Sheckil[2] was a human male who served as a lieutenant in the Galactic Empire during the Galactic Civil War.[1] Sheckil accompanied Darth Vader on his mission to Cloud City on Bespin, and was an officer in the unit attempting to capture Han Solo, Princess Leia and Luke Skywalker.[2] He was also in charge of escorting Princess Leia Organa to Vader's ship.[1]
Behind the scenes[]
Sheckil first appeared in the 1980 film Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back. He was played by Jeremy Bulloch, who also played Boba Fett in the film.[1] The name "Sheckil" was first established in the Star Wars Legends Star Wars Customizable Card Game pack Cloud City Limited.[3] The name was canonized with its inclusion in the digital card game Star Wars: Force Collection.[2] According to a Star Wars CCG fan site, the character's name was a tuckerization of Decipher game designer Tom Lischke.[4]
Originally, Bullock wasn't intended to play Sheckil, but ended up filling the part when the actor who was originally slated to play Sheckil was unavailable the day of shooting.[5]
Appearances[]
- Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back (First appearance)
- The Empire Strikes Back: So You Want to Be a Jedi?
- The Empire Strikes Back: So You Want to Be a Jedi? audiobook
- Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back junior novelization
- Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back Screen Comix
- Star Wars Galaxy of Adventures — "Rendezvous at Bespin"
Sources[]
- Star Wars: Force Collection (First identified as Sheckil)
- Lando Calrissian in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia (Picture only)
- Star Wars Helmet Collection 43 (Databank A-Z: Leia Organa) (Picture only)
- "Red Five" — Star Wars Insider Special Edition 2018
- "The Battle of Hoth and the Second Death Star" — Star Wars Encyclopedia
- "He's Worth a Lot to Me: Jeremy Bulloch, Inside Boba Fett" — Star Wars Insider Special Edition 2021
- "Launchpad" — Star Wars Insider 201
- Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga – The Official Collector's Edition
- Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back: The 40th Anniversary Special Edition (as Scheckil)
- Star Wars Year By Year: A Visual History, New Edition
- Under The Helmet: The Legacy Of Boba Fett
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Star Wars: Force Collection (Card: Lieutenant Sheckil (★))
- ↑ Star Wars Customizable Card Game — Cloud City Limited (Card: Lieutenant Sheckil) (backup link)
- ↑ Anagramed Decipherians on Corellian Engineering Corporation (August 15, 2005) (archived from the original on April 6, 2016)
- ↑ "Head Hunter: An Interview with Jeremy Bulloch" — Star Wars Insider 30