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| − | Jeroen Webb first appeared briefly as a background extra in the [[1980]] film ''[[Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back]]'', during the scene in which Han Solo departs Echo Base on a tauntaun in search of the missing Luke Skywalker.<ref name="ESB" /> The character was first identified by name and provided a brief backstory on the [http://www.starwarsccg.org/cardlists/images/starwars/Hoth-Light/large/jeroenwebb.gif "Jeroen Webb" card] as part of the [[November]] [[1996]] ''[[Hoth Limited]]'' expansion set of the ''[[Star Wars Customizable Card Game]]''.<ref name="Hoth Limited" /> |
+ | Jeroen Webb first appeared briefly as a background extra in the [[1980]] film ''[[Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back]]'', during the scene in which Han Solo departs Echo Base on a tauntaun in search of the missing Luke Skywalker.<ref name="ESB" /> [[Wikipedia:British people|British]] actor [[Norwich Duff]] portrayed Webb in the film,<ref name="The Making of The Empire Strikes Back - 135">''[[The Making of The Empire Strikes Back]]'', pg. 135. "[Gary] Kurtz watches as [Harrison] Ford rehearses with [Irvin] Kershner a scene in which Solo gives orders to a Rebel soldier (Ray Hassett was the deck officer; Norwich Duff played the second officer)."</ref> credited only as one of several "Other Officers" in the Rebel Forces.<ref name="ESB" /> The character was first identified by name and provided a brief backstory on the [http://www.starwarsccg.org/cardlists/images/starwars/Hoth-Light/large/jeroenwebb.gif "Jeroen Webb" card] as part of the [[November]] [[1996]] ''[[Hoth Limited]]'' expansion set of the ''[[Star Wars Customizable Card Game]]''.<ref name="Hoth Limited" /> |
| + | Many in the online ''[[Star Wars]]'' fan community, particularly among autograph collectors, have incorrectly linked the Jeroen Webb character to [[Wikipedia:Americans|American]] actor [[Treat Williams]],<ref name="Star Wars Universe">{{Cite_web|url=http://www.starwars-universe.com/casting-327-treat-richard-williams.html|title=STAR WARS UNIVERSE.COM - Films - Cast & Prod - Casting des acteurs de Star Wars - WILLIAMS Treat Richard|accessdate=2012-10-03|work=Star Wars Universe|publisher=starwars-universe.com|language=French|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20100201080136/http://www.starwars-universe.com/casting-327-treat-richard-williams.html|archivedate=2010-02-01|quote=Actor / voice actor (Films): The Empire strikes back: Jess Allashane / Jerrol Blendin / Jeroen Webb}}</ref><ref name="Planet Dagobah">{{Cite_web|url=http://planetdagobah.com/autographclassitrilogy.htm|title=Autograph Classic Trilogy|accessdate=2012-10-03|date=2012-07-25|work=JMY'S PLANET DAGOBAH|publisher=planetdagobah.com|quote=Treat Williams: Jess Allashane (Echo Base Trooper) (ESB); Jeroen Webb (ESB); Jerrol Blendin (Cloud City Trooper) (ESB)}}</ref><ref name="I Have a Bad Feeling About This">{{Cite_web|url=http://www.geocities.ws/karloff3/Autograph/treat_williams.htm|title=Star Wars Autograph Successes - Treat Williams|accessdate=2012-10-03|author="karloff3"|work=I Have a Bad Feeling About This|publisher=geocities.ws|quote=Treat Williams Jeroen Webb; Treat Williams Jerrol Blendin}}</ref> who visited the [[Elstree Studios]] set in [[Wikipedia:England|England]] during the [[1979]] filming of ''The Empire Strikes Back''<ref name="The Making of The Empire Strikes Back - 162">''[[The Making of The Empire Strikes Back]]'', pg. 162</ref> and reportedly appears in the film as a Rebel officer extra during the Echo Base scenes.