- "This place isn't a fortress. It's a tomb."
- ―Obi-Wan Kenobi, discovering Velerie Tide and other deceased Jedi
Velerie Tide was a Force-sensitive human[2] female[3] who was a member of the Jedi Order. After the Galactic Republic turned on the Jedi during the Great Jedi Purge[2] that began in 19 BBY,[1] Tide hid her identity and blended in among the locals on the astronomical object Athio III, but was eventually revealed to be a user of the Force and captured. After she died, her body was entombed in amber and displayed in the Jedi tomb of the Fortress Inquisitorius on the moon Nur, headquarters of the Galactic Empire's Jedi-hunting Inquisitorius.[2]
In 9 BBY,[1] fugitive Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi discovered Tide and the remains of many other captive Jedi in the tomb while infiltrating the fortress to rescue Princess Leia Organa.[4] Tide was entombed with a haunted stare while wearing a hand-made necklace, a knitted poncho[3] with multicolored stripes, and a head scarf around her dark, curly hair.[4]
Behind the scenes
Velerie Tide appeared in the fourth episode of the Obi-Wan Kenobi television series,[4] which aired on June 8, 2022.[5] The character was not identified in the episode[4] but was named in the reference book Star Wars: Dawn of Rebellion: The Visual Guide,[2] within a section written by Emily Shkoukani.[6] The page mentioning Tide was revealed prior[7] to the book's November 2, 2023 release[8] at a Lucasfilm Publishing panel at San Diego Comic Con and in an article on StarWars.com covering it on July 21, 2023.[7]
Appearances
Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi — "Part IV" (First appearance) (Appears as a corpse)
Sources
- SDCC 2023: 10 Reveals from the Lucasfilm Publishing Panel on StarWars.com (backup link) (First identified as Velerie Tide)
- Star Wars: Dawn of Rebellion: The Visual Guide
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Star Wars: Dawn of Rebellion: The Visual Guide states that Velerie Tide hid after the start of the Great Jedi Purge, which Star Wars: Timelines dates to 19 BBY. She is shown to be dead during the events of "Part IV," which Timelines dates to 9 BBY.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Star Wars: Dawn of Rebellion: The Visual Guide
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2
Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi — "Part IV" (Audio description from Disney+)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi — "Part IV"
- ↑ Everything New You Can Stream on Disney+ in June 2022 on D23.com (backup link)
- ↑ Wookieepedia Interviews - Emily Shkoukani & Jason Fry on the official Wookieepedia YouTube channel (backup link)
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 SDCC 2023: 10 Reveals from the Lucasfilm Publishing Panel on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars Dawn of Rebellion The Visual Guide on Dorling Kindersley's official United Kingdom website (backup link)
