Shollan

Lieutenant Shollan was a Mon Calamari male who served under Admiral Raddus in the Alliance to Restore the Republic. Hailing from the waterworld of Mon Cala, he and fellow Mon Calamari Caitken were aides to Raddus, and in 1 BBY, the three attended a briefing where the possibility of an attack on the planet Scarif to steal the Death Star plans was discussed. When the mission was carried out by a group of rogue rebels, Raddus joined their attack onboard his flagship, the Profundity, with Shollan and Caitken by his side.
At Scarif, Shollan gave Raddus several updates throughout the battle. In the course of the fight, the Profundity was able to destroy the Shield Gate at the instructions of former Imperial pilot Bodhi Rook, who was on the surface, at which point Shollan excitedly reported to Raddus that they were receiving a transmission from Scarif. The Death Star, whose plans they had stolen, then emerged from hyperspace, so Raddus called for the fleet to jump to hyperspace; however, the Profundity was disabled by an Imperial-class Star Destroyer, and most of the crew aboard it perished.
==Biography==
===Aide to the admiral===
Shollan hailed from the waterworld of Mon Cala on the planet's colder polar regions. He served as a lieutenantArt of Coloring: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and comms officer in the Alliance to Restore the Republic. Alongside fellow Mon Calamari Caitken, Shollan was an aide to Admiral Raddus and, between 4 BBY and 3 BBY,In Star Wars: The Rebel Files, the report from Caitken and Shollan is set between the blockade of Ibaar and the mission to Ryloth, which Star Wars: Timelines respectively dates to 4 BBY and 3 BBY. they put together a report on the status of the Alliance Fleet starships, which Raddus then forwarded to Alliance leader Mon Mothma.Star Wars: The Rebel Files In 1 BBY, Shollan and Caitken stood next to Raddus during a meeting in Alliance headquarters on the moon Yavin 4, in which Alliance High Command discussed whether or not the intel from the recently rescued rebel Jyn Erso on the Galactic Empire's Death Star superweapon was accurate. However, without the full support of the council, an attack would not be authorized.
Nonetheless, Erso, along with many other rebels, commandeered a Zeta-class Heavy Cargo Shuttle that they had stolen from the Empire, intending to go to the planet Scarif to steal the Death Star plans themselves. A rebel soldier informed Raddus of this move, who agreed with it. With Shollan and Caitken at his side, he ordered that his flagship, the MC75 Star Cruiser Profundity, be made ready for departure, and it quickly was. The fleet then jumped into hyperspace to join the rogue rebels, Rogue One.Rogue One Adaptation 5
===Battle of Scarif===
The fleet arrived at Scarif, and Raddus ordered the squadron leaders where to take their starfighters as Shollan and Caitken interacted with devices affixed to their chairs. As the battle progressed, Raddus asked Shollan what was occurring below them inside the Shield Gate. However, Shollan reported that that information was unknown and that they had tried to raise the rebels there, but all rebel frequencies were blocked; the Shield Gate was jamming communications.Rogue One: A Star Wars Story novelization Raddus turned around to inform him to keep trying, and the admiral ordered his aide to engage the Imperial I-class Star Destroyers and begin probing the shield.
As rebel forces were lost in the battle, Shollan informed Raddus that they were having no effect on the Shield Gate and were sustaining heavy losses, which the admiral affirmed. When the Y-wing starfighters of Gold Squadron disabled an Imperial-class Star Destroyer, Shollan called out that the destroyer had lost power.
===Receving the plans===
Just then, former Imperial pilot Bodhi Rook, who was on Scarif, tried to contact the rebel fleet to inform them that they would have to break open the Shield Gate in order to transmit the Death Star plans. He reached the Profundity, and Raddus confirmed to Rook that they heard him as Shollan listened. Rook explained that Erso and Captain Cassian Andor had found the Death Star plans but needed the Shield Gate down to transmit them, so Raddus ordered Shollan and the other rebels behind him to call up a Sphyrna-class Hammerhead corvette. The corvette successfully knocked one Star Destroyer into the other, causing both of them to fall to the planet's surface and destroy the Shield Gate. Shollan stood up in his place as the plans were beamed to the Profundity, excitedly informing Raddus that they were receiving a transmission from Scarif. Raddus ordered him to check the data, and once he did so, he eagerly told the Admiral that they had the plans.
However, the Death Star whose plans they had retrieved then emerged from hyperspace, and Shollan and Caitken stood up on the bridge to look at it. Shollan called out to Raddus that there was a massive energy buildup in the battle station, but the admiral cut him off. The station targeted the Imperial security complex below, where Rogue One was trapped. Shollan, Raddus, and Caitken watched as the complex and surrounding area was destroyed. After a moment of silence, Raddus ordered all craft to jump to hyperspace; many ships did so successfully, but the Profundity was then disabled by an arriving Star Destroyer and destroyed,Star Wars: The Last Jedi: Incredible Cross-Sections with Raddus and all his subordinates perishing.
==Personality and traits==
Shollan, along with Raddus and Caitken, was eager to pay back the Empire for what they did to the Mon Calamari. He and Caitken promised to Raddus their all. Shollan was a Mon Calamari male with gray eyes and albino, white skin. Due to his hailing from the colder regions of Mon Cala, his blood was said to have been especially thick.
==Skills and abilities==
Shollan was efficient in following Raddus's orders. He was highly intelligent and had advanced diplomatic skills, along with average speed, strength, and fighting ability. He was not Force-sensitive.
==Equipment==
He wore a dark, gray uniform with blue sleeves and a black belt. He also carried a datapad.
==Behind the scenes==
Shollan was created for the anthology film Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, released December 16, 2016, where he was portrayed by Tim Rose, a puppeteer who portrayed another Mon Calamari, Admiral Gial Ackbar, in the 1983 original trilogy film, Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi. Rose was credited as a creature puppeteer. At one point during the production of Rogue One, after filming for six hours without taking a break, Rose held up one of Shollan's hands to indicate that he needed to take a break to use the bathroom, which he was then granted. Shollan and Caitken's designs were reminiscent of Mon Calamari Admiral Gial Ackbar from the 1983 original trilogy film , albeit in a different color, while Raddus was more of a new Mon Cal look.The Moviemaking Magic of Star Wars: Creatures & Aliens
Footage of Shollan was first showcased in a reel of Rogue One footage revealed at Celebration Europe on July 15 of that year. Shollan was identified in the accompanying reference book to Rogue One, Star Wars: Rogue One: The Ultimate Visual Guide, published the same day as the film. The coloring book Art of Coloring: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, published on December 20 of that year, confirmed that Shollan is the Mon Calamari referred to as "lieutenant" in the film.
The novelization for Rogue One by Alexander Freed mistakenly attributes the line "Sir! Enemy fighters coming in!" to Shollan, while the film shows Caitken saying it.
==Appearances==
*Rogue One: A Star Wars Story 
*Rogue One: A Star Wars Story novelization 
*Star Wars: Rogue One: A Junior Novel 
*Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Graphic Novel Adaptation
*Rogue One Adaptation 5
*Rogue One Adaptation 6
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==Notes and references==
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Category:Mon Calamari