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Revision as of 03:14, 12 December 2011
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Meena Tills was a female Mon Calamari and the Senator of Calamari Sector together with the Quarren Tundra Dowmeia during the Clone Wars. Tills and Dowmeia replaced former Senator Tikkes, who defected to the Confederacy of Independent Systems.
Biography
Early in the Clone Wars, in 22 BBY, Tills was kidnapped and held hostage at the Galactic City Spaceport on Coruscant by a group of Korunnai terrorists from the planet Haruun Kal. After a lengthy stand off with the Coruscant Security Force and the brutal murder of a Jedi negotiator, Tills and the other hostages at the spaceport were rescued by Null ARC trooper N-11 and the clone commandos of Omega Squad.[1]
Around 21 BBY, during the Clone Wars, Tills was present during a second battle of Dac, as the Mon Calamari people sided with the Republic, while the Quarren were backed by the Confederacy of Independent Systems. Tills was caught in the midst of this conflict, advising where she could while under the protection of the Jedi and clone troopers.
A staunch Loyalist, she was one of the leading political figures behind the Delegation of 2,000, a movement in the Galactic Senate that opposed Supreme Chancellor Palpatine staying in power. She was part of the group that presented the Petition of 2000 to Palpatine following the Battle of Coruscant. The document would later be used to incriminate many Loyalists, including Tills, under the Galactic Empire.
After the formation of the Empire, Senator Tills was arrested and her people and planet were enslaved.
Behind the scenes
- "Well, here's the thing about that: Meena Tills is a name based on a Lucasfilm employee and friend of mine, Tina Mills. And in that regard, it makes absolute zero sense in Lucasfilm that Meena Tills would be a man."
- ―Supervising Director Dave Filoni
In 2011, the Star Wars: The Clone Wars television series episode "Water War," changed Tills' gender from male to female. This discrepancy establishes a continuity error, as Tills, who first appeared in George Lucas' 2005 film Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, was introduced as a male and was such in various sources following the film. Supervising Director Dave Filoni later clarified that change to be based on the character's original namesake, Lucasfilm employee Tina Mills.
Appearances
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Water War"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Gungan Attack"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Prisoners"
- Omega Squad: Targets (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (First appearance)
- Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith comic
Sources
- The New Essential Guide to Alien Species
- Revenge of the Sith: The Visual Dictionary
- Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith (Pack: Meena Tills) (backup link (rots0547meena.asp) not verified!)
- "Who's Who in the Delegation of 2000" — Star Wars Insider 85
- Water War on StarWars.com (backup link (explore/the-clone-wars/ep401/#!/about) not verified!)
- Gungan Attack on StarWars.com (backup link (explore/the-clone-wars/ep402/#!/about) not verified!)
- Prisoners on StarWars.com (backup link (explore/the-clone-wars/ep403/#!/about) not verified!)
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars Comic UK 6.26 (Picture only)
- Meena Tills in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Prince Lee-Char in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Meena Tills in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link)