Star Wars Rebels [SEP] production company
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List of Star Wars air, aquatic, and ground vehicles


"", skyhoppers are used by Rebel pilots to train in Tatooine's Beggar's canyon. A T-47 airspeeder, better known as "snowspeeder", is a Rebel Alliance vehicle featured in "The Empire Strikes Back" (1980) and several books, comics, and video games in the "Star Wars" Expanded Universe and also in . Snowspeeder models and replicas have been merchandised by several companies. During production of "The Empire Strikes Back", designer Joe Johnston conceived a ship that combined the body of an X
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Wednesday Theatre


production, by Ron Callanderbr 35. "Almost a Honeymoon" (aired 31 Aug. 1966). Previously aired in the UKbr 36. "The Stag "(aired 7 Sep. 1966) Previously aired in the UKbr 37. "The Interior Decorator" (aired 14 Sep. 1966) Previously aired in the UKbr 38. "A Crack in the Ice" (aired 21 Sep. 1966). By Ronald Eyrebr 39. "Hamlet" (aired 28 Sep. 1966) British production, starring Laurence Olivier.br 40. "Flight into
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Rebel (1985 film)


Rebel is a 1985 Australian musical drama directed by Michael Jenkins and starring Matt Dillon, Debra Byrne, and Bryan Brown. It is set in World War Two. The movie was based on the play "No Names, No Packdrill", by Bob Herbert, uncle of Louis Nowra. The play had its premiere in 1979 at the University of New England. The play was performed by the Sydney Theatre Company in 1980 starring Mel Gibson and Noni Hazlehurst, directed by George Ogilvie. The production was so popular the season was
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Star Wars Resistance


developed , created, developed, and executive produced "Star Wars Rebels", and in 2017 became the head of Lucasfilm Animation. Filoni said the show was influenced by anime and by his grandfather's experiences in World War II. By August 1, 2018, Polygon Pictures was selected as the animation production company. On August 12, 2018, Filoni stated that he will not work as directly on "Resistance" in a day-to-day capacity as he has on previous projects due to his work on the "
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Neil Hillman


shows and features, including Star Wars Rebels for Disney in the US, and Doctor Who, The Only Way Is Essex, Death Comes to Pemberley, Doc Martin and Peaky Blinders in the UK. Through the Audio Suite's Sound Design practice, he is also regularly engaged by marketing agencies and commercial production companies to help with the promotion of national and international brands. As well as his operational work of sound designing, editing and mixing, Hillman consults to Production Companies and Broadcasters on strategic planning for projects with complex workflow and
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Star Wars: Assault on Hoth


his likelihood of destroying the generator if he also destroys the Power Grid. The Rebel player wins once the fifth “Transport Away!” card is drawn or if he destroys all Imperial units on the map. Released in 1988, "Star Wars: Assault on Hoth" was one of the first products published by West End Games when it first acquired the "Star Wars" license. (Other products included "" and its supplement books, the "Star Wars Miniatures Game", and additional board games such "Star
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Mark Goodson


show for famed insult comic Don Rickles – and what was possibly the company's biggest failure, a sitcom titled "One Happy Family". Goodson-Todman Productions were also involved with three westerns: "Jefferson Drum" (1958–1959), starring Jeff Richards as a newspaper editor in the Old West; "The Rebel" (1959–1961), starring Nick Adams as an ex-Confederate soldier who traveled to the West after the American Civil War (Johnny Cash sang the theme); and "Branded", starring Chuck
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Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars


' father is). Fortunately, Isabella returns in the nick of time and saves the group, while the Fireside Girls rescue all of the civilian personnel from the Death Star. Darthenshmirtz escapes Perry's ship on a small escape pod, while Perry makes his way to Yavin to join the celebration attending the Death Star's destruction. The rebels then enjoy a dance party during which Isabella kisses Phineas. After production on "" was complete, the Walt Disney Company purchased Lucasfilm Ltd. for US$4.05 billion. After co-creator
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List of Star Wars cast members


the same year, three other series entitled "Star Wars Rebels", "Star Wars Forces of Destiny" and "Star Wars Resistance" premiered soon after. With the 2012 acquisition of Lucasfilm by The Walt Disney Company, the "Star Wars Holiday Special" and "Ewok" prequel films: "Caravan of Courage" and "The Battle for Endor", as well as most comics and books produced since the originating 1977 film "Star Wars", were re-branded as "Star Wars Legends" and declared
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Star Wars: Resistance Reborn


part of the publishing program. With the 2012 acquisition of Lucasfilm by The Walt Disney Company, most of the licensed "Star Wars" novels and comics produced since the originating 1977 film "Star Wars" were rebranded as "Star Wars Legends" and declared non-canon to the franchise in April 2014. A new series of novels, aligned with the continuity of the films and the canon TV series "" and "Star Wars Rebels", began publication in September 2014. A publishing initiative called was announced in 2015
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2018 Nigeria Federation Cup


Katsina United Plateau United 1-1 Enyimba Round 1 [Sep 28] (moved from Sep 24) Plateau United 0-1 Katsina United J. Atete 0-5 Enyimba Final Table: Round 1 [Sep 24] Enugu Rangers 2-1 El-Kanemi Warriors Sunshine Stars 1-1 Supreme Court Round 2 [Sep 26] Sunshine Stars 1-1 El-Kanemi Warriors Supreme Court n/p Enugu Rangers Round 3 [Sep 28] Enugu Rangers 0-0 Sunshine Stars El-Kaneni Warriors 1-0
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Grand Admiral Thrawn


and was later introduced to "", a turn-based role-playing game, that summer, as both a special event boss and playable character. With the sequel film "" in production, in April 2014 most of the licensed "Star Wars" novels and comics produced since the 1977 film "Star Wars" were declared non-canon to the franchise. However, "Star Wars Rebels" executive producer Dave Filoni announced at the London "Star Wars" Celebration in July 2016 that Thrawn would be reintroduced into
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Star Wars: Empire at War


Rebel Alliance or The Empire. A weaker, neutral faction of Pirates exists, but makes no attempt to battle the Rebels or Empire unless attacked. Each faction has at least one of three broad objectives for Galactic Conquest, which vary depending on which scenario is being played: kill the enemy leader (Mon Mothma or Emperor Palpatine), protect or destroy the Death Star, or completely remove the other faction from the campaign map. Grand strategy, production, and resource management are facilitated through a three-dimensional galactic map.
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Rebel Scum (film)


] Best Star Wars tribute ever...," and praised the filmmakers' efforts and production quality. Julien Cadot of called it (translated into English), "9 minutes you will not regret!," and praised the story. Jeremy Fuster of TheWrap ranked the film number two on his top eleven best "Star Wars" fan films list. Chloe Cole of Dorkly described the film as something that could have been in the Original Trilogy of "Star Wars". Steve Fitch of Star Wars Reporter called the film,
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John Browning


Church) in Georgia beginning on March 28, 1887. He married Rachel Theresa Child (14 Sep 1860 – 30 Sep 1934) on April 10, 1879 at Ogden, Weber County, Utah Territory, and the couple had 10 children, two of whom died in infancy. Production examples of the Model 1885 Single Shot Rifle caught the attention of the Winchester Repeating Arms Company, who dispatched a representative to evaluate the competition. Winchester bought the design for $8,000 and moved production to their Connecticut factory. From 1883, Browning
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Special Support and Reconnaissance Company


, the accepted soldiers have one year probation, before they get their beret with the SSR insignia, and can be considered full members The unit ancestor: the Homeguard Special Intelligence Patrols (SEP) was founded in 1959 during the Cold War. SEP was disbanded in 1994 and Patrol Coy Land Command Zealand was established from the SEP unit in 1995. The unit was first assigned as a Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol Coy to the Land Command Zealand (Corps-level) and later on the Danish Army Operational Command as Patrol Coy AOC
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Star Wars: Ahsoka


After freeing Kaeden, Ahsoka organizes an evacuation of Raada's population with Senator Organa's help. Senator Organa's rebel fleet manages to evacuate the Raada farms following a skirmish with Imperial forces. Following the events on Raada, Ahsoka decides to join Senator Organa's rebellion while the Larte sisters and the other refugees settle down on Alderaan. Meanwhile, the Empire dispatches the Grand Inquisitor, a perennial antagonist from "Star Wars Rebels", to hunt down Ahsoka. With the 2012 acquisition of Lucasfilm by The Walt Disney Company, most
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Mayo Methot


nine, and her frequent appearances in local theater productions earned Methot the nickname "The Portland Rosebud." In January 1916, she starred as the lead in a Baker Stock Company production of "The Littlest Rebel". After Methot graduated from Miss Catlin's School in 1919, she pursued a full-time career with the Baker Stock Company, appearing in an August 1919 production of "Come Out of the Kitchen" opposite Verna Felton. This was followed by lead roles in the company's "Dawn o' the Mountains
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Lucasfilm


games, animation, visual effects, and audio post-production. Disney also acquired Lucasfilm's portfolio of entertainment technologies. The intent was for Lucasfilm employees to remain in their current locations. "Star Wars" merchandising would begin under Disney in the fiscal year 2014. Starting with "Star Wars Rebels", certain products will be co-branded with the Disney name, akin to what Disney has done with Pixar. On December 4, 2012, the Disney-Lucasfilm merger was approved by the Federal Trade Commission, allowing
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens


for "Star Wars Rebels", and akin to the "Disney·Pixar" co-branding of Pixar-produced films released by Walt Disney Pictures. Ultimately, Disney's logo was largely absent from the film's marketing—but nonetheless, appeared on merchandise and the startup sequences of "Star Wars" smartphone games—and the film is presented with only Lucasfilm's production logo shown silently before the main titles; Disney chairman Bob Iger explained the change by saying it was "for the fans". Disney backed "The Force
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Anthony Daniels


Star Wars"-licensed products such as Kenner toys and a breakfast cereal based on the character. Daniels voiced C-3PO in the "Star Wars" radio serial based on the original trilogy. He is the only cast member of the original "Star Wars" trilogy to voice his character in all three parts of NPR's dramatisations of the trilogy. He voiced C-3PO for five animated series: "", "", "", "Rebels", and "Forces of Destiny". Other C-3PO voicework by Daniels includes: the Christmas
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The Rebel (TV series)


The Rebel is a 76-episode American western television series starring Nick Adams that ran on the ABC network from 1959 to 1961. "The Rebel" was one of the few Goodson-Todman Productions outside of their game show ventures. Beginning in December 2011, "The Rebel" reruns began to air Saturday mornings on Me-TV. The series portrays the adventures of young Confederate army veteran Johnny Yuma, an aspiring writer, played by Nick Adams. Haunted by his memories of the American Civil War, Yuma, in search of
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Grand Admiral Thrawn


IGN ranked him as the tenth best overall "Star Wars" character, noting his influence in the expanded universe, and UGO listed him as the third greatest expanded universe character the same year. "Empire" listed Thrawn fifth in their list of the 25 best of the more obscure "Star Wars" characters in 2015. In November 2016, Lars Mikkelsen was nominated for a 2017 Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement, Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production for his portrayal of Thrawn on "Star Wars Rebels". An Admiral
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Star Wars: Rebellion (board game)


Star Wars: Rebellion is an asymmetrical strategy board game created by Corey Konieczka and published by Fantasy Flight Games in 2016 inspired by the Star Wars Original trilogy. Players control either the Galactic Empire, who seek to find the Rebel Alliance base and destroy it, or the Rebel Alliance, who seek to avoid detection by the Galactic Empire while attempting sabotage against the Galactic Empire. Star Wars: Rebellion lets players reenact the epic struggle between the Rebel Alliance and the Galactic Empire. Players take control of iconic characters from the Star Wars
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Rogue One


