Wayulia Tagge-Simoni

"Notable figues who had prospered under Palpatine, such as Wayulia Tagge-Simoni, were still active in galactic affairs and politics right up to the recent First Order-Resistance conflict."

―Beaumont Kin, The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire^[2]

Wayulia Tagge-Simoni was a human female baroness^[1] who prospered under the reign of Galactic Emperor Sheev Palpatine as a notable figure in the Galactic Empire. Even after the Empire's fall, Tagge-Simoni remained active in galactic affairs and politics^[2] and in 34 ABY,^[3] attended the Canto Casino in the city of Canto Bight on the planet Cantonica.^[2]

As she was too aged and decrepit to travel to the casino in person, she instead was present through a holographic depiction of a much younger woman's head projected atop a droid body with fair skin and wearing a black gown and silver necklace.^[1] While in the casino she walked past the Resistance operative Finn, who was there with fellow operative Rose Tico in search of the Master Codebreaker.^[4] Following the Battle of Exegol in 35 ABY, the historian Beaumont Kin mentioned Tagge-Simoni in his book The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire.^[2]

Behind the scenes

Wayulia Tagge-Simoni first appeared in the film Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi,^[4] which was released on December 15, 2017.^[5] The character was not named in the film,^[4] but received identification in Star Wars: The Last Jedi: The Visual Dictionary, a reference book written by Pablo Hidalgo^[1] and released in conjunction with the film.^[6] Wayulia Tagge-Simoni shares part of her double-barrel surname^[1] with the wealthy and powerful House of Tagge of Cassio Tagge; however, whether she is a member of the family has not yet been established.^[7]