Pol Treidum
- "TK-421, why aren't you at your post? TK-421, do you copy?"
- ―Pol Treidum
Pol Treidum was a a male Human gantry officer who was in charge of maintaining the magnetic field, atmosphere, and security in Docking Bay 327 aboard the first Death Star. He held the rank of lieutenant.
Biography
After the Alliance to Restore the Republic's successful mission on Ralltiir, Treidum was constantly paranoid of Rebel spies infiltrating the Death Star.[2]
In 0 BBY he was stationed in Docking Control Room 327 when the Millennium Falcon was drawn into Docking Bay 327 by a tractor beam. While a scanning crew went onboard, Tredium noticed that stormtroopers TK-421 and TK-422 were not at their posts outside of the Millennium Falcon. After trying unsuccessfully to hail TK-421 through the comm system, Treidum looked out of the observation port to see a disguised Luke Skywalker walk down the Falcon's loading ramp and bump a fist at his helmet. Taking this to mean there was a faulty transmitter, Tredium opened the door to go check on the problem, only to be knocked unconscious Chewbacca's fist, flying him back into the room. His partner was then shot by Han Solo.[2]
Tredium's body was later viewed through a security camera in the office by Death Star librarian Atour Riten.[1]
Personality and traits
Pol Treidum chose to wear the prominent sideburns that were popular among the Imperial officer class at the time.[3] Other serving Imperial officers who wore their hair in this fashion, many of whom were also assigned to the Death Star, included Cassio Tagge, Conan Motti, Moradmin Bast and Nahdonnis Praji.
Behind the scenes
Peter Sumner played Pol Treidum in Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope. He reprised the role in the 1999 fan film The Dark Redemption.[source?]
According to West End Games game designer Paul Sudlow, fellow WEG designer George R. Strayton named Treidum after Sudlow while writing color text for Decipher's A New Hope Limited Expansion. "Pol" was a Star Wars version of Sudlow's given name, while "Treidum" was inspired by Captain Rolf Treidum, an Imperial officer he created for The Kathol Outback supplement of The DarkStryder Campaign.[source?]
Appearances
- Death Star (Appears in hologram)
- Star Wars Journal: The Fight for Justice (Identified as "gantry officer")
- Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope novel (First appearance)
- Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope
- William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily, A New Hope
- Droids (1986) 7
- Star Wars (1977) 3
- Star Wars Journal: Hero for Hire (Indirect mention only)
- LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy (Identified as "Imperial Shuttle Pilot") (Non-canonical appearance)
Sources
Star Wars Customizable Card Game – A New Hope Limited (Card: Lt. Pol Treidum) (backup link) (First identified as Pol Treidum)- Star Wars: Behind the Magic
- The Official Star Wars Fact File 37 (LEI1-2, The Rescue of Princess Leia)
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