The Clone Wars (2008 TV series)|The Clone Wars]]", as well as featuring [[cameo appearance]]s of the "[[Ghost (Star Wars)|Ghost]]" and [[List of Star Wars Rebels characters#Chopper|Chopper]] from the animated series "[[Star Wars Rebels]]", and mentioning [[Hera Syndulla]] from that series. Characters from the film also appeared in the second half of "Rebels", starting with Saw in the hour-long Season 3 episode "[[Ghosts
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Pablo Hidalgo


the group of friends he was playing it with. He later used both content from the RPG and ideas he developed for his gaming sessions within official "Star Wars" media, such as the tracking device used by the Inquisitor and the name of a ship in "Star Wars Rebels". He submitted content for West End Games' "Star Wars Adventure Journal" in 1993. Although rejected because he was not a published author at the time, his correspondence with the company resulted in him being hired as a cartoonist for
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Star Wars Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike


Star Wars Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike is an action video game developed by Factor 5 and published by LucasArts for the Nintendo GameCube. The game is set during the original "Star Wars" trilogy and recreates battles that take place during those films. The game follows the Rogue Squadron, which, under the command of Luke Skywalker and Wedge Antilles, uses starfighters to engage and defeat the Galactic Empire. "Rebel Strike" was developed as a sequel to "" and "". "Rebel Strike" added the ability
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Star Wars: Ahsoka


Star Wars: Ahsoka is a "Star Wars" young adult novel by E. K. Johnston, published in October 2016. Set between the events of the 3D CGI animated television series "" (2008–present) and "Star Wars Rebels" (2014–2018), it is centered on the character Ahsoka Tano, the former apprentice of Anakin Skywalker. "Ahsoka" explores what happens to the titular character between her departure from "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" and her reappearance in "Star Wars Rebels". A year after
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Dee Bradley Baker


characters Captain Rex and Commander Cody, but also all the supporting Clone Troopers, the last of which he received an Annie Award nomination for Voice Acting in a Television Production in 2012. He reprised the role of Captain Rex in "Star Wars Rebels", beginning with its second season. He also provided the voice of Boba Fett for "Star Tours – The Adventures Continue". In the 2011 "Family Guy" episode "It's a Trap!", a parody of the "Star Wars" film "Return
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Mon Calamari cruiser


Mon Calamari Star Cruisers are starships in the fictional "Star Wars" universe. These starships were first depicted in "Return of the Jedi" as the main capital ships of the Rebel Alliance fleet during the attack on the Second Death Star. Industrial Light and Magic designed the vessels to visually contrast the Galactic Empire's Imperial Star Destroyers. Various Mon Calamari cruisers also appear in literature and video games of the "Star Wars" expanded universe. Replicas, toys and other depictions of the ships have been released by several merchandise companies
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Star Wars: A New Dawn


Star Wars: A New Dawn is a "Star Wars" novel by John Jackson Miller, published in September 2014. A prequel to the animated television series "Star Wars Rebels", it introduces the characters Kanan Jarrus and Hera Syndulla. "A New Dawn" was the first novel published in the franchise after Lucasfilm redefined "Star Wars" continuity in April 2014. Set eight years after the events of the 2005 film "" and seven years before "Star Wars Rebels", "A New Dawn" introduces the
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List of Star Wars Rebels characters


in a failed attempt to prevent the Rebels' escape, killing Kanan in the process. Though Pryce attempted to cover up the incident with a celebratory parade, Thrawn learned of the fuel depot's destruction and expressed his anger that she foolishly halted the TIE Defender production project. In "A Fool's Hope", she and Rukh launch an attack on the Rebel Base after their location is given away, little realizing that it's a trap, which leads to her capture. In the series finale "Family Reunion and Farewell
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Lucasfilm Animation


Lucasfilm Animation Ltd. LLC is the animation division of Lucasfilm, established in 2003. Its first major production was the feature film "" and its . In September 2016, Dave Filoni, known for his contributions to "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" and "Star Wars Rebels", accepted a promotion to oversee the development of all future Lucasfilm Animation projects. Founded in 2003 in Singapore as a means to tap into the talent pool, Lucasfilm Animation Singapore (LAS) opened in October 2005. LAS works closely with Lucasfilm
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The Star Wars Corporation


The Star Wars Corporation, Inc. (SWC) was a company founded by George Lucas in 1973. It was a subsidiary of his Lucasfilm production company, set up to control various legal and financial aspects of his 1977 movie "Star Wars", including copyright, and sequel and merchandising rights. It also produced the 1978 "Star Wars Holiday Special" for CBS. By 1980, the company had been discontinued and its business was absorbed into the various divisions of its parent company Lucasfilm Ltd. The corporation's name may still be
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Star Wars: Rebel Assault


Star Wars: Rebel Assault is a rail shooter video game developed and published by LucasArts for DOS, Apple Macintosh, Sega CD and 3DO Interactive Multiplayer systems, set in the Star Wars universe. Released in 1993, it is the first CD-ROM-only game to be published by LucasArts. The game's story focuses on a young pilot called Rookie One as He or She is trained by, and subsequently fights for, the Rebel Alliance in the Galactic Civil War. The game features digitized footage and music from the
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Lego Star Wars: Droid Tales


Lego Star Wars: Droid Tales is a five-part Lego "Star Wars" television mini-series that premiered on Disney XD on July 6, 2015. It is an animated comedy adventure series depicting the stories and characters from the "Star Wars" saga. In the aftermath of "Return of the Jedi", the rebels celebrate their victory against the Galactic Empire by having C-3PO and R2-D2 share their previous encounters throughout the Clone Wars, their affiliation with the "Ghost" crew from "Star Wars Rebels",
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Disarmed Enemy Forces


, along with the British designation of Surrendered Enemy Personnel (SEP), was to prevent categorization of the prisoners as Prisoners of War (POW) under the 1929 Geneva Convention. German agriculture had suffered extreme productivity decreases in 1944 and 1945, as Germany had mobilized for total war, and food for the troops and war workers was a part of that war. A shortage of synthetic fertilizers had developed after nitrogen and phosphate stocks were channeled into ammunition production, and much of the potato crop was requisitioned to produce fuel for the
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Revak the Rebel


