Avon Starros was a human female[2] who was the daughter of Galactic Republic senator Ghirra Starros and a member of the Starros clan.[3] She was an aspiring inventor who lived during the High Republic Era. At the time of the Great Disaster, Starros, along with her protocol droid J-6, was supervised by Jedi Knight Vernestra Rwoh while traveling on a cruiser to the dedication ceremony of the new space station Starlight Beacon. However, when bombs went off aboard the cruiser, Starros, J-6, Rwoh, Padawan Imri and Honesty Weft escaped in a shuttle and wound up stranded on a nearby moon.[2]
Behind the scenes[edit | edit source]
Avon Starros appeared in the junior novel The High Republic: A Test of Courage, written by Justina Ireland.[2] Avon shares the name "Starros" with her descendant, the Imperial Era smuggler Sana Starros.[3] The publisher's summary for A Test of Courage stated that Avon was eleven years old during the events of the book, whereas Ireland stated in a Comic-Con panel that Avon was twelve years old. Ireland later clarified that Avon was indeed twelve during the events of A Test of Courage.[4]
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- The High Republic: A Test of Courage (First appearance)
Sources[edit | edit source]
Comic-Con@Home: The Lightsaber Collection Revealed and More from the Lucasfilm Publishing Panel on StarWars.com (backup link)
Notes and references[edit | edit source]
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Star Wars: The High Republic | Announcement Trailer on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link) states that the events of Star Wars: The High Republic, which include the events of The High Republic: A Test of Courage, take place two-hundred years before the events of Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace. Since Star Wars: Galactic Atlas dates the events of Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace to 32 BBY, it can be deduced that the events of The High Republic: A Test of Courage take place around 232 BBY. As Justina Ireland has stated that Avon Starros is twelve years old during A Test of Courage, thus setting Avon's birth around 244 BBY.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 The High Republic: A Test of Courage
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2
Lucasfilm Publishing: Stories From a Galaxy Far, Far Away | Comic-Con@Home 2020 on the Comic-Con International YouTube channel (backup link)
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Justina Ireland (@justinaireland) on Twitter: "Avon's twelve! She had a birthday since that was written. 🎂🎊🎉" (screenshot)