Tuckerization

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Tuckerism or tuckerization refers to basing a fictional entity name on a real-life person name.

List of tuckerisms in Star WarsEdit

• Acros-Krik (Kirk Watson)
• Adnama (Amanda Lucas)
• AP-5 (Athena Yvette Portillo)
• Ar'alani (Aramina Roselani, a friend of Timothy Zahn)
• Serji-X Arrogantus (Sergio Aragonés)
• Ausar Auset (Dark Horse forum user)
• Lobar Aybock (Rocky Balboa)
• Epoh Bahb (Bob Hope)
• Jad Bean (Jad Bean)^[1]
• Beidlo, B'omarr monk (Mike Beidler)
• Beidlo, Rodian bounty hunter (Mike Beidler)
• Myk Bidlor (Mike Beidler)
• Vob Bitas (Bob Vitas)
• Niebur Boton (Bonnie Burton)
• Waldan Bridger (Daniel Wallace)
• Arly Bron (R. Lee Brown, Editor/Creator of Echo Station)
• Rip Calkin (Cal Ripken Jr.)
• Jorj Car'das (George Lucas)
• CB-23 (Carrie Beck)
• Cerasi (Chris Cerasi)
• Olana Chion (Dominique Chionchio)
• Clatriffe (Amy Ratcliffe)
• Colstev (Stephen Colbert)
• Jeremoch Colton (Jeremy Bulloch)
• Roron Corobb (Ron Cobb)
• Lott Dod (Senator Trent Lott and Senator Christopher Dodd)
• Cin Drallig (Nick Gillard)
• Ur-Sema Du (Jan Duursema)
• Entoo Needaan E-elz (Anthony Daniels)
• Egoreg (George Lucas)
• Selrahc Eluos (Charles Soule)
• Eeusu Estornii (Sue Rostoni)
• Kalyn Farnmir (Mary Franklin)
• Dannl Faytonni (Anthony Daniels)
• Gelleric (TheForce.net's Eric Geller)
• Gen'Dai (Genndy Tartakovsky)
• Janu Godalhi (Juan Hidalgo)
• Palob Godalhi (Pablo Hidalgo)
• Grebleips (Steven Spielberg)
• Ottegru Grey (Roger Guyett)
• Nute Gunray (Newt Gingrich and Ronald Reagan)
• Harloff Minor (Kristian Harloff)^[2]
• Imaharatronics (Grant Imahara)
• Jonner Jin (John Harper of The Star Wars Show)
• JMM series droid (James McFadden)
• Jomark (Mark Jones, a friend of Timothy Zahn)^[3]
• Zett Jukassa (Jett Lucas)
• Kai Justiss (Justin Chung)
• Coleman Kcaj (Jack Coleman)
• Ka-Moon Kholi (Giuseppe Camuncoli)
• Ronhar Kim (Dark Horse forum user)
• Korolev (Sergei Korolev)
• Kassar Kosciusko (Tadeusz Kościuszko)
• Lechee (Keeper of the Holocron Leland Chee)
• Gilramos Libkath (Gillian Libbert and Kathryn Ramos)
• Drake Lo'gaan (Logan Fontana)
• Magellan (Ferdinand Magellan)
• Roth-Del Masona (Leonard Thomas)
• Mart Mattin (Matt Martin)
• Lela Nalle Mayn (Amy Allen)
• Pharl McQuarrie (Ralph McQuarrie)
• Achk Med-Beq (Ahmed Best)
• Conan Antonio Motti (Conan O'Brien)
• Sena Leikvold Midanyl (Sena Leikvold)
• Farns Monsbee^[4] (Simon Farnaby)^[5]
• Dama Montalvo (Dark Horse forum user)
• Mya Nalle (Amy Allen)
• Yma Nalle (Amy Allen)
• Neelgaimon (Neil Gaiman)
• Zey Nep (Zeynup Selcuk)
• New Bornalex (Alex Newborn)
• Nkllon (Klon Newell, a fan)^[3]
• Orrimaarko (Orrin Marko)
• Pablo-Jill (Pablo Helman)
• Mot Not Rab (Tom Barton)
• Faddera Rabar (Barbara Fadden)
• Fenn Rau (Brad Rau)
• Shon Kon Ray (Sean Connery)
• Krono Relt (Nathan Butler)
• Rersey (Richard Kersey, a friend of Cavan Scott)^[6]
• T'Bar Ricair (Tricia Barr)
• Esu Rotsino (Sue Rostoni)
• Elyhek Rue (Kyle Heuer, former Decipher employee)
• Sabla-Mandibu (TheForce.net's Mandy Bulat)
• Egroeg Sacul (George Lucas)
• Jorg Sacul (George Lucas)
• L'lacielo Sageon (Daniel Wallace)
• Pello Scrambas (Ross Campbell, former Decipher employee)
• Erskin Semaj (James Erskine, Story Editor at Lucasfilm Ltd.)
• Roons Sewell (Orson Welles)
• Shahkirin (Kiran Shah)
• Silya Shessaun (Lisa Shaunessy)
• Civ Sila (Vic Wertz, former Star Wars Insider associate editor; and Lisa Stevens, former Official Star Wars Fan Club president)
• Stewjon (Jon Stewart)
• Tap-Nar-Pal (Dark Horse forum user)
• Tarkov (Genndy Tartakovsky)
• Nicanas Tassu (Nic Anastassiou)
• T'Bolton (Dark Horse forum user)
• Lyrre T'enna (Terryl Whitlatch)
• Terbus (Buster, the dog belonging to Nathan & Sam of Tatooine Sons: A Star Wars Podcast)
• Gooti Terez (Andi Gutierrez)
• Vhonte Tervho & Terran Lyn (Terri Fontana-Hodges)
• Dupas Thomree (Tom Dupree)
• Tito (Josip Broz Tito)
• Heff Tobber (Toby Hefferman)^[7]
• Traavis (Karen Traviss)
• Dunc T'racen (Tracy Duncan)
• Milar Travis (Karen Miller and Karen Traviss)
• Romeo Treblanc (Robert Coleman)
• Coleman Trebor (Robert Coleman)
• Epoh Trebor (Bob Hope)
• Gray Tucker (Gary Tucker)
• Jaycris Tubbs (Jamie Christopher)
• Trebor Uarrac (Bob Carrau)
• Shawn Valdez (Shawn Valdez)
• Sluis Van (Don Vandersluis, a friend of Timothy Zahn)^[3]
• Cebann Veekan (Kevin Bacon)
• Wapoe (Wayne Poe)
• Wicket Wystri Warrick (Warwick Davis)
• Xerxes (Xerxes)
• Ram Zerimar (Ray Ramirez)
• Ri-Lee Howell (Riley Howell)
• Sors Bandeam (Ross Beadman)

George Lucas also appears in the background of Star Wars: X-Wing Rogue Squadron: The Phantom Affair (seen in this image), and Randy Stradley appears in the background of several Star Wars Tales comics.

Anagrams and reversals of actual words are common easter eggs in the X-wing computer game series.

Notes and referencesEdit

External linksEdit

• Tuckerization on Wikipedia