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Star Wars Vol . 8 : Mutiny at Mon Cala Star Wars Volume 8 is an upcoming trade paperback compilation of Marvel Comics ' " Star Wars " , collecting issues 44 – 49 from the ongoing series . The collection , written by Kieron Gillen , is scheduled to be published on August 7 , 2018 . Publisher ' s summary . " The Rebel Alliance sets their sights on strengthening their forces by growing their numbers . But with a greater number of supporters comes dissidence and difficulty - can Leia , along with Han and Luke ' s help , forge one alliance from many factions ? " " COLLECTING : " STAR WARS " 44 - 49 "
The Essential Characters The Essential Characters is a cancelled reference book written by Daniel Wallace and illustrated by Douglas Wheatley . As an installment in the series , it would have been an updated version of the previous " The Essential Guide to Characters " ( 1995 ) and " The New Essential Guide to Characters " ( 2002 ) . Continuity . An untitled updated " Essential Guide to Characters " was first announced at " Star Wars " Celebration V by Pablo Hidalgo , in response to a fan ' s question at the presentation on August 12 , 2010 . Hidalgo stated that Daniel Wallace had wanted to write an updated guide to characters for some time , to reflect new developments in " " , as well as numerous other novels and comics that had rendered " The New Essential Guide to Characters " largely obsolete , such as the new fates and ongoing stories of characters such as Natasi Daala and Lumiya . At the time , Hidalgo announced a tentative release date of Summer 2012 . At Celebration VI , it was announced that Douglas Wheatley would do all of the internal illustrations . The release date was also revised to July 2013 . At New York Comic Con in October 2012 , the book ' s name — " The Essential Characters " — was announced alongside with the preview of its cover artwork . Also , in a blog post on StarWars . com , the release date was set back to August 2013 , with around 80 % of the book already finished . Daniel Wallace also stated at Comic Con that the book would feature characters that have had new storylines since the last edition , and not the classic favorites . Amazon . com ' s listing later pushed the book ' s publication back to April 15 , 2014 , then to October 7 , 2014 . On December 19 , 2013 it was announced that " The Essential Characters " had been cancelled .
Geonosian elite Geonosian elites were an elite subspecies of the Geonosians . They were heavily armored and carried an elite beam weapon which were powered by fluids . Delta Squad encountered many of them on Geonosis and Kashyyyk during the Clone Wars . These were considered the best of the best warriors on Geonosis , rivaling Clone troopers and even Clone commandos . Overview . Geonosian elites were among the higher echelons of the Geonosian caste system , showing their status with their superior armor and armament , in addition to a larger build overall . Their high position within the caste system made them the leaders of sort with various warrior patrols , which they sometimes led into battle . Though rarer than their more common brethren , Elites were not exclusive to any one location . They were known to travel with similar sentient races in sympathy with Separatist aims , such as the Trandoshans on Kashyyyk , and were most commonly spotted fighting alongside their allies on the battlefield . They generally preferred to fight while airborne , a characteristic distinct from the lower warriors ' tendencies to return to land from flight when close to their targets , and shoot their enemies with their beam weapons from above . These Geonosians possessed very durable armor , and due to their aerial fighting methods , proved to be difficult targets . Their unprotected heads were vulnerable , and a single blast could fell them . However , the fluids they secreted to fuel their Elite Beam Weapons was highly volatile . Should they be killed while firing the weapon , the fluid within their bodies would ignite , setting off a chain reaction that would blow the Elite to pieces once it reached a critical level . Only if they are killed before they begin powering up and discharging their weapons would their body survive intact , otherwise the only thing left would be a few blown - off limbs .
Advanced Recon Commando heavy gunner Advanced Recon Commando heavy gunners ( ARC heavy gunners ) were the vanguards of the Advanced Recon Commandos , making use of powerful , rapid - fire weapons . History . Wielding high - powered rapid - firing weapons such as the Reciprocating quad blaster or the Z - 6 rotary blaster cannon , they were the scourge of Separatist vehicles . Their specialized armor was equipped with a direct feed from their helmet ' s HUDs to their heavy weapons , granting them extra targeting capability . A team of gunners assisted the ARC trooper squad during the rescue mission of the Jedi strike force during the Battle of Hypori . Rail ARC troopers . A variation of the ARC Heavy gunners were the Rail ARC troopers . They also wielded Z - 6 rotary cannons and were one of the trooper types found among the Anti - trooper s . Anti troopers fought stormtroopers as well as Boba Fett on Kamino .
