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Alton Kastle was an [[Galactic Empire|Imperial]] broadcaster who was based on the [[planet]] [[Lothal]] during the [[Imperial Era|Age of the Empire]]. In [[6 BBY]], [[Sexes|he]] reported on the [[Westhills massacre]]. Kastle claimed that insurgents had destroyed [[mining]] equipment and attacked Imperial surveyors in the [[Westhills]], forcing the Empire to send in [[troop]]s to restore order. In truth, [[Imperial Military|Imperial forces]] under [[Lieutenant]] [[Piers Roddance]] had opened [[fire]] on a sit-in demonstration by disaffected [[farmer]]s who had lost their lands to an Imperial mining project. [[Zare Leonis]] and his friend [[Beck Ollet]] knew the truth but did not tell his [[parent]]s, who accepted Kastle's account.<ref name="Edge of the Galaxy">''[[Servants of the Empire: Edge of the Galaxy]]''</ref>
 
Alton Kastle was an [[Galactic Empire|Imperial]] broadcaster who was based on the [[planet]] [[Lothal]] during the [[Imperial Era|Age of the Empire]]. In [[6 BBY]], [[Sexes|he]] reported on the [[Westhills massacre]]. Kastle claimed that insurgents had destroyed [[mining]] equipment and attacked Imperial surveyors in the [[Westhills]], forcing the Empire to send in [[troop]]s to restore order. In truth, [[Imperial Military|Imperial forces]] under [[Lieutenant]] [[Piers Roddance]] had opened [[fire]] on a sit-in demonstration by disaffected [[farmer]]s who had lost their lands to an Imperial mining project. [[Zare Leonis]] and his friend [[Beck Ollet]] knew the truth but did not tell his [[parent]]s, who accepted Kastle's account.<ref name="Edge of the Galaxy">''[[Servants of the Empire: Edge of the Galaxy]]''</ref>
   
Between [[5 BBY]] and [[4 BBY]], Kastle served as a newscaster for several Imperial [[HoloNet News]] reports including Lothal's new [[Imperial Registration Program]]<ref name="Imperial Registration Program">{{HoloNetNews|post/92683241141/holonet-news-report-imperial-registration-program|Report: Imperial Registration Program|int=HoloNet News Report: Imperial Registration Program}}</ref>, the suppression of a [[Wookiee revolt]] on [[Kashyyyk]]<ref name="Wookiee Report">{{HoloNetNews|post/92683360686/holonet-news-report-wookiee-revolt-quelled-on|Report: Wookiee Revolt Quelled on Kashyyyk|int=HoloNet News Report: Wookiee Revolt Quelled on Kashyyyk}}</ref>, reduced unemployment rates<ref name="Unemployment Report">{{HoloNetNews|post/92683587916/holonet-news-special-report-lothal-jobless-rates|Special Report: Lothal Jobless Rates Hit All-time Low|int=HoloNet News Special Report: Lothal Jobless Rates Hit All-time Low}}</ref>, the Empire's new affordable housing program<ref name="Housing">{{HoloNetNews|post/97314128383/holonet-news-special-report-empire-ensures-new|Special Report: Empire Ensures New Affordable Housing on Lothal|int=HoloNet News Special Report: Empire Ensures New Affordable Housing on Lothal}}</ref>, and a ban on unauthorized mining.<ref name="Unauthorized Mining">{{HoloNetNews|post/98335557956/holonet-breaking-news-unauthorized-mining|Breaking News: Unauthorized Mining Operation Halted|int=HoloNet Breaking News: Unauthorized Mining Operation Halted}}</ref> While many Imperial citizens on Lothal like [[Leo Leonis]] accepted Kastle's reports, others like Leo's [[Marriage|wife]] [[Tepha Leonis]] and son Zare regarded his reports as carefully manicured truths or fabricated [[propaganda]] designed to portray the Empire in a positive light.<ref name="Imperial Justice">''[[Servants of the Empire: Imperial Justice]]''</ref>
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Between [[5 BBY]] and [[4 BBY]], Kastle served as a newscaster for several Imperial [[HoloNet News]] reports including Lothal's new [[Imperial Registration Program]],<ref name="Imperial Registration Program">{{HoloNetNews|post/92683241141/holonet-news-report-imperial-registration-program|Report: Imperial Registration Program|int=HoloNet News Report: Imperial Registration Program}}</ref> the suppression of a [[Wookiee revolt]] on [[Kashyyyk]],<ref name="Wookiee Report">{{HoloNetNews|post/92683360686/holonet-news-report-wookiee-revolt-quelled-on|Report: Wookiee Revolt Quelled on Kashyyyk|int=HoloNet News Report: Wookiee Revolt Quelled on Kashyyyk}}</ref> reduced unemployment rates,<ref name="Unemployment Report">{{HoloNetNews|post/92683587916/holonet-news-special-report-lothal-jobless-rates|Special Report: Lothal Jobless Rates Hit All-time Low|int=HoloNet News Special Report: Lothal Jobless Rates Hit All-time Low}}</ref> the Empire's new affordable housing program,<ref name="Housing">{{HoloNetNews|post/97314128383/holonet-news-special-report-empire-ensures-new|Special Report: Empire Ensures New Affordable Housing on Lothal|int=HoloNet News Special Report: Empire Ensures New Affordable Housing on Lothal}}</ref> and a ban on unauthorized mining.<ref name="Unauthorized Mining">{{HoloNetNews|post/98335557956/holonet-breaking-news-unauthorized-mining|Breaking News: Unauthorized Mining Operation Halted|int=HoloNet Breaking News: Unauthorized Mining Operation Halted}}</ref> While many Imperial citizens on Lothal like [[Leo Leonis]] accepted Kastle's reports, others like Leo's [[Marriage|wife]] [[Tepha Leonis]] and son Zare regarded his reports as carefully manicured truths or fabricated [[propaganda]] designed to portray the Empire in a positive light.<ref name="Imperial Justice">''[[Servants of the Empire: Imperial Justice]]''</ref>
   
