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Futhork was the most recent of the two writing systems used by the human inhabitants of Naboo, the other being Futhark. It was used by the common populace in informal contexts.[3] Futhork abundantly appeared on starship computer monitors and status displays (as exemplified by Queen Amidala's Royal Starship and the N-1 starfighters), and on the helmets of engineers working for the Royal Naboo Security Forces.[4]
Futhork also appeared on a commemorative plaque presented to a mortician on Naboo. It read:[5]
PRESENTED TO
COMMODEX
TAHN
FOR SERVICES
TO NABOO
BY
PADMÉ
AMIDALA.
In 5 BBY, hand painted signs written in this script were displayed outside a store selling screens on Ferrix, with a pink sign saying "MADE TO [obscured]" and a blue one saying "WHILE YOU WAIT".[2]
![Djarin console](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/starwars/images/0/06/Djarin_console.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/300?cb=20230308235538)
Futhork on the console of Din Djarin's N-1 starfighter
During the New Republic Era, the console on Din Djarin's N-1 starfighter used Futhork: A blue circular monitor on the console,[6] which functioned as a hyperspace map,[7] said "SYSTEM READY", "M", "FLIGHT,"[6] "PT", "STB" and "ON."[8] The greenish-blue navigation monitor in the middle, showed indicators for "P" (the port side), "D" (directly ahead) and "S" (the starboard side).[6] The blue enemy proximity warning indicator on the right side of the console said "SYSTEMS ONLINE • TURBO BOOST ENACTED[7] • LