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Ak-rev was a male Weequay who played as a drummer in the Max Rebo Band, whose second drummer was Umpass-stay. He was a bodyguard to Jabba the Hutt.

Biography[]

Ak-rev was a male Weequay who was a drummer in the Max Rebo Band, alongside fellow drummer Umpass-stay. He was also a bodyguard to the crime lord Jabba Desilijic Tiure.

In the year 4 ABY,[6] Ak-rev and the other members of the band played at the palace of Jabba the Hutt on the planet Tatooine. The band played "Jedi Rocks" for the Hutt, who ordered it played a second time but then dropped the enslaved dancer Oola into his rancor's pit during the repeat performance when she refused his advances. Ak-rev and the band stopped playing as Oola was eaten by the rancor, and then witnessed the arrival of Princess Leia Organa disguised as the bounty hunter Boushh with the Wookiee Chewbacca as a prisoner.[2]

Personality and traits[]

Ak-rev was a beefy[7] Weequay with brown hair and brown skin.[3]

Behind the scenes[]

"I had to jump for joy. I did…I really jumped for joy and I hit the light… Oh man, it was an awesome feeling."
―David Gonzalez, on getting casted as Ak-rev[8]

Ak-rev, albeit unidentified, first appeared in the 1997 Special Edition re-release of the 1983 theatrical film Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi[2] and was portrayed by David Gonzalez.[8] The character was later identified as Ak-rev in the 2015 Dorling Kindersley reference book Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know, which was written by Adam Bray, Kerrie Dougherty, Cole Horton, and Michael Kogge.[9]

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Notes and references[]

  1. ↑ Star Wars: Geektionary: The Galaxy from A - Z (French version only)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Return of the Jedi – Max Rebo 1
  4. ↑ Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia
  5. ↑ Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know, Updated and Expanded
  6. ↑ Star Wars: Galactic Atlas
  7. ↑ "Fancy Man" — From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Interviewing - David Gonzalez "Ak Rev" Star Wars Return Of The Jedi !!! on the ☆Adventures Access☆ YouTube channel (September 30, 2024) (backup link)
  9. ↑ Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know
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