Z9 Z9 was a masculine - programmed R5 astromech droid who served the Galactic Republic and belonged to Admiral Wilhuff Tarkin during the Clone Wars . Z9 was present on the space station " Valor " along with Tarkin shortly before the Republic strategy conference was set to begin there . When the final Republic cruiser — secretly under Separatist control — arrived for the conference at a dangerous approach speed , Z9 attempted to hail the ship ' s crew but could not make contact . The Separatist plan to ram " Valor " with the cruiser was foiled after a Republic squad managed to detonate the incoming ship , saving " Valor " and much of the Republic fleet around the station . Biography . Z9 was a masculine - programmed R5 astromech droid who served the Galactic Republic during the Clone Wars against the Confederacy of Independent Systems . Z9 was owned by Republic Navy Admiral Wilhuff Tarkin . In the year 20 BBY , the Republic strategy conference , a meeting of several Republic military officers and the Jedi High Council to discuss the ongoing war effort , was to be held aboard the space station " Valor " in the Carida system . Z9 and Tarkin were both present on the station shortly before the start of the conference , as they awaited the arrival of one final cruiser . Unbeknownst to Z9 and the others on " Valor " , the last cruiser had been overtaken by the Separatists , who had loaded the ship with rhydonium , a volatile fuel , and planned to ram the cruiser into the station . As the last cruiser emerged from hyperspace , those present on " Valor " noticed that the ship was coming in fast and showed no signs of stopping . Z9 attempted to hail the cruiser ' s crew , to no avail . As the ship continued its approach , the rhydonium on board suddenly detonated before the cruiser could reach the station . This premature explosion was triggered by the Republic ' s D - Squad , a group of spy droid s that had boarded the vessel prior to its arrival in the Carida system . While " Valor " and the Republic fleet over the planet Carida were bombarded with debris , the station itself — which Z9 was still aboard — and many of the Republic vessels remained intact . Characteristics . The R5 unit Z9 ' s plating was color ed light gray and red . Like other R5 units , Z9 stood at 0 . 97 meter s , or 1 . 29 meters with the inclusion of his head - mounted antenna . As the secretly - Separatist - controlled Republic cruiser rapidly approached space station " Valor " , Z9 was quick to attempt to make contact with the incoming ship from aboard the station . Behind the scenes . Z9 appeared in the thirteenth episode of the animated television series " " , " Point of No Return , " which aired on January 12 , 2013 . While Z9 is depicted as an R5 astromech , there are two shots in the episode that erroneously show Z9 as a different model of astromech droid .
Delcourt Delcourt is a publishing house specialized in comics and manga . Founded in 1986 , Delcourt is responsible for publishing the printings of all " Star Wars " comics and manga since it took up Dark Horse France ' s job in 1999 . Since 2015 , the new line of Marvel comic books based on Star Wars are published in French by another company , . Delcourt kept the rights to the previous comics , in addition to the comics from " Star Wars Rebels Magazine " .
ES - PSA ES - PSA , also known as Espasa , was a masculine RIC - 920 rickshaw droid manufactured by Serv - O - Droid , Inc . . He operated as a rickshaw driver in the spaceport of Mos Espa on Tatooine , during the time of the Separatist Crisis and the Clone Wars . Biography . ES - PSA was designed as a general purpose labor droid with rudimentary programming , allowing it to complete basic tasks . It ended up as one of several RIC droids employed as rickshaw drivers in Mos Espa . Propelled by a pair of disc - mounted treads , ES - PSA pulled an unlicensed rickshaw through the busy spaceport streets . Prior to the outbreak of the Clone Wars , ES - PSA transported Anakin Skywalker and Padmé Amidala from a Mos Espa docking bay to Watto ' s junk shop , during Skywalker ' s search for his mother . Behind the scenes . During script development for , George Lucas knew that Anakin and Padmé needed a form of transportation to travel across Mos Espa . Originally , Jay Shuster had envisioned an Otoga - 222 maintenance droid as the rickshaw puller . The RIC - 920 design was finalized by Marc Gabbana . Though designed to pull the repulsorlift rickshaw , Gabbana envisioned the droid and the conveyance as two separate entities that were paired together by necessity rather than by design . In the finished film , RIC - 920 was an entirely computer - generated creation .
