Sila Kott/Legends
- "Got it!"
- ―Sila Kott
Sila Kott was a female Human starfighter pilot who fought and died at the Battle of Endor. Kott's A-wing was part of the Rebel Alliance's Red Squadron, in which she served as Red Three. She was shot down by two TIE Interceptors in the attempt to lead them away.[1]
Behind the scenes
- "Anyway, that A-wing pilot is a British woman who was voiced over by an American guy."
- ―Pablo Hidalgo
Although played by British actress Poppy Hands in Return of the Jedi, Sila Kott was later dubbed by a male actor.[3] She should not be confused with Green Leader Arvel Crynyd, a similar-looking A-wing pilot who was played by a male actor, Hilton McRae.[4][5] Nevertheless, Crynyd's line "Three of them coming in, twenty degrees!" is attributed to "Red Three" in both Star Wars: The Annotated Screenplays[6] and the junior novelization of Return of the Jedi,[7] although in the film, the line is actually spoken by Crynyd after Kott's A-wing is destroyed.[1]
In Return of the Jedi, Kott responds to a command from Wedge Antilles of "Red Three, Red Two, pull in." Later in the Battle of Endor, a Y-wing pilot is called "Red Two" by Antilles, thereby suggesting that Kott is Red Three.[1] However, the Hasbro action figure set "Battle Over Endor," names Red Two as Kott's call sign,[2] and the line "Got it!" is similarly attributed to Red Two in both The Annotated Screenplays[6] and the Return of the Jedi junior novelization.[7] This article defers to Return of the Jedi itself and assumes that in Star Wars Legends continuity, Kott is in fact Red Three.[1] At least one source in the post-2014 rebooted Star Wars continuity has named her as Red Three.[8]
In 2011, original, unedited footage of Hands playing Sila Kott was included on the Star Wars: The Complete Saga Blu-ray release, speaking dialogue in her actual voice after being prompted by an off-camera crew member.[9]
Appearances
- Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi
- Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi novel (First appearance)
- Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi junior novelization
Sources
- Star Wars: Behind the Magic
Star Wars: Shadows of the Dark Side (Pack: Battle Over Endor (1 of 2)) (backup link not verified!) (First identified as Sila Kott)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Star Wars: Shadows of the Dark Side (Pack: Battle Over Endor (1 of 2)) (backup link not verified!)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1
Female pilots and the like on the Jedi Council Forums (Literature board; posted by Pabawan on 2/28/08 12:26pm; accessed November 14, 2013) (backup link)
- ↑ Hilton McRae. Aveleyman (archived from the original on April 29, 2013)
- ↑ My Hilton McRae Star Wars Autograph. SW Autograph Collecting (archived from the original on November 14, 2013)
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Star Wars: The Annotated Screenplays, p. 303
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi junior novelization, chapter 11
- ↑ Star Wars: A-wing Deluxe Book and 3D Wood Model
- ↑ Battle of Endor: The Lost Rebels (Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi deleted scene)—Star Wars: The Complete Saga