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Ten Numb was a Sullustan male starfighter pilot that flew for the Alliance to Restore the Republic during the Galactic Civil War. During the Battle of Endor, he flew a B-wing starfighter under the callsign Blue Five.
Biography
Ten Numb in a B-wing
Ten Numb was a Sullustan male bounty hunter hailing from the planet Sullust. Numb sought to use his expertise in demolitions to aid the Alliance to Restore the Republic in their fight against the Galactic Empire.[1]
Ten Numb was one of a few Sullustan pilots that flew at the Battle of Endor, including his friend Nien Nunb who also flew at the Battle of Endor as Lando Calrissian's co-pilot on board the Millennium Falcon. Ten Numb, on the other hand, was assigned to Blue Squadron, piloting a B-wing starfighter under the callsign Blue Five. During the assault, Numb led Blue Squadron in an attack against Imperial command ships, resulting in the destruction of two Imperial Star Destroyers.[1]
Behind the scenes
An unscripted scene of Ten Numb inside a B-wing cockpit was filmed for Return of the Jedi, while portrayed by creature technician Mike Quinn; however, the scene was deleted.[4] Kirk Thatcher was another creature technician involved with the portrayal of Ten Numb.[5]
Early Star Wars media mistakenly portrayed Ten Numb as having a white suit.[6][7] This confusion may have been caused by early preproduction photos from Return of the Jedi featuring Ten Numb wearing a white outfit.[4] The "incorrect" photos of Ten Numb have since been digitally recolored to better match his film appearance.[8]
Appearances
- Star Wars: Starfighter Missions
- Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi (First appearance)
- "The Extra Five Percent" — From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi (and audiobook)
Non-canon appearances
LEGO Star Wars Mini Movies: Star Wars 40th Anniversary on the official LEGO YouTube channel (backup link)
Sources
Ten Numb in a rebel flight suit
- Rebel Alliance in the Encyclopedia (original site is defunct) (Picture only)
- Star Wars: Card Trader Set: Base Series 1, Card: Ten Numb - B-Wing Pilot
- "Star Wars Style Part 5: Return of the Jedi" — Star Wars Insider 157 (reprinted in Icons of the Galaxy)
- Star Wars Helmet Collection: Y-wing Pilot Helmets: Y-wing Pilot (as Ten Nunb)
- Star Wars Helmet Collection: AT-RT Driver Databank A-Z: Luggabeast–Malakili (Picture only)
- Star Wars Helmet Collection: Wedge Antilles Helmets: Wedge Antilles (Picture only)
- Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia
- Star Wars: On the Front Lines (Picture only)
- Star Wars Helmet Collection: B-wing Pilot Helmets: B-Wing Pilot
- Star Wars: Force Collection (Card: Ten Numb (★★★))
- Star Wars: X-Wing Second Edition — Rebel Alliance Conversion Kit Card: Ten Numb — A/SF-01 B-Wing Reissued in A/SF-01 B-Wing Expansion Pack
- "The Battle of Hoth and the Second Death Star" — Star Wars Encyclopedia (Picture only)
- "A Certain Point of View" — Star Wars Insider 219 (Picture only)
- Rebel Pilots in the Databank (backup link) (First identified as Ten Numb)
- Wedge Antilles in the Databank (backup link) (Picture only)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Star Wars: Card Trader Set: Base Series 1, Card: Ten Numb - B-Wing Pilot
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi
- ↑ 3.0 3.1
Star Wars: Force Collection (Card: Ten Numb (★★★))
- ↑ 4.0 4.1
Mike Quinn by Pellegrom, Dennis on Star Wars Interviews (2006) (original page now obsolete)
- ↑ Kirk can be seen behind Ten Numb puppet in this article: Interview with Kirk Thatcher (Part 1 of 2) by Plume, Kenneth on IGN (February 10, 2000) (backup link archived on October 14, 2022). Please note that the article misidentifies the puppet (wearing the characteristic red B-wing pilot uniform) as Nien Nunb.
- ↑ X-Wing: Rogue Leader 1
- ↑ Star Wars Evolutions (Pack: Rebel Pilot Legacy (Series 1)) (backup link)
- ↑ Rebel Pilots Biography Gallery in the Databank (backup link)
