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Gale Torg also known as Galen Torg was a human male sergeant assigned to guard and escort senators and dignitaries who visited the Alliance to Restore the Republic's headquarters in the Great Temple on Yavin 4. He carried a DH-17 blaster pistol and wore the uniform of Alderaanian consular security, which featured a service helmet with flash visor and integral comlink and a multi-pocketed spacer vest of Corellian cut.[1]
In 0 BBY,[2] the Alliance managed to destroy the Galactic Empire's planet-killing superweapon, the Death Star, in the Yavin system. During the ceremony held to honor the Heroes of Yavin at the Great Temple, Torg served as a Rebel Honor Guard, standing in front of the audience room's entrance.[3]
Behind the scenes
Gale Torg as he appears in Rebel Honor Guard uniform in A New Hope.
Gale Torg first appeared, retroactively, in the 1977 film Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope.[3] The character then went onto appear—again unnamed—in the film's 2016 prequel, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.[4]
Gale Torg's introduction into canon was brought about by his origins in Star Wars Legends as Galen Torg,[5] who was identified as one of the Rebel Honor Guards seen in A New Hope.[6] The name was first used in 1995's Galaxy Guide 1: A New Hope, where the name was simply used to represent a typical rebel soldier,[7] before being connected to the film character by the Star Wars Customizable Card Game.[6] In using the name for a character seen in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Star Wars: Rogue One: The Ultimate Visual Guide author Pablo Hidalgo realized that the film already included a prominent character,[5] the scientist[4] Galen Walton Erso, with the first name Galen, so he decided to change Torg's first name.[5]
Appearances
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
- Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope (First appearance)
Sources
Ackbar in the Encyclopedia (original site is defunct) (Picture only)- All Terrain Armored Transport in the Encyclopedia (original site is defunct) (Picture only)
- Biggs Darklighter in the Encyclopedia (original site is defunct) (Picture only)
- General Dodonna in the Encyclopedia (original site is defunct) (Picture only)
- Hoth in the Encyclopedia (original site is defunct) (Picture only)
- Mon Calamari star cruiser in the Encyclopedia (original site is defunct) (Picture only)
- Mon Mothma in the Encyclopedia (original site is defunct) (Picture only)
- Nien Nunb in the Encyclopedia (original site is defunct) (Picture only)
- Rebel Alliance in the Encyclopedia (original site is defunct) (Picture only)
- Rebel Pilots in the Encyclopedia (original site is defunct) (Picture only)
- Rebel Troopers in the Encyclopedia (original site is defunct) (Picture only)
- X-wing starfighter in the Encyclopedia (original site is defunct) (Picture only)
- Y-wing starfighter in the Encyclopedia (original site is defunct) (Picture only)
- Star Wars Helmet Collection: Y-wing Pilot Weapons & Uniforms: Yavin Base (Picture only)
- Star Wars: Rogue One: The Ultimate Visual Guide (First identified as Gale Torg)
- Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary, New Edition
- Star Wars By the Numbers: Every Droid in Star Wars on the official Star Wars Kids YouTube channel (original link is obsolete)
- Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian — "Cast"
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Star Wars: Rogue One: The Ultimate Visual Guide
- ↑ Star Wars: Galactic Atlas
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2
Pablo Hidalgo (@pablohidalgo) on Twitter (post): "p. 59. Gale Torg was inspired by the old WEG character from Galaxy Guide 1 Galen Torg, but there's already one Galen in this story." (screenshot)
- ↑ 6.0 6.1
Star Wars Customizable Card Game — Premiere Limited Card: Rebel Guard (backup link)
- ↑ Galaxy Guide 1: A New Hope