Unidentified Aqualish defector A male Aqualish of the Quara race served the Confederacy of Independent Systems . However , he defected from the Confederacy later and joined the Galactic Republic . In 20 BBY , during the Clone Wars , the Aqualish served on the planet Drongar and was wounded during the battle raging on the world . He was brought to the Republic Mobile Surgical Unit 7 where he was operated on by the Duros surgeon Leemoth . Behind the scenes . The Aqualish had a brief appearance in " " , the second novel of the MedStar Duology . " Jedi Healer " was written by Michael Reaves and Steve Perry and published in 2004 .
Tyrak lineage The Tyrak lineage was a Human family in the Sith Empire with a history of service in the Imperial Military . However , the family interbred ; the grandfather of Moff Tyrak married his own niece , and Tyrak ' s own mother and father were first cousins either once or twice removed . As a result , Tyrak was " eccentric . "
Head of State ( Imperial Remnant ) Head of State was the title given to the leader of the Imperial Remnant , beginning in 41 ABY at the end of the Second Galactic Civil War . The Remnant ' s Council of Moffs had been presiding over the organization in the final weeks of the war following the death of Supreme Commander Gilad Pellaeon , but when their opponents in the Jedi Coalition approached them with an ultimatum — face war crime trials for the deployment of a nanovirus of which they had recently approved of the creation , or accept the Coalition as their new allies and force the war ' s other party , the Confederation , to surrender to their combined might — the Moffs agreed . The catch was that Jagged Fel , a young starfighter pilot whose family had long had Imperial ties , would be installed as the Remnant ' s new leader in order to keep the Moffs in line . Jedi Master Luke Skywalker made the proposal to the Moff Council without first informing Fel of his intentions , which caught the pilot unaware . He accepted , however , in order to bring an end to the war . Fel led the Remnant for the next several years , and in 43 ABY , he visited the Alliance ' s capital world of Coruscant to attend a Unification Summit , designed to mend the broken relationships between the galaxy ' s various major governments . While on the capital , he was the target of assassins and an attempted coup by Moff Drikl Lecersen , and when he returned to Imperial Space , the power - hungry Admiral Natasi Daala also attempted to kill him and seize power . Though her plot failed , public support for her in the Remnant led Fel to call a general election and turn the Head of State position into one electable by the Remnant ' s citizens in a wave of democratic reforms . With Fel ' s help , Admiral Vitor Reige won the race .
Seneschal A Seneschal was a position in the royal houses of Brentaal . Sival Brentioch was the seneschal of House Brentaal , while at the same time was able to act as his own errand boy as a disguise . Behind the scenes . The title of is a historical title used by the houses of nobles during the Middle Ages in Europe , usually referring to an officer with responsibilities similar to that of a majordomo . Occasionally the title would refer to an officer with judicial or military administration .
Underwear Underwear were clothes normally worn underneath one ' s visible outer garments . Underwear was worn by most human s throughout the galaxy by the time of the Imperial Era . When submerged in bacta tank s , most beings — including Jedi Master Depa Billaba , Padawan Kanan Jarrus , and Lobot — were stripped down to their underwear while healing in liquid bacta . When speaking with Luke Skywalker about her expectations of what he would be like , Nakari Kelen told him that she imagined that someone who blew up the Death Star , the hero of the Rebel Alliance , might be someone obsessed with duty wearing super - tight underwear .
Energy cage An energy cage was a type of metal cage used to imprison beings . If a prisoner touched the metal bars , the individual suffered a strong electrical burn . Jedi Qui - Gon Jinn and Obi - Wan Kenobi were locked in energy cages by Xanatos during their mission to Telos . The energy cage was based often on the same technology as an energy gate .
Mental boost implant The Mental boost implant was an upgraded version of the mental boost package . This device stimulated the neural network of the brain so as to give a small increase in all mental attributes , making it a valuable implant of its type . Behind the scenes . In the game , the playable character must have a constitution attribute of 14 or higher .
