Jesba-Be Issa was an Aki-Aki resident of the planet Pasaana who acted as a tribal guardian of communally raised children.[1] By 35 ABY,[2] Issa was an adult and attended the Festival of the Ancestors in the Forbidden Valley. When a group of Resistance agents arrived at the festival searching for a Sith wayfinder, they passed directly by Issa as the guardian danced among a large group of other Aki-Aki.[3]
The tribal guardian then stopped dancing and stood with fellow guardian Fadda-Rarb Arda by some of the festival's tents while holding an Aki-Aki infant. As Issa held up the infant and rocked it in the air, the Resistance agents passed by once again.[3] Issa wore a turquoise flowing kaftan that allowed for unimpeded dancing with a monocot-fiber hood suitable for a warm sun. The Aki-Aki also wore a rattling purple pallie-pit necklace and a second blue necklace with golden beads. Issa had gray skin and brown eyes.[1]
Behind the scenes[]
Jesba-Be Issa was created for the 2019 sequel trilogy film, Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker,[3] and was identified in the accompanying reference book Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: The Visual Dictionary, which was written by Pablo Hidalgo.[1]
Appearances[]
- Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker (First appearance)
Sources[]
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: The Galactic Guide (Picture only)
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: The Visual Dictionary (First identified as Jesba-Be Issa)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: The Visual Dictionary
- ↑ Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: The Visual Dictionary states that the events of Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker occur thirty five years after the Battle of Yavin. As Star Wars: Galactic Atlas dates the Battle of Yavin to 0 BBY, the events of The Rise of Skywalker, which includes Issa's appearance, must occur in 35 ABY.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker