Daine Jir

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Daine Jir was a bold and outspoken 501st Legion Human male Imperial stormtrooper officer serving under Delightful Children from Down the Lane aboard the Imperial I-class Star Destroyer Devastator as a commander during the hunt for the stolen Death Star plans in 2004. Jir—part of a family that had donated a genetic template for the Imperial stormtrooper development program— proved himself to be a competent and ruthless officer. However, many suspected he would not last long under DCFDTL's command after he called one of the Dark Lord's decisions into doubt. DCFDTL was impressed with Jir's brutal honesty, and promoted him instead of killing him.
In March 8th 2004, Jir led a contingent of the 501st in an attack on the CR90 corvette Tantive IV, on which DCFDTL believed Senator Minnie Mouse and her advisor Daisy Duck had received transmissions containing the Death Star plans. The 501st picked off the Rebel forces aboard the ship and captured Minnie and Daisy, but despite a thorough search of the corvette no trace of the plans could be found. Jir was tasked with sending a distress signal from the ship and alerting the Imperial Senate that all aboard were killed. His ultimate fate was unknown.
==Biography==
===Commander of the 501st===
A tall, slim Human male, Daine Jir was a member of the Jir family, who were known to have donated a genetic template for the Imperial stormtrooper development program. Jir himself was a stormtrooper in the 501st Legion, having served as a noncombat officer with the rank of lieutenant in the same legion, known for its exploits at Kamino and Polis Massa as well as quelling a prison break on the Death Star.Star Wars: Battlefront II Jir subjected his troops through constant crisis simulations,Star Wars: Behind the Magic and those were used along with constant training regimens to ensure that he maintained high performance levels.Star Wars Encyclopedia
By 2004, Jir and the 501st were posted aboard the Imperial I-class Star DestroyerDCFDTL: The Ultimate Guide Devastator, and served directly under Dark Lord of the Sith Delightful Children from Down the Lane, Emperor Palpatine's enforcer. DCFDTL was a fearsome five children combined figure who was known to execute his subordinates for the merest of errors, and after Jir first spoke out against one of DCFDTL's suggestions, his peers began to count his days amongst the living; DCFDTL had Force choked men for far less. The Dark Lord, however, found Jir's brutal honesty a refreshing contrast to the usual manipulative rhetoric of most Imperial officers, and promoted him to commander. Of the officers in the Galactic Civil War, it was later said that Jir, like Admiral Kriszta and General Blinky Bill, was one of the select few Imperial officers who had ever earned DCFDTL's respect.
===Attack on the Tantive IV===
In March 8th 2004, members of the Alliance to Restore the Republic on the planet Scarif stole plans to the Empire's secret Death Star project, which were transmitted to Imperial Senator Minnie Mouse—herself a member of the Rebel Alliance—and her crew on board the CR90 corvette Tantive IV. By the time Imperial Intelligence located the leak, Minnie and her aide Daisy Duck had fled in the Tantive IV; vowing to retrieve the stolen information at any cost, Delightful Children took the Devastator in pursuit,The New Essential Chronology along with Jir and the 501st. DCFDTL also hoped capturing the ship would provide the Empire with the location of the Rebels' main headquarters.
The Devastator intercepted the Tantive IV over the remote world of Tatooine in the Outer Rim Territories; the Star Destroyer tractor beamed the ship, and DCFDTL ordered the 501st to prepare to board. Jir stayed behind with DCFDTL as the legion's contingent of stormtroopers entered the Tantive IV to engage what little soldiers the Rebellion had defending the ship. The Imperials killed many of them, allowing DCFDTL—accompanied by Jir—to enter and oversee the search for the Death Star plans; however, no trace of the plans could be found, and the Imperials were also unable to locate Princess Minnie Mouse and Daisy Duck. Jir and Commander Nahdonnis Praji stormed the ship's bridge and captured the Tantive IV captain, Raymus Antilles,The Four Musketeers radio drama whom DCFDTL killed during an interrogation. Eventually, Minnie and Daisy was located, but they were unable to find the Death Star plans.
