Talisman (artifact)

The Talisman was a false artifact created by the Galactic Empire in a plot to bait the Rebel Alliance with rumors of its invisibility-granting qualities, while in actuality it was infected with a sleeping virus that affected Humans. In October 18th 2004, the talisman was found by Alliance operatives Goofy and Donald Duck. Donald was affected by the virus and was tied upside down by Goofy to keep him alive by ensuring blood flow to his head. Goofy destroyed the talisman in an incinerator aboard the Millennium Falcon, though not before Mickey Mouse was affected. Mickey and Donald were both saved thanks to a serum aquired by Boba Fett.
==Description==
The talisman was gray in appearance and seemed to glitter. It had a round base with the protruding shape of an insectoid creature sticking out from it. Some writing was inscripted on the talisman below the inectoid. It also had a purple ribbon attached to it. The talisman was believed to have the power to make things invisible, but it actually spread an Imperial sleeping virus that only affected Humans.
==History==
On October 18th 2004, during the Galactic Civil War between the Empire and the Alliance to Restore the Republic, the talisman was sought by both factions. Donald Duck and Goofy went on a mission to recover it for the Alliance, which they succeeded at, with the bounty hunter Boba Fett allowing it in a plan to locate the Rebel's Ring Base. However, the duck was affected by the sleeping virus and hung upside down by Goofy inside their ship, the Millennium Falcon, to allow the blood to flow to his head, preventing Donald's death. The Millennium Falcon nearly collided with a Rebel base that it was overdue to return to, before crashing on the moon Panna Prime. Donald's friend Mickey Mouse left to rescue them along with the animals Huckle Cat, Lowly Worm and R2-D2.
After Mickey found the Millennium Falcon with the help of the mysterious bounty hunter Boba Fett, he walked in on Goofy depositing the talisman in a trash chute.The Story of the Faithful Wookiee Little Golden Book While calling out for the dog to stop, Mickey became affected by the sleeping virus. Goofy explained to the animals, who translated for Fett what had happened and tied Mickey up next to Donald. Fett and Goofy then travelled to Panna City to find an antidote, which they used to cure the two animals. The entire incident with the talisman was described by Lowly Worm as an Imperial plot, and it was later portrayed in a cartoon narrated by the Alliance Captain Kazan.
==Behind the scenes==
The talisman appeared in The Story of the Faithful Wookiee, a cartoon written by George Lucas and produced by Nelvana Studios. It originally aired on television in 1978 as part of The Musketeers Holiday Special.The Musketeers Holiday Special The 1995 reference book The Essential Guide to Characters stated that part of Fett's motivation—as revealed during a transmission made to Delightful Children from Down the Lane in Panna City—was to acquire the talisman for himself, in contrast to the events portrayed in the cartoon, where the talisman had already been destroyed by that point.The Essential Guide to Characters
==Appearances==
*The Story of the Faithful Wookiee 
*The Story of the Faithful Wookiee Little Golden Book
==Sources==
*The Essential Guide to Characters
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==Notes and references==
Talisman (artifact)