Durteel Haza

"Durteel Haza kept his stripy face on display at Maz's castle."

―An entry in an artist's journal restored and expanded by the Graf Archive^[1]

Durteel Haza was a Delphidian male who spent time watching a fighting droid match in Takodana Castle on the planet Takodana in 34 ABY. He looked up from the game when Maz Kanata, the owner of the castle, shouted out to the smuggler Han Solo.

Biography[]

"Han Solo!"

―Maz Kanata yells at Han Solo, catching Durteel Haza's attention^[3]

Dramatic Wollivan — Durteel Haza spent time at Takodana Castle.

Durteel Haza was a Delphidian male^[1] who spent time in^[3] Takodana Castle on the planet Takodana^[2] in 34 ABY.^[4] He was stood at a table with fellow patrons^[3] Wollivan and Praster Ommlen^[2] as well as several humans watching a^[3] fighting droid^[2] match when the smuggler Han Solo entered the room with the scavenger Rey, the former stormtrooper Finn, and the Astromech droid BB-8.^[3]

When Maz Kanata, owner of the castle, spotted Solo, she shouted to him across the room, causing all the patrons to go silent as Haza and the others looked up swiftly from the game. Once Kanata went over to greet Solo, everyone returned to their business, but soon after many of the patrons were drawn outside to witness the destruction of the Hosnian system by the First Order's Starkiller Base superweapon. The castle was then attacked and destroyed by the forces of the First Order, who were in search of BB-8.^[3] Haza was mentioned in an artist's journal, which was restored, expanded, and displayed by the Graf Archive^[1] at some point after 34 ABY.^[5]

Personality and traits[]

Durteel Haza had dark gray skin and black eyes.^[2]

Equipment[]

While at the castle, Haza wore a black and copper-colored outfit. He also wore a dark gray headpiece, which included a small light that could shine blue^[3] or white,^[2] but chose to keep his face visible.^[1]

Behind the scenes[]

DurteelHaza-OnSet — Cavin Cornwall (right) on set as Durteel Haza.

Durteel Haza was portrayed by Cavin Cornwall,^[6] who also portrayed Sidon Ithano,^[7] in the 2015 sequel trilogy film, Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens.^[3] Cornwall kept Haza's makeup on underneath the mask of Ithano's costume^[6] and the characters were later identified as members of the same species.^[1] The character was first identified in the 2017 reference book Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia, which was written by Adam Bray, Cole Horton and Tricia Barr.^[2]