- "It's been a while since we have seen a survivor. Glad you found us."
- ―Volo Madine, to a spacer
Volo Madine was a Human male miner who lived during the Galactic Civil War.
Biography[]
- "My Carrion Spat, Betsy. She knocked it on the ground and covered my retreat. I ran up to some rocks and hid. Of course more showed up then and surrounded poor Betsy. Next thing I knew I was running away. I didn't stick around to watch...she was my best friend. Oh dear...Betsy didn't have a chance."
- ―Volo Madine, to a spacer
In 1 ABY,[3] the miner Volo Madine was present on the planet Dathomir to extract ore[2] when an accident took place in the Imperial Research and Prison Facility nearby. The Blackwing virus that was studied there escaped containment and decimated most of the people in the area, turning them into starving undead creatures.[4] Volo Madine was soon attacked by the zombies but was he rescued by his carrion spat Betsy. The creature charged the undeads, allowing her master to escape the undeads and run away. Madine assumed that Betsy was killed by the undeads and was devastated by the loss of his pet.[2]
Camp Beta in the Quarantine Zone of Dathomir.
Later, the Galactic Empire established a Quarantine Zone to contain the infection The few people who survived the initial virus outbreak,[4] including Volo Madine,[2] were trapped in the Quarantine Zone. The survivors established camps in order to to repel the regular assaults of the zombies and try to live in safety while waiting for an evacuation.[4] Madine eventually took shelter in Camp Beta,[1] along with Stephon Sprocketfire[5] and the Bothan Oona Wran.[6]
Later, a spacer arrived at Camp Beta and delivered a radio to Volo Madine. The radio was provided by the Imperial pilot Jeb Maris in Camp Alpha who had decided to establish communications between the camps. Once radios were delivered to the five camps in the Quarantine Zone, the survivors were able to safely coordinate high altitude supply drops sent from outside the Quarantine Zone.[1] In the meantime, another spacer stumbled upon a alive and well Betsy while venturing in the Quarantine Zone. The adventurer decided to bring back the carrion spat to her owner and finally found Volo Madine in Camp Beta. The man was immensely pleased to figure out his pet survived and deeply grateful to the spacer.[2]
Behind the scenes[]
Volo Madine was a non-player character in the 2003 video game Star Wars Galaxies, a massively multiplayer online roleplaying game developed by Sony Online Entertainment and published by LucasArts,[1] prior to its closure on December 15, 2011.[7] Volo Madine was added to the game with the "Game Update 14," a.k.a. the "Death Troopers" update, released on October 12, 2009.[8]
Appearances[]
- Star Wars Galaxies: The Complete Online Adventures (First appearance)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8
Star Wars Galaxies: The Complete Online Adventures — Quest: "Deliver Radio" on Dathomir
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Star Wars Galaxies: The Complete Online Adventures — Quest: "Find Betsy's Owner" on Dathomir
- ↑ According to its opening crawl, Star Wars Galaxies was set sometime after Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope. The only precise time indication in the game was given by the character Ruwan Tokai, who referenced the destruction of the Death Star at the Battle of Yavin as occurring one year earlier, placing the game sometime around 1 ABY. Later, multiple elements confirmed the placement of the game storyline in 1 ABY. First, The Essential Reader's Companion established that the tie-in novel Star Wars Galaxies: The Ruins of Dantooine took place in 1 ABY. Furthermore, the game expansion Star Wars Galaxies: Rage of the Wookiees was set during the Blockade of Kashyyyk, one year after the Battle of Yavin according to The Star Wars Holiday Special. Additionally, the main scenario of The Nightsister's Revenge from the Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game was set over a year before the Battle of Hoth (3 ABY), so around 1.5 ABY. Finally, the reference book Strongholds of Resistance placed the events of Star Wars Galaxies's Chapter 9: "The Fury of Exar Kun" one year after the Battle of Yavin. Of note, Galaxies's Chapter 11: "The Battle of Echo Base" introduced the Battle of Hoth in the game. However, the developers were quite clear that this was only intended to be a completely isolated "Star Wars Moment" without any effect on continuity for the rest of the game.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2
Star Wars Galaxies: The Complete Online Adventures — Quest: "Mysterious Meeting Request" on Dathomir
- ↑ Star Wars Galaxies: The Complete Online Adventures — Collection: "Forward Watch, Beta Camp"
- ↑ Star Wars Galaxies: The Complete Online Adventures — Quest: "Destroy Canisters Around Camp Beta" on Dathomir
- ↑ IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT STAR WARS GALAXIES™ on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (content now obsolete; backup link)
- ↑ Game Update 14: Death Troopers on the official Star Wars Galaxies forums (content now obsolete; backup link)
External links[]
- Deliver Radio on the SWG Wiki
- Find Betsy's Owner on the SWG Wiki