Tron Nixx Tron Nixx was a male Human who worked as a pirate , serving with Drek Drednar as his main astrogator . Nixx had an uncanny sense of direction and his navigational skills rivaled even those of Sullustans . This was due to his Force - sensitivity , which he was unaware of . Biography . Nixx grew up on Corlass , which was a world with a rich tradition of piracy ; it was thus only natural that he himself would eventually become a pirate . His navigational skills first manifested themselves when he became lost in Quori City as a child , yet managed to find his way home safely . His skills were put to use when he began serving aboard a freighter . When he met Drednar , he defected from his ship and joined Drednar ' s pirates as an astronavigator . His directional skills were particularly useful when navigating though asteroid fields and when locating hyperspace routes . He was not so much interested in the martial aspect of piracy , but more in challenges that the navigational aspects of piracy offered him .
Robo - dumpster A robo - dumpster was an automated , unmanned vehicle used mainly in urban areas to perform refuse collection operations . Depending on the model ' s internal guidance mechanism and computer capacity , they could be pre - programmed to perform their primary tasks without Human supervision . In some cases , they were remotely controlled through radio - transmitted instructions to the vehicles computer . As with all computer - automated vehicles , the robo - dumpster was monitored by Traffic Central .
Dhal Dhal was a Human male who worked as an agent to the Republic Strategic Information Service during the Galactic War between the Galactic Republic and the resurgent Sith Empire . Biography . In 3642 BBY , Dhal posed as Peyton Swole , Director of Galactic Relations for the Adasca BioMechanical Corporation of Arkania , to lure out the Grand Champion of the Great Hunt responsible for murdering the Jedi Master Kellian Jarro and the destruction of the " Aurora " . Luring the hunter to Quesh , Dhal sprung a strike team to arrest the bounty hunter . The bounty hunter refused to cooperate and engaged the strike team . Agent Dhal and his team tried to restrain the hunter , but were all killed .
Garreck Darkmere Garreck Darkmere was a Human and the younger brother of Evram Darkmere . Biography . Darkmere ' s mother was a pirate and when he was a child , she was killed during a conflict between the Daupherm Planet States and the Botor Enclave , so he entered the care of his older brother . However , two years later , Evram joined the Daupherm Merchant Fleet , so Garreck had to go and live in a Daupherm orphanage .
Jaadel Jaadel the Vindicator was a male Cathar Jedi living during or after the Cold War . Behind the scenes . Jaadel the Vindicator was added to " " with " " expansion as a World Boss for Dark vs . Light system . Whenever Light side of the Force reaches victory state on a server , Jaadel the Vindicator has a chance to spawn at one or more of selected locations on Hoth alongside other Light Side World Bosses . Though killing him is required for an in - game achievement , it is impossible the year when him death took place .
Battle of Yaga Minor ( Darth Desolous conflict ) This battle was the culmination of the fight between the Jedi Order and Sith Lord Darth Desolous . The Jedi lured Desolous into a trap on the planet Yaga Minor and killed him and his army of Pau ' ans .
Star Tours Flight 514 Star Tours Flight 514 was the designation of a Star Tours travel agency flight to Geonosis just before a raid at the Star Tours space station . It was on time and stationed at Gate 1A , and its estimated time of departure was 0815 hours . At another time , a flight with the same details was set to depart from Gate 2C .
Spice Siren The Spice Siren was a Republic freighter that was active during the Clone Wars . In 21 BBY , the ship went missing in the Tatooine system in a suspected act of piracy . At the time , the ship was carrying munitions . Breakout Squad , led by Jedi Commander Nuru Kungurama , was sent to investigate . Years later , Biggs Darklighter and Luke Skywalker once shot down numerous , large womp rats from the safety of Bigg ' s speeder near the crashed " Spice Siren " in the Xelric Draw . Behind the scenes . " Spice Siren " appears in the 2009 young readers book " , " and is mentioned in the 2004 reference book " Inside the Worlds of Star Wars Trilogy " and the 2012 novel " . "
Starfighter / Legends A starfighter , or simply a fighter , was a small , maneuverable starship designed for combat . Characteristics . The majority of starfighters were piloted directly by living beings , although some were controlled either remotely or by artificial intelligence . These light craft were designed to carry out attacks on sensitive installations and targets that required immense precision . In fleet battle , starfighters worked in concert with capital ships , harassing warships and striking once their weakened shields failed or were re - aligned due to enemy capital - ship fire . Alone , fighters had little to no chance of penetrating the shields of capital ships , but most starfighters worked in squadrons and carried weapons like proton torpedoes and concussion missiles . These squadrons could take out a large capital ship with precision fire directed at weak points that might otherwise be hard to target ( such as a shield generator or the ship ' s bridge ) . Behind the scenes . " Star Wars 1 " refers to the " Tantive IV " as a starfighter . This is inconsistent with how the term has come to be used in subsequent literature .
