Kilth Saanu was a female Zabrak criminal who lived on the planet Tatooine during the Galactic Civil War. She was the leader of the gang of swoopers known as the Desert Banshees. After the Battle of Yavin, Saanu and the Desert Banshees proposed to join Jabba the Hutt's criminal organization. The swoopers were thus assigned to various missions so Jabba could evaluate whether they were worthy of joining his organization. This situation was later discovered by Lady Valarian, the leader of the Valarian Syndicate and main rival of Jabba.[2] In 1 ABY,[1] Lady Valarian therefore tasked a spacer with eliminating the Desert Banshees. The spacer eventually found Kilth Saanu and four of his thugs near Mos Eisley and killed them all in the ensuring firefight.[2]
Behind the scenes[]
Possible depiction of Kilth Saanu
Kilth Saanu was a non-player character in the 2003 video game Star Wars Galaxies, a massively multiplayer online roleplaying game developed by Sony Online Entertainment and published by LucasArts,[2] prior to its closure on December 15, 2011.[3] Kilth Saanu was present in the original release of the game, being part of Lady Valarian's Quest Series.[2]
Because Kilth Saanu spawned under the generic "bodyguard_zabrak_female" template, her appearance was randomized under one of four possible depictions and would fluctuate after each server reset. Nevertheless, she systematically appeared as a Zabrak female.[2]
With the release of the "Publish 23" on August 31, 2005, Lady Valarian's Quest Series was deactivated and Kilth Saanu was consequently removed from the game.[4]
Appearances[]
- Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided (First appearance)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 According to its opening crawl, Star Wars Galaxies was set sometime after Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope. The only precise time indication in the game was given by the character Ruwan Tokai, who referenced the destruction of the Death Star at the Battle of Yavin as occurring one year earlier, placing the game sometime around 1 ABY. Later, multiple elements confirmed the placement of the game storyline in 1 ABY. First, The Essential Reader's Companion established that the tie-in novel Star Wars Galaxies: The Ruins of Dantooine took place in 1 ABY. Furthermore, the game expansion Star Wars Galaxies: Rage of the Wookiees was set during the Blockade of Kashyyyk, one year after the Battle of Yavin according to The Star Wars Holiday Special. Additionally, the main scenario of The Nightsister's Revenge from the Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game was set over a year before the Battle of Hoth (3 ABY), so around 1.5 ABY. Finally, the reference book Strongholds of Resistance placed the events of Star Wars Galaxies's Chapter 9: "The Fury of Exar Kun" one year after the Battle of Yavin. Of note, Galaxies's Chapter 11: "The Battle of Echo Base" introduced the Battle of Hoth in the game. However, the developers were quite clear that this was only intended to be a completely isolated "Star Wars Moment" without any effect on continuity for the rest of the game.
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11
Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided — Static Quest: "Lady Valarian" on Tatooine
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT STAR WARS GALAXIES™ on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (content now obsolete; backup link)
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Update Notes: Publish 23 on the official Star Wars Galaxies forums (content now obsolete; backup link)
