- "The Banking Clan will sign your treaty."
- ―San Hill, to Count Dooku
San Hill was a male Muun and Chairman of the InterGalactic Banking Clan during the Clone Wars. He pledged the support of the Banking Clan to the Confederacy of Independent Systems and served as the financial cartel's representative on the Separatist Council. Hill and the rest of the council were slaughtered by Darth Vader on Mustafar following the end of the Clone Wars.
Biography[]
A male Muun from the planet Scipio, San Hill was the Chairman of the InterGalactic Banking Clan, also known as the IGBC.[1] At some point, Hill attempted to assassinate General Grievous,[5] a Kaleesh warlord who had previously allied himself with[6] the Banking Clan as an agent[7] because of his grudge towards the Jedi and the Republic.[6] Grievous would survive a shuttle crash and be rebuilt as a cyborg.[8]
On the onset of the Clone Wars,[2] Hill attended a secret meeting on Geonosis[3] and signed a treaty with Count Dooku's Confederacy of Independent Systems,[2] pledging the Banking Clan's financial and military assets to the movement[9] in a non-exclusive deal;[10] the banks would continue to do business with the Republic to reap profits from both factions in the coming war,[11] albeit with a pro-Separatist leaning in truth.[12]
Hill served as the financial cartel's representative on the Separatist Council.[2] During the final days of the Clone Wars, Hill, along with the other Separatist leaders, moved from Utapau to Mustafar[13] where they were all killed by Darth Vader.[1]
Personality and traits[]
Like most Muuns, San Hill was more comfortable with business and closed-door politics than being on the front lines of war. Hill was highly influential, and wasn't above conspiring with others to get his way.[9] As Chairman of the IGBC, Hill believed that no war could be fought without money.[14]
A male Muun, Hill stood at 1.91 meters tall,[2] and had yellow eyes and pale skin.[3]
Behind the scenes[]
San Hill first appeared in the 2002 film Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones, the second installment of the Star Wars prequel trilogy.[3] Hill then appeared once more in 2005's Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith.[13] The character's gaunt form is draped in CG wardrobe developed by concept artist Dermot Power.[15] Though Hill's death was never depicted onscreen during Revenge of the Sith,[13] the illustrated screenplay indicates that Hill was killed just before Poggle the Lesser.[16] The 2015 canon reference book Ultimate Star Wars confirmed his death.[1]
According to one Star Wars: Card Trader release, Hill conspired with Poggle the Lesser, the Archduke of Geonosis, and Dooku to destroy their volatile ally Grievous, whom they could then rebuild as a super-cyborg of servitude.[9] Pablo Hidalgo of the Lucasfilm Story Group asked fans to disregard this detail as an outdated Legends reference.[17] However, other canon sources have brought in similar details.[8]
Appearances[]
- Star Wars: The Prequel Trilogy – A Graphic Novel
- Star Wars Journeys: Beginnings
- Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones (First appearance)
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Destroy Malevolence" (Indirect mention only)
- Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
Sources[]
- Star Wars: Force Collection (Card: San Hill (★★))
- Star Wars: Card Trader (Card: San Hill - Banking Clan Chairman - Base Series 1) (First identified as San Hill)
- Ultimate Star Wars
- Star Wars Character Encyclopedia: Updated and Expanded
- Star Wars: Galactic Atlas (Picture only)
- Star Wars Helmet Collection 23 (Databank A-Z: Hassk Triplets–Holograms)
- Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia
- Creatures and Peoples of the Galaxy
- Star Wars Helmet Collection 55 (Databank A-Z: Saesee Tiin–Toydaria) (Picture only)
- Star Wars Encyclopedia of Starfighters and Other Vehicles
- Star Wars Helmet Collection 59 (Databank A-Z: Darth Tyranus)
- Star Wars Helmet Collection 63 (Databank A-Z: Darth Vader) (Indirect mention only)
- Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary, New Edition
- Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition
- Star Wars: Armada — Recusant-class Destroyer Expansion Pack (Card: San Hill)
- "The Clone Wars Begin" — Star Wars Encyclopedia
- In Star Wars: Battles that Changed the Galaxy, Go Inside the Crucible of War on StarWars.com (backup link) (Indirect mention only)
- Star Wars: Battles that Changed the Galaxy (Indirect mention only)
- "The Separatists" — Star Wars Encyclopedia
- Poggle the Lesser in the Databank (backup link) (Picture only)
- San Hill in the Databank (backup link)
- Separatist Alliance in the Databank (backup link)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Ultimate Star Wars
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 San Hill in the Databank (backup link)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones
- ↑ Star Wars: Complete Locations
- ↑ Star Wars: Card Trader (Card: General Grievous - Star Wars: Masterwork - Base)
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "The Separatists" — Star Wars Encyclopedia
- ↑ "Battle Droids and Other Droids of War" — Star Wars Encyclopedia
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Star Wars Helmet Collection 8
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Star Wars: Card Trader (Card: San Hill - Banking Clan Chairman - Base Series 1)
- ↑ Star Wars Helmet Collection 23 (Databank A-Z: Hassk Triplets–Holograms)
- ↑ Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Pursuit of Peace"
- ↑ Star Wars Helmet Collection 59 (Databank A-Z: Darth Tyranus)
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
- ↑ Star Wars: Force Collection (Card: San Hill (★★★★))
- ↑ Hill, San in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars Episode III Revenge of the Sith: Illustrated Screenplay
- ↑ Pablo Hidalgo (@pablohidalgo) on Twitter: "Tweet lost, but did state that San Hill - Banking Clan Chairman - Base Series 1 contains an outdated reference to Legends via San Hill, Poggle, and Dooku working together to destroy and rebuild Grievous." (content obsolete and backup link not available)