<ref name="John Morton TFN interview">{{Cite_web|url=http://www.theforce.net/jedicouncil/interview/dak.asp|title=TheForce.Net - Jedi Council - Interviews - Cellblock 1138 - John Morton|accessdate=2012-08-17|last=Chitwood|first=Scott|coauthors=Darin Smith (co-interviewer)|date=1997-02-14 {{C|original phone interview}}|format=Phone interview transcript|work=[[TheForce.Net]]|publisher=theforce.net|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20041212113203/http://www.theforce.net/jedicouncil/interview/dak.asp|archivedate=2004-12-12}}</ref> However, the behind-the-scenes book ''[[The Making of The Empire Strikes Back]]'', released in [[2010]], confirms that actor Norwich Duff portrayed Webb.<ref name="The Making of The Empire Strikes Back - 135" /> |
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| − | Jeroen Webb bears a facial resemblance to [[Treat Williams]], an American actor who visited the set at [[Elstree Studios]] in [[Wikipedia:England|England]] during the [[1979]] filming of ''The Empire Strikes Back''. During his visit, Williams befriended actor [[Harrison Ford]], who played Han Solo, and even managed to make it onto the exclusive set, appearing in the film as a [[Alliance Military|Rebel officer]] extra. It is possible Jeroen Webb is the character Williams portrayed.<ref name="Harrison Ford: The Films">{{Cite_web|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=QQPpRUYPdr0C&pg=PA223&lpg=PA223&dq=Treat+Williams+Elstree+Studios&source=bl&ots=Ng1_qN3cuB&sig=QTqD_HZFiCbVT-otVVCSOD4zmOg&hl=en&ei=5RWcSpGXOJjsnQfh75SWCA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4#v=onepage&q=Treat%20Williams%20Elstree%20Studios&f=false |title=Harrison Ford: the films - Google Books |accessdate=2009-08-31 |last=|first=|authorlink=|coauthors=|date=|year=|month=|format=|work=Harrison Ford: The Films. |publisher=Brad Duke |pages=Page 223 |language=|archiveurl=|archivedate=|quote=}}</ref> Williams has even autographed the "Jeroen Webb" ''SWCCG'' card for fans on occasion, seen [http://www.hr-nielsen.dk/Star-Wars-CCG-Cards/Jeroen-Webb-01.html here]<ref name="Unavngivet Jeroen Webb CCG autograph">{{Cite_web|url=http://www.hr-nielsen.dk/Star-Wars-CCG-Cards-01.html |title=Unavngivet side |accessdate=2009-08-31 |last=|first=|authorlink=|coauthors=|date=|year=|month=|format=|work=|publisher=|pages=|language=|archiveurl=|archivedate=|quote=}}</ref> and [http://www.ne.jp/asahi/anakin/starwars/images_sign/jeroenwebb01.jpg here].<ref name="TAKA's Council Jeroen Webb CCG autograph">{{Cite_web|url=http://www.ne.jp/asahi/anakin/starwars/autograph/jeroenwebb01.htm |title=Jedi Knight TAKA's Council |accessdate=2009-08-31 |last=|first=|authorlink=|coauthors=|date=|year=|month=|format=|work=|publisher=|pages=|language=|archiveurl=|archivedate=|quote=}}</ref> |
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Jeroen Webb was a Human male native to the planet Ralltiir, in the Core Worlds. Webb became a spy for the local Ralltiir Rebel underground following his homeworld's subjugation by the Galactic Empire in 0 BBY. He helped his close friend Pharl McQuarrie stage a diversionary raid on Ralltiir that allowed information concerning the Empire's first Death Star battlestation to reach Princess Leia Organa of the Rebel Alliance, culminating in the Death Star's eventual destruction at the Battle of Yavin. Three years later, in 3 ABY, Webb once more worked alongside McQuarrie at Echo Base, the Rebellion's secret headquarters on the ice planet Hoth.
