Tuckerism or tuckerization refers to basing a fictional entity name on a real-life person name, the person usually being a friend of the author or creator.

List of tuckerisms in Star WarsEdit

• 501st Legion (501st Legion)
• Acros-Krik (Kirk Watson)
• Adnama (Amanda Lucas)
• Ausar Auset (Dark Horse forum user)
• Lobar Aybock (Rocky Balboa)
• Beidlo, B'omarr monk (Mike Beidler)
• Beidlo, Rodian bounty hunter (Mike Beidler)
• Cerasi (Chris Cerasi)
• Myk Bidlor (Mike Beidler)
• Vob Bitas (Bob Vitas)
• Niebur Boton (Bonnie Burton)
• Sabla-Mandibu (TheForce.Net's Mandy Bulat)
• Waldan Bridger (Daniel Wallace)
• Jorj Car'das (George Lucas)
• Olana Chion (Dominique Chionchio)
• Jeremoch Colton (Jeremy Bulloch)
• Roron Corobb (Ron Cobb)
• Lott Dod (Senator Trent Lott and Senator Christopher Dodd)
• Cin Drallig (Nick Gillard)
• Ur-Sema Du (Jan Duursema)
• Neb Dulo (Joe Boulden, former Decipher employee)
• Egoreg (George Lucas)
• Eeusu Estornii (Sue Rostoni)
• Kalyn Farnmir (Mary Franklin)
• Dannl Faytonni (Anthony Daniels)
• Gen'Dai (Genndy Tartakovsky)
• Janu Godalhi (Juan Hidalgo)
• Palob Godalhi (Pablo Hidalgo)
• Grebleips (Steven Spielberg)
• Ottegru Grey (Roger Guyett)
• Imaharatronics (Grant Imahara)
• JMM series droid (James McFadden)
• Jomark (Mark Jones, a friend of Timothy Zahn)^[1]
• Zett Jukassa (Jett Lucas)
• Kai Justiss (Justin Chung)
• Coleman Kcaj (Jack Coleman)
• Ronhar Kim (Dark Horse forum user)
• Korolev (Sergei Korolev)
• Kassar Kosciusko (Tadeusz Kościuszko)
• Gilramos Libkath (Gillian Libbert and Kathryn Ramos)
• Drake Lo'gaan (Logan Fontana)
• Magellan (Ferdinand Magellan)
• Roth-Del Masona (Leonard Thomas)
• Lela Nalle Mayn (Amy Allen)
• Pharl McQuarrie (Ralph McQuarrie)
• Achk Med-Beq (Ahmed Best)
• Sena Leikvold Midanyl (Sena Leikvold)
• Dama Montalvo (Dark Horse forum user)
• Ru Murleen (Ru Murleen)
• Mya Nalle (Amy Allen)
• Yma Nalle (Amy Allen)
• Neelgaimon (Neil Gaiman)
• Zey Nep (Zeynup Selcuk)
• Nkllon (Klon Newell, a fan)^[1]
• Orrimaarko (Orrin Marko)
• Pablo-Jill (Pablo Helman)
• Mot Not Rab (Tom Barton)
• Shon Kon Ray (Sean Connery)
• Krono Relt (Nathan Butler)
• Esu Rotsino (Sue Rostoni)
• Elyhek Rue (Kyle Heuer, former Decipher employee)
• Egroeg Sacul (George Lucas)
• Jorg Sacul (George Lucas)
• L'lacielo Sageon (Daniel Wallace)
• Pello Scrambas (Ross Campbell, former Decipher employee)
• Roons Sewell (Orson Welles)
• Silya Shessaun (Lisa Shaunessy)
• Sluis Van (Don Vandersluis, a friend of Timothy Zahn)^[1]
• Stewjon (Jon Stewart)
• Tap-Nar-Pal (Dark Horse forum user)
• Tarkov (Genndy Tartakovsky)
• Nicanas Tassu (Nic Anastassiou)
• T'Bolton (Dark Horse forum user)
• Vhonte Tervho & Terran Lyn (Terri Fontana-Hodges)
• Dupas Thomree (Tom Dupree)
• Tito (Josip Broz Tito)
• Traavis (Karen Traviss)
• Dunc T'racen (Tracy Duncan)
• Romeo Treblanc (Robert Coleman)
• Coleman Trebor (Robert Coleman)
• Epoh Trebor (Bob Hope)
• Gray Tucker (Gary Tucker)
• Shawn Valdez (Shawn Valdez)
• Cebann Veekan (Kevin Bacon)
• Wapoe (Wayne Poe)
• Wicket Wystri Warrick (Warwick Davis)
• Xerxes (Xerxes)
• Ram Zerimar (Ray Ramirez)

George Lucas also appears in the background of X-wing Rogue Squadron: The Phantom Affair (seen in this image), and Randy Stradley appears in the background of several Star Wars Tales comics.

Anagrams and reversals of actual words are common easter eggs in the X-wing computer game series.

Notes and referencesEdit

External linksEdit

• Tuckerization on Wikipedia