 
===Combating the Spectres===
 
===Combating the Spectres===
 
After the [[Spectres]] rebels [[Ezra Bridger]] and [[Garazeb Orrelios]] [[Attack on Imperial Troop Transports|attacked]] an [[Imperial Troop Transport]] and rescued Imperial [[prisoner]]s including [[Morad Sumar]], [[Marida Sumar]] and their [[Aqualish]] servant, Kastle issued a spin report claiming that the rebels had attacked innocent workers. Kastle's HoloNet transmission was then hacked by a broadcast from the rogue [[Senator]] [[Gall Trayvis]] claiming that the [[Jedi Master]] [[Luminara Unduli]] was being [[Prison|imprisoned]] on [[Stygeon Prime]].<ref name="Old Masters">{{Rebels|Rise of the Old Masters}}</ref> On the fourteenth anniversary of [[Empire Day]], Kastle delivered a news report announcing that the holiday was commemorating [[Galactic Emperor|Emperor]] [[Darth Sidious|Palpatine's]] [[Proclamation of the New Order|creation]] of the the Empire. His broadcast was hacked by a transmission by Trayvis calling on Lothalians to boycott the annual Empire Day celebrations.<ref name="Empire Day">{{Rebels|Empire Day (episode)|Empire Day}}</ref>
 
After the [[Spectres]] rebels [[Ezra Bridger]] and [[Garazeb Orrelios]] [[Attack on Imperial Troop Transports|attacked]] an [[Imperial Troop Transport]] and rescued Imperial [[prisoner]]s including [[Morad Sumar]], [[Marida Sumar]] and their [[Aqualish]] servant, Kastle issued a spin report claiming that the rebels had attacked innocent workers. Kastle's HoloNet transmission was then hacked by a broadcast from the rogue [[Senator]] [[Gall Trayvis]] claiming that the [[Jedi Master]] [[Luminara Unduli]] was being [[Prison|imprisoned]] on [[Stygeon Prime]].<ref name="Old Masters">{{Rebels|Rise of the Old Masters}}</ref> On the fourteenth anniversary of [[Empire Day]], Kastle delivered a news report announcing that the holiday was commemorating [[Galactic Emperor|Emperor]] [[Darth Sidious|Palpatine's]] [[Proclamation of the New Order|creation]] of the the Empire. His broadcast was hacked by a transmission by Trayvis calling on Lothalians to boycott the annual Empire Day celebrations.<ref name="Empire Day">{{Rebels|Empire Day (episode)|Empire Day}}</ref>
   
