Bail Antilles (The Star Wars)

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Bail Antilles was a human galactic trader and a confederate of the Aquillian Ranger Clieg Whitsun. He was as a rugged-looking man wearing fur and golden ornaments.

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Behind the scenes

"Whitsun walks into the glass and chrome splendor of one of the famous nightclubs of Alderaan. He moves to the long mirrored bar, and sits next to a rough-looking man, BAIL ANTILLES, dressed in the distinctive gold and furs of the Galactic traders."
―Extract from "The Star Wars: Rough Draft"[2]

The name "Bail Antilles" first appeared in May 1974, in the 132-page rough draft to the film that would become Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope.[2] One year later, in the Adventures of the Starkiller, Episode I: The Star Wars, Antilles became an Aquillian Ranger himself and the co-pilot of the story's main protagonist, Luke Starkiller.[3] The revised fourth draft established the character of "Bail Antilles, Viceroy and Chairman of the Alderaan system" as the father of Princess Leia Organa from the planet Alderaan.[4]

When Princess Leia's homeworld was renamed Alderaan, the name "Ogana" was slightly respelled and attributed to the royal family.[5] Bail Antilles was accordingly renamed Bail Organa, and went on to be mentioned by name in the novelization of A New Hope,[6] although he was only referred to simply as Princess Leia's father in the film itself.[7] In Star Wars (1977) 2, the second issue of the film's comic book adaptation by Marvel Comics, Leia's father was erroneously referred to as "Bail Antillies [sic], Viceroy of Alderaan."[8] Eventually, Bail Antilles was established as a separate character from Organa during the development of the Star Wars prequel trilogy, specifically as Organa's predecessor as the senator of Alderaan.[9]

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The Star Wars 1
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Star Wars rough draft
  3. ↑ Adventures of the Starkiller, Episode I: The Star Wars
  4. ↑ Premium-Era-real A New Hope Revised Fourth Draft on www.starwarz.com (backup link archived on May 18, 2024)
  5. ↑ Databank title Alderaan in the Databank (original site is defunct)
  6. ↑ Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope novelization
  7. ↑ Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope
  8. ↑ Star Wars (1977) 2
  9. ↑ StarWarsDotComBlogsLogoStacked Mistaken Identities on Keeper of the Holocron — Leland Chee's StarWars.com Blog (original site is defunct)