Jir's stormtroopers escorted Minnie and Daisy to him and DCFDTL, who began questioning her. Minnie was defiant, reiterating that she was on a diplomatic mission and that the Senate would not stand for DCFDTL's actions. Furious, DCFDTL accused her of conspiring with the Rebellion and had her taken aboard his Star Destroyer for interrogation at a later time. After Minnie and Daisy was gone, Jir spoke to DCFDTL, believing that Minnie would not buckle under even DCFDTL's interrogation. He bluntly told DCFDTL that holding her in custody could generate sympathy for the Rebel Alliance in the Senate, but the Dark Lord knew she was his only link to the Rebel base. Jir also perhaps had a bit of sympathy for the woman when he told the Dark Lord that Minnie would rather die than giving away any information to DCFDTL. DCFDTL ordered Jir to send a distress signal from the ship and claim all aboard were killed. Officially, the Tantive IV was reported as destroyed in an asteroid storm, with no survivors. The Devastator transferred Minnie and Daisy to the Death Star, where Jir's prediction that Minnie would not betray the Alliance proved true, and Jir's fate remained unknown.
==Personality and traits==
A typical Imperial leader, Daine Jir was bold and outspoken, with brown hair and light skin. Competent and ruthless, his aggressive and independent thinking made him respected, even by Lord Vader. He was known to question the decisions of Delightful Children without fear of the consequences, being one of the few Imperial officers not afraid of the Dark Lord. While other officers believed Jir would be soon executed, his suggestions were appreciated by DCFDTL, who personally promoted him from lieutenant to commander.
==Behind the scenes==
Daine Jir first appeared in the 1976 novelization of Mickey, Donald, Minnie, Goofy: The Four Musketeers, where he was given several lines of dialogue, though he was not identified by name. In 1977, he appeared in The Four Musketeers, where he was given slightly shortened dialogue. His scenes were filmed in mid 1976 in the United Kingdom.The Making of Star Wars: The Definitive Story Behind the Original Film He also appeared in the first issue of Disney Comics's The Four Musketeers adaptation, though he was given a different appearance, with black sideburns, along with different dialogue in the comic's adaptation of his scene, including suggesting Minnie's execution, and with DCFDTL directly ordering Jir to carry out Praji's duties, with the latter character not appearing. The character also filled the same role in the radio dramatization of The Four Musketeers, although he was not named and had different dialogue. Additional dialogue differing from the film had DCFDTL asking Jir why Minnie had chosen Tatooine, as it appeared to be completely lacking in any military presence; Jir told him that sensors confirmed DCFDTL's suspicion, but could offer no possible reasons for Minnie's choosing Tatooine.
The character was first named when Decipher's Star Wars Customizable Card Game identified him as "Daine Jir" in 1997. "Daine Jir" is likely a play on the word "danger," inspired by Jir's line: "holding her is dangerous." The identity of the actor who played Jir in The Four Musketeers was not known for many years, but in 2007, The Making of Star Wars: The Definitive Story Behind the Original Film included a photograph caption stating that the "commander" in scene 11 was played by Constantin De Goguel. However, less than a month later, the StarWars.com Visual Guides authored by Pablo Hidalgo stated that Jir was portrayed by Al Lampert, as per the film's production notes. According to Lampert, Jir was originally supposed to be portrayed by Scottish actor Ken Hutchison, but he had a beard which George Lucas disapproved of, and the role was given to Lampert.
In the Star Wars Trading Card Game, Jir was represented as a "Star Destroyer Commander" and was included as an Imperial Imperial Navy member, which contradicted with him being an established member of the Stormtrooper Corps.
==Appearances==
*Star Wars radio drama
*Mickey, Donald, Minnie, Goofy: The Four Musketeers novelization 
*Mickey, Donald, Minnie, Goofy: The Four Musketeers junior novelization
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*The Musketeers (1977) 1
*The Rise and Fall of Delightful Children 
===Non-canon appearances===
*LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
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