Later, Kastle delivered another news broadcast deriding the [[Old Republic Senate Building]] in Lothal's [[Capital City]] as a bygone relic. This was quickly shadowed by a coded transmission from Trayvis instructing the Spectres to meet him at the Old Republic Senate Hall. Unknown to the Specters, Trayvis was an undercover [[agent]] provocateur working with the Empire to root out and destroy rebel operatives. The rebels narrowly escaped a [[Trap in the Old Republic Senate Building|trap]] set by the [[Imperial Security Bureau]] Agent [[Alexsandr Kallus|Kallus]] and the [[Minister]] [[Maketh Tua]], who were acting under orders from [[Governor]] [[Arihnda Pryce]].<ref name="Vision of Hope">{{Rebels|Vision of Hope}}</ref>
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Later, Kastle delivered another news broadcast deriding the [[Lothal City Capitol Building]] in Lothal's [[Capital City]] as a bygone relic. This was quickly shadowed by a coded transmission from Trayvis instructing the Spectres to meet him at the Old Republic Senate Hall. Unknown to the Specters, Trayvis was an undercover [[agent]] provocateur working with the Empire to root out and destroy rebel operatives. The rebels narrowly escaped a [[Trap in the Old Republic Senate Building|trap]] set by the [[Imperial Security Bureau]] Agent [[Alexsandr Kallus|Kallus]] and the [[Minister]] [[Maketh Tua]], who were acting under orders from [[Governor]] [[Arihnda Pryce]].<ref name="Vision of Hope">{{Rebels|Vision of Hope}}</ref>
   
After the Spectres escaped the Imperial trap, Kastle hosted an interview with Trayvis, who publicly rededicated himself to serving the Empire. Trayvis also denounced the Spectres as violent extremists who had appropriated his message and placed a [[bounty]] on them. In response, the Spectres devised a plan to [[Raid on the communications tower|hijack]] the [[Imperial Communications Center]] near [[Jalath]] to give their side of the story.<ref name="Call to Action">{{Rebels|Call to Action}}</ref> During the [[Siege of Lothal]], Kastle gave a news report claiming that the Spectres had [[assassin]]ated Tua. In reality, the Spectres had been trying to help Tua escape and Kallus had bombed her [[shuttle]] and framed the rebels.<ref name="Siege of Lothal">''[[Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal]]''</ref>
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After the Spectres escaped the Imperial trap, Kastle hosted an interview with Trayvis, who publicly rededicated himself to serving the Empire. Trayvis also denounced the Spectres as violent extremists who had appropriated his message and placed a [[bounty]] on them. In response, the Spectres devised a plan to [[Raid on the communications tower|hijack]] the [[Imperial Communications Center]] near [[Jalath]] to give their side of the story.<ref name="Call to Action" /> During the [[Siege of Lothal]], Kastle gave a news report claiming that the Spectres had [[assassin]]ated Tua. In reality, the Spectres had been trying to help Tua escape and Kallus had bombed her [[shuttle]] and framed the rebels.<ref name="Siege of Lothal">''[[Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal]]''</ref>
   
