Kessel Runner was a fathier colt owned by Big Sturg Ganna. Kessel Runner was born to a sire and dame named Hydian Dreams and Distant Star in 31 ABY. He participated in fathier races at Canto Bight racetrack. Ridden by jockey Arca Yroca, Kessel Runner participated in a race that took place shortly before the Battle of Crait.[3]
Behind the scenes[]
Kessel Runner was one of several possible names offered by Lucasfilm Story Group member Pablo Hidalgo to director Rian Johnson for use in Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi. The other options were Hoth Stuff and Mynock Minute. Johnson chose Hoth Stuff.[4] The names "Kessel Runner" and "Mynock Minute" were later used in the novella collection Canto Bight[2] and the replica journal The Last Jedi: Rose Tico: Resistance Fighter.[3]
Appearances[]
- "Rules of the Game" — Canto Bight (First appearance)
- "Rules of the Game" — Canto Bight audiobook (First appearance)
Sources[]
The Star Wars Show: Star Wars: The Last Jedi Secrets Explained on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link) (Posted on StarWars.com)- The Last Jedi: Rose Tico: Resistance Fighter
Notes and references[]
- ↑ According to The Last Jedi: Rose Tico: Resistance Fighter, Kessel Runner was three when Rose Tico and Finn visited Canto Bight, as seen in Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi. Since The Last Jedi continues directly from the events of Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens, which Star Wars: Galactic Atlas places in 34 ABY, it can be deduced that Kessel Runner's year of birth is 31 ABY.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Rules of the Game" — Canto Bight
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 The Last Jedi: Rose Tico: Resistance Fighter
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The Star Wars Show: Star Wars: The Last Jedi Secrets Explained on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link) (Posted on StarWars.com)