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- "There's no escape now, you piece of rankweed."
- ―Rex, to Slick
"Rankweed" was a phrase used as an insult.[1] In 22 BBY,[2] the clone trooper Slick was exposed as a spy working for the Confederacy of Independent Systems, after which he tried to escape from the Republic Base on the planet Christophsis. While Clone Captain Rex chased after him,[1] he[3] referred to Slick as a "piece of rankweed."[1]
Behind the scenes[]
"Rankweed" appeared in the current Star Wars canon in "The Hidden Enemy," the sixteenth episode of the first season of the Star Wars: The Clone Wars animated television series,[1] which aired on February 6, 2009.[3] In the Star Wars Legends continuity, rankweed was a plant[4] that could be eaten.[5] It was first mentioned in the 2001 novel Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter by author Michael Reaves, where it was used as an insult.[6]
Appearances[]
Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "The Hidden Enemy" (First appearance)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4
Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "The Hidden Enemy"
- ↑ Star Wars: Timelines dates the events of "The Hidden Enemy" to 22 BBY.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1
The Clone Wars Episode Guide: The Hidden Enemy on StarWars.com (original site is defunct)
- ↑ The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia, Vol. 3, p. 79 ("rankweed")
- ↑ Death Star
- ↑ Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter