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Teta was a human male duke[1] who was present outside[2] the Galaxies Opera House in the Uscru District of the planet Coruscant[3] in the year 19 BBY[4] during a performance of the opera Squid Lake.[3] He was walking alongside[2] Duchess Koyi Mateil[5] up the opera house's steps behind[2] the alien Opula Deget and the human Ulfor Bombaasa[1] when the Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker ran past them on his way to meet with Supreme Chancellor Sheev Palpatine.[2] Teta had fair skin and brown eyes. He wore a teal and mustard colored opera coat and headpiece while on Coruscant.[1]
Behind the scenes[edit | edit source]
Teta first appeared in the 2005 prequel trilogy film, Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith.[2] The opera steps scene was filmed on R Stage at Shepperton Studios as part of additional photography on Monday, August 23, 2004.[6]
In the new Star Wars canon, the character was first named in the 2017 reference book Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia.[1] The character's name originated in the Star Wars Legends continuity, where it was first used in the 2005 reference book Dressing a Galaxy: The Costumes of Star Wars, which was written by Trisha Biggar.[7]
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Star Wars: The Prequel Trilogy – A Graphic Novel
- Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith (First appearance)
Sources[edit | edit source]
Star Wars Helmet Collection 16 (Weapons & Uniforms: Citizens of Coruscant) (Picture only)- Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia (First identified as Teta)
- Star Wars: How Not to Get Eaten by Ewoks and Other Galactic Survival Skills (Picture only)
- "Coruscant" – Star Wars Encyclopedia (Picture only)
- Galaxies Opera House in the Databank (backup link) (Picture only)
Notes and references[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Ultimate Star Wars
- ↑ Star Wars: Galactic Atlas dates the events of Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith, which includes Teta's appearance, to 19 BBY.
- ↑ Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary, New Edition
- ↑ The Making of Star Wars Revenge of the Sith
- ↑ Dressing a Galaxy: The Costumes of Star Wars
