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Culroon III,[1] also known as Culroon,[2] was a location in the galaxy, inhabited by Culroonians.[1] Shortly before the Battle of Hoth[3] in 3 ABY,[4] the Culroonians fought the Empire[1] in a campaign[2] on Culroon III[1] after a revolt there.[5] The human male Maximilian Veers fought on Culroon III as an Imperial combatant,[1] winning the campaign for the Empire.[5] The courage, cunning,[1] and leadership[3] Veers demonstrated on Culroon III led to his promotion to the rank of general in the Imperial Army,[1] and assignment to the Sith Lord Darth Vader's Death Squadron.[5] Culroon III was mentioned in a profile on Veers in the Galactic Explorer's Guide authored by the pirate Hondo Ohnaka and his protocol droid DK-RA-43 after the Battle of Starkiller Base[2] in 34 ABY.[4]
Behind the scenes[]
Culroon III was first mentioned in canon in Adam Gidwitz's 2015 children's book The Empire Strikes Back: So You Want to Be a Jedi?, a retelling of the[1] 1980[6] film Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back.[1] It was identified as Culroon in the 2019 reference book Star Wars: The Galactic Explorer's Guide by Jason Fry.[2]
In the Star Wars Legends continuity Culroon III was a planet that first appeared in the short story "The Promotion of Lieutenant Veers," published in The Star Wars Sourcebook in 1987. In the story, Culroon III was the site of an ambush of Imperial forces committed by the native Culroon, which resulted in Maximilian Veers' promotion from lieutenant to major.[7]
Appearances[]
- The Empire Strikes Back: So You Want to Be a Jedi? (First mentioned, simultaneous with audiobook)
- The Empire Strikes Back: So You Want to Be a Jedi? audiobook (Mentioned only)
Sources[]
Star Wars Helmet Collection 65 (Databank A-Z: VCX-100 Light Freighter–Veers)- Star Wars: The Galactic Explorer's Guide (First identified as Culroon)
- Star Wars Starships & Vehicles 5 (Pilots and Crew Members: Maximilian Veers)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 The Empire Strikes Back: So You Want to Be a Jedi?
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Star Wars: The Galactic Explorer's Guide
- ↑ 3.0 3.1
Star Wars Starships & Vehicles 5 (Pilots and Crew Members: Maximilian Veers)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Star Wars: Galactic Atlas
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2
Star Wars Helmet Collection 65 (Databank A-Z: VCX-100 Light Freighter–Veers)
- ↑ Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back
- ↑
"The Promotion of Lieutenant Veers" — The Star Wars Sourcebook (also reprinted in Second Edition)