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"Allow me to make myself clear as the next head of family. Papa, your stubborn opposition to development is just wrong. We need the Empire to provide growth and prosperity for our future!"
―Ochō confronts her father Yasaburō for supporting violent opposition to the Empire[1]

Ochō was a human female who lived on the Outer Rim planet Tao during the Imperial Era, and the daughter of a powerful crime family. Her father was Yasaburō. As a child, Ochō formed a close bond with a Lepi orphan and slave named Lop and convinced her father to adopt the Lepi girl.

Much of Tao's population rebelled against the Galactic Empire in response to perceived Imperial oppression. Ochō's father Yasaburō supported the rebellion, but Ochō joined the Empire, joining the Imperial Security Bureau as a lieutenant.

Biography

Meeting Lop

"And here I thought that everyone likes to go on about how Boss Yasaburō always does the right thing."
―Ochō implores Yasaburō to take Lop in to their family[1]
As a child, Ochō took sympathy on Lop and begged her father to adopt the Lepi orphan.

As a child, Ochō took sympathy on Lop and begged her father to adopt the Lepi orphan.

Ochō was a human female from the resource-rich planet Tao, located in the Outer Rim Territories. She was born into a clan and crime family led by her father Yasaburō, who had the title "Boss."[1]

One day at a market, Ochō and Yasaburō encountered a runaway Lepi slave and orphan named Lop attempting to steal fruit to eat. Yasaburō asked the Lepi where her parents were, to which Lop responded that they were gone. Lop's tummy rumbled with hunger, and Ochō enthusiastically suggested they adopt her into their family. Her father cajoled Ochō for loudly expressing sympathy for an escaped Imperial slave within earshot of Galactic Empire personnel, but Ochō appealed to Yasaburō's strong sense of morality to take the Lepi girl in. Ochō insisted she could tell Lop was a good kid and escorted her to play at the beach, at which point Yasaburō acquiesced to adopting Lop and raising her as his own daughter. Lop's droid companion TD-4 proceeded to free the Lepi from her shock collar and took a family photo of Lop, Ochō, and Yasaburō.[1]

Imperial base attacked

"Without the help of the Empire, whether there's war or no war, we will have no chance to make any progress. The Empire provides for us and offers support. We should be grateful."
―Ochō[1]
Lop intercedes to try to stop her father and sister from fighting.

Lop intercedes to try to stop her father and sister from fighting.

Seven years after Lop joined the Yasaburō clan, an explosion at Tao's Imperial base destroyed much of the local town, leaving flames and smoke rising from the destruction. Ochō confronted her father in indignation for supporting the attack. Yasaburō denounced the Empire for its treatment of their homeworld and its environment, people, and resources, insisting locals must take action against the Empire to show they would not accept such treatment. Affiliates of the clan implored the father and daughter to stop arguing and flee before Imperial stormtroopers arrived. At that moment, Lop reached the commotion, and a clan member begged her to mediate between Ochō and Yasaburō.[1]

Ochō scolded her father as the attack had injured people including members of their own family. Lop begged her sister and father to cease fighting, but Yasaburō insisted this was a matter for the head of the family and commanded Lop to remain silent. Ochō insisted on making herself clear as the next head of family, insisting that Yasaburō's "stubborn" opposition to development was "wrong." She asserted that Tao needed the Empire to fuel its economic growth, to which her father retorted that Tao had long survived without assistance from the Galactic Republic. Yasaburō asked why that should change now, and why they should "throw themselves at [the Empire's] feet" while it continued military buildup on Tao. He asked how Ochō would feel if the Empire turned their world into a war zone, saying that if she wanted to lead the family, she should want to drive the Empire out. Ochō angrily insisted that the Empire was the only hope for their planet to develop and progress, whether or not a war should occur. Her father labeled the Empire's "support" for Tao as a euphemism for taking control. At that moment, Imperial stormtroopers neared the scene, and most of the gathered crowd fled. Yasaburō decried the fleeing people as fools, expressing belief in Tao residents' "duty" to protect the planet; a duty which had been passed down for generations.[1]

Family loyalties

"How are feelings supposed to save our family?"
―Ochō[1]
Ochō, as an Imperial Security Bureau officer.

