A writing system was in common use throughout the Old Republic and continued to be used during the reign of the Galactic Empire. It seems to contain upside-down Aurebesh characters as well as other characters with a similar appearance to those found within the Aurebesh script.
Known use[]
This script was commonly used to display information on small, portable devices. This script displayed targeting information on Zam Wesell's electro-goggles[1][2] and sniper rifle optics.[3]
It also displayed information on the display screens of the Delta-7 Aethersprite-class light interceptor belonging to the prominent Jedi Obi-Wan Kenobi.
ARC-170 console displaying information using this writing system
The ARC-170 starfighter that shot down Plo Koon's Delta-7 starfighter was kitted out with this script at the time of Order 66.
Scrolling holofeed on Vos Gesal Street
Information feeds displayed information in this script on Vos Gesal Street and throughout the wider Uscru Entertainment District on Coruscant.
During the Clone Wars, the data readouts in Palpatine's private office utilized this script, which Palpatine had been reading when Anakin Skywalker arrived to inform him that General Obi-Wan Kenobi was about to fight General Grievous.[4]
Behind the scenes[]
The script (which lacks an in-universe name) is an in-universe writing system further developed by Philip Metschan, based upon an earlier Joe Johnston typeface developed for the Original trilogy. Although Metschan states that "The actual font set hadn't been used since the first Star Wars,"[2] it does not appear in the completed film. Its only appearances on screen in the Original Trilogy are in Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi, where it appears on a variety of screens aboard the Death Star II and Star Destroyers, as well as in the shield generator bunker on the forest moon. Metschan's version of the typeface can be seen throughout Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones.[1][2]
Fans will have difficulty transliterating this font, as Metschan only canonized the letters A through U.[2][1]
The script is also visible on Obi Wan's Jedi Starfighter cockpit display screens and Zam Wesell's KiSteer 1284 projectile rifle scope display in Attack of the Clones.[1][2]
Appearances[]
- Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones
- Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
- Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi (First appearance)
Sources[]
Holographic Artist: Philip Metschan on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
