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'''Bail Antilles''' was a galactic trader and a confederate of the [[Aquillian Ranger/Legends|Aquillian Ranger]] [[Clieg Whitsun]]. He was as a rugged-looking man wearing fur and golden ornaments.

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==Behind the scenes==
{{Quote|Whitsun walks into the glass and chrome splendor of one of the famous nightclubs of Alderaan. He moves to the long mirrored bar, and sits next to a rough-looking man, BAIL ANTILLES, dressed in the distinctive gold and furs of the Galactic traders.|Extract from "The Star Wars: Rough Draft"|<ref name="The Star Wars: Rough Draft">''[[The Star Wars: Rough Draft]]''</ref>}}
The name "Bail Antilles" first appeared in [[May]] [[1974]], in the 132-page [[The Star Wars: Rough Draft|rough draft]] to the film that would become [[Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope|''Star Wars'': Episode IV ''A New Hope'']]. [[1975|One year later]], in the ''[[Adventures of the Starkiller, Episode I: The Star Wars]]'', Antilles became an Aquillian Ranger himself and the co-[[Pilot/Legends|pilot]] of the story's main protagonist, [[Luke Skywalker/Legends#Origins of Luke|Luke Starkiller]].<ref>{{Cite_web|url=http://starwarz.com/starkiller/2010/03/adventures-of-the-starkiller-second-draft|title=Adventures of the Starkiller (Second Draft)|work=Starkiller&ndash;The Jedi Bendu Script Site|archivedate=20120310210800}}</ref> Later story developments established the character as the father of Princess [[Leia Organa Solo|Leia]] from the planet [[Ogana Major]].<ref name="definitive">''[[The Making of Star Wars: The Definitive Story Behind the Original Film]]''</ref>

When Princess Leia's homeworld was renamed Alderaan, the name "Ogana" was slightly respelled and attributed to the royal family.<ref name="Alderaan Databank">{{DB|location|alderaan|Alderaan|archivedate=20110819181653}}</ref> Bail Antilles was accordingly renamed [[Bail Prestor Organa/Legends|Bail Organa]], and went on to be mentioned by name in both the script and [[Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (novel)|novelization]] of the original ''Star Wars'' film, although he was only referred to simply as Princess Leia's father in the film itself.<ref name="Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope">{{Film|IV}}</ref> In [[Star Wars (1977) 2|''Star Wars'' (1977) 2]], the second issue of the film's [[Star Wars comic books|comic book]] [[Star Wars (Marvel Comics 1977)|adaptation]] by [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]], Leia's father was erroneously referred to as "Bail Antillies [sic], [[Viceroy/Legends|Viceroy]] of Alderaan."<ref name="Star Wars 2">[[Star Wars (1977) 2|''Star Wars'' (1977) 2]]</ref> Eventually, Bail Antilles was established as [[Bail Antilles/Legends|a separate character]] from Organa during the development of the ''[[Star Wars]]'' [[prequel trilogy]], specifically as Organa's predecessor as the senator of Alderaan.<ref name="MisID">{{Blog|holocron|29|Mistaken Identities|Keeper of the Holocron's Blog|Leland Chee|archivedate=20090405061828}}</ref>

==Appearances==
*[[The Star Wars 1|''The Star Wars'' 1]] {{1st}}

==Sources==
*''[[The Star Wars: Rough Draft]]''

==Notes and references==
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