- "Karl, my son, how could he let this happen? I should have seen his gambling problem sooner."
- ―Hugo Eckener, to a spacer
Karl Eckener was a Human male who lived on Naboo during the Galactic Civil War. Karl was the son of Hugo Eckener and a gambler.
Biography[]
- "Please, rescue my son, Karl. Don't let anything happen to him."
- ―Hugo Eckener, to a spacer
After the Battle of Yavin, Karl Eckener ran up huge gambling debts to both the Skaak Tippers and the Darkwalker criminal groups. He was finally kidnapped and his father was forced to work to pay off Karl's gambling debts. Nevertheless, Karl Eckener was never freed by the criminals.[1] In 1 ABY,[4] Hugo Eckener was forced to request RSF agents to assault the Darkwalker Cave to liberate his son.[2]
Behind the scenes[]
Karl Eckener appeared as a non-player character in the video game Star Wars Galaxies, a massively multiplayer online roleplaying game developed by Sony Online Entertainment and published by LucasArts,[2] prior to the game's closure on December 15, 2011.[5] Karl Eckener was added to the game as part of the "Legacy Quest" with the release of the "Publish 25", a.k.a. the "New Game Enhancements," on November 15, 2005.[6]
Appearances[]
- Star Wars Galaxies: Starter Kit (First appearance)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1
Star Wars Galaxies: Starter Kit — Legacy Quest: "Everyone Hates Borvo" on Naboo
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Star Wars Galaxies: Starter Kit — Legacy Quest: "Rescue Karl Eckener" on Naboo
- ↑
Star Wars Galaxies: Starter Kit — Legacy Quest: "Go Speak with Hugo Eckener" on Naboo
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT STAR WARS GALAXIES™ on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (content now obsolete; backup link)
- ↑ Publish Archive 2005 on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (content now obsolete; backup link)
External links[]
- Rescue Karl Eckener on the SWG Wiki
