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- "Melshi. Gone too soon, but it's good to see the old nek's name once more. I served with him on Gaulus."
- ―Caluan Ematt, in an annotation of The Rebel Files
Gaulus was a planet in the Outer Rim Territories where Rebel Alliance forces, including Lieutenant Caluan Ematt and Sergeant Ruescott Melshi, were active at one point. When the Alliance subsequently retreated from Gaulus, the rebel UT-60D U-wing starfighter/support craft were used as medical evacuation lifters.
Description[]
Gaulus was a terrestrial planet[3] located in an eponymous star system and sector[1] within the Slice portion[2] of the Outer Rim Territories. It was situated in the grid square S-17 on the Standard Galactic Grid.[1]
History[]
Rebel Sergeant Ruescott Melshi served on Gaulus.
By 1 BBY,[5] the Rebel Alliance had been active on Gaulus. Sergeant Ruescott Melshi and Lieutenant Caluan Ematt served together there,[4] becoming friends thereafter.[3] The Alliance eventually had to retreat from Gaulus, with UT-60D U-wing starfighter/support craft used as medical evacuation lifters during the withdrawal.[4]
The U-wing's use on Gaulus was noted in a report made by rebel General Antoc Merrick for the Alliance's Commander-in-Chief Mon Mothma, in which the former proposed the wider use of the support crafts as multi-role starships. Merrick's report was eventually collected by archivist Hendri Underholt, who included it in the compilation of non-electronic documents known as The Rebel Files. When The Rebel Files later fell into the hands of the Resistance[4]—a military group with roots in the Alliance[6]—in 34 ABY,[7] Resistance officers, including Major Ematt, annotated the documents inside. Ematt saw a report from his old comrade Melshi within and recalled in an annotation that they had served together on Gaulus.[4]
Behind the scenes[]
In the current Star Wars canon, Gaulus was first introduced by mention in the 2017 reference book Star Wars: The Rebel Files, written by Daniel Wallace.[4] The planet Gaulus originated in the Star Wars Legends continuity, where it was first mentioned in the West End Games Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game supplement The Rebel Alliance Sourcebook, written by Paul Murphy and released in 1990. Artist Allen Nunis depicted Gaulus in the book.[8]
Sources[]
- Star Wars: The Rebel Files (First mentioned)
"The Heroes of Rogue One" — Star Wars Encyclopedia
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5
Star Systems of the Galaxy on StarWars.com (article) (backup link) — Based on corresponding information for the Gaulus system
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Star Systems of the Galaxy on StarWars.com (article) (backup link) places the Gaulus system, and therefore Gaulus itself, in the area of space Star Wars: The Galactic Explorer's Guide identifies as the Slice.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2
"The Heroes of Rogue One" — Star Wars Encyclopedia
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Star Wars: The Rebel Files
- ↑ In Star Wars: The Rebel Files, the report mentioning the UT-60D U-wing starfighter/support craft's use on Gaulus is set between the defection of Bodhi Rook and the Liberation of Erso, both dated to 1 BBY by Star Wars: Timelines.
- ↑ Star Wars: Timelines
- ↑ Star Wars: The Rebel Files establishes that The Rebel Files was buried on the same day as the Battle of Endor, which Star Wars: Timelines dates to 4 ABY. As the former also states that The Rebel Files was rediscovered thirty years after the battle, the artifact must have been found in 34 ABY.
- ↑ The Rebel Alliance Sourcebook