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"Finest ration-squares on Lothal. "
―Jai Kell sarcastically praises the academy's ration-squares[1]

Ration-squares were a type of food served to the cadets of the Academy for Young Imperials on the planet Lothal during the reign of the Galactic Empire.[1] Around five years before the Battle of Yavin,[2] the human Cadet Jai Kell complained to his roommates at the academy that he longed for maize rolls and Westhills butter instead of another meal of ration-squares. Lieutenant Chiron, however, told his cadets that being in the Emperor's service made ration-squares comparable to the finest nerf steak.[1]

Behind the scenes

Ration-squares were first mentioned in the young readers' novel Servants of the Empire: Rebel in the Ranks, which was written by Jason Fry and released in 2015. They were spelled with and without a hyphen.[1]

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Servants of the Empire: Rebel in the Ranks
  2. The events of Servants of the Empire: Rebel in the Ranks take place during the events of the first season of the Star Wars Rebels television show. Star Wars Rebels: The Visual Guide establishes that the events of the season take place five years prior to the Battle of Yavin, and therefore so must the events of the novel.