- "The piscine Jedi with the upside-down features looked fearsome!"
- ―An artist, in his journal
Pablo-Jill was an Ongree[2] male Jedi Knight[3] that participated in the First Battle of Geonosis as a part of the Jedi assault team. Pablo-Jill fought alongside the Jedi to free Jedi Knights Obi-Wan Kenobi, and Anakin Skywalker, along with Senator Padmé Amidala from the Confederacy of Independent Systems.[2] Sometime during the Clone Wars, Pablo-Jill's lightsaber was stolen from floating debris by Separatist General Grievous following an intense duel over Duro in a satellite city that left Pablo-Jill injured.[6] Though encouraged by the Jedi Order to take a Padawan, Pablo-Jill never chose one.[3] Pablo-Jill wore Jedi robes and owned a blue-bladed lightsaber.[2]
Behind the scenes[]
Pablo-Jill is named after a VFX Supervisor and Producer team at Industrial Light & Magic that worked on the 2002 film Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones,[7] Pablo Helman and Jill Brooks.[8] Pablo-Jill was one of few completely computer-generated characters in the Prequel trilogy. He was one of only three CGI Jedi in Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones. Because of Pablo-Jill's awkward, bulky form and multi-jointed legs, it was decided that he would look best using computer animation.[9] There was originally some confusion between Pablo-Jill and the Ongree member of the Jedi Council seen in Revenge of the Sith, with early Set Diaries naming the other Ongree Pablo-Jill and later Sweitt Concorkill, though he was eventually named Coleman Kcaj. The character was originally meant to be Pablo-Jill, but because the Ongree in Episode III needed a more detailed CGI model, a new character was created.[10][11][12]
Another Ongree Jedi, Coleman Kcaj's corpse appears in "Part IV," the fourth episode of Obi-Wan Kenobi,[13] and his appearance was confirmed in the StarWars.com episode guide.[14] Concept art for Kcaj was done by Kouji Tajima, however the art was instead labeled as Pablo-Jill.[15] Lucasfilm Story Group member Pablo Hidalgo pointed out the Ongree in Obi-Wan Kenobi doesn't have spots, closer resembling Pablo-Jill,[16] but recommended that Wookieepedia give priority to StarWars.com than the concept art.[17]
Appearances[]
- Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones (First appearance)
- Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith (Cut)
Sources[]
- Star Wars: Force Collection
- Star Wars: Card Trader (Card: Pablo-Jill - Base Series 3) (First identified as Pablo-Jill)
- Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia
- Star Wars Super Graphic: A Visual Guide to a Galaxy Far, Far Away
- Star Wars Lightsabers: A Guide to Weapons of the Force
- Star Wars: Alien Archive
- Star Wars Jedi Pocket Expert
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Star Wars Jedi Pocket Expert
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Star Wars: Force Collection (Card: Pablo-Jill (★★★))
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Star Wars: Card Trader (Card: Pablo-Jill - Base Series 3)
- ↑ Star Wars: Alien Archive
- ↑ Star Wars Lightsabers: A Guide to Weapons of the Force
- ↑ Pablo Hidalgo (@pablohidalgo) on Twitter: "@EdinJusovic That is an Ongree named Pablo-Jill. His name (honestly) has nothing to do with me." (content obsolete and backup link not available)
- ↑ Pablo Hidalgo (@pabl0hidalgo) on Twitter: "No, he's named after Pablo Helman and Jill Brooks of ILM." (backup link)
- ↑ Pablo-Jill in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link)
- ↑ Mocking Heads on Hyperspace (content removed from StarWars.com and unavailable)
- ↑ Jedi Council Musical Chairs on Hyperspace (content removed from StarWars.com and unavailable)
- ↑ The Jedi Council Puzzle on Hyperspace (content removed from StarWars.com and unavailable)
- ↑ Obi-Wan Kenobi — "Part IV"
- ↑ Part IV Episode Guide | Obi-Wan Kenobi on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑ Pablo Jill - Obi Wan Kenobi on Kouji Tajima's profile on ArtStation (backup link)
- ↑ Pablo Hidalgo (@pabl0hidalgo) on Twitter: "Coleman has spots. Pablo-Jill doesn't. I assumed it was PJ based on that (I think the asset is just called triangle-head)." (backup link)
- ↑ Pablo Hidalgo (@pabl0hidalgo) on Twitter: "I'd recommend they follow starwars-com's lead rather than take my assumptions to heart." (backup link)