Jessica Meade
Biographical information
Homeworld	Tyne's Horky
Physical description
Species	Human
Gender	Female
Hair color	Black
Eye color	Brown
Chronological and political information
Era(s)	Rise of the Empire era

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Jessica Meade was a traveler and tramp freighter captain that R2-D2 and C-3PO met during their adventures in the early days of the Empire.

BiographyEdit

She loved traveling, and hauled freight across many starlanes. Her cumbersome flight suit earned her the nickname "Old Iron Pants." One day at Doodnik's Café on the mining world of Tyne's Horky, her attention was drawn by a sudden brawl that erupted between the local crime lord's hired goons and a handsome young miner named Jann Tosh. Meade stepped in to help by stunning the larger thugs with a miniature handheld stunner.

When Jann Tosh was looking for transport to Tammuz-an, Meade took the job. She was caught up in the intrigue surrounding the ascendancy of Mon Julpa, the rightful heir to the Tammuz-an throne. She was even captured by the would-be King, an evil vizier named Zatec-Cha, but she escaped and helped in the efforts to restore Julpa as king of Tammuz-an. In gratitude, she was rewarded with a new ship.

Meade next transported a cargo of fuel to Tammuz-an when her ship was raided by Kybo Ren's pirates. Kybo Ren became enamored with her fiery spirit, and made her his "personal guest." She was taken captive to his island headquarters on the watery world of Tarnoonga. There, Jessica was able to outwit the single-minded pirates.

Jessica Meade served as advisor to Mon Julpa for a time before returning to the life of a trader. She had dark skin, and short black hair. She dressed in a gray jump-suit, and carried a miniature stunner.

Behind the scenesEdit

Jessica Meade was voiced by Taborah Johnson in Star Wars: Droids. An action figure of her was produced in 1985 as part of Kenner's Star Wars: Droids line. These action figures were size-compatible with the other Kenner Star Wars action figures, but design-wise, they represented a completely different toy line. Unfortunately, Jessica's action figure was one of several from the Droids and Ewoks line that was never released to distributors.

AppearancesEdit

• Star Wars: Droids—"The Lost Prince" (First appearance)
• Star Wars: Droids—"The New King"
• Star Wars: Droids—"The Pirates of Tarnoonga"
• Star Wars: Droids—"The Revenge of Kybo Ren"

SourcesEdit

• Star Wars: Droids toy line (Cut)
• The Essential Guide to Characters
• Star Wars: The Action Figure Archive (Picture only)
• "The Toys That Never Were"—Star Wars Insider 92
• The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
• "Proto Power!"—Star Wars Insider 128
•  Jessica Meade in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link on Archive.org)
•  Gir Kybo Ren-Cha in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link on Archive.org)
•  Jann Tosh in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link on Archive.org)