" or "The Barbarians". "Revak the Rebel" was filmed on location in Italy and it cost NBC $750,000, making it the most expensive pilot ever produced (at the time). The film has been released on DVD as "Revak the Rebel" by Sinister Cinema, a company specializing on B movies, Z movies, peplums and similar productions. Revak is an Iberian prince from Penda, a small island by the Iberian Peninsula, at the time of the Second Punic War. The Carthaginian fleet pillages
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Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (project)


the "Star Wars Rebels" animated series, considered bringing Marek back into the new canon and having him appear in that series, but ultimately decided against it because he could not find a way to do so without compromising either the new canon's quality or the character's unique distinctions. Witwer remained involved with the "Star Wars" franchise, voicing Darth Maul in the animated series "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" and "Star Wars Rebels" and the film "". He also has voiced Palpatine and other
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Ceramic membrane


. French manufacturers of ceramic membranes include Orelis Environnement (Alsys group), Pall Exekia and Tami Industries. Other companies outside France include Philips Ceramics Uden, Atech, Inopor, Jiangsu Jiuwu, MetaWater, Likuid Nanotek, Liqtech, and Mantec Technical Ceramics Ltd (http://www.mantectechnicalceramics.com/products-services/porous-ceramics/filtration/star-sep-membranes/elements) While most of the ceramic membrane manufacturers produce the membranes of carriers and membrane layers of alumina oxide, titanium oxide and zirconia oxide only a few manufacturers work with silicon carbide. Silicon carbide requires higher sintering temperatures (2000 °C) compared to oxide based membranes
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Star Wars Rebels


"Star Wars Rebels" was released by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment on DVD and Blu-ray on August 30, 2016, in North America. The Complete Season Three of "Star Wars Rebels" was released on DVD and Blu-Ray on August 29, 2017. The Complete Season Four is announced to be released on DVD and Blu-ray on November 15, 2018, in Germany, and July 31, 2018, in the United States. In the United States, the one-hour special garnered 2.74
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Changes in Star Wars re-releases


"a cold-blooded killer". This decision sparked objections that it changed Han's moral ambiguity, fundamentally altered his established character, and diminished his transition from antihero to hero; it became one of the most controversial changes to the films. During the production of "Star Wars", scenes were filmed featuring Biggs Darklighter and his friendship with Luke Skywalker set on Tatooine and at the rebel base on Yavin 4 shortly before the attack on the Death Star. The scenes were cut because they were felt to disrupt the pacing
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Star Wars Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike


upcoming Battle of Endor. Nevertheless, Han Solo, having been rescued from Jabba the Hutt, disables the shield protecting the second Death Star over Endor while killing Sarkli, allowing the Rebels to achieve victory. The production team felt the need to expand upon the game's predecessor by adding enhanced atmospheric effects, more impressive explosions and the capability of having many more enemies on-screen at once than "Rogue Leader" could handle, among other improvements. The game ran into some troubled development. Because of the decision by Director
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Star Wars comics


"The Thrawn Trilogy". Following the acquisition of Lucasfilm by The Walt Disney Company in 2012, it was announced in January 2014 that the "Star Wars" comics license would return to Marvel Comics in 2015. Disney had purchased Marvel's parent company, Marvel Entertainment, in 2009. Meanwhile, with the sequel film "" in production, most of the licensed "Star Wars" novels and comics produced since the originating 1977 film "Star Wars" were rebranded as "Star Wars Legends" and declared non-canon
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Star Wars Rebels


in the 2016 film "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story". Hera's surname is also called on a loudspeaker at the Rebel base on Yavin IV, where Chopper can briefly be seen. In addition, the "Ghost" takes part in the climactic battle over Scarif during the eponymous squad's attempt to steal the Death Star plans, providing assistance in defending the Rebel fleet under attack by the Imperial Navy, while other Rebels attempt to disable the shield gate over the planet. On September 2, 2014, Del
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A-wing


A-wing interceptors are fictional starfighters in the "Star Wars" franchise. Designed and manufactured by the Kuat Systems Engineering, they are depicted as fast but fragile interceptors of the Rebel Alliance, conceived for high-speed surgical strikes, deep reconnaissance and escort fighter duty. They first appear in "Return of the Jedi" (1983) and later in numerous "Star Wars" materials and productions. It gained popularity through its depiction in several video games, and since 1985 the A-wing has been merchandised by several
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Star Wars: Battlefront II (2005 video game)


transports carrying what's left of the Rebel Alliance, once again with the significant help of Darth Vader. The Empire is victorious and the Rebels are finally defeated, but, although the clone narrator proudly proclaims that the Rebellion is finished, the game follows the plot of "The Empire Strikes Back" and the "Millennium Falcon" escapes Hoth, meaning that there is still hope for the Rebel Alliance. "Star Wars: Battlefront II" was announced on April 21, 2005, during Star Wars Celebration III held in Indianapolis
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Solo: A Star Wars Story


part of the cast by the end of July 2017. Peter Serafinowicz was set to reprise his voice role as Darth Maul and had recorded dialogue during production at Pinewood Studios. He was later informed by Lucasfilm after the film's premiere that he had been replaced by Sam Witwer in order to maintain continuity with "The Clone Wars" and "Rebels" animated TV series, in which Witwer voiced the character. Filming began on January 30, 2017, at Pinewood Studios, under the working title "Star Wars: Red Cup
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Y-wing


The "Y-wing" assault starfighter/light bomber is a fictional starfighter in the "Star Wars" franchise. They are depicted as the primary fighter-bombers of the Galactic Republic, Rebel Alliance and New Republic; being ideally suited for ground attack missions and close air support. They appear in "", "Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back", "Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi", "Rogue One", , "Star Wars Rebels" TV series and the
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Star Destroyer


that would become "Star Wars", the term "Stardestroyer" refers to two-man fighters flown by what would become the Galactic Empire. The film's second draft features four Star Destroyers chasing a single Rebel ship, but the tremendous costs incurred by Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) when production began helped lead Lucas to use a single "terrifyingly large" Star Destroyer instead of four. ILM built a shooting model that was about half the size of the model for the "Tantive IV" the Star Destroyer was
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens


Star Wars: The Force Awakens (also known as Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens) is a 2015 American epic space-opera film produced, co-written and directed by J. J. Abrams. It is the first installment of the "Star Wars" sequel trilogy, following "Return of the Jedi" (1983). It was produced by Lucasfilm Ltd., Abrams's production company Bad Robot Productions and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. The film stars Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher
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List of Star Wars Rebels characters


"Star Wars Rebels" is an American 3D CGI animated television series produced by Lucasfilm Animation. Set fourteen years after the events of "" and five years before "Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope", the series follows a motley group of rebels conducting covert operations to thwart the sinister Galactic Empire. Ezra Bridger (voiced by Taylor Gray), call sign Spectre 6, is a 15-year-old human street urchin and con-artist with Force abilities, whose parents were imprisoned by Imperial forces. The
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Star Motor Company


1922. Like many companies during the First World War Star came under control of the government, devoting their output to the war effort. Commercial vehicles were made for the British, French and Russian armies but Star's main contribution was the production of aircraft wings and parts for mines. In 1918 the company accepted an order to produce 400 V8 Renault engines but had only built 12 by the time the war ended and military contracts were cancelled. Following the war, prices in the car market fluctuated greatly. Post-war inflation
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Michael Leavitt (artist)


, Michael Jackson and Steve Jobs into consumer products based on the popular franchise, Leavitt hopes to explore such themes as idol worship, our coveting of mass-produced collectibles and our societies need for heroes, rebels, villains and tyrants." (Trendhunter) According to the Houston Chronicle, Leavitt went "viral with his spaced-out rendition of public figures as Star Wars characters" "'Empire Peaks' is a phenomenal, Star Wars meets pop culture, collection of hand-carved action figures." (Church Mag
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Wedge Antilles


", in which he recruits Thane Kyrell, one of the novel's protagonists, into the Rebel Alliance. In April 2014, most of the licensed "Star Wars" novels and comics produced since the originating 1977 film "Star Wars" were rebranded by Lucasfilm as "Star Wars Legends" and declared non-canon to the franchise. "Star Wars Legends" literature explains that Wedge's parents were killed when their starship-refueling depot exploded. He piloted a freighter before joining the Rebel Alliance as a starfighter pilot.
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Rentrak


and the HDNet networks, purchased 120,000 more Rentrak shares on Aug 22, 2011 and holds an 8.7 percent ownership stake in the company as of Sep 22, 2011. He has been accumulating Rentrak stock since 2004. Total company revenue increased 32 percent to $28.5 million for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2015, up from $21.6 million for the same period last year. The company's TV Everywhere product line grew 64%, its Movies Everywhere product line improved 10% on a constant currency basis, and its OnDemand Everywhere
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Bad Robot Productions


Bad Robot is an American film and television production company led by J. J. Abrams. Under its Bad Robot Productions division, the company is responsible for the television series "Alias", "Lost", "Fringe", "Person of Interest", "Revolution" and "Westworld" alongside the feature-length films "Cloverfield", "Star Trek", "Super 8", "Star Trek Into Darkness", "", "", "Star Wars Episodes " and "", "10
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Galactic Empire (Star Wars)


. A year after the Battle of Endor, the Rebellion defeats the Empire during the Battle of Jakku and formally establish the New Republic. The remnants of the Empire reforms as the First Order, led by Supreme Leader Snoke and former Imperial officers. They become a major faction in the galaxy in "" and face a reformed Rebel Alliance called the Resistance. With the 2012 acquisition of Lucasfilm by The Walt Disney Company, most of the licensed "Star Wars" novels and comics produced since the original 1977 film, known as
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Criticism of The Walt Disney Company


in flux with possible spin-offs in talks as well as the planned new trilogy. The decisions regarding the other sectors like games, books and animated media can be interpreted as anti-consumer. With the elimination of the LucasArts developing arm, EA Games is being entrusted to make "Star Wars" video games in the future. The well-regarded animated TV series "" was cancelled a few seasons from the end of its run, in order to shift the series' team to "Star Wars Rebels",
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Rebel Legion


The Rebel Legion is an international fan-based volunteer organization dedicated to the construction and wearing of screen-accurate "Star Wars" Rebel Alliance costumes. Founded in 2000, the group was formed in response to the decision of sister organization the 501st Legion to remain dedicated to Galactic Empire costumes. The Rebel Legion makes appearances at private and public events, including charitable events and official "Star Wars" promotional events. The organization does not charge a fee for appearances, instead encouraging a donation to a charity. It is divided
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Star Wars Rebels


Star Wars Rebels is an American 3D CGI animated television series produced by Lucasfilm Animation and set in the "Star Wars" galaxy five years before "A New Hope". It takes place during an era when the Galactic Empire are hunting down the last of the Jedi while a fledgling rebellion against the Empire is taking form. The visual style of the series is inspired by the original "Star Wars" trilogy concept art by Ralph McQuarrie. The series features new characters, along with some from the original trilogy and from the
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Star Wars: The Last Jedi


, Griffin, Nathan, and Chelsea, cameo as Resistance soldiers. Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry filmed cameo appearances as stormtroopers. Tom Hardy also filmed an appearance as a stormtrooper, but his cameo was dropped from the final cut. Hugh Skinner cameos as a Resistance Officer. In October 2012, "Star Wars" creator George Lucas sold his production company Lucasfilm, and with it the "Star Wars" franchise, to The Walt Disney Company. Disney announced a new trilogy of "Star Wars" films
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Saw Gerrera


Saw Gerrera is a fictional character in the "Star Wars" franchise. Saw was originally introduced in the animated series "", where he was voiced by Andrew Kishino. He was subsequently played by Forest Whitaker in the film "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" as well as voiced by him in the animated series "Star Wars Rebels". In "The Clone Wars", he is the brother of the leader of the Onderon rebels, Steela Gererra, with whom he helps free Onderon from the Confederacy of
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Star Wars


