- "Hey, wastoids! Heard you had some trouble with your bike. That's the problem with baby toys. They break so easy."
"We can still race!"
"Really? Be there this weekend. If your mommy lets you. Bye, losers!" - ―Bonjj Phalfa and Fern
Bonjj Phalfa was a human native of the planet At Attin who owned a blue hover bike. Around 9 ABY, he had plans to race against the middle school student Fern and mocked her and her bike after it broke down. When the pirate Jod Na Nawood later cut power to the city where Phalfa lived, Wendle, father of Fern's friend Wim, took Phalfa's bike to chase after his son.
Biography[]
Racing rival[]
- "Who cares about racing Bonjj Phalfa?"
"I care." - ―KB and Fern
Bonjj Phalfa mocked Fern and KB.
The human Bonjj Phalfa was a native of the planet At Attin, which was separated from the rest of the galaxy by the Barrier.[1] Around 9 ABY,[3] he owned a racing hover bike[2] and had plans to race with the middle school student Fern but learned that her bike had broken down. With a human and a Rodian passenger in a sidecar, he flew up to the home of Fern's friend KB, where the pair were working on the broken bike in the garage.[1]
Phalfa called out to them and belittled Fern's bike, prompting her to angrily retort that she would still be able to race. He was doubtful, but told Fern that the race would take place on the weekend, mockingly suggesting that she come as long as her mother, Undersecretary Fara, let her. Phalfa and his two passengers then flew away. KB suggested to Fern that they ask to postpone the race, but Fern refused, as she believed that she had to act tough to deal with Phalfa. However, the pair did not make the race as, in their quest for replacement parts for the bike, KB and Fern accidentally boarded a ship that took them offworld.[1]
I need your bike[]
KB, Fern, and their friends Neel and Wim later returned to At Attin but unknowingly brought the pirate Jod Na Nawood with them. Na Nawood took control of the planet and destroyed the Supervisor who oversaw it, resulting in a power outage across the city where Phalfa lived. During the blackout, Phalfa sat on his hover bike on the side of a suburban road and watched as Fern, Wim, and Neel raced past on their own hover bikes.[4]
Wendle took Bonjj Phalfa's hover bike.
Wim's father, Wendle, then ran up alongside Phalfa while chasing the three children. The pair exchanged a glance, after which Wendle took Phalfa's bike in order to pursue his son and the others. Wendle rode the bike all the way to the Supervisor's Tower, where he, the children, and Fara managed to thwart Na Nawood's plans and call the New Republic to At Attin to defeat Na Nawood's crew.[4]
Personality and traits[]
- "You gotta act tough. It's the only way to deal with jerks like that."
- ―Fern talks about Phalfa
Phalfa was a bully[5] and mocked Fern's bike, calling it a baby toy, and suggested that she was controlled by her mother. Fern considered Phalfa a jerk. He had light skin, brown hair, and green eyes.[1]
Equipment[]
Bonjj Phalfa flew a blue hover bike and wore a black jacket with various emblems sewn onto the sleeves and shoulders. He also wore a pair of fingerless black gloves, brown pants, and brown shoes.[1]
Behind the scenes[]
Bonjj Phalfa was portrayed by Shané Almagor in "This Could Be a Real Adventure,"[1] the first episode of the live-action Disney+ series Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, which aired on December 2, 2024.[6] Bonjj Phalfa's name and taunting of Fern is a homage to actor Harrison Ford's character Bob Falfa from American Graffiti,[7] a 1973 film written and directed by Star Wars director George Lucas.[8]
Appearances[]
Star Wars: Skeleton Crew — "This Could Be a Real Adventure" (First appearance)- Star Wars: Skeleton Crew — "The Real Good Guys"
Sources[]
- "This Could Be a Real Adventure" Episode Guide | Star Wars: Skeleton Crew on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Skeleton Crew Explained | Episode 8 - "The Real Good Guys" on StarWars.com (backup link)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13
Star Wars: Skeleton Crew — "This Could Be a Real Adventure"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Star Wars: Skeleton Crew — "The Real Good Guys" (Audio description from Disney+)
- ↑ Star Wars: Timelines dates the events of "Chapter 1: The Mandalorian" of The Mandalorian Season One to 9 ABY. In addition, "A Certain Point of View" — Star Wars Insider 228 also dates "Part Seven: Dreams and Madness" to nine years after the events of Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, which corresponds to 9 ABY per Timelines. "Part Seven: Dreams and Madness" takes place after the conflict on Mandalore, which is the main event depicted in "Chapter 23: The Spies" and "Chapter 24: The Return," the final two episodes of The Mandalorian Season Three. Therefore, Seasons One through Three of Star Wars: The Mandalorian must all be set in 9 ABY as well. SWCA 2022: 20 Highlights from Lucasfilm's Studio Showcase on StarWars.com (backup link) states that Star Wars: Skeleton Crew takes place in the same timeframe as Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Star Wars: Ahsoka—the latter of which can also be dated to 9 ABY following the reasoning here. As such, Skeleton Crew must take place around 9 ABY as well.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Star Wars: Skeleton Crew — "The Real Good Guys"
- ↑ Skeleton Crew Explained | Episode 8 - "The Real Good Guys" on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars: Skeleton Crew Will Debut Early on StarWars.com (November 26, 2024) (backup link)
- ↑ "This Could Be a Real Adventure" Trivia Gallery | Skeleton Crew on StarWars.com (backup link) (Slide 4)
- ↑ Star Wars Year By Year: A Visual History, New Edition
