The Recruit

"**The Recruit**" is the two-part pilot episode of Season One of the animated television series *Star Wars Resistance*. It aired on October 7, 2018.

## Use of Aurebesh

### "The Recruit Part 1"

#### Kaz's X-Wing

Kaz's T-85 X-wing has the words "REPUBLIC NAVY" painted on its hull. Additional text can be glimpsed behind the left wing, but only the top of the characters are seen, so it is illegible.

#### Resistance pilot's life vest

The life vest worn by an Abednedo Resistance pilot says "PULL TO INFLATE". The text is upside-down, to make it easy for the pilot to read.

#### *Colossus* signage

A big sign on the *Colossus* platform (note that most of it is hard to decipher) says

ATTENTION

ONLY APPROVED ITEMS

ALLOWED ON SCANNER

NO *[images of a blaster and another forbidden item]*

A mirror-inverted version of the same sign is glimpsed in the background when Kaz meets Neku.

A sign over the counter that Kaz and Poe approach says "ENTER", in mirror-inverted Aurebesh.

#### Tavern decor

When Kaz sits down at the bar in Aunt Z's Tavern, a wing panel in the background features the motif from the *Crumb Bomber* from *Star Wars: The Clone Wars*: a Kowakian monkey-lizard accompanied by the caption "LAUGH THIS OF*[image ends]*".

#### Arcade games

When Kaz plays holo-darts, the monitor on the arcade game next to the target says "HIGH SCORES" : "5786400" : "RANKING BEST 10" (followed by number 01 to 10, listed along with their scores and three to four character names which are nothing but gibberish).

The monitor on the game next to it contains an image of an exogorth space slug and says "*SPACE SLUG SLAM 6*" : "PRESS START".

### "The Recruit Part 2"

#### Hype's flight suit

On the front of Hype Fazon's flight suit belt, his name "HYPE" is written in Aurebesh. "9S" (half the logo of 79's from the *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* episode "Orders"; the other half is covered up by Hype's jacket) is printed at the top of the suit's chest.

#### *Green Ace*

The name of "HYPE FEZON" is painted on the hull of his racing starfighter, the *Green Ace*.

#### Kaz's competitors

The announcer, Jak Sivrak, gets Kaz to pick his contestant, listing "HYPE FAZON 1", "GRIFF HALLORAN 2",
"FREYA FENRIS 3", "BOO KEVIL 4" and "TORRA DOZA 5".

#### Torra Doza's stats

    Torra Doza's stats list the following:

TIME IN TOP 5: 100%

CHALLENGE RATE: 87%

FINISHES: 100%

WINS: 100%

WINS BY DISQUALIFICATION: 100%

TOP SPEED: 92%

The caption for her racing starfighter, the *Blue Ace*, says "RACER:".

#### Yeager's datapad

Jarek Yeager's datapad says "*FIREBALL* PARTS LIST". The list itself is too blurred to read.

### Office of Acquisitions sign

    The sign outside Flix and Orka's shop says "OFFICE OF ACQUISITIONS". Below that are options for "OPEN" and "CLOSED".

#### Racing display

A large screen showcasing info about the upcoming race says "HYPE FEZON" and "OUTER RIM SUPPLY CO".

#### *Colossus* marketplace

The signage at Bolza Grool's gorg stand at the *Colossus* marketplace says "MOST TASTE" • "BEST FLAVOR" • "GUARANTEED". Another sign says "REAL GOOD" • "FRESH 4 YOU".

When Kaz is racing, a sign behind Neeku says "REPAIR RA*[obscured]*".

#### *Fireball* cockpit

When powering up the *Fireball* for the race against Torra Doza, and during the actual race, Kaz's cockpit display says "!". *(The rest of the message is written in Trade Federation Script; it translates as "WARNING" : "CHECK OIL" and "SYSTEM WARNING".)*

## References

1. ↑  Bucket's List Extra: 9 Fun Facts from "The High Tower" – *Star Wars Resistance* on StarWars.com (October 29, 2018): “Among the artifacts and oddities hanging from the wall of Aunt Z’s tavern is a wing panel with Clone Wars-era art of the "Crumb Bomber," a gunship seen in Obi-Wan Kenobi's forces in *Star Wars: The Clone Wars*, and in Old Jho's Pit Stop on Lothal in *Star Wars Rebels*.”
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1  Bucket's List Extra: 8 Fun Facts from "The Recruit" – *Star Wars Resistance* on StarWars.com (October 8, 2018): “**6. How good is Torra Doza?** Torra Doza's stats, translated from Aurebesh, list the following: Time in Top 5 – 100%. Challenge Rate – 87%. Finishes – 100%. Wins – 100%. Wins By Disqualification – 100%. Top Speed – 92%. **7. What does that say?** The sign outside the shop that Flix and Orka run identifies it as "OFFICE OF ACQUISITIONS."”