin Skywalker's line "Are you an angel?" (Listen ) was spoofed in the video game Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords by Atton Rand. If the player completes the game three times and plays a female character later, Atton will ask when he first meets the player: "Are you an angel? Aw, I'm just kidding. That's the worst line I've ever used. Hope some poor kid doesn't start using it."
It is not known if the term 'Angels' implies that the Diathim had also any religious/supernatural connotations or were worshiped or revered by some people. It's possible that the term 'Angels' only implies their beauty.
The Angel in "Mystery of a Thousand Moons", the eighteenth episode of Season One of the Star Wars: The Clone Wars television series, is voiced by actress Catherine Taber.
[edit] Appearances
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars: The Rise and Fall of Darth Vader (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars: Starfighter (Mentioned only)
- Episode I: Anakin Skywalker (Mentioned only)
- Episode I: The Phantom Menace ½ (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (First mentioned)
- Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace comic (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace junior novel (Mentioned only)
"Death in the Catacombs" - Star Wars Insider 79 (Mentioned only)
Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Mystery of a Thousand Moons" (First appearance)
- Labyrinth of Evil (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars Legacy 23: Loyalties, Part 1 (Indirect mention only)
[edit] Sources
- Geonosis and the Outer Rim Worlds (First identified as Diathim)
Iego on Wizards.com (article)
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
- The Essential Atlas
