- "A caranak is an aquatic fowl native to Endor. It is notoriously difficult to domesticate."
"…a wild goose?"
"Just so." - ―Jagged Fel and Tahiri Veila
Wild geese were birds which made proverbially-elusive prey. The phrase wild goose chase was a slang phrase used in the galaxy, which referred to an ultimately pointless activity which distracted someone from a desired objective.[2] When Javis Tyrr was sent on a fruitless search at the Indigo Tower, Tahiri Veila referred to the operation as a "wild goose."[1]
Behind the scenes
"Wild goose chase,"[3] which the Star Wars expression,[2] and the term "wild goose," are based on,[1] is a real-world idiom.[3]
Appearances
- Rebel Force: Trapped (Mentioned only) (as "wild-goose")
- Star Wars (1977) 30 (recolorized in Star Wars: A Long Time Ago... Volume 2: Dark Encounters) (First mentioned)
- Star Wars (2013) 19 (Mentioned only)
"For a Few Kilotons More" — Twin Stars of Kira- The New Rebellion (Mentioned only) (as "wild-goose")
- Fate of the Jedi: Omen (Mentioned only)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Fate of the Jedi: Omen
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Star Wars (1977) 30
- ↑ 3.0 3.1
wild goose chase on Collins English Dictionary: "If you are on a wild goose chase, you waste a lot of time searching for something that you have little chance of finding, because you have been given incorrect information." (backup link archived on September 16, 2022)
