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{{Quote|The job is mostly research into precedent and history. I'm not the one who says "how about a dog that plays basketball?" I'm one of a team that says "there's nothing in the rulebook that says a dog can't play basketball."|Pablo Hidalgo on his role as Lore Advisor|<ref name="Pablo Air Bud reference">{{Twitter|pabl0hidalgo|status/1532479211683713026|Pablo Hidalgo|quote=The job is mostly research into precedent and history. I'm not the one who says "how about a dog that plays basketball?" I'm one of a team that says "there's nothing in the rulebook that says a dog can't play basketball."|archivedate=20220602234549}}</ref>}}
'''Pablo Hidalgo''' (born [[October 12]], [[1974]]) is a Chilean-Canadian{{Fact}} executive and author at [[Lucasfilm Ltd.|Lucasfilm]], and is a member of the [[Lucasfilm Story Group]]. 

In addition to his ''[[Star Wars]]'' work, Hidalgo has written or co-authored reference guides for both the ''G.I. Joe'' and ''Transformer'' franchises.<ref name="awakensvisual">''[[Star Wars: The Force Awakens: The Visual Dictionary]]''</ref>

==Biography==
{{Quote|I'm just a Clippy that appears at the bottom of a script in progress. "It looks like you're trying to mention an Outer Rim planet... would you like some help?"|Pablo Hidalgo on his role as Lore Advisor|<ref name="Pablo Clippy">{{Twitter|pabl0hidalgo|status/1533188585855123456|Pablo Hidalgo|quote=I'm just a Clippy that appears at the bottom of a script in progress. "It looks like you're trying to mention an Outer Rim planet... would you like some help?"|archivedate=20220604204708}}</ref>}}
Pablo Hidalgo is known for his creation of material ranging from [[West End Games]] role-playing game (RPG) resources to content for [[StarWars.com]], where he went under the screen name of '''Pabawan'''. He is also a founding member of the [http://www.myuselessknowledge.com/swfa/ Star Wars Fanboy Association]. He served as Internet Content Manager for [[Lucas Online]] until 2011, and also worked as a comics writer on StarWars.com. Until January 2000, Hidalgo wrote and managed the [[Star Wars Index]] at echostation.com, when he abandoned the project to work for [[Lucasfilm Ltd.|Lucasfilm]].

He was referenced with the character [[Palob Godalhi/Legends|Palob Godalhi]].

==Works==
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!Title !! Format !! Date
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|''[[The History of R-Series Astromech Droids]]''
|Magazine article
|rowspan="2"|[[1995]]
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|''[[Galaxy Guide 12: Aliens — Enemies and Allies]]'' {{C|with others}}
|rowspan="3"|RPG book
|-
|''[[The Kathol Rift]]'' {{C|with others}}
|rowspan="3"|[[1996]]
|-
|[[Galaxy Guide 3: The Empire Strikes Back (Second Edition)|''Galaxy Guide 3: The Empire Strikes Back'', Second Edition]] {{C|Additions and updates to the first edition}}
|-
|[[Spare Parts (short story)|''Spare Parts'']] &mdash; [[Star Wars Adventure Journal 11|''Star Wars Adventure Journal'' 11]]
|Short story
|-
|''[[Shape-shifters]]''
|Magazine article
|rowspan="3"|[[1997]]
|-
|''[[Stock Ships]]'' {{C|with [[Steve Miller]], [[Timothy S. O'Brien]], [[Paul Sudlow]], and [[Eric S. Trautmann]]}}
|rowspan="2"|RPG book
|-
|''[[Secrets of the Sisar Run]]'' {{C|with [[Craig Robert Carey]] and [[Shane Hensley]]}}
|-
|''[[Era of Rebellion Sourcebook]]''
|rowspan="2"|RPG book
|rowspan="2"|Canceled
|}

