Deacon Eso was a Human engineer in the Alliance to Restore the Republic during the Galactic Civil War. At some point during the conflict, Eso was stationed on the planet Corellia, as part of the Alliance's engineer contingent responsible for ensuring and assisting in the production of the Alliance's starships. By 0 ABY, Eso had become a captain in the Alliance. That year, following the Alliance's victory at the Battle of Yavin, Eso attended a ceremony held in the Alliance's headquarters on the moon Yavin 4, which honored the Heroes of Yavin.
Biography
The Human[1] Deacon Eso was an engineer in the Alliance to Restore the Republic during the Galactic Civil War, a conflict between the Alliance and the Galactic Empire. At some point during the conflict, Eso was among the engineers sent to[2] the planet[3] Corellia to ensure and assist in the production of the Alliance's starships.[2]
By 0 ABY,[4] Eso had attained the rank of captain.[5] Immediately preceding 0 ABY,[6] the Battle of Yavin occurred, during which the Alliance destroyed the Imperial DS-1 Orbital Battle Station superweapon over the moon Yavin 4. Following the battle, the Alliance held a ceremony in the Grand Audience Chamber of the Great Temple, their headquarters on Yavin 4. Eso was present during the ceremony, which was held in honor of the Heroes of Yavin: Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, and Chewbacca.[1]
Personality and traits
Deacon Eso was possessed of fair skin, as well as gray hair.[1]
Skills and abilities
While serving on Corellia, Eso was by that time one of the Alliance's best engineers.[2]
Equipment
Captain Deacon Eso wore a dark green uniform with a lighter green cap.[1]
Behind the scenes
Deacon Eso was first seen as an unnamed Rebel extra in the ending scene of the 1977 original trilogy film, Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope.[1] In June 2012, the character was given a name in the Rogues Gallery: Celebrating a Rebel Victory! feature of the 133rd issue of the Star Wars Insider magazine.[5]
Appearances
- Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope (First appearance)
- The Star Wars Storybook
- Star Wars: A New Hope Cine-Manga
- Star Wars Manga: A New Hope 4
- Empire 15
- Chewbacca (2000) 3 (In flashback(s))
Sources
- The Art of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (Indirect mention only)
Star Wars Customizable Card Game — Premiere Limited Card: Yavin 4: Massassi Throne Room (backup link) (Picture only)- Star Wars: The Annotated Screenplays (Indirect mention only)
- Star Wars: Behind the Magic (Indirect mention only)
- Star Wars Customizable Card Game — Special Edition Limited Card: Corellia Operative (backup link)
- Rebellion Era Sourcebook (Picture only)
- The Official Star Wars Fact File 1 YAV 1-6: The Battle of Yavin (Picture only)
- Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia (Picture only)
- "Rogues Gallery: Celebrating a Rebel Victory!" — Star Wars Insider 133 (First identified as Deacon Eso)
- Luke Skywalker in the Encyclopedia (original site is defunct) (Picture only)
- Yavin 4 Rebels: Guardians of the Hidden Fortress on StarWars.com (original link is obsolete)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2
Star Wars Customizable Card Game — Special Edition Limited Card: Corellia Operative (backup link)
- ↑
Corellia in the Databank (original site is defunct)
- ↑ The New Essential Chronology dates the Royal Award Ceremony, which Deacon Eso was present in, to 0 ABY.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Rogues Gallery: Celebrating a Rebel Victory!" — Star Wars Insider 133
- ↑ The New Essential Chronology dates the Battle of Yavin to 0 BBY.