Olander Brit
Olander Brit[2] was a fair-skinned Human male with brown hair who joined the Alliance to Restore the Republic[1] by 4 ABY,[3] following Major Panno to the Alliance. Brit was a communications expert and was politically minded.[2] By 4 ABY,[3] Brit was an Alliance major, with staff monitoring the entire spectrum of electromagnetic signals.[2]
In 4 ABY,[3] shortly before the Battle of Endor, Brit was aboard the MC80 Home One type Star Cruiser Home One, attending a briefing where the Alliance High Command planned an attack on the Galactic Empire's second Death Star battlestation. Brit wore the standard Alliance Fleet officer uniform.[1]
Behind the scenes
Portrayed by an uncredited Peter Roy,[4] Olander Brit first appeared in 1983's Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi, the third film of the original trilogy.[1] His scenes were filmed throughout the week of Tuesday, February 16, 1982 at Stage 5 of Elstree Studios.[5] In 2000, Decipher, Inc. first named Brit in the Star Wars Customizable Card Game's Death Star II Limited expansion set.[2]
Appearances
- Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi (First appearance)
- Return of the Jedi Storybook
- Return of the Jedi (book-and-record)
- Return of the Jedi Read-Along
Sources
1983 Topps Star Wars: Return of the Jedi Series 1 (Card: #60 - The Allies Meet) (backup link) (Picture only)- Star Wars Technical Journal of the Rebel Forces (Picture only)
- Star Wars: Collectible Sticker and Story Album (Picture only)
- Star Wars: The Magic of Myth (Picture only)
- The Rebel Alliance Scrapbook (Picture only)
- Star Wars Panini Sticker Album (Picture only)
Star Wars: The Power of the Force (1995) (Pack: Ishi Tib) (backup link) (Picture only)
Star Wars Customizable Card Game – Death Star II Limited (Card: Home One: War Room) (backup link) (Picture only)- Star Wars Customizable Card Game – Death Star II Limited (Card: Major Olander Brit) (backup link) (First identified as Olander Brit)
"Rebel Commandos"—Star Wars Gamer 7 (Picture only)- The Official Star Wars Fact File 66 (DET1-2, Detailing the Rebel Assault) (Picture only)
"The Ultimate Return of the Jedi Insider's Guide" – Star Wars Insider 67 (Picture only)- Star Wars Annual 2006 (Picture only)
- Star Wars Annual 2009 (Picture only)
- "25 Years of Return of the Jedi!" – Star Wars Insider 105 (Picture only)
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
- The Essential Atlas (Picture only)
- Star Wars Annual 2010 (Picture only)
- Star Wars: Battles for the Galaxy (Picture only)
Mon Mothma in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link) (Picture only)- Han Solo in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link) (Picture only)
- The Official Star Wars Fact File Part 32 (4 ABY 24, The Battle of Endor) (Picture only)
- Star Wars: Return of the Jedi: The Original Topps Trading Card Series, Volume Three (Picture only)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Star Wars Customizable Card Game – Death Star II Limited (Card: Major Olander Brit) (backup link)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Non-Canon Ref
- ↑ Peter Roy. convention-guests.com (archived from the original on April 24, 2010)
- ↑ G., Matt: Gerald Home as Tessek (Squid Head) and Mon Calamari Officer (2004-06-11). Star Wars New Zealand (archived from the original)