Kella Antro

For other uses, see Kella.

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Kella Antro screams as Mae-ho Aniseya grabs her and holds a knife to her throat

Kella Antro was a human salt trader from a coastal town. She supported her aging parents by delivering seasoning minerals to the Lomi Usqi Noodle Shop on the world Ueda. In 132 BBY, she was taken as a hostage in the noodle shop by the assassin Mae-ho Aniseya during her skirmish with Jedi Master Indara. After Aniseya threw Antro from the shop's second floor, the Jedi saved her with the Force.

Biography

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Kella Antro screams as Mae-ho Aniseya throws her from a balcony, whimpering as Indara then catches her with the Force

Kella Antro was a human who came from a chilly coastal town and worked as a salt trader during the High Republic Era. In order to support her aging parents, she delivered seasoning minerals to the Lomi Usqi Noodle Shop run by the Drezar Cabuck in Point Ueda,^[1] a village on the world Ueda.^[3] In 132 BBY,^[4] Antro visited the shop on the day that the assassin Mae-ho Aniseya entered the building to confront the Jedi Master Indara. Aniseya began a fight with Indara's dining companions, starting a bar fight that caused most patrons to flee.^[2]

A masked Mae-ho Aniseya holds a knife to the throat of a terrified Kella Antro in the Lomi Usqi Noodle Shop. — Kella Antro was held at knifepoint by Mae-ho Aniseya.

During the fight, Antro raced along the shop's second floor walkway as Aniseya leapt up to it from the ground floor. The assassin grabbed the merchant as a hostage, holding a knife to her throat and causing Antro to gasp. Indara then rushed up to join them on the second floor, at which point Aniseya pushed Antro over the floor's railing and caused her to fall. Before the screaming salt merchant could hit the ground, Indara saved her with the Force, stopping her descent in midair and letting her down to the floor gently. With Antro safe, the Jedi continued fighting the assassin, but was ultimately killed.^[2]

Personality and traits

Antro had light skin, gray eyes, and blond hair that she wore in braids.^[2]

Equipment

While at the noodle shop, Antro wore a brown-and-black heirloom overcoat with a family crest woven into it.^[1] Her outfit also included a pair of black pants and brown boots.^[2]

Behind the scenes

"In this fight, I thought it was important to show that Mae's sort of testing Indara in her own way. She's making sure that Indara's always going to be a Jedi and that she's going to protect the innocent."

―Christopher Clark Cowan discussing Indara and Mae's Ueda duel — 20?cb=20250116042720

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Kella Antro first appeared in "Lost / Found,"^[2] the first episode of the television series Star Wars: The Acolyte, which aired June 4, 2024 on Disney+.^[6] The scenes in the shop were filmed at Shinfield Studios,^[7] England.^[8] Christopher Clark Cowan—the action designer and second unit director for The Acolyte—wanted the duel to show that Aniseya was testing Indara to see if she would protect the innocent,^[5] with the assassin targeting bystanders like Antro and Cabuck.^[2] Antro was first identified in the 2025 reference book Star Wars: The Acolyte: The Visual Guide, which was written by Pablo Hidalgo.^[1]