Irol

Irol was a Human male native of an Outer Rim forest planet, where he learned how to fly a speeder bike. By 4 ABY, he had become a scout trooper sergeant in the Galactic Empire, and was part of the garrison stationed on the Forest Moon of Endor, whose assignment was to defend the shield generator bunker protecting the orbiting second Death Star. That year, Irol took part in the Battle of Endor, where he and the rest of the garrison unsuccessfully attempted to defend the shield generator from a Rebel Alliance strike team.

BiographyEdit

The Human^[2] male Irol hailed from a forest planet located in the Outer Rim Territories.^[1] It was on that planet where he learned how to fly a speeder bike.^[4] By the year 4 ABY,^[5] Irol joined the Galactic Empire as a scout trooper, and attained the military rank of sergeant.^[1] He became a member of the Imperial garrison stationed on the Forest Moon of Endor, whose assignment was to protect the shield generator bunker for the orbiting Imperial second Death Star.^[4] In 4 ABY,^[5] Irol and the garrison took part in the Battle of Endor,^[1] during which a Rebel Alliance strike team infiltrated the forest moon with the intention to destroy the shield generator. The battle ended with the Alliance successfully destroying the shield generator, allowing the Alliance Fleet to destroy the unprotected Death Star in space.^[6]

Personality and traitsEdit

A confident biker scout and hunter, Irol relied on superior balance and strength to operate his 74-Z speeder bike.^[1] Irol's balance and flying skills made him a valuable, though cocky, member of the Imperial garrison on Endor.^[4] He had black eyes and fair skin.^[3]

EquipmentEdit

Irol wore a full suit of scout trooper armor, and wielded a scout trooper blaster pistol.^[7]

Behind the scenesEdit

Sergeant Irol was first pictured in an onset photo for the 1983 film Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi.^[7][8][9] In 1999, he was first identified by name, and given a brief backstory, in the Endor Limited set of the Star Wars Customizable Card Game.^[1] Irol was later on given an entry in 2008's The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia.^[4]

AppearancesEdit

• Star Wars Tales 22 (Cover only)

SourcesEdit

•  Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (Pack: Biker Scout) (backup link) (First mentioned)
• Star Wars Trilogy Sourcebook, Special Edition (Picture only)
• Star Wars: Behind the Magic
• Star Wars: The Action Figure Archive
•  Star Wars Customizable Card Game – Endor Limited (Card: Sergeant Irol) (First identified as Irol)
•  Star Wars Customizable Card Game – Endor Limited (Card: Corporal Drelosyn) (Gameplay statistic only)
•  Star Wars: Power of the Jedi (Pack: Scout Trooper (Imperial Patrol)) (backup link)
•  Star Wars: The Original Trilogy Collection (Pack: Endor Ambush) (backup link) (Picture only)
•  Gentle Giant Studios (Pack: Scout Trooper and Speeder Bike) (backup link)
•  Star Wars: The Saga Collection (Pack: Biker Scout) (backup link)
•  Star Wars: 30th Anniversary Collection (Pack: Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi Commemorative Tin Collection (Scout Trooper/Darth Vader/Princess Leia/Rebel Commando)) (backup link)
•  Star Wars: 30th Anniversary Collection (Pack: Biker Scout) (backup link)
•  Star Wars: 30th Anniversary Collection (Pack: Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi Commemorative Tin Collection (Darth Vader/R5-J2/Biker Scout/Death Star Gunner)) (backup link)
• The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
•  Premium Format Figures (Pack: Scout Trooper) (backup link) (Picture only)
•  Star Wars: The Legacy Collection (Pack: Biker Scout) (backup link)
•  Scout troopers in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link) (Picture only)
• Star Wars: The Ultimate Action Figure Collection

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