Ochō, as an Imperial Security Bureau officer.

Lop drove in a landspeeder with Ochō, telling her sister she ought to consider how Father felt about the Empire and their homeworld. Ochō insisted that she had a responsibility as Yasaburō's heir to turn to the Empire for the sake of their future. As the pair approached an Imperial roadblock, Ochō affirmed that she knew how to take care of their household. The young women were stopped at the roadblock, where an Imperial officer greeted Ochō, saying he had been waiting for her. The officer revealed that Ochō had agreed to negotiate on her father's behalf to prevent the insurrection on Tao from occurring, but had failed to prevent violence. Lop, distraught, asked Ochō whether she had indeed tried to stop Yasaburō without even talking to him first. Ochō confirmed that, saying she couldn't "leave it up to" their father anymore and that he was "blinded" by his idealism.[1]

The officer said that, since Ochō could not keep the Yasaburō clan under control, the Empire would have to make life even more difficult for them. Ochō apologized to the officer, taking full responsibility and insisting that she would either persuade or force her father to stop the violence. He invited Ochō to accompany him and his stormtroopers for the Empire's "redevelopment initiative" an ally to the Empire, imploring her to help him end the bloodshed. Lop begged her sister not to go, saying it would break their father's heart. Nevertheless, Ochō bit her thumb, smeared her blood by her eyes as makeup, cut her hair, and joined the Empire. Lop held her sister's braid of hair as Ochō departed with the Imperial forces.[1]

Reunion and escape

"That's the family sword. What are you doing with that? I'm the successor!"
―Ochō to Lop[1]

Yasaburō left to speak with Ochō but it ended in a fight between Ochō and her father. The fight cost Yasaburō his only working eye. Lop watched the end of the fight, and after encouragement from her adoptive Father, of which he stated he did not want Ochō killed only to be redeemed and come with them, engaged in a duel with Ochō, much to Ochō's outrage Lop was wielding the Family Sword which she believed rightfully belonged to her as she was the successor to Yasaburō and was biologically related to him. TD-4 attempted to also redeem her by showing the holorecording of them on the day she met Lop. Unfortunately this only served to provoke Ochō further, causing her to destroy TD-4 in a single strike, leaving him heavily damaged which served to fuel Lop's emotions in the fight. Towards the end of the fight Lop started to connect to the Force, to which she Force Pulled one of Yasaburō's blades, the other of which was destroyed in his duel with Ochō prior, ending the duel with a dual wielding strike across her torso, causing Ochō to fall back off the platform. However, Ochō landed on a ship which flew in front of Lop, still standing unfazed from the strike, the X-shaped burns remaining on her torso as the ship flew off.[1]

Personality and traits

Ochō had strong convictions, remaining steadfast about her beliefs.

Ochō had strong convictions, remaining steadfast about her beliefs.

Ochō had a strong degree of sympathy for Lop when she met the Lepi as a runaway slave and orphan. Seven years later, Ochō believed the Galactic Empire was necessary to promote development on her homeworld of Tao, and opposed her father's support for the local rebellion against the Empire. Nevertheless, she loved her father and her homeworld.[1]

This benevolence would vanish later, after joining the Empire[1] as a Lieutenant.[2] Upon seeing Lop inherit the lightsaber, Ochō would openly claim that Lop was not a legitimate heir.[1]

Behind the scenes

Ochō was named お蝶 (Ochō) in the original Japanese, meaning "butterfly."[3] She appeared in "Lop & Ochō," a short film in the Star Wars: Visions series written by Sayawaka and directed by Yuki Igarashi. The short, produced by Geno Studio, released on Disney+[1] on September 22, 2021.[4]

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  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.25 1.26 1.27 Star-Wars-Visions-series-logo-short Star Wars: Visions — "Lop & Ochō"
  2. ↑ The Art of Star Wars: Visions
  3. ↑ Disney.com スター・ウォーズ：ビジョンズ on Disney's official Japanese website (backup link)
  4. ↑ StarWars.com Stunning New Star Wars: Visions Trailer Debuts on StarWars.com (backup link)
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