==Sources==
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*{{InsiderCite|79|Ask the Master}}
*{{InsiderCite|79|Best of Hyperspace}}
*{{SW|url=video/star-wars-rebels-the-rebellion-begins|text=''Star Wars Rebels'': The Rebellion Begins}}
*{{SW|url=news/nycc-2013-meet-the-inquisitor-the-new-face-of-evil-in-star-wars-rebels|text=NYCC 2013: Meet the Inquisitor, the New Face of Evil in Star Wars Rebels}}
*{{SW|url=video/star-wars-rebels-the-empire-returns|text=''Star Wars Rebels'': The Empire Returns}}
*{{SW|url=video/droid-designs-chopper-from-star-wars-rebels-comes-to-life|text=Droid Design: Chopper from ''Star Wars Rebels'' Comes to Life}}
*{{SW|url=video/star-wars-rebels-meet-the-inquisitor-the-empire-s-jedi-hunter|text=''Star Wars Rebels'': Meet the Inquisitor, the Empire's Jedi Hunter}}
*{{SW|url=news/star-wars-rebels-and-more-at-san-diego-comic-con-2014|text=''Star Wars Rebels'' and More at San Diego Comic-Con 2014 &ndash; Updated!}}
*{{SW|url=news/sdcc-2014-star-wars-a-new-dawn-panel-liveblog|text=SDCC 2014: ''Star Wars: A New Dawn'' Panel - Liveblog}}
*{{InsiderCite|152|The Making of A New Dawn|The Making of ''A New Dawn''}}
*{{SW|url=news/rogue-one-details-revealed-at-star-wars-celebration-anaheim|text=''Rogue One'' Details Revealed at ''Star Wars'' Celebration Anaheim}}
*{{SW|url=news/adding-to-the-archives-pablo-hidalgo-on-star-wars-character-encyclopedia-updated-and-expanded|text=Adding to the Archives: Pablo Hidalgo on ''Star Wars Character Encyclopedia: Updated and Expanded''}}
*{{SW|url=news/much-to-learn-you-still-have-10-things-you-might-not-know-about-mon-calamari|text=Much to Learn You Still Have: 10 Things You Might Not Know About Mon Calamari|archivedate=20211111125734}}
*{{SW|url=news/much-to-learn-you-still-have-talking-rogue-one-aliens-with-pablo-hidalgo|text=Much to Learn You Still Have: Talking Rogue One Aliens With Pablo Hidalgo|archivedate=20211111080131}}
*{{SW|url=news/much-to-learn-you-still-have-9-things-you-might-not-know-about-the-aliens-of-star-wars-a-new-hope|text=Star Wars at 40 &#124; Much To Learn You Still Have: 9 Things You Might Not Know About the Aliens of A New Hope|archivedate=20211029110135}}
*{{SW|url=news/much-to-learn-you-still-have-10-aliens-you-should-know-from-star-wars-the-last-jedis-canto-bight|text=Much to Learn You Still Have: 10 Aliens You Should Know From Star Wars: The Last Jedi's Canto Bight|archivedate=20211029101751}}
*''[[Solo: A Star Wars Story The Official Guide]]''
*{{SW|url=series/the-mandalorian/chapter-5-guide|text="Chapter 5: The Gunslinger" Episode Guide}}
*''[[The Art of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker]]''
*{{InsiderCite|201|Prize Giveaway!}}
*{{SW|url=news/justina-ireland-out-of-the-shadows|text="Nothing is the Same After This Book": Justina Ireland on ''Out of the Shadows''}}
*{{InsiderCite|205|Launchpad}}
*{{SW|url=news/inside-the-lucasfilm-archive-obi-wan-kenobi-props-1|text=Inside the Lucasfilm Archive: An Elegant Weapon and Other Jedi Artifacts from the ''Obi-Wan Kenobi'' Limited Series}}
*{{SW|url=news/inside-the-lucasfilm-archive-obi-wan-kenobi-props-2|text=Inside the Lucasfilm Archive: Weapons of the Inquisitorius from the ''Obi-Wan Kenobi'' Limited Series}}
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==Notes and references==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Blog|listing=true|pablog|Fragments from the Mind's Eye|Pablo Hidalgo|archivedate=20050524041820}}
*{{Twitter|pablohidalgo||Pablo Hidalgo}}
*{{WP|Pablo Hidalgo}}
*{{Imdb|url=name/nm1924528|text=Pablo Hidalgo}}


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