March 4, starwars.fandom.com—Twenty years ago today,Star Wars fans were eagerly awaiting theREVENGE OF THE SITH, exploring the depths ofNar Shaddaa in theKNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC II, and beginning to buildWOOKIEEPEDIA—theStar Wars wiki. As an ever-growing community of volunteers, the Wookieepedia project now celebrates its 20th year.
Our encyclopedia officially reached200,000 articles last month. This was only possible with the work of hundreds upon hundreds of fans over the past twenty years. Most Wookieepedians started off editing with little to no writing or coding experience, but our efforts have brought us closer to the goal of creating the most accurate, comprehensive, and well-presented resource about all thingsStar Wars.
Since Wookieepedia'stenth anniversary in 2015, we have expanded thebreadth, depth, and quality of our documentation of both theStar Wars Legends and the newcanon continuities, as well as coverage ofStar Wars media and production behind the scenes. Wookieepedia has also been buildinga more friendly and welcoming community. Informed by our contributors' experiences, we have launched ongoing efforts in revamping ourpolicies to be clearer and more fair, improving accessibility, and developing newediting tutorials.
Since 2015, editor recruitment has advanced on Wookieepedia, with the great majority of the currentadministrators andreview board members having joined those groups in recent years. The past ten years has also seen the progress of theDiscussions forum and the launch of twenty-two new collaborativeWookieeProjects. These include theProject Stardust initiative focusing on essential topics andProject Pride's efforts to improve the wiki's coverage of LGBTQIA+ topics. Most external links on Wookieepedia now havebackup archival links to keep a better record of the ever-changing Internet, andbot systems have automated many monotonous site maintenance tasks such as page archivals for thestatus article peer review system.
Our work continues unabated. Thousands more pagesneed to be created,lack citations,await expansion, and could usemore images. All the while, the franchise continues to grow andrequire updates. As we enter our third decade, we would love for more readers tojoin our ranks! May the Force be with us in the next twenty years… ✨
The High Republic: Trials of the Jedi
The final confrontation between the Jedi and the Nihil…
Jes Gistang was aCorellianHumanfemale who served as astormtrooper inDarth Krayt's Galactic Empire circa137 ABY, during theSecond Imperial Civil War. After living on the streets as a child, Gistang was taken in by the localImperial Mission and was eventually selected for service in theStormtrooper Corps. She quickly found a home as aheavy-weapons expert withJoker Squad in the407th Stormtrooper Division and was put in charge of theunit'sBB-23 heavy blaster cannon, known as the "big gun."
WhenLieutenantGil Cassel informed Joker Squad that the 407th would be conducting a mission onBorosk to destroy the908th Stormtrooper Division, which had defected to theforces of displacedEmperorRoan Fel, Gistang angrily disagreed withkilling fellow stormtroopers and even argued that the members of Joker Squad should join Fel themselves. Gistang reluctantly participated in theBattle of Borosk when Joker Squad was ordered into action, but she was killed during the secondday of fighting when one of her sparepower packs for the big gun was hit by a strayblaster bolt, causing it to explode and vaporize her.(Read more…)
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- 1933 –Syd Mead is born.
- 1949 –John Wagner is born.
- 1971 –Ryan Church is born.
- 1972 –Slim Khezri is born.
- 1972 –Luke Ross is born.
- 1974 –Gabriel Hardman is born.
- 1979 –Star Wars Weekly 73 published.
- 1984 –Return of the Jedi Weekly 57 published.
- 1994 –TIE Fighter: The Official Strategy Guide published.
- 2001 –Jedi vs. Sith 4 published.
- 2002 –Star Wars Insider 61 is released for subscribers.
- 2007 –Dark Times 4 published.
- 2008 –Suvudu is launched.
- 2011 –Lost Tribe of the Sith: Pantheon released.
- 2012 –Darth Vader and the Ghost Prison 3 published.
- 2015 –George Coe dies.
- 2016 – "Race on Tatooine" airs onDisney XD.
- 2017 –Star Wars: On the Front Lines published.
- 2018 –Darth Vader Annual 2 published.
- 2018 –Poe Dameron 29 published.
- 2018 –Star Wars (2015) 51 published.
- 2023 –Inquisitor: Rise of the Red Blade published.
- 2023 –Inquisitor: Rise of the Red Blade audiobook released.
- 2023 –Young Jedi Adventures: Get Well, Nubs! published.