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Solomahal was an individual who served as a general in the armed forces of the Galactic Republic. During the Clone Wars, General Solomahal worked with the Thyrsus Sun Guard, a mercenary unit.[1]
Behind the scenes
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- "This alien has always had a military leaning. During shooting, it was known simply as 'The Colonel,' though another nickname was 'the Hare Mouse.'"
- ―Pablo Hidalgo
Atheloe meets with Tzizvvt.
Solomahal was first mentioned in Star Wars canon in the 2019 reference book Collapse of the Republic.[1]
Solomahal was originally intended to be one of two Lutrillians created as background characters for the cantina scene in 1977's Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope. The character was designed by John Mollo,[2] and his mask was sculpted by Stuart Freeborn for shooting in England.[3] The only distinction between the two costumes was an ascot worn by one of the extras.[4] The production team for A New Hope referred to at least one of these Lutrillians as the Colonel,[3] and at least one as the Hare Mouse.[5] One or both of these characters was intended to be named Ownellco.[6] However, in Star Wars Insider 130's Rogues Gallery: The Usual Suspects: Who's Who in Mos Eisley, published in December 2011, it was retconned that both of the Lutrillians seen in A New Hope were in fact Ownellco and Atheloe.[7]
One of the Lutrillian masks was later used in the cantina scenes in The Star Wars Holiday Special,[8] marking Solomahal's first appearance.[9] The character went unused and unreferenced until 1997, when the Star Wars Customizable Card Game established that he was "Solomahal, a veteran officer of the Old Republic."[3]
SourcesEdit
- Collapse of the Republic (First mentioned)
Notes and referencesEdit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Collapse of the Republic
- ↑ Star Wars Chronicles, p. 86.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Cantina Roll-Call: Shedding Light on Some Alien Aliases - Of Hare Mice and Gila Men on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
- ↑ The Making of Star Wars: The Definitive Story Behind the Original Film, p. 171.
- ↑ Star Wars Chronicles, p. 79.
- ↑ The article Cantina Roll-Call: Shedding Light on Some Alien Aliases - Of Hare Mice and Gila Men on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link) conflates these two Lutrillians as the same, leaving it unclear which Lutrillian was due to be named Ownellco.
- ↑ "Rogues Gallery (Star Wars Insider)"—Star Wars Insider 130
- ↑ The Star Wars Holiday Special Cantina: Who's Who on StarWars.com (article) (backup link)
- ↑ The Star Wars Holiday Special
