- "The piscine Jedi with the upside-down features looked fearsome!"
- ―An artist, in his journal
Pablo-Jill was an Ongree[3] male Jedi Knight[4] that participated in the First Battle of Geonosis as a part of the Jedi assault team. Pablo-Jill fought alongside the Jedi to free Jedi Knights Obi-Wan Kenobi, and Anakin Skywalker, along with Senator Padmé Amidala from the Confederacy of Independent Systems.[3] Sometime during the Clone Wars, Pablo-Jill's lightsaber was stolen from floating debris by Separatist General Grievous following an intense duel over Duro in a satellite city that left Pablo-Jill injured.[7] Though encouraged by the Jedi Order to take a Padawan, Pablo-Jill never chose one.[4] Pablo-Jill wore Jedi robes and owned a blue-bladed lightsaber.[3]
Between 19 BBY and 9 BBY, Pablo-Jill[2] had been found and executed by the Inquisitors. His body was then taken and entombed in their headquarters, the Fortress Inquisitorius, on the ocean moon of Nur in the Mustafar system. Left in a petrified state, his corpse was left next to those of dozens of other Jedi.[8] In 9 BBY,[2] Kenobi broke into the Fortress Inquisitorius to rescue Princess Leia Organa but discovered Pablo-Jill's corpse and those of the Empire's other Jedi victims. Although disturbed, Kenobi pushed on and completed his mission.[8]
Behind the scenes[]
Pablo-Jill is named after a VFX Supervisor and Producer team at Industrial Light & Magic that worked on the 2002 film Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones,[9] Pablo Helman and Jill Brooks.[10] Pablo-Jill was one of few completely computer-generated characters in the Prequel trilogy. He was one of only three CGI Jedi in Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones. Because of Pablo-Jill's awkward, bulky form and multi-jointed legs, it was decided that he would look best using computer animation.[11] There was originally some confusion between Pablo-Jill and the Ongree member of the Jedi Council seen in Revenge of the Sith, with early Set Diaries naming the other Ongree Pablo-Jill and later Sweitt Concorkill, though he was eventually named Coleman Kcaj. The character was originally meant to be Pablo-Jill, but because the Ongree in Episode III needed a more detailed CGI model, a new character was created.[12][13][14]
Initially upon the release of Part IV of Obi-Wan Kenobi, on StarWars.com Pablo-Jill was mistakenly named Coleman Kcaj.[15] Nevertheless, in the concept art done by Kouji Tajima, the art for this character was instead labeled as Pablo-Jill.[16] Lucasfilm Story Group member Pablo Hidalgo pointed out the Ongree in Obi-Wan Kenobi doesn't have spots, closer resembling Pablo-Jill,[17] but recommended that Wookieepedia give priority to StarWars.com than the concept art.[18] Despite all of this, Starwars.com corrected its mistake and changed Coleman Kcaj's name to Pablo-Jill in the image description, thus confirming that it wasn't the missing Coleman Kcaj, it was the Jedi knight Pablo-Jill.[19]
Appearances[]
- Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones (First appearance)
- Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith (Cut)
- Obi-Wan Kenobi — "Part IV" (Appears as a corpse)
Sources[]
- Star Wars: Force Collection
- Star Wars: Card Trader (Card: Pablo-Jill - Base Series 3) (First identified as Pablo-Jill)
- Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia
- Star Wars Super Graphic: A Visual Guide to a Galaxy Far, Far Away
- Star Wars Lightsabers: A Guide to Weapons of the Force
- Star Wars: Alien Archive
- Star Wars Jedi Pocket Expert
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Star Wars Jedi Pocket Expert
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Part IV Episode Guide | Obi-Wan Kenobi on StarWars.com (backup link) establishes that Pablo-Jill was killed between Order 66 and the events of Obi-Wan Kenobi "Part IV," which Star Wars: Timelines dates to 19 BBY and 9 BBY, respectively.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Star Wars: Force Collection (Card: Pablo-Jill (★★★))
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Star Wars: Card Trader (Card: Pablo-Jill - Base Series 3)
- ↑ Star Wars: Alien Archive
- ↑ Star Wars Lightsabers: A Guide to Weapons of the Force
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Obi-Wan Kenobi — "Part IV"
- ↑ Pablo Hidalgo (@pablohidalgo) on Twitter: "@EdinJusovic That is an Ongree named Pablo-Jill. His name (honestly) has nothing to do with me." (content obsolete and backup link not available)
- ↑ Pablo Hidalgo (@pabl0hidalgo) on Twitter: "No, he's named after Pablo Helman and Jill Brooks of ILM." (backup link)
- ↑ Pablo-Jill in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link)
- ↑ Mocking Heads on Hyperspace (content obsolete and backup link not available)
- ↑ Jedi Council Musical Chairs on Hyperspace (content obsolete and backup link not available)
- ↑ Episode III Set Diary - The Jedi Council Puzzle on Hyperspace (content obsolete and backup link not available)
- ↑ Part IV Episode Guide | Obi-Wan Kenobi on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑ Pablo Jill - Obi Wan Kenobi on Kouji Tajima's profile on ArtStation (backup link)
- ↑ Pablo Hidalgo (@pabl0hidalgo) on Twitter: "Coleman has spots. Pablo-Jill doesn't. I assumed it was PJ based on that (I think the asset is just called triangle-head)." (backup link)
- ↑ Pablo Hidalgo (@pabl0hidalgo) on Twitter: "I'd recommend they follow starwars-com's lead rather than take my assumptions to heart." (backup link)
- ↑ Part IV Episode Guide; Obi-Wan Kenobi on StarWars.com (backup link)