- "Karabast! Karabast? What does that even mean?"
- ―Agent Alexsandr Kallus to Garazeb Orrelios
Rebel Garazeb Orrelios often exclaimed "karabast."
Karabast was a Lasat exclamation commonly used during moments of crisis.
History[]
Qui-Gon Jinn thought this exclamation during the Coronation of Queen Fanry as his Padawan, Obi-Wan Kenobi was seemingly trapped following Fanry's declaration of rebellion.[2]
Garazeb Orrelios uses the phrase while in combat.
During a battle on Mustafar, Admiral Gable Karius shouted the phrase after the Corvax descendant disabled his TIE/ln space superiority starfighter, causing him to crash into the ground.[3]
Garazeb Orrelios, a member of the Ghost crew, used it quite frequently.[4] Ezra Bridger adopted the phrase after spending time with Orrelios.[5] Sabine Wren, another of Orrelios' fellow rebels, also used the phrase when they beheld an Imperial Star Destroyer emerging from hyperspace (prompting Orrelios to echo the sentiment)[6] and so too did the ISB agent Alexsandr Kallus, though whilst expressing confusion regarding what it meant.[1]
The rebel commando Pao used the expression during the Battle of Scarif, upon spotting an incoming AT-ACT.[7]
During the Battle of Jakku, the Duros Shriv Suurgav used the exclamation when he saw an MC80 Star Cruiser take heavy fire and go down in flames.[8]
Behind the scenes[]
The phrase was created by writer Greg Weisman for the television series Star Wars Rebels.[9] Archive audio of Pao exclaiming "Karabast!" can be commonly heard in the video game Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes upon his defeat.[10]
In "Illusion of Control," the sixteenth episode of the third season of the DC Comics animated series Young Justice,[11] released on July 2, 2019,[12] the character Henchy, later revealed to be Devastation in disguise, says karabast in response to being hit by Perdita Vladek. Henchy was voiced by Steve Blum,[11] who also voiced Garazeb Orrelios in Rebels,[5] and the episode was written by Weisman.[11]
Appearances[]
Non-canon appearances[]
Sources[]
- Star Wars Rebels: The Ultimate Guide
Spark of Rebellion Trivia Gallery on StarWars.com (backup link)- Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia
- "Spark of Rebellion" – Star Wars Insider Special Edition 2018
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1
Star Wars Rebels – "The Honorable Ones"
- ↑ Master & Apprentice
- ↑ Vader Immortal: A Star Wars VR Series – Episode III
- ↑
Spark of Rebellion Trivia Gallery on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal
- ↑ Star Wars Rebels: Steps Into Shadow
- ↑ Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
- ↑ Star Wars Battlefront II
- ↑ Greg Weisman: Ask Greg (2020-01-31). s8.org. Archived from the original on August 8, 2020. "When I came aboard, the five leads and the Inquisitor were already part of the package, but I believe I helped flesh them out. I gave them all last names, for starters, and created Zeb's curse word: "Karabast!""
- ↑ Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 "Illusion of Control"
- ↑
Young Justice "Illusion of Control" at the Internet Movie Database (backup link)
