Oro-weave

For other uses, see Oro.

"Oro-weave: Chandrila. Ask for Ox-Herder at the Trappist cantina on Guildhead's Way."

―Platt Okeefe, Smuggler's Guide^[2]

Oro-weave was a gold-colored, metal-like material that could be used to fashion clothing and jewelry, including bracelets. During the reign of the Galactic Empire, the individual called Ox-Herder facilitated hauling oro-weave that was a profitable venture for smugglers, and the pirate Hondo Ohnaka at one point had a fine oro-weave vest that was eventually seized as loot by the pirate captain Gunda Mabin. By 34 ABY, General Leia Organa of the Resistance possessed an oro-weave bracelet. That year, she wore it around the time of the evacuation of the Resistance base on the planet D'Qar, and a year later, she also wore the bracelet up until her death on the moon Ajan Kloss.

Description

Oro-weave was a gold-colored material with a metallic luster.^[1]

History

Smugglers and pirates

"There's absolutely a payoff in megonite moss, but possession of the stuff is a class 1 felony. Instead, smugglers should try hauling these […]"

―Platt Okeefe, in the Smuggler's Guide about a list of commodities including oro-weave^[2]

A fine oro-weave vest was in the possession of Hondo Ohnaka during the reign of the Galactic Empire.

Oro-weave was valuable enough during the reign of the Galactic Empire that the individual known as Ox-Herder, who could be contacted at the Trappist cantina on Guildhead's Way on^[2] the Core Worlds planet^[3] Chandrila, facilitated its smuggling.^[2] At one point by 10 BBY,^[4] the smuggler Platt Okeefe made a record in the logbook known as the Smuggler's Guide in which she listed the hauling of oro-weave cargoes—with the assistance of Ox-Herder—as a profitable venture for smugglers.^[2]

At some point between 19 BBY and 10 BBY,^[4] the Weequay pirate Hondo Ohnaka had in his possession a fine oro-weave vest with a nerf-wool trim. That piece of clothing was subsequently among the loot seized by the Blazing Claw pirate captain Gunda Mabin, who listed the taken items in the Smuggler's Guide that had also thus fallen into her hands.^[2]

The jewelry of a princess

General Leia Organa wore an oro-weave bracelet around the time of the evacuation of the Resistance base on D'Qar.

By 34 ABY,^[5] General Leia Organa,^[6] the human princess of the destroyed Core Worlds planet Alderaan and the leader of the Resistance,^[7] possessed an oro-weave bracelet. It took the form of multiple thin, curved threads that all wrapped around the better part of her wrist. Organa wore the bracelet on her right arm, along with a pair of aurodium earrings and several golden signet rings with inset gemstones, and in tandem with an Alderaanian mourning braid hairstyle and a dark gray attire.^[1] Alternately, at one point while present at an urban area, Organa wore the same outfit but with a longer braid.^[8] In 34 ABY, the general wore the outfit with the oro-weave bracelet and an Alderaanian mourning braid not long after ordering the evacuation of the Resistance base on the Outer Rim Territories planet D'Qar in light of news of an impending arrival of a First Order force there.^[6]

She subsequently boarded the main Resistance capital ship, the cruiser^[9] Raddus,^[1] that—after a battle against the First Order warship^[9] Fulminatrix^[1] took place above D'Qar—fled to^[9] the Outer Rim's Oetchi system.^[10] There—while still wearing the same outfit, including the oro-weave bracelet^[9]—Organa suffered serious injuries^[10] and exposure to the vacuum of space after another First Order attack. She was subsequently placed on life support after being changed into a patient's gown, with the bracelet taken off her wrist. After Organa later regained consciousness, she wore a different bracelet on the same arm.^[9] An illustration depicting the general with her oro-weave bracelet was eventually included in the journal of the Resistance technician Rose Tico.^[11] A year later,^[12] Organa wore the same set of jewelry, including the oro-weave bracelet,^[13] with a different Alderaanian hairstyle and a purple-and-blue attire^[14] while at the Resistance base^[13] on the Outer Rim moon Ajan Kloss.^[14] There, she wore the outfit until her death after telepathically contacting her son, Ben Solo.^[13]

Behind the scenes

Oro-weave was first depicted as the material of a bracelet worn by Leia Organa in^[15] Katie Cook's^[16] cover illustration^[15] of Cook's Art of Coloring: Star Wars: Keepsake Coloring Book,^[16] which was published on September 1, 2017.^[17] The cover illustration was first revealed at San Diego Comic-Con on July 21 of the same year, and it was featured in a corresponding article on StarWars.com also published on that day. The illustration was based on^[15] Organa's look in the sequel trilogy film Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi,^[9] which released on December 15, 2017.^[18] That same date also saw the publication of^[19] Pablo Hidalgo's reference book Star Wars: The Last Jedi: The Visual Dictionary, which identified oro-weave by name.^[20] Before the release of The Last Jedi, the first full appearance of the oro-weave bracelet—albeit in holographic form—came with Battlefront II: Resurrection,^[21] a December 13 downloadable single-player story mode addition for^[22] the November 17, 2017^[23] DICE video game Star Wars Battlefront II.^[21]

Leia Organa wearing an oro-weave bracelet, as depicted in Star Wars: Women of the Galaxy — Leia Organa wearing an oro-weave bracelet, as depicted in *Star Wars: Women of the Galaxy*

The twenty-eighth issue of Marvel Comics's Star Wars: Poe Dameron comic-book series, which was written by Charles Soule, penciled by Angel Unzueta,^[6] and published on June 20, 2018,^[24] erroneously depicted Organa wearing the oro-weave bracelet on her left arm in one panel.^[6] Star Wars: Women of the Galaxy, a reference book written by Amy Ratcliffe^[25] and published on October 30, 2018,^[26] included an illustration by Karen Hallion^[25] that shares similarities with a promotional photo of Organa from The Last Jedi. The latter image portrays the general during the events of The Last Jedi^[27] following her regaining consciousness,^[9] with her wearing a bracelet^[27] that is different to the oro-weave one she wears during the earlier portion of the film.^[9] Hallion's illustration—which was also included in the 2025 updated and expanded edition of the book^[28]—however, depicts Organa wearing her oro-weave bracelet^[25]—despite both pictures depicting her in the clothing^[9]^[25] she wears during the film's later portion. This article treats the Women of the Galaxy illustration as non-canonical with respect to Organa's in-universe biography.^[9]