Learn about star wars characters, planets, ships, vehicles, droids, and more in the official star wars databank at. This list of characters from the star wars franchise contains only those which are. Here are the 50 best female characters in star wars page 19. Id think the title of this is pretty selfexplanatory. What if you wrote a book and your character continuously talks about a character from a show throughout the entire book. The realworld origins of the names and languages in star. Antares draco appeared in the dark horse comic book series star wars legacy.
Darth vaders name actually has its roots in dutch meaning dark father, while other names tapped strongly into mythology the. The essential guide to characters wookieepedia fandom. Star wars book names a character in honor of hero from unccharlotte shooting riley howell, who died saving his classmates from a gunman last april, was a star wars. This is an incomplete list of characters from the star wars expanded universe, now rebranded. Writers frequently ask whether they can mention brand name products and services in. Crucible is a star wars novel written by troy denning, released by del rey books. The list is divided between humans and humanoids and droids. Women of the galaxy explores 75 inspiring and villainous female star wars characters. Last year the internet buzzed about news of lgbt characters in star wars books, first moff delian mors in paul kemps lords of the sith, and later imperial deserter sinjir rath velus in chuck.
Lord cytharat is a gay sith introduced in star wars. Within a day each of those characters had a page on wookieepedia, he said. Your facebook name, profile photo and other personal information you make public on facebook e. But it was an excuse to buy some more star wars books, so. How star wars writers come up with character names syfy wire. Of all the female characters in star wars legends, mara jade, who was introduced in timothy zahns thrawn trilogy, is undoubtedly the most popular. From mara jade to vi moradi, some beloved heroes and villains began their stories on the page. George lucas named the characters in the original star wars trilogy by steering away from science fictional words and instead trying to create ones that sounded indigenous and had a sense of some kind of culture. Mara jade, vi moradi, doctor aphra, and thrawn are just some of the great star wars characters that started out in books and comics.
This is a list of the many reference books that have been published to accompany the films, television series, and the expanded universe of books, comics and video games. To prove it, weve made a list of the 50 best female characters from the movies, tv shows, comics, and books. This list of characters from the star wars franchise contains only those which are considered part of the official star wars canon. Star wars is an american epic spaceopera media franchise, centered on a film series created by george lucas. Books and comics in the expanded universe gave oola a real story, but the return. Some of these characters have additional and alternate plotlines in the noncanonical star wars legends continuity, the characters found in that body of works are compiled in the list of star wars. Top 100 star wars characters and honorable mentions in. This list of characters from the star wars franchise contains only those which are considered. This is a list of original novels, novel adaptations, original junior novels, junior novel adaptations, young readers, and short stories in the star wars franchise. Star wars book names a character in honor of hero from unccharlotte shooting riley howell, who died saving his classmates from a gunman last april, was a star wars fan. The first star wars novel was published in 1976 in the decades since, dozens of books set in the galaxy far, far away have been released, stories for all ages starring the likes of luke. All stories are presented here in inuniverse chronological order, as opposed to realworld release dates. This list does not include journals, graphic novels or comic books, which can be found in the list of star wars comic books.
Strong female characters in star wars books popsugar. Updated and expanded is a canon reference book written by. Of the robots we encounter in the star wars universe, hes probably the. Reading campbells book helped lucas build his characters and story on timetested archetypes and mythic structures. The realworld origins of the names and languages in star wars. The book provides biographical information on characters from throughout the star wars saga, drawn from sources both wellknown and obscure. Riley howell, who died saving his classmates from a gunman last april, was a star wars fan. Top 100 star wars characters and honorable mentions in alphabetical order i probably should have done something like this sooner, but ah well. Star wars book names a character in honor of hero from. After having this book for nearly a year, hes the one telling me names of characters. Abrams to the album hello nasty by the beastie boys, and the inscription on astys helmet, born to ill. The old republic in 20, and was the first character in the longrunning online game who could share a kiss with a player character of the. This includes all film novelizations, novels, comics, young readers, reference books, roleplaying sourcebooks, and more. Star wars book names a character in honor of hero from unc.
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