 
===The rebellion===
 
===The rebellion===
In [[2 BBY]], Alton Kastle delivered a news broadcast denouncing the former senator [[Mon Mothma]] for her allegedly [[treason]]ous speech condemning the Emperor Palpatine's complicity in the [[Ghorman Massacre]]. This broadcast was picked up by the Spectres, whose ship ''[[Ghost]]'' was in deep space. Shortly later, the Spectres, who were now part of [[Phoenix Squadron]], helped [[Skirmish in the Archeon Nebula|escort]] the rogue senator through the [[Archeon Nebula]] to the planet [[Dantooine]].<ref name="Secret Cargo">{{Rebels|Secret Cargo}}</ref>
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In [[2 BBY]], Alton Kastle delivered a news broadcast denouncing the former senator [[Mon Mothma]] for her allegedly [[treason]]ous speech condemning the Emperor Palpatine's complicity in the [[Ghorman Massacre]]. This broadcast was picked up by the Spectres, whose ship ''[[Ghost]]'' was in deep space. Shortly later, the Spectres, who were now part of [[Phoenix Cell]], helped [[Operation Handoff|escort]] the rogue senator through the [[Archeon Nebula]] to the planet [[Dantooine]].<ref name="Secret Cargo">{{Rebels|Secret Cargo}}</ref>
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Following the [[death]] of [[Kanan Jarrus]] in [[1 BBY]], Alton Kastle issued a propaganda broadcast claiming that the rebellion on Lothal was lost with the death of their leadership. He then announced that Governor Pryce had organized a parade to commemorate the Imperial leadership's efforts to defeat the "extremists" and that all citizens were required to attend the parade.<ref name="DUME">{{Rebels|DUME}}</ref>
   
 
===Galactic Civil War===
 
===Galactic Civil War===
{{Quote|The daughter of renowned [[Admiral]] [[Garrick Versio]] of the Imperial Security Bureau and famous [[artist]] [[Zeehay Versio]] may be a traitor to the glorious Empire. Captain Iden Versio been recorded as spouting lies about the Empire and inciting violence, denouncing the brave subjects of the Death Star [[battle station]] who lost their lives while she survived. This is not in keeping with the behavior of the highly decorated captain hitherto, but the words are damning. She is slated for an immediate [[Court-martial/Canon|court-martial]]. Hero of the Empire Admiral [[Nasha Garvan]] will prosecute, while the specialized [[legal-analyst droid]] [[HM-12]] will provide proper defense as required by [[Imperial Navy]] law.|Alton Kastle|Battlefront II: Inferno Squad}}
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{{Quote|The daughter of renowned Admiral Garrick Versio of the Imperial Security Bureau and famous artist Zeehay Versio may be a traitor to the glorious Empire. Captain Iden Versio been recorded as spouting lies about the Empire and inciting violence, denouncing the brave subjects of the Death Star battle station who lost their lives while she survived. This is not in keeping with the behavior of the highly decorated captain hitherto, but the words are damning. She is slated for an immediate court-martial. Hero of the Empire Admiral Nasha Garvan will prosecute, while the specialized legal-analyst droid HM-12 will provide proper defense as required by Imperial Navy law.|Alton Kastle|Battlefront II: Inferno Squad}}
A few [[Standard month/Canon|months]] after the [[Battle of Yavin]], Kastle delivered a broadcast reporting on the apparent treason of Imperial [[Captain]] [[Iden Versio]], who made disparaging remarks regarding the [[Death Star]] and the Galactic Empire as a whole. In reality, Versio's comments were part of a ruse to embed herself into the ranks of a [[Partisans|Partisan]] cell calling themselves the [[Dreamers]].<ref name="Inferno Squad">''[[Battlefront II: Inferno Squad]]''</ref>
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A few [[Standard month|months]] after the [[Battle of Yavin]], Kastle delivered a broadcast reporting on the apparent treason of Imperial [[Captain]] [[Iden Versio]], who made disparaging remarks regarding the [[DS-1 Orbital Battle Station|Death Star]] and the Galactic Empire as a whole. In reality, Versio's comments were part of a ruse to embed herself into the ranks of a [[Partisans|Partisan]] cell calling themselves the [[Dreamers]].<ref name="Inferno Squad">''[[Battlefront II: Inferno Squad]]''</ref>
   
