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- "Got it!"
- ―Sila Kott
Sila Kott[3] was a female[2] Human starfighter pilot who fought and died at the Battle of Endor. Kott's A-wing was part of the Rebel Alliance's Red Squadron, in which the pilot served as Red Three. Kott was shot down by two TIE Interceptors in the attempt to lead them away.[1]
Behind the scenes[]
- "Anyway, that A-wing pilot is a British woman who was voiced over by an American guy."
- ―Pablo Hidalgo
Although played by British actress Poppy Hands in Return of the Jedi, Sila Kott was later dubbed by a male actor.[4] In 2011, original, unedited footage of Hands playing Sila Kott was included on the Star Wars: The Complete Saga Blu-ray release, speaking dialogue in her actual voice after being prompted by an off-camera crew member.[5]
In Return of the Jedi, Kott responds to a command from Wedge Antilles of "Red Three, Red Two, pull in." Later in the Battle of Endor, a Y-wing pilot is called "Red Two" by Antilles, thereby suggesting that Kott is Red Three.[1] However, the Hasbro action figure set "Battle Over Endor," names Red Two as Kott's call sign,[3] and the line "Got it!" is similarly attributed to Red Two in both Star Wars: The Annotated Screenplays[6] and the junior novelization of Return of the Jedi.[7] This article defers to Return of the Jedi itself and assumes that in Star Wars Legends continuity, Kott is in fact Red Three.
The character also should not be confused with Green Leader Arvel Crynyd;[1] nevertheless, Crynyd's line "Three of them coming in, twenty degrees!" is attributed to "Red Three" in The Annotated Screenplays[6], the junior novelization,[7] and the radio drama,[8] even though in the film, the line is actually spoken by Crynyd after Kott's A-wing is destroyed.[1]
Appearances[]
- Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi
- Star Wars: Return of the Jedi novelization (and unabridged audiobook) (First appearance, in book)
- Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi junior novelization
- Return of the Jedi radio drama — "Blood of a Jedi"
Sources[]
- Return of the Jedi: The National Public Radio Dramatization (as Red Three)
- Star Wars: Behind the Magic
Star Wars: Shadows of the Dark Side (Pack: Battle Over Endor (1 of 2)) (backup link) (First identified as Sila Kott)- Star Wars: The Ultimate Action Figure Collection
- Rebel Pilots in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi
- ↑ 2.0 2.1
Rebel Pilots in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Star Wars: Shadows of the Dark Side (Pack: Battle Over Endor (1 of 2)) (backup link)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Female pilots and the like on the Jedi Council Forums (Literature board; posted by Pabawan on 2/28/08 12:26pm; accessed November 14, 2013) (backup link)
- ↑ Battle of Endor: The Lost Rebels (Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi deleted scene)—Star Wars: The Complete Saga
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Star Wars: The Annotated Screenplays
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi junior novelization
- ↑ Return of the Jedi: The National Public Radio Dramatization