Biography
Jeroen Webb was a Human male from the Core World Ralltiir. Following the subjugation of his homeworld by the Galactic Empire in 0 BBY, shortly before the Battle of Yavin, Webb joined the local Ralltiir underground as a spy in resistance of the Empire's occupation.[1] After Webb's close friend Pharl McQuarrie fled Ralltiir to seek help from the Rebel Alliance, Webb's Rebel cell coincidentally soon came into possession of information concerning the Empire's new secret weapon, the first Death Star battlestation. Webb worked to help McQuarrie sneak back onto Ralltiir, past the Imperial blockade of the planet, to take command of the local resistance and stage a diversionary raid that allowed the Death Star information to reach Princess Leia Organa and the Rebel Alliance. Thanks in part to Webb's efforts, the Rebellion would go on to capture the battlestation's full technical schematics as part of Operation: Skyhook, leading to the Death Star's destruction at the Battle of Yavin.[4]
By 3 ABY, Webb served at the Alliance High Command headquarters of Echo Base on the ice planet Hoth,[3] once more alongside McQuarrie, who was second-in-command to base commander General Carlist Rieekan.[4] At Echo Base Webb became one of the Rebels' tauntaun handlers.[3] He was present in Echo Base's tauntaun stable the night Commander Luke Skywalker went missing during a routine scouting mission of the external Hoth perimeter, just prior to the Battle of Hoth. Webb watched as Rebel mercenary Han Solo disregarded the warnings of Captain Tigran Jamiro to take his own tauntaun out into the Hoth night in search of Skywalker.[2]
Personality and traits
Jeroen Webb was a skilled starship pilot when he joined the Rebel Alliance.[3] He was also a close friend of fellow Ralltiiri native Pharl McQuarrie, one of their homeworld's respected military advisors prior to the Imperial occupation of the planet.[4]
Behind the scenes
Jeroen Webb first appeared briefly as a background extra in the 1980 film Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, during the scene in which Han Solo departs Echo Base on a tauntaun in search of the missing Luke Skywalker.[2] British actor Norwich Duff portrayed Webb in the film,[5] credited only as one of several "Other Officers" in the Rebel Forces.[2] The character was first identified by name and provided a brief backstory on the "Jeroen Webb" card as part of the November 1996 Hoth Limited expansion set of the Star Wars Customizable Card Game.[1]
Many in the online Star Wars fan community, particularly among autograph collectors, have incorrectly linked the Jeroen Webb character to American actor Treat Williams,[6][7][8] who visited the Elstree Studios set in England during the 1979 filming of The Empire Strikes Back[9] and reportedly appears in the film as a Rebel officer extra during the Echo Base scenes.[10] However, the behind-the-scenes book The Making of The Empire Strikes Back, released in 2010, confirms that actor Norwich Duff portrayed Webb.[5]
Appearances
- Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (First appearance)
- Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back PhotoComic
Sources
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back|Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (Pack: Rebel Commander) (backup link) (Picture only)- Star Wars Customizable Card Game — [[Unknown set: No set defined!]] (First identified as Jeroen Webb)
- Star Wars Encyclopedia
- Star Wars: Behind the Magic (Picture only)
- Star Wars: The Action Figure Archive (Picture only)
- Star Wars Trading Card Game — [[]] (Card: See You in Hell) (backup link (http://wizards.com/swtcg/images/esb/see_you_in_hell.jpg) not verified!) (Picture only)
- "Who's Who in Echo Base" — Star Wars Insider 74
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5
Star Wars Customizable Card Game — [[Unknown set: No set defined!]]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2
"Who's Who in Echo Base" — Star Wars Insider 74
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 The Making of The Empire Strikes Back, pg. 135. "[Gary] Kurtz watches as [Harrison] Ford rehearses with [Irvin] Kershner a scene in which Solo gives orders to a Rebel soldier (Ray Hassett was the deck officer; Norwich Duff played the second officer)."
- ↑ STAR WARS UNIVERSE.COM - Films - Cast & Prod - Casting des acteurs de Star Wars - WILLIAMS Treat Richard (French), published by starwars-universe.com on Star Wars Universe: "Actor / voice actor (Films): The Empire strikes back: Jess Allashane / Jerrol Blendin / Jeroen Webb" (archived from the original on April 19, 2024)
- ↑ Autograph Classic Trilogy, published by planetdagobah.com on JMY'S PLANET DAGOBAH (July 25, 2012): "Treat Williams: Jess Allashane (Echo Base Trooper) (ESB); Jeroen Webb (ESB); Jerrol Blendin (Cloud City Trooper) (ESB)" (backup link not verified!)
- ↑ Star Wars Autograph Successes - Treat Williams by "karloff3", published by geocities.ws on I Have a Bad Feeling About This: "Treat Williams Jeroen Webb; Treat Williams Jerrol Blendin" (backup link not verified!)
- ↑ The Making of The Empire Strikes Back, pg. 162
- ↑ TheForce.Net - Jedi Council - Interviews - Cellblock 1138 - John Morton (Phone interview transcript), published by theforce.net on TheForce.Net (bad argument #2 to 'formatDate' (not a valid timestamp)) (archived from the original on April 19, 2024)