Allen Neff

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Allen Neff was a Human male from the planet Ertegas who moved to Bespin at the age of six, joining the Wing Guard that served the planet's Cloud City by 3 ABY. Prior to the Galactic Empire's occupation of Bespin that year, Neff was among the Bespin Wing Guard troopers accompanying Cloud City's Baron Administrator, Lando Calrissian, in greeting the passengers of the light freighter Millennium Falcon—the Empire's intended target—as the vessel landed on Cloud City's Platform 327.

Biography

Lando Calrissian and his Bespin Wing Guard escorts greet Han Solo on Platform 327.

The Human male[2] Allen Neff hailed from[1] the planet[3] Ertegas. He had a sister named Atril and, at the age of six, left his homeworld and moved to[1] the planet[3] Bespin.[1] Allen eventually followed his sister in joining the Bespin Wing Guard,[1] the main security force of the planet's Cloud City.[4] In 3 ABY,[5] the Galactic Empire occupied Bespin with the intent to capture the Rebel Alliance's light freighter Millennium Falcon.[1]

When the Millennium Falcon landed on Cloud City's Platform 327, Neff was among the Wing Guard troopers accompanying the city's Baron Administrator, Lando Calrissian and his chief administrative aide, Lobot, in greeting the freighter's occupants. Upon Lobot's command, Neff and the other Wing Guard left the Baron Administrator and his aide alone with the Falcon's Captain Han Solo and his passengers, none of whom knew that Calrissian was in truth leading them into a trap set by the Empire.[2]

Personality and traits

Allen Neff was light-skinned.[2]

Equipment

During his service in the Bespin Wing Guard, Allen Neff wore the standard uniform of the organization.[2]

Behind the scenes

Elstree Studios, in which Allen Neff's actor was filmed on stage 2 between April 5 and 12, 1979

Allen Neff was created for the 1980 original trilogy film, Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back,[2] released on May 21 of that year.[6] Prior to the film's release, he first appeared simultaneously in Shep Steneman's The Empire Strikes Back Storybook[7] and the film's novelization, written by Donald F. Glut.[8] Both of the publications were released on April 12 of the same year.[9][10] Neff's scene was filmed between April 5 and April 12, 1979 on stage 2 of Elstree Studios.[11]

On March 11, 2014,[12] Neff was first named by the article "Rogues Gallery: The Cloud City Wing Guards," published in the Star Wars Insider magazine's 148th issue. Kevin Beentjes, Sander de Lange, and Tim Veekhoven, who wrote the article,[1] stated that nearly all of the Wing Guard members described were "good guys" who opposed the corruption that was prevalent under the leadership of Cloud City's previous Baron Administrator, Dominic Raynor—with the exception of the ones who had been previously established to have been corrupt.[13]

Appearances

Non-canon appearances

Sources

Notes and references

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 "Rogues Gallery: The Cloud City Wing Guards" – Star Wars Insider 148
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 The Essential Atlas
  4. ↑  Wing Guard in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link)
  5. ↑ The New Essential Chronology
  6. ↑ The Empire Strikes Back Turns 40, Queen's Peril Gets a Voice, and More! on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link)
  7. ↑ The Empire Strikes Back Storybook
  8. ↑ Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back novelization
  9. ↑ The Empire Strikes Back Storybook on Amazon.com (backup link)
  10. ↑ Star Wars Year By Year: A Visual History, New Edition
  11. ↑ The Making of The Empire Strikes Back
  12. ↑ Star Wars Insider Issue #148 on Titan Magazines' official website (content now obsolete; backup link)
  13. ↑ Star Wars Sourcebooks on Facebook: Naming the Cloud City Wing Guards (March 6, 2014) (screenshot)

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