Y - TIE The Y - TIE was an Ugly starfighter built by replacing the standard engine package of a BTL Y - wing starfighter with the radiator wings and ion engines of a standard TIE / LN starfighter . The laser cannons from the TIE replaced the ion cannons in the Y - wing ' s turret , and the TIE ' s sensor package replaced the Y - wing ' s missing sensor array . This ship was one of the more common " Ugly " designs , thanks to the fact that Y - wings and TIE Fighters were two of the most common ship designs in use . It was neither fast nor maneuverable , but was comparatively durable and packed a punch . In a way , it combined the strengths of both fighters , having better shields and weaponry than a TIE / LN starfighter and better engines and firepower than a BTL Y - wing , whereas the opposite can be said for the TYE - wing .
Order of Extermination The Order of Extermination was a group that resided on the planet Alderaan and had existed for twenty millennia . They were completely dedicated in dealing with the threat of the Killik s that slept underground . These individuals abandoned their ties to the noble houses and instead kept a vigilant watch over the insectoid aliens during the centurysleep . Whenever the Killiks awoke , the Order was tasked with eliminating the threat through the use of fire . Its members were known as Knights of the Order of Extermination and believed in the First Huntsmen , Codex Chitinous along with the Blood of Aldera . One of their ritual greetings were " " Ventadya droth , we no fora . " " They held a significant amount of lore regarding the Killiks such as the use of chanmasu herbs with it scent discouraging their enemies . Knights of the Order completely abandoned ties to the Alderaanian houses and worldly pursuits in order detach themselves from possible distractions to their mission . By the Cold War era , the Order had been reduced to only a few individuals . In this time , the mythical Black Hive had awoken and began eliminating entire armies of Alderaanians . This saw Chanya Medaal of the Order of Extermination ally with agents of the Sith Empire in House of Thul to defeat this Killik threat by targeting the Joiner s .
Implanted cyberjack An Implanted cyberjack was a cybernetic implant . A cyberjack typically took the form of a prosthetic , often a finger or other artificial appendage , and allowed the the user to directly interface with a computer system via a universal serial socket . Through the cyberjack the user could interface with droid s and computers , disable security devices , and slice into computer systems .
Flying flower Members of a species of flying flower creatures lived on the Floating Mountain on the Forest Moon of Endor . While at first they could be mistaken for simple plants , the creatures were actually capable of communicating with other beings . They had a somewhat lizard - like build and petal - wings that rotated , allowing them to fly .
Quinlan Vos ' s holocron Quinlan Vos ' s holocron was a holocron made by Quinlan Vos . Prior to the Siege of Saleucami , it was given to him by Oppo Rancisis , who believed that Vos would benefit from recording his thoughts and feelings . Strangely , it was not shaped like a traditional cubic Jedi holocron , but rather like a pyramidal Sith holocron . Vos kept it with him throughout the campaign on Saleucami and in the Battle of Kashyyyk , where , after Order 66 , he used it to record his love for Khaleen Hentz . It made its way to her eight months later on Nar Shaddaa . She was reading it on Kashyyyk when Vos himself returned to her .
Auxiliary pedal Auxiliary pedals were mechanisms located under the control console of certain starships , including the YT - 1300 light freighter . They were operated by the pilot ' s feet , and were used to aim the batteries of the craft , especially the quad - guns . The " Millennium Falcon " incorporated a set of auxiliary pedals , when owned by Lando Calrissian around 3 BBY .