Salporin[1] was a Wookiee warrior in the Kachirho Wookiee Militia in the Wookiee Army of the Galactic Republic. He fought in the Battle of Kashyyyk, one of the final engagements of the Clone Wars, a pan-galactic conflict between the Galactic Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems. The battle ended with the clone troopers of the Grand Army of the Republic having turned on the Jedi due to the activation of Order 66 by Darth Sidious.[2] In the aftermath of the battle, the newly formed Galactic Empire took the majority of the Wookiee population as slaves.[3] Salporin wore armor upon the head and on the shoulders.[1]
Behind the scenes[]
Salporin first appeared in Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith,[2] released on May 19, 2005,[4] where he was played by David Stiff.[5] Salporin non-canonically appears as a CPU during multiplayer AI matches in the 2017 video game Star Wars Battlefront II as a Wookiee reinforcement for the Galactic Republic and Rebel Alliance.[6] Salporin was originally created by author Timothy Zahn for his 1991 Star Wars Legends novel Heir to the Empire.[7] Later, the official StarWars.com Databank retconned Salporin to be one of the Wookiees seen fighting in Revenge of the Sith.[5] The character was first canonically named Salporin in 2016 by the mobile app Star Wars: Card Trader.[1]
During the filming for Revenge of the Sith, Stiff wore a Wookiee suit, and his movements were used as a model for several digitally created Wookiees featured in the movie.[5] The scenes in which contained Salporin were filmed on Stage 2 at Fox Studios in Sydney, Australia during additional photography from May 17–18 2004.[8] Years after the release of the film, Salporin's costume was showcased in the Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination exhibit.[9]
Star Wars Rebels: The Visual Guide establishes that the majority of the Wookiee population was enslaved after the Battle of Kashyyyk.[3] Canonically, Salporin has yet to be established as part of this population. However, the non-canon show,[10] LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures expanded on Salporin's capture in the episode Peril on Kashyyyk, where his name was mentioned in Aurebesh on an Imperial prison directory.[11]
Appearances[]
- Star Wars Battlefront II (Appears only in non-storyline event)
- Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith (First appearance)
Non-canon appearances[]
- LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures — "Peril on Kashyyyk" (Mentioned on screen)
Sources[]
- The Creatures of Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link) (Posted on StarWars.com)
- Wookiees in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link) (Picture only)
- Star Wars: Card Trader (Card: Salporin - Topps Choice 2) (First identified as Salporin)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Star Wars: Card Trader (Card: Salporin - Topps Choice 2)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Star Wars Rebels: The Visual Guide
- ↑ Star Wars Year By Year: A Visual History, Updated and Expanded Edition
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Salporin in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars Battlefront II
- ↑ Heir to the Empire
- ↑ The Making of Star Wars Revenge of the Sith
- ↑ Tarfull and Salporin on showcase at the Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination exhibit
- ↑ SWCE 2016: LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures Panel Liveblog on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑ LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures — "Peril on Kashyyyk"