Time Grappler

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"You! Bell tower, make it stop now! GO!"
―Lieutenant Keysax orders a stormtrooper to stop the clanging[4]

The Time Grappler was a human who resided on Ferrix. It was his duty to ring in the beginning and end of each day by striking[2] a beskar anvil[3] atop a bell tower on Rix Road. The Time Grappler handled this task with reverence, adopting rhythmic poses before each hammer strike. He wore a set of earmuffs to protect his hearing from the anvil's clangs.[2]

In 5 BBY,[5] like any other day, the Time Grappler woke the people of Ferrix on the morning that a number of Pre-Mor Enforcement Corpos came to the planet in search of Cassian Andor. The off-worlders found themselves unwelcome; their arrival sent the locals off on ringing a series of metal fixtures throughout the population center, much like the Time Grappler would strike his own anvil. These tensions culminated in an explosive encounter on Rix Road that saw Andor escape the planet.[2]

Against the wishes of the Imperial authorities that had established themselves on the planet, the Time Grappler signaled the beginning of Maarva Andor's funeral two hours before schedule at midday, forcing a hurried response by the Imperial army troopers at the scene. When a posthumous speech by the late Andor led the crowd to spontaneously erupt into a riot and a bomb led to the riot becoming a bloodbath, the clanging continued. A single stormtrooper was ordered to climb the tower, apprehend the Time Grappler and stop the clanging by Imperial Lieutenant Merzin Keysax, but was kicked off and fell to his death.[4]

Behind the scenes

The Time Grappler appeared in "That Would Be Me," the second episode of the 2022 Disney+ television series Star Wars: Andor, where he was portrayed by Neil Bell.[2] He was first seen in the show's teaser trailer, which revealed the character's title in the closed captions.[6]

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Notes and references

  1. ↑ Star Wars Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive Guide to the Star Wars Galaxy
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Andor logo new Star Wars: Andor — "That Would Be Me"
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Andor logo new Star Wars: Andor — "That Would Be Me" (Audio description from Disney+)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Andor logo new Star Wars: Andor — "Rix Road"
  5. ↑ Star Wars: Dawn of Rebellion: The Visual Guide dates the events of "That Would Be Me" to 5 BBY.
  6. ↑ SWYT-Logo Andor | Teaser Trailer | Disney+ on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link) (Posted on StarWars.com)