- "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
The Diathim,[4] also known as the Angels[1] as a result of spacers mistaking them for such beings,[4] were a mysterious species of winged sentients[1] who inhabited the moons[5] of the planet Iego, specifically living on the[1] largest moon,[6] Millius Prime.[1] Tall and beautiful, the beings called Angels had six wings and shining white skin.[5]
A species who were cautious around others, legends were developed around the Diathim,[4] with stories of their reputed beauty being spread from the Outer Rim Territories to the Core Worlds by deep space spacers. They were regarded as potentially being the most beautiful beings in the known universe.[5] When Anakin Skywalker first met his future wife Padmé Amidala, he compared her appearance to that of an Angel.[3] By 21 BBY[7] during the Clone Wars, the Confederacy of Independent Systems had conquered Millius Prime, forcing the peaceful Diathim from their homes. Skywalker and Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi would later meet an Angel during their mission to Iego, during which they liberated Iego and its moons by destroying the LaserWeb Defense Station left by the Separatists.[1]
Appearances[]
- Queen's Peril (Mentioned only)
- Queen's Peril audiobook (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace (First mentioned) (First identified as Angels)
- Queen's Shadow (Mentioned only)
- Queen's Shadow audiobook (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Mystery of a Thousand Moons" (First appearance)
- Darth Vader (2017) 25 (Mentioned only)
- "The Man Who Built Cloud City" — From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back (Mentioned only)
- "The Man Who Built Cloud City" — From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back audiobook (Mentioned only)
- Darth Vader (2020) 4 (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s))
Non-canon appearances[]
- LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (Mentioned only)
Sources[]
- "Mystery of a Thousand Moons" Episode Guide | The Clone Wars on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Star Wars Helmet Collection 14 (Databank A-Z: Dengar–Domino Squad) (First identified as Diathim)
- Darth Vader: Sith Lord
- Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Character Encyclopedia - Join the Battle!
- Angel in the Databank (backup link)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Mystery of a Thousand Moons"
- ↑ Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Character Encyclopedia - Join the Battle!
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Star Wars Helmet Collection 14 (Databank A-Z: Dengar–Domino Squad)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Angel in the Databank (backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia
- ↑ Star Wars: Galactic Atlas places the raid on Nuvo Vindi's laboratory to 21 BBY. As the mission to Iego occurs concurrently to the raid, it must also take place in 21 BBY. Because Millius Prime had been invaded by the time of the mission, the moon must have been invaded by that year