 
==Personality and traits==
 
==Personality and traits==
Alton Kastle was a [[human]] male broadcaster who lived during the Age of the Empire. He was known for his impeccable dress<ref name="DiD-book">''[[Droids in Distress (book)|Droids in Distress]]''</ref> and familiar, comforting voice.<ref name="Edge of the Galaxy" /> While Kastle was popular with many pro-Imperial citizens, dissenters like Zare Leonis regarded him as an Imperial stooge who distorted the truth and made up lies.<ref name="Imperial Justice" /> Kastle was a staunch Imperial loyalist and regularly denounced the rebels as criminals<ref name="Old Masters" /> and traitors.<ref name="Secret Cargo" />
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Alton Kastle was a [[human]] male broadcaster who lived during the Age of the Empire. He was known for his impeccable dress<ref name="DiD-book">[[Droids in Distress (book)|''Droids in Distress'']]</ref> and familiar, comforting voice.<ref name="Edge of the Galaxy" /> While Kastle was popular with many pro-Imperial citizens, dissenters like Zare Leonis regarded him as an Imperial stooge who distorted the truth and made up lies.<ref name="Imperial Justice" /> Kastle was a staunch Imperial loyalist and regularly denounced the rebels as criminals<ref name="Old Masters" /> and traitors.<ref name="Secret Cargo" />
   
 
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==Behind the scenes==
 
==Behind the scenes==
Alton Kastle's voice first appeared in [[2014]], in the [[HoloNet News (Tumblr)|HoloNet News]] tie-ins to ''[[Star Wars Rebels]]''. Alton Kastle was misidentified as Alston Kastle on two occasions in the young readers novel ''[[Servants of the Empire: Edge of the Galaxy]]'' that was released in [[October]] 2014. He was voiced by [[Steve Blum]], who also voiced the rebel character [[Garazeb Orrelios]].
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Alton Kastle's voice first appeared in [[2014]], in the [[HoloNet News (Tumblr)|HoloNet News]] tie-ins to ''[[Star Wars Rebels]]''. Alton Kastle was misidentified as Alston Kastle on two occasions in the young readers novel ''[[Servants of the Empire: Edge of the Galaxy]]'' that was released in [[October]] 2014. He was voiced by [[Steve Blum]], who also voiced the rebel character Garazeb Orrelios.
   
 
==Appearances==
 
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==Notes and references==
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"This is Alton Kastle for the only news you need: the HoloNet News!"
―Alton Kastle's catchphrase[src]

Alton Kastle was a human male journalist who worked as a broadcaster on HoloNet News on the planet Lothal. As a broadcast journalist, he helped spread propaganda for the Galactic Empire, including propaganda about Wookiees and local unemployment rates. The Leonis family sometimes watched news broadcasts by Alton Kastle. While Leo Leonis believed the Imperial line, both Zare Leonis and Tepha Leonis came to learn that Kastle was a stooge who often delivered news that was either carefully manicured truth or entirely fictitious.

Biography

Imperial propagandist

Alton Kastle was an Imperial broadcaster who was based on the planet Lothal during the Age of the Empire. In 6 BBY, he reported on the Westhills massacre. Kastle claimed that insurgents had destroyed mining equipment and attacked Imperial surveyors in the Westhills, forcing the Empire to send in troops to restore order. In truth, Imperial forces under Lieutenant Piers Roddance had opened fire on a sit-in demonstration by disaffected farmers who had lost their lands to an Imperial mining project. Zare Leonis and his friend Beck Ollet knew the truth but did not tell his parents, who accepted Kastle's account.[3]

Between 5 BBY and 4 BBY, Kastle served as a newscaster for several Imperial HoloNet News reports including Lothal's new Imperial Registration Program,[4] the suppression of a Wookiee revolt on Kashyyyk,[5] reduced unemployment rates,[6] the Empire's new affordable housing program,[7] and a ban on unauthorized mining.[8] While many Imperial citizens on Lothal like Leo Leonis accepted Kastle's reports, others like Leo's wife Tepha Leonis and son Zare regarded his reports as carefully manicured truths or fabricated propaganda designed to portray the Empire in a positive light.[9]

Combating the Spectres

After the Spectres rebels Ezra Bridger and Garazeb Orrelios attacked an Imperial Troop Transport and rescued Imperial prisoners including Morad Sumar, Marida Sumar and their Aqualish servant, Kastle issued a spin report claiming that the rebels had attacked innocent workers. Kastle's HoloNet transmission was then hacked by a broadcast from the rogue Senator Gall Trayvis claiming that the Jedi Master Luminara Unduli was being imprisoned on Stygeon Prime.[10] On the fourteenth anniversary of Empire Day, Kastle delivered a news report announcing that the holiday was commemorating Emperor Palpatine's creation of the the Empire. His broadcast was hacked by a transmission by Trayvis calling on Lothalians to boycott the annual Empire Day celebrations.[11]

