Hadros Vipers

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"I just fired and fired, but the leader, the Kriss woman, she didn't even flinch. She just swept up that damn saber and swatted my blaster bolt away like she was batting for the Hadros Vipers…straight into Tasia's leg!"
―Andrik Keller, on Avar Kriss[1]

The Hadros Vipers were a sports team active during the High Republic Era that took part in a sport where an individual batted.[1] They originated from[2] the Outer Rim's Hadros system,[3] and shared their name with[4] the planet[5] Hadros[4] in that system.[3] While speaking about[6] Jedi Master[7] Avar Kriss[6] in 231 BBY,[8] Nihil pirate Andrik Keller told former Nihil Tempest Runner Pan Eyta of how during the Battle of Galov[1] earlier that year,[7] Kriss had used her lightsaber to swat away his blaster fire into the leg of Nihil Storm Tasia like the Jedi had been batting for the Hadros Vipers.[1]

Behind the scenes

The Hadros Vipers were mentioned in The High Republic: Tempest Runner, a 2021 audio drama written by Cavan Scott and published as a part of the Star Wars: The High Republic multimedia project's[6] Phase I.[9] The spelling of the team's name was later confirmed with the release of the audio drama's script in 2022.[1]

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 The High Republic: Tempest Runner script
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Essential Atlas and Galactic Cartography: Official Discussion (post by jasonfry) on the Jedi Council Forums' Literature board (December 11, 2007): "I wouldn't get your hopes up re alien homeworlds, beyond simple stuff like the Planetnamian species getting a Planetnamia on the map or things Dan and I can account for with a relatively quick reference." (backup link) (screenshot) Jason Fry, co-author of The Essential Atlas and a number of maps in the current Star Wars canon (see a list here), stated his intention to create homeworlds for numerous species based on context implied from their names. Given this principle, this article makes a similar basic assumption for Hadros Vipers in relation to the Hadros system.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 StarWars.com Star Systems of the Galaxy on StarWars.com (current version) (backup link) (previous version)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 StarWars.com Star Wars Galaxy Map on StarWars.com (article) (backup link)
  5. ↑ "Buyer Beware" — Dark Legends
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 The High Republic: Tempest Runner
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Star Wars: Timelines
  8. ↑ Star Wars: Timelines dates the events of The High Republic: Tempest Runner to 231 BBY.
  9. ↑ StarWars.com Star Wars: The High Republic Chronological Reader's Guide on StarWars.com (article) (backup link)