Tick (individual)

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Tick was a human member of the Maya Pei Brigade during the Imperial Era. They were part of a group that were stranded on the moon Yavin 4 in 4 BBY following an attack on the brigade.

Biography

By 4 BBY, Tick had joined the Maya Pei Brigade to fight against the Galactic Empire. In 4 BBY, the brigade was attacked and Tick was apart of a group of at least sixteen members of the brigade that survived the attack and escaped aboard a starship that landed on Yavin 4. However one member of the group subsequently departed in the ship leaving Tick and the rest of the group stranded on the moon. The brigade members later encountered an individual named Porko that they found near a clearing with a damaged Breon HOY-39 Dayvan. A conflict arose which resulted in the death of Porko.[1]

Two days after being stranded on the moon Cassian Andor, an associate of Porko, landed near the group in a stolen TIE Avenger. As Andor approached the HOY-39 he called out for Porko only to have the Maya Pei group announced their presence and take Andor prisoner. Tick held a blaster to Andor's back as two members of the group Gerdis and Bardi took turns trying to interrogate Andor. However the interrogation was interrupted when Rika, another member of the group, found the Imperial pilot helmet in the TIE and proclaimed that Andor was an imperial test pilot.[1]

That night, an argument between the group erupted when discussing who should be in charge ultimately coming to a head when Crab shot Rika with his blaster and Rowd responded by shooting Crab. The brigade members exchange fire between each other while splitting into two factions; with Tick siding with Bardi, Musk, Rowd, Nazy, Neek and Flu and regrouping at the TIE while the other group retreated to the crashed HOY-39.[1] After it began to rain later that night, Tick watched from the TIE as Nazy crawled through the rain towards where Rika was shot to check if she was still alive. At the same time Snee, member of the other faction, was crawling through the rain looking for Crab's body. As Nazy proclaimed that he could not find Rika's body, Snee found a part of Crab's leg. Freaking out, Snee ran back towards the HOY-39 while firing at the TIE group. When Nazy made it back to the TIE group he told them that he could only find Rika's goggles.[2]

The following morning the Rowd a member of the group cut open a fowl smelling Yavin 4 melon. When Bardi tossed a piece of the fruit to Flu, Tick told him to eat it. Asking why they should eat it Flu instead tossed it to Tick who passed it over to Neek. The group talked a bit before Bardi eventually mustered up the courage to take a bite of the melon. Later in day the group began trying to use rope to rotate the TIE so that its weapons would point towards the other group. Tick noting the slow progress asked Bardi if he realized how long it could take to aim the TIE before the group continued its efforts. When other group found out about the attempt to rotate the TIE they opened fire at it, forcing Tick's group to suspend their attempts. That night Gerdis decided to issue a challenge to Bardi to settle the dispute. The two groups cross towards each other before all dropping their weapons in unison. Tick watched the two leaders engage in a game of Five Hands with Roski rules. During the game, Andor took the opportunity to make his escape. While Andor was making his way to the TIE, a Yavinian doodar came out of the jungle and scooped Bardi and Gerdis in it's mouth. The rest of the group, including Tick scrambled for their guns and began to shoot wildly into the jungle. By the time the group realized that Andor had made it to the TIE and was taking off it was too late to stop him from leaving. Which left the group stranded yet again..[2]

Personality and traits

Tick had tan skin, brown eyes and brown hair.[1]

Equipment

While stranded on Yavin 4 Tick carried a blaster pistol and wore a yellow jacket, over a brown shirt and brown pants.[1]

Behind the scenes

Michael Wilkinson worked on Tick and the rest of the Maya Pei Brigade's costumes.

Michael Wilkinson worked on Tick and the rest of the Maya Pei Brigade's costumes.

Tick was portrayed by Samiah Khan in the second season of the live-action series Star Wars: Andor, first appearing in the series's first and second episodes, "One Year Later" and "Sagrona Teema," which were both released on Disney+[1] on April 22, 2025.[3]

Costume designer Michael Wilkinson and concept artist Glyn Dillon worked on the costumes for the Maya Pei Brigade, treating them as threadbare survivalists who needed to contrast from the luxury refinement of costumes on Chandrila, the sophistication of costumes on Coruscant, and the agricultural workwear of Mina-Rau, all other settings on the show.[4]

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Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 Andor logo new Star Wars: Andor — "One Year Later"
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Andor logo new Star Wars: Andor — "Sagrona Teema"
  3. ↑ StarWars.com First Andor A Star Wars Story Teaser Trailer and Poster Revealed on StarWars.com (backup link)
  4. ↑ Instagram-Logo Michael Wilkinson (@michaelwilkinson) on Instagram (post on June 25, 2025): "For the threadbare survivalists of the #MayaPei gang, the costumes we created needed to seem far from the luxury and refinement of #Chandrila, the urbane sophistication of #Coruscant, and the agricultural workwear of #MinaRau. Illustrations by @glyn_dillon #costumedesign #starwars #andor #andorofficial #fashion #cdg892 #fyc costumes" (backup link) (screenshots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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