; all series released afterwards would also be canon. In 2014, Disney XD began airing "Star Wars Rebels", the first CGI-animated series produced in the new era. Set between "Revenge of the Sith" and "A New Hope", it follows a band of rebels as they fight the Galactic Empire and helped close some of the arcs in "The Clone Wars". The animated micro-series "Star Wars Forces of Destiny" debuted in 2017, focusing on the female characters of the franchise
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Star Wars Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike


a bonus disc featuring several game demos, trailers, a playable version of the original "Star Wars" arcade game (which can also be unlocked in the main game) and a "Rebel Strike" art gallery. "Rebel Strike" was met with positive reception, as GameRankings gave it a score of 76.61%, while Metacritic gave it 75 out of 100. Critics praised the intense gameplay and the ability to have more enemies on screen than on "Rogue Leader". However, "Rebel Strike" was criticized
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Army-Navy "E" Award


small percentage of all war production companies earning an Army-Navy "E" Award, only a small number of these earned stars, with a very small number of plants earning six stars by the end of the war. Usually an Army officer and a Navy officer would be present at a ceremony, where the company would assemble all the employees involved in production. After the award of the pennant to the plant (to be flown), the employees present would receive individual pins. A total of 4,283 companies received the
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List of Star Wars Rebels characters


of the Rebels. Minister Maketh Tua (voiced by Kath Soucie) is a Lothal native and a minister for the Galactic Empire, and a graduate of the Imperial Academy. With Planetary Governor Pryce frequently absent conducting business on Coruscant itself, Minister Tua is in charge of the Imperial bureaucracy which runs the day-to-day government on Lothal. Her major tasks include the ongoing efforts to centralize commerce and production on the planet under Imperial control, and promoting development of the planet's new TIE fighter factory, to meet the
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Star Wars Miniatures


rarity. In the Universe set, special Huge miniatures were introduced, with a "footprint" nine times that of a typical figure. Each booster pack came with 1 rare, 1 huge figure (of random rarity), 2 uncommons, and 3 commons. This was the first set in which it was possible to get 2 rares in the same pack. Other products include starter boxes which are prepackaged to include certain figures. The "Rebel Storm Starter Game" comes with Luke Skywalker, Rebel and Darth Vader, Dark
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Wedge Antilles


Wedge Antilles is a fictional character in the "Star Wars" franchise. He is a supporting character portrayed by Denis Lawson in the original "Star Wars" trilogy. Before defecting to the Rebel Alliance, Antilles was an Imperial cadet (callsign: TIE SS25) of the Skystrike Academy. Antilles founded Rogue Squadron with his friend Luke Skywalker. Wedge is notable for being the only Rebel pilot to have survived both attack runs on the Death Stars at the battles of Yavin and Endor. He also appears in the "Star Wars
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USS Ancon (AGC-4)


Campaign of 1944-45. World War II Victory Medal, 7 Dec 41 – 31 Dec 46 Navy Occupation Service Medal with Pacific Clasp, 2 Sep 45 – 20 Sep 45 or from 2 Oct 45 – 30 Nov 45, Tokyo, and later Yokohama, Occupation of Japan. "Ancon" was decommissioned on 25 February 1946 and struck from the Navy List on 17 April 1946. The ship was returned to the Panama Canal Company 25 February 1946 with commercial service discontinued 20 April 1961. On 29 June 1962 title was
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Star Wars: Assault on Hoth


Star Wars: Assault on Hoth is a two-player strategic board game produced by West End Games and designed by Paul Murphy that recreates the Battle of Hoth as depicted in "". Each player takes the side of the Rebel Alliance or the Galactic Empire on a hex map that depicts the snowy terrain of Hoth as Imperial forces attempt to destroy the Echo Base shield generator before five Rebel transports escape. Cardboard counters represent the various Rebel and Imperial soldiers and vehicles that participated in the Battle of Hoth, including Rebel light and
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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker


Wars" creator George Lucas sold his production company Lucasfilm, and with it the "Star Wars" franchise, to The Walt Disney Company. Disney subsequently announced the "Star Wars" sequel trilogy. In June 2014, it was announced that Rian Johnson, writer and director of "The Last Jedi", would write a story treatment for "Episode IX". In August 2015, Colin Trevorrow was announced as the director of the film; he was to write the script with frequent collaborator Derek Connolly. In April 2017
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Kanan Jarrus


from "Lord of the Rings" Kanan is voiced by actor Freddie Prinze Jr. in "Star Wars Rebels", and by Michael Benyaer in the micro-series "". Kanan Jarrus (voiced by Freddie Prinze Jr.) first appeared in a short film, "The Machine in the Ghost", and then in "Spark of Rebellion", the two-part pilot episode of "Star Wars Rebels". Kanan leads the crew of the "Ghost", a rebel starship. Although he never finished his own
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SS Karaganda


According to the information received here, the ship is resting easily and is in no immediate danger. Captain Oakley J. Hall of the "Star and Crescent Boat Company" sent a company's tug, "Palomar", to the aid of the "Circinus" and at the same time requested the navy department to dispatch the naval tug "Koka" to the scene". "ROCK PREVENTS SHIP'S SINKING. SAN DIEGO, 30 Sep – A huge bolder which stuck to the hull of the freighter "Circinus",
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Chef (company)


Disney, and General Electric. The company was founded as Opscode in 2008 by current Chief Technology Officer Adam Jacob, Jesse Robbins, Barry Steinglass, and Nathan Haneysmith. Chef is based in Seattle, with regional offices in Berlin, London, and San Francisco. Chef is a venture funded company, as of Sep 2015 Chef is valued at $360 million after a $40 million funding round. In November 2015, the company acquired a German security startup, VulcanoSec. Chef offers a single commercial product, Chef Automate,
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Journey to Star Wars


