The Essential Guide to Characters

The Essential Guide to Characters is a reference book published by Del Rey in November 1995. It was written by Andy Mangels and illustrated by Michael Butkus.

The book provides biographical information on characters from throughout the Star Wars saga, drawn from sources both well-known and obscure.

The New Essential Guide to Characters, an updated version of the book, was published in 2002 to include characters from Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace, Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones, the New Jedi Order novel series, and other sources.

At Celebration V, Pablo Hidalgo announced a third edition of Characters, authored by Daniel Wallace, and gave a release date of 2013 at Celebration VI. However, this book was eventually canceled.

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Table of Contents
- Admiral Ackbar
- Wedge Antilles
- Bodo Baas
- Ponda Baba / Dr. Evazan
- Barada
- Bollux / Blue Max
- Bossk
- C-3PO / R2-D2
- Callista
- Lando Calrissian
- Gaeriel Captison
- Joruus C'baoth
- Chewbacca
- Queen Mother Ta'a Chume
- Salacious Crumb
- Admiral Daala
- Figrin D'an (and his band)
- Biggs Darklighter
- Dengar
- Teneniel Djo
- General Jan Dodonna
- Moruth Doole
- Dorsk 81
- Kyp Durron
- Emperor's Royal Guards
- Davin Felth
- Boba Fett
- Borsk Fey'lya
- Bib Fortuna
- 4-LOM
- Gallandro
- Yarna D'al' Gargan
- Garindan
- Gartogg
- Gethzerion
- Greedo
- Hethrir
- Garm Bel Iblis
- IG-88
- Roganda Ismaren / Irek Ismaren
- Prince Isolder
- Jabba the Hutt (Jabba Desilijic Tiure)
- Mara Jade
- Dannik Jerriko
- Tenel Ka
- Kabe
- Muftak
- Talon Karrde
- Ken
- Obi-Wan Kenobi
- Khabarakh
- Princess Kneesaa
- Exar Kun
- Labria
- Owen Lars / Beru Lars
- Lobot
- Lowbacca
- General Crix Madine
- Nichos Marr
- Ephant Mon
- Mon Mothma
- Momaw Nadon
- Shug Ninx
- Het Nkik
- Nien Nunb
- Oola
- Emperor Palpatine
- Captain Gilad Pellaeon
- Ulic Qel-Droma
- The Max Rebo Band (Max Rebo / Droopy McCool / Sy Snootles)
- Ree-Yees
- Rillao
- Elder Sh'tk'ith (Bluescale)
- Dev Sibwarra
- Lak Sivrak
- Luke Skywalker
- Anakin Solo
- Han Solo
- Jacen Solo / Jaina Solo
- Leia Organa Solo
- Mako Spince
- Nomi Sunrider
- Grand Moff Tarkin
- Tessek
- Pter Thanas
- Grand Admiral Thrawn
- Tigris
- Tionne
- Brea Tonnika / Senni Tonnika
- Cindel Towani
- Triclops
- Tusken Raiders
- Darth Vader
- Valarian
- Vima-Da-Boda
- Weequay
- Wicket Wystri Warrick
- Winter
- Qwi Xux
- Yoda
- Salla Zend
- Zuckuss
Bibliography

Appearances

By type

Characters	Creatures	Droid models	Events	Locations
Organizations and titles	Sentient species	Vehicles and vessels	Weapons and technology	Miscellanea

Characters

Droid models

Locations

Colonies (Mentioned only)
- Carida (Mentioned only)
  - Academy of Carida (Mentioned only)
Core worlds (Mentioned only)
- Coruscant system (Mentioned only)
  - Coruscant (Mentioned only)
- Corellian system (Mentioned only)
  - Corellia (Mentioned only)
Deep Core (Mentioned only)
- Byss (Mentioned only)
  - Emperor's Citadel (Mentioned only)
Expansion Region (Mentioned only)
- Hindasar system (Mentioned only)
Hutt Space (Mentioned only)
- Cyax system (Mentioned only)
  - Da Soocha (Mentioned only)
    - Da Soocha V (Mentioned only)
Inner Rim (Mentioned only)
- Bilbringi VII (Mentioned only)
  - Bilbringi Shipyards (Mentioned only)
Mid Rim (Mentioned only)
- Roche system (Mentioned only)
- Vortex (Mentioned only)
  - Cathedral of Winds (Mentioned only)
- Filve (Mentioned only)
- Tafanda Bay (Mentioned only)
- Ando (Mentioned only)

Outer Rim Territories (Mentioned only)
- Dac (Mentioned only) (As "Mon Calamari")
  - Coral City (Mentioned only)
  - Mon Calamari Shipyards (Indirect mention only)
- Oversector Outer (Mentioned only)
- Tatooine (Mentioned only)
  - Mos Eisley (Mentioned only)
- Eriadu (Mentioned only)
- Anoat sector (Mentioned only)
  - Anoat (Mentioned only)
  - Hoth (Mentioned only)
    - Echo Base (Mentioned only)
- Daluuj (Mentioned only)
- Endor (Mentioned only)
- Arbra (Mentioned only)
  - Haven Base (Mentioned only)
- Sluis Van (Mentioned only)
  - Sluis Van Shipyards (Mentioned only)
- Auril system (Mentioned only)
  - Nespis VIII (Mentioned only)
- New Alderaan (Mentioned only)
- Eol Sha (Mentioned only)
- Dantooine (Mentioned only)
- Yavin 4 (Mentioned only)
- The Maw (Mentioned only)
- Adega system (Mentioned only)
- Klatooine (Mentioned only)