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Yarua was a Wookiee male[1] and an elder statesman[5] who, in the last years of the Galactic Republic, represented Kashyyyk in the Galactic Senate.[3] Senator Yarua was present in the Senate's Galactic Senate Chamber, when Supreme Chancellor Finis Valorum was ousted from the office following the invasion of the remote planet Naboo, by the Trade Federation.[6] During a mission to the moon of Staggec early in the Clone Wars, Yarua was in possession of a valuable item, which he hid inside a doll owned by his daughter, Viiveenn, when General Grievous attacked the moon. Yarua died after pushing himself and Grievous out of an airlock to save Viiveenn.[4]
Behind the scenes[]
Yarua first appeared in the 1999 movie Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace, the first installment of the Star Wars prequel trilogy.[6] The original Chewbacca costume from the original trilogy was used for Yarua in film.[7]
Appearances[]
- Queen's Peril (and audiobook)
- Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace (First appearance)
- Queen's Shadow (and audiobook)
- Queen's Hope (and audiobook) (Indirect mention only)
- Hyperspace Stories 11
- Hyperspace Stories 1
- Hyperspace Stories 7 (Mentioned only)
- Hyperspace Stories 4 (Appears in hologram)
Sources[]
- Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia
- Star Wars: Geektionary: The Galaxy from A - Z (French version only)
- Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary, New Edition
Star Wars Bust Collection 62 (Behind the Cameras: Creating Aliens)- "A Certain Point of View" — Star Wars Insider 211
- "Chancellors, Senators and States Persons of the Republic" — Star Wars Encyclopedia
- SDCC 2022: New Star Wars: The High Republic Tales and More Reveals from the Lucasfilm Publishing Panel on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Star Wars: Timelines (Indirect mention only)
- 25 Things You Probably Didn't Know About the Making of Star Wars: The Phantom Menace on StarWars.com (backup link) (Indirect mention only)
- Orn Free Taa in the Databank (backup link) (Picture only)
- Wookiee in the Databank (backup link) (First identified as Yarua)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "A Certain Point of View" — Star Wars Insider 211
- ↑ Yarua's death is depicted in Hyperspace Stories 1, which takes place after the events of Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones but before the events of the Star Wars: The Clone Wars film. The events of both of those films are dated to 22 BBY by Star Wars: Timelines, meaning that Yarua's death above the moon of Staggec must also take place in that year.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Wookiee in the Databank (backup link)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Hyperspace Stories 1
- ↑ Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary, New Edition
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace
- ↑ Star Wars Bust Collection 62 (Behind the Cameras: Creating Aliens)