- "For years, every time I walk down Rix Road, I turn off before I get to the square. I take the long way around so I don't have to think about Clem hanging there!"
- ―Maarva Andor to her son Cassian
Rix Road was a main street on the Ferrix business center.[1] It began in the junction of two smaller streets right below the Ferrix bell tower, passed by a large hotel and culminated on the Fountain Square, where the funeral service of upstanding citizens would be conducted and their final message broadcasted during the "Stone to the Sky" ceremony.[3] During the early Imperial Era, an anti-Imperial protest occurred on the street while clone troopers marched through the town. Following the protest, it was also where executions by hanging would be performed by the Galactic Empire, such as the execution of Clem Andor[4] in 18 BBY.[5] In 5 BBY[6] the practice remained in effect, and and Captain Vanis Tigo ordered for Salman Paak to be publicly executed that way.[7] Three days later, during Maarva Carassi Andor's funeral service, Tigo would interrupt her final message due to anti-Imperial speech, prompting a violent response from attending Daughters of Ferrix and kickstarting a massive riot.[3]
Behind the scenes[]
Rix Road was first mentioned in an official clip in Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look, a documentary about the making of the Andor television series,[8] which was released on Disney+ on September 8, 2022.[9]
Appearances[]
Andor — "Kassa" (First appearance)- Andor — "That Would Be Me"
- Andor — "Reckoning"
- Andor — "The Axe Forgets"
- Andor — "Announcement"
- Andor — "Narkina 5"
- Andor — "Daughter of Ferrix"
- Andor — "Rix Road"
Sources[]
- Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look (First mentioned)
- "Kassa" Episode Guide | Andor on StarWars.com (backup link)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1
Andor — "Reckoning"
- ↑ Andor — "Announcement"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Andor — "Rix Road"
- ↑ Andor — "Announcement"
- ↑ "Announcement" takes place shortly after "Kassa," which dates itself to 5 BBY. In the episode, Maarva Andor says she has avoided the square on Rix Road for 13 years due to Clem Andor's death, meaning he must have died in circa 18 BBY.
- ↑ "Nobody's Listening!" takes place immediately after "Narkina 5," which "Narkina 5" Trivia Gallery | Andor on StarWars.com (backup link) (Slide 6) dates to 5 BBY.
- ↑ Andor — "Nobody's Listening!"
- ↑ Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look
- ↑ Disney+ Day: New Andor Special Look Revealed and More! on StarWars.com (September 8, 2022) (backup link)