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Agrippa Aldrete was a human male who at one point served as the senator of the planet Alderaan in the Senate of the Galactic Republic.[1] During the Naboo Crisis[2] in 32 BBY,[3] he served as an aide to Senator Bail Antilles of Alderaan,[1] alongside fellow aides Liana Merian and Stonroy Soma.[2] At one point, he sat in a repulsorpod with Antilles and Soma in the Galactic Senate Building on the Republic capital of Coruscant.[1]
By the time of the Clone Wars, Aldrete was an elder statesman and Antilles had been replaced by Bail Organa as senator for Alderaan. During the conflict, Aldrete served as part of Organa's team of aides, which was led by the Alderaanian Sheltay Retrac. Aldrete had light skin, gray hair, and blue eyes.[1] He wore a white shirt, white pants, and black shoes.[2]
Behind the scenes[]
- "Algrippa [sic] doesn't have the side beard. Also, this model is replicated in some shots, so who's to say which one is the real Agrippa Aldrete?"
- ―Leland Chee, regarding the Aldrete-lookalike seen in The Clone Wars
Agrippa Aldrete was created for the prequel trilogy film Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace,[5] which was released on May 19, 1999.[6] The character featured in a scene filmed on B Stage at Leavesden Studios on June 30, 1997.[7] The scene was ultimately cut from the final release of the film and consisted of Aldrete sitting with Merian, Stoma, and Antilles in a repulorspod in the Senate Building while Queen Padmé Amidala calls for a Vote of No Confidence in Supreme Chancellor Finis Valorum. Antilles, who during the film's production was named Bail Organa, then turns to Adrete, who nods, before the senator stands to second the motion.[5]
Character models similar to Agrippa Aldrete appear in Star Wars: The Clone Wars.
In the current Star Wars canon, the character was first mentioned in the 2017 reference book Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia.[2] In the Star Wars Legends continuity, the character was first mentioned in the reference book Star Wars: Episode I The Visual Dictionary,[8] which was released on May 26, 1999.[9] According to the official news page of the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay, Agrippa Aldrete was named after the university's Professor Gregory Aldrete and his Labrador retriever Agrippa.[10]
A character model very similar in appearance to Aldrete can be seen in the Star Wars: The Clone Wars episodes "Assassin" and "Crisis on Naboo;" however, Holocron continuity database manager Leland Chee has stated that the model is not Agrippa due to its differing beard, also pointing out that the model is duplicated in some shots.[4]
Appearances[]
Sources[]
- Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia (First mentioned)
Star Wars Helmet Collection 34 (Weapons & Uniforms: Citizens of Alderaan)- Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga — Deleted Scene: "Bail Organa of Alderaan"
- The Star Wars Archives: Episodes I–III, 1999–2005 (Picture 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 Star Wars Helmet Collection 34 (Weapons & Uniforms: Citizens of Alderaan)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia
- ↑ Star Wars: Galactic Atlas
- ↑ 4.0 4.1
Leland Chee on Facebook: Not quite Agrippa (September 20, 2012): "Also, this model is replicated in some shots, so who's to say which one is the real Agrippa Aldrete?" (content obsolete and backup link not available)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga — Deleted Scene: "Vote of No Confidence"
- ↑ Star Wars Year By Year: A Visual History, New Edition
- ↑ The Star Wars Archives: Episodes I–III, 1999–2005
- ↑ Star Wars: Episode I The Visual Dictionary
- ↑
The Visual Dictionary of Star Wars, Episode I - The Phantom Menace on Amazon.com (backup link)
- ↑ Award winner: Aldrete's scholarship, enthusiasm inspire students by Anderson, R. Terry on Inside UW-Green Bay News (January 22, 2010) (archived from the original on September 22, 2015)
- ↑ Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace establishes that Bail Antilles served as the senator of Alderaan at the time of the Naboo Crisis, which Star Wars: Galactic Atlas places in 32 BBY.
