Deacon Eso

Deacon Eso was a Human engineer in the Alliance to Restore the Republic during the Galactic Civil War. At some point during the conflict, Eso was stationed on the planet Corellia, as part of the Alliance's engineer contingent responsible for ensuring and assisting in the production of the Alliance's starships. By 0 ABY, Eso had become a captain in the Alliance. That year, following the Alliance's victory at the Battle of Yavin, Eso attended a ceremony held in the Alliance's headquarters on the moon Yavin 4, which honored the Heroes of Yavin.
==Biography==
The Human Deacon Eso was an engineer in the Alliance to Restore the Republic during the Galactic Civil War, a conflict between the Alliance and the Galactic Empire. At some point during the conflict, Eso was among the engineers sent to the planet Corellia to ensure and assist in the production of the Alliance's starships.
By 0 ABY,The New Essential Chronology dates the Royal Award Ceremony, which Deacon Eso was present in, to 0 ABY. Eso had attained the rank of captain. Immediately preceding 0 ABY,The New Essential Chronology dates the Battle of Yavin to 0 BBY. the Battle of Yavin occurred, during which the Alliance destroyed the Imperial DS-1 Orbital Battle Station superweapon over the moon Yavin 4. Following the battle, the Alliance held a ceremony in the Grand Audience Chamber of the Great Temple, their headquarters on Yavin 4. Eso was present during the ceremony, which was held in honor of the Heroes of Yavin: Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, and Chewbacca.
==Personality and traits==
Deacon Eso was possessed of fair skin, as well as gray hair.
==Skills and abilities==
While serving on Corellia, Eso was by that time one of the Alliance's best engineers.
==Equipment==
Captain Deacon Eso wore a dark green uniform with a lighter green cap.
==Behind the scenes==
Deacon Eso was first seen as an unnamed Rebel extra in the ending scene of the 1977 original trilogy film, Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope. In June 2012, the character was given a name in the Rogues Gallery: Celebrating a Rebel Victory! feature of the 133rd issue of the Star Wars Insider magazine.
==Appearances==
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*The Star Wars Storybook
*Star Wars: A New Hope Cine-Manga
*Star Wars Manga: A New Hope 4
*Empire 15
*Chewbacca (2000) 3 
==Sources==
*The Art of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope 
*Star Wars: The Annotated Screenplays 
*Star Wars: Behind the Magic 
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*Rebellion Era Sourcebook 
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*Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
*The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia 
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==Notes and references==
Category:Alliance Military officers
Category:Engineers
Category:Humans
Category:Individuals of unspecified gender
Category:Individuals with unspecified pronouns