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- "There's…too many of them!"
- ―Gureni Telsij
Gureni Telsij was a male human who served as a Lieutenant[4] in the Alliance to Restore the Republic during the Galactic Civil War. At the Battle of Endor, he flew a BTL-A4 Y-wing assault starfighter/bomber[3] in Gray Squadron.[4] Moments after stating that there were too many enemy ships, his Y-wing was struck by enemy fire, killing him.[2]
Behind the scenes[edit | edit source]
According to stage director Hilary Westlake, the actor who portrayed Telsij is likely to have been Eiji Kusuhara. Westlake was a close friend of Kusuhara's, and wrote the latter's obituary for The Guardian. After viewing footage of Telsij's scene from Return of the Jedi, Westlake told NPR that, "Albeit brief, I would say it is most certainly Eiji."[5]
The StarWars.com Databank incorrectly identified a photo of Ekelarc Yong, another Y-wing pilot seen in Return of the Jedi, as Telsij. Yong and Telsij wear different helmets, and are played by different actors.
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi (First appearance)
- Star Wars: Return of the Jedi junior novelization
Sources[edit | edit source]
- Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know (First identified as Telsij)
- Star Wars: I Am a Pilot (Picture only)
Star Wars Helmet Collection 26 (Helmets: Y-wing Pilot) (Picture only)- Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know, Updated and Expanded
- Rebel Starfighters Owners' Workshop Manual (First identified as Gureni)
Notes and references[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Star Wars: Galactic Atlas
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Star Wars: Return of the Jedi junior novelization
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Rebel Starfighters Owners' Workshop Manual
- ↑ Haruch, Steve (2014-12-14). Diversity In Space: Tracking The First Asian Pilot In The Star Wars Movies. NPR.org. Archived from the original on January 14, 2020. Retrieved on July 23, 2020.