Later, Kastle delivered another news broadcast deriding the Lothal City Capitol Building in Lothal's Capital City as a bygone relic. This was quickly shadowed by a coded transmission from Trayvis instructing the Spectres to meet him at the Old Republic Senate Hall. Unknown to the Specters, Trayvis was an undercover agent provocateur working with the Empire to root out and destroy rebel operatives. The rebels narrowly escaped a trap set by the Imperial Security Bureau Agent Kallus and the Minister Maketh Tua, who were acting under orders from Governor Arihnda Pryce.[12]

After the Spectres escaped the Imperial trap, Kastle hosted an interview with Trayvis, who publicly rededicated himself to serving the Empire. Trayvis also denounced the Spectres as violent extremists who had appropriated his message and placed a bounty on them. In response, the Spectres devised a plan to hijack the Imperial Communications Center near Jalath to give their side of the story.[1] During the Siege of Lothal, Kastle gave a news report claiming that the Spectres had assassinated Tua. In reality, the Spectres had been trying to help Tua escape and Kallus had bombed her shuttle and framed the rebels.[13]

The rebellion

In 2 BBY, Alton Kastle delivered a news broadcast denouncing the former senator Mon Mothma for her allegedly treasonous speech condemning the Emperor Palpatine's complicity in the Ghorman Massacre. This broadcast was picked up by the Spectres, whose ship Ghost was in deep space. Shortly later, the Spectres, who were now part of Phoenix Cell, helped escort the rogue senator through the Archeon Nebula to the planet Dantooine.[14]

Following the death of Kanan Jarrus in 1 BBY, Alton Kastle issued a propaganda broadcast claiming that the rebellion on Lothal was lost with the death of their leadership. He then announced that Governor Pryce had organized a parade to commemorate the Imperial leadership's efforts to defeat the "extremists" and that all citizens were required to attend the parade.[15]

Galactic Civil War

"The daughter of renowned Admiral Garrick Versio of the Imperial Security Bureau and famous artist Zeehay Versio may be a traitor to the glorious Empire. Captain Iden Versio been recorded as spouting lies about the Empire and inciting violence, denouncing the brave subjects of the Death Star battle station who lost their lives while she survived. This is not in keeping with the behavior of the highly decorated captain hitherto, but the words are damning. She is slated for an immediate court-martial. Hero of the Empire Admiral Nasha Garvan will prosecute, while the specialized legal-analyst droid HM-12 will provide proper defense as required by Imperial Navy law."
―Alton Kastle[src]

A few months after the Battle of Yavin, Kastle delivered a broadcast reporting on the apparent treason of Imperial Captain Iden Versio, who made disparaging remarks regarding the Death Star and the Galactic Empire as a whole. In reality, Versio's comments were part of a ruse to embed herself into the ranks of a Partisan cell calling themselves the Dreamers.[16]

Personality and traits

Alton Kastle was a human male broadcaster who lived during the Age of the Empire. He was known for his impeccable dress[17] and familiar, comforting voice.[3] While Kastle was popular with many pro-Imperial citizens, dissenters like Zare Leonis regarded him as an Imperial stooge who distorted the truth and made up lies.[9] Kastle was a staunch Imperial loyalist and regularly denounced the rebels as criminals[10] and traitors.[14]

Equipment

Because of his affiliation, Kastle wore a gray-blue variant of the Imperial uniform, complete with black boots, belt and gloves. However, he wore an Imperial media badge rather than a military rank plaque,[18] had a Holonet News patch under the left shoulder, and carried two code cylinders on the left side of the chest.[19] Alton Kastle was noted for being impeccably dressed.[17]

Behind the scenes

Alton Kastle's voice first appeared in 2014, in the HoloNet News tie-ins to Star Wars Rebels. Alton Kastle was misidentified as Alston Kastle on two occasions in the young readers novel Servants of the Empire: Edge of the Galaxy that was released in October 2014. He was voiced by Steve Blum, who also voiced the rebel character Garazeb Orrelios.

Appearances

Sources

Notes and references