Cariso Smadis/Legends
Ensign Cariso Smadis was a Human male trooper and marine in the Rebel Alliance Fleet. In 0 BBY, he was stationed aboard the Alliance CR90 corvette Tantive IV, the consular ship of Princess Leia Organa of Alderaan, as it carried recently stolen technical data to the Galactic Empire's Death Star battlestation. Smadis fought to defend the Tantive IV from a stormtrooper boarding party attached to the Dark Lord Darth Vader's pursuing Imperial Star Destroyer Devastator above the planet Tatooine.
Biography
The Human male Cariso Smadis served the Alliance to Restore the Republic as an Alliance Fleet trooper[1] and marine[2] during the Galactic Civil War between the Alliance and the Galactic Empire.[1] By 0 BBY,[3] Smadis had attained the rank of ensign.[4] That year,[3] he was one of the Rebel troopers stationed aboard Alderaanian Princess Leia Organa's CR90 corvette, the Tantive IV, when Rebel spies transmitted data to her vessel containing the plans for the Empire's Death Star superweapon.[1]
The Tantive IV's possession of the plans led to its pursuit and overtaking by the Dark Lord of the Sith Darth Vader's Imperial I-class Star Destroyer Devastator in the Tatooine system. Smadis and his fellow soldiers took defensive positions in the corvette's corridors before engaging an invading stormtrooper boarding party. The skirmish ended in victory for the Empire and resulted in Organa's capture. However, the Rebel droids C-3PO and R2-D2 evacuated the Tantive IV amidst the fighting with the Death Star plans in tow.[1]
Personality and traits
Rebel Marines like Smadis were trained for combat on starships, either to repel invaders or to board ships.[2] Smadis was driven by bravery and a belief in the Alliance's ideal of freedom.[5] He had brown hair, brown eyes, and fair skin.[1]
Equipment
Smadis wore[1] the standard uniform for Alliance Fleet troopers[6] during the Tantive IV battle. He was armed with a DH-17 blaster pistol.[1]
Behind the scenes
Cariso Smadis first appeared as one of the Rebel troopers aboard Tantive IV in the opening battle of the 1977 film Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope. He was played by an uncredited extra,[1] whose scenes were filmed in mid 1976 in the United Kingdom.[7] Smadis was first named in the April 30, 2007 third chapter of StarWars.com's Visual Guides feature, which provided a behind-the-scenes look at A New Hope.[4]
Appearances
- Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope (First appearance)
Sources
- The Art of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (Indirect mention only)
Star Wars Customizable Card Game – Premiere Limited (Card: Warrior's Courage) (backup link)- Star Wars: The Annotated Screenplays (Indirect mention only)
- Star Wars: Behind the Magic (Indirect mention only)
Star Wars Trading Card Game – A New Hope (TCG) (Card: Rebel Marine) (backup link)
Visual Guide -- Chapter 3: Imperial Boarding Party on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link) (First identified as Cariso Smadis)- Star Wars: Force Collection (Card: Cariso Smadis (★★))
Stormtroopers in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link) (Video clip only)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Star Wars Trading Card Game – A New Hope (TCG) (Card: Rebel Marine) (backup link)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The New Essential Chronology dates Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope to 0 BBY.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Visual Guide -- Chapter 3: Imperial Boarding Party on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars Customizable Card Game – Premiere Limited (Card: Warrior's Courage) (backup link)
- ↑ The Rebel Alliance Sourcebook includes a depiction of the standard Alliance Fleet trooper uniforms, which matches the outfit worn by Cariso Smadis.
- ↑ The Making of Star Wars: The Definitive Story Behind the Original Film