2019. A large number of licensed novels and comics were produced between the originating 1977 film "Star Wars" and the 2012 acquisition of Lucasfilm by The Walt Disney Company, set in what was dubbed the "Star Wars" Expanded Universe. In April 2014, with "The Force Awakens" in production, Disney rebranded this body of work as "Star Wars Legends" and declared it non-canon to the franchise. "Journey to "Star Wars: The Force Awakens"", consisting of "at least"
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Grand Admiral Thrawn


. He is seemingly resurrected in the "Hand of Thrawn" duology (1997–98), and his backstory is explored in various other novels, short stories, comics, and video games in the "Star Wars" expanded universe. Though Lucasfilm rebranded the expanded universe works as "Star Wars Legends" in 2014 and declared them non-canon to the franchise, Thrawn was reintroduced in the third season of the 3D CGI animated television series "Star Wars Rebels", voiced by Lars Mikkelsen. "Rebels" is set at
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Grand Admiral Thrawn


Soldier for the Empire". In seasons three and four of "Star Wars Rebels", Thrawn is voiced by Lars Mikkelsen. Introduced in the "Thrawn" trilogy (1991–93), Thrawn became a fan favorite and subsequently appeared in multiple works in what became known as the "Star Wars" Expanded Universe, including novels, comics and video games, through 2006. He is often cited as one of the most popular characters in the franchise. "Star Wars Rebels" executive producer Dave Filoni said of the character in
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Gemma Arterton


"The Escape". Arterton's theatrical highlights have included starring in "The Duchess of Malfi" (2014), "Made in Dagenham" (2014), "Nell Gwynn" (2016) and "Saint Joan" (2017). She was nominated for Olivier Awards for her work on both "Nell Gwynn" and "Made in Dagenham", and she won the Evening Standard Theatre Award for the latter. Since 2016 Arterton has run her own production company, Rebel Park Productions, which focuses on creating
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Lucasfilm


's global lines of business to build, further integrate, and maximize the value of this global franchise. Kennedy serves as producer on new "Star Wars" feature films, with George Lucas originally announced as serving as creative consultant. The company also announced the future release of new "Star Wars" films, starting with "" in 2015. Under the deal, Disney acquired ownership of "Star Wars", "Indiana Jones", and Lucasfilm's operating businesses in live-action film production, consumer products, video
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Star Wars: Droid Works


various scientific concepts through internet links. The game was developed by Lucas Learning, which was originally created to produce consumer products but was re-imagined as a developer of direct-to-school products in the fall of 1998. "Star Wars: DroidWorks" was the first title from Lucas Learning and eventually became one of a series of "Star Wars" games to be released as edutainment titles. This game marked George Lucas' first foray into the edutainment market. Lucas' directive to the company was to design a
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Valpadana


the company manufactured its first lawn mower. In 1959, it opened a new production plant. The first tractor was produced in 1960. In 1966, the company created the SEP division. The division focused on the commercialization of motor mowers. It produced its first reverse drive tractor with the driving position on a rotating platform in 1988. In 1995, the company was purchased by Argo SpA, owned by the Morra family. That same year Landini, a division of Argo, acquired in 1994, took over Valpadana. After
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Scandalous John


Scandalous John is a 1971 American comedy-drama film directed by Robert Butler and produced by Walt Disney Productions. It stars Brian Keith and Alfonso Arau. The music was scored by Rod McKuen. John McCanless was once a gunslinger and has become a cranky old rancher. There is a plan to build a dam which would flood his property. John has no intention of selling his land and is determined to fight the dam to the end if necessary. Production Dates: mid-Sep--mid-Dec 1970 According to Filmfacts
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Star Wars: Empire


. The story is set in the "Star Wars" galaxy approximately eight months after the Battle of Yavin in "" A squad of Rebel soldiers, led by Luke Skywalker, infiltrate an Empire-run fueling depot in an attempt to steal much-needed fuel and rescue a valuable prisoner. The Rebels are accepted as Imperial officers and allowed to on base under restrictions. The mission is also complicated by the revelation of prisoners from a planet, Jabiim, that the Rebels had lost to the Imperials very recently. The focus
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Music of Star Wars


noteworthy but ultimately incidental instance is the ostinato accompaniment to the Rebel Fanfare: its only used isolated from the fanfare in lifted material that appears in Return of the Jedi. Otherwise, it always precedes and accompanies the Rebel Fanfare, but often again it extends to underpin large sections of on-screen action and the respective material in the original Star Wars. However, since it's not really entirely detachable (on more than one instance, that is) from the Rebel Fanfare and never plays at the front of the orchestra,
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List of Star Wars species (K–O)


Chancellor Palpatine. The most famous Mon Calamari is Admiral Ackbar, the supreme admiral of the Rebel Alliance's naval forces. Another Rebellion-sympathetic male Mon Calamari named Quarrie, the spacecraft engineer character named for "Star Wars" visual artist Ralph McQuarrie, was the designer of the B-wing starfighter prototype named the "Blade Wing", as seen in the "Star Wars Rebels" second-season episode "Wings of the Master". Mon Calamari are a playable species in "". In the "" comic
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Star Wars: Rebel Assault II: The Hidden Empire


Star Wars: Rebel Assault II: The Hidden Empire is a 1995 video game developed by LucasArts. It is the sequel to "", set in the "Star Wars" expanded universe. The player character, Rookie One, commands ships like a YT-1300 Corellian Transport, a B-wing, and a Y-wing, and encounters new opponents, like TIE Interceptors. The fly videos seem to move and rotate according to controller inputs, creating the illusion of steering the ship (which in reality is following a '
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List of Star Wars Rebels characters


", she demonstrates her loyalty to the Empire one last time by choosing to remain on the exploding Command Center rather than remain a prisoner of the Rebels. Baron Valen Rudor (voiced by Greg Ellis) is an Imperial TIE fighter pilot stationed on Lothal to test new TIE fighter products coming out of Sienar Fleet Systems development in season 1. He returns in the season 4 episode "The Occupation", where, after the death of Old Jho, he has taken over Jho's bar as a reward from the Empire.
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SEP-363856


