Thaneespi was a Mon Calamari who served in the fleet of the Alliance to Restore the Republic.[1] In 4 ABY,[3] Thaneespi was first officer of the MC80A Home One Type Heavy Star Cruiser Home One[1] while present at a briefing shortly before the Battle of Endor. Prior to the meeting, where the Alliance's strategy at the Forest Moon of Endor was discussed, Thaneespi briefly spoke with Admiral Gial Ackbar.[2]
Home One then traveled to Endor,[2] where Thaneespi served as one of the commanders of the Alliance's Star Cruiser at the battle there.[1] The battle resulted in the destruction of the Galactic Empire's second Death Star and the death of Emperor Palpatine. Thaneespi had brown-mottled skin, yellow eyes, and wore a helmet along with a beige uniform.[2]
Behind the scenes[]
Thaneespi first appeared in the 1983 original trilogy film, Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi,[2] and was first identified in the new Star Wars canon in the twenty-fourth issue of De Agostini's Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon magazine series,[1] around June 17, 2015.[4] In the Star Wars Legends continuity, Thaneespi's name was first revealed in the Death Star II Limited expansion set for the Star Wars Customizable Card Game, released in 2000.[5]
The scenes on Home One were filmed throughout the week of Tuesday, February 16, 1982.[6] The helmet worn by Thaneespi was originally intended to be worn by Admiral Ackbar, but it was given to Thaneespi as Ackbar's articulated head would have made wearing the helmet complicated.[7] The team of Pete Ronzani was responsible for the helmet's design.[8]
Appearances[]
- Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi (First appearance)
Sources[]
- Star Wars Costumes: The Original Trilogy (Indirect mention only)
- Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 24 (Starship Fact File: Mon Calamari Star Cruiser) (First identified as Thaneespi)
- Admiral Ackbar in the Databank (backup link) (Picture only)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 24 (Starship Fact File: Mon Calamari Star Cruiser)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi
- ↑ Star Wars: Galactic Atlas dates the events of Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi, which include the appearance of Thaneespi, to 4 ABY.
- ↑ The second issue of the De Agostini weekly magazine Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon was set to be published on January 14, 2015, according to De Agostini Publishing: Build the Millennium Falcon Magazine & Model by Wyman, Chris on TheForce.net (January 8, 2015) (archived from the original on November 6, 2016). Therefore, Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 24 was published around June 17, 2015.
- ↑ Star Wars Customizable Card Game — Death Star II Limited (Card: First Officer Thaneespi) (backup link)
- ↑ Gerald Home as Tessek (Squid Head) and Mon Calamari Officer by G., Matt on Star Wars New Zealand (June 11, 2004) (archived from the original on March 1, 2021)
- ↑ Star Wars Costumes: The Original Trilogy
- ↑ Star Wars, Objets du mythe