SEP-363856 (also known as SEP-856 for short) is an investigational antipsychotic that is undergoing clinical trials for the treatment of schizophrenia and Parkinson's disease psychosis. The medication is being developed by the pharmaceutical companies Sunovion Pharmaceuticals and PsychoGenics Inc. The adverse effect profile of SEP-363856 differs from that of other antipsychotics because its mechanism of action does not involve antagonism of dopamine receptors in the brain, which is responsible for the drug-induced movement disorders (like akathisia) that may occur with those agents. Some adverse events reported in preliminary clinical trials
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Star Wars: X-Wing (video game series)


the interception of the Death Star plans by secretly modified Imperial communication satellites, which prompts the player to help deliver the plans to Princess Leia Organa and eventually stop the Death Star at the Battle of Yavin. The third tour shows the Rebel Alliance desperate to discover the location of the Death Star while the plans are en route to the Rebel Alliance High Command. The expansion packs – "Imperial Pursuit" and "B-Wing" – focus on helping the Rebel fleet evacuate Yavin IV after the destruction of the Death Star,
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Star Wars: The Emperor's New Clones


Star Wars: The Emperor's New Clones (often abbreviated to "TENCLO") is a 2006 feature-length "Star Wars" fan film that spoofs the story of "". It was created by Backyard Productions UK, a British amateur film production company founded by Darren Scales, Mark Scales and Edwin Hollingsbee. The film was premiered at Whittle Hall, RAF Cranwell on 9 September 2006. According to BBC News, filming was carried out in a garage studio. However, Camera Diaries claimed filming took place at RAF
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Code Rebel


Code Rebel Corporation was an American technology company founded by Arben Kane and headquartered in Kahului, Hawaii, United States. The company developed and sold computer software and was best known for its terminal services and virtualization software principally for Apple Inc. products. Customers included Fortune 500 companies by late 2014, including AT&T, Microsoft, Cisco, IBM, Bloomberg, and the University of California. Code Rebel went public in May 2015, and in early 2016, Code Rebel announced an upcoming merger with Aegis Identity Software, Inc. Code Rebel's
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List of Star Wars starfighters


released by toy companies. Although initial plans called for B-wings to appear in several scenes, its narrow appearance from some angles made it difficult to see against the backdrop of space. The ship's rotating cockpit stems from an initial design for the "Millennium Falcon". Expanded universe material states that when the Galactic Empire designs the Nebulon-B frigate to protect its convoys from Rebel Alliance X-wing fighters and Y-wings, the Rebels respond by constructing the B-wing. The Verpine, supervised by Ackbar
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Star Wars


Ren. An anthology series set between the main episodes entered development in parallel to the production of the sequel trilogy, described by Disney CFO Jay Rasulo as origin stories. The first entry, "Rogue One" (2016), tells the story of the rebels who steal the Death Star plans directly before "Episode IV". "" (2018) focuses on Han Solo's backstory, also featuring Chewbacca and Lando Calrissian. The next trilogy of films to be released, will be produced and written by "Game of
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Rebel Alliance


The Alliance to Restore the Republic (also called the Rebel Alliance or simply the Rebellion) is a stateless interstellar coalition of nationalism-revolutionary factions and pro-democratic republic clandestine cell systems in a resistance movement and a proto-state within the fictional universe of "Star Wars". As a direct reaction to the formation of the Galactic Empire, the Rebel insurgency conducted covert operations on Imperial garrison-worlds and guerrilla warfare against the Imperial Fleet throughout the "Star Wars" galaxy. While the Empire considers all dissent and rebellion
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Galactic Civil War


decades. As seen in "Rogue One", the first significant battle of the war was on the planet Scarif when a group of rebel soldiers led by Jyn Erso and Cassian Andor, both from the Rebel Alliance captured the plans for the Death Star. The rebel team successfully transmitted the plans to the Alliance, but all of them died as a result of the pyrrhic victory. In "A New Hope", Darth Vader boards the ship that had the Death Star plans and captures Princess Leia. C-3PO and R2-D2 escape
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Cultural impact of Star Wars


Star Wars" was also important in the movement towards the use of computer-generated imagery in films. The commercial success of "Star Wars" created a boom in state-of-the-art special effects in the late 1970s. There was increased investment in special effects. Companies like Industrial Light & Magic and Digital Productions were created to provide them. The 1977 "Star Wars" pioneered the genre pastiche, where several classic film genres are combined in one film. In "Star Wars", the genres were
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Star Heritage 1: The Black Cobra


August 15, the company announced a competition until October 20, 2005, where the winners would draw Star Heritage-related artworks to receive exclusive behind-the-scenes assets on the game's environment and history. On August 22 the voice acting for the project was completed, including many popular Russian actors; the protagonist was performed by while the antagonist was played by . The developer's website was first updated with a dedicated section about the game on Sep 06, 2005. An English demo was to be released in early
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Star Wars video games


3, PlayStation 4, Kindle Fire, Android, iOS Star Wars Pinball: Balance of the Force (2013) Xbox 360, PSVita, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Android, iOS Star Wars Pinball: Heroes Within (2014) Xbox 360, PSVita, PS3, PS4, Android, iOS Star Wars Pinball: Star Wars Rebels (2015) Star Wars Pinball: The Force Awakens (2016) Star Wars Pinball: Rogue One" (2017) Star Wars Pinball: The Last Jedi (2018) Star Wars Pinball
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Nick Kellington


into a 14-year hiatus. Nick Kellington appeared in the 2016 "Star Wars" film "Rogue One" as Bistan, a Rebel Alliance gunner. Nick also appears in 2017's "" as Snook Uccorfay, a mole-like playboy in the casino city of Canto Bight In 2018 Kellington played "Ned" the Neanderthal in the 2 part documentary series "Neanderthals : Meet Your Ancestors", presented by Ella Al-Shamahi and broadcast on BBC4 in May 2018. A VixPix Films production in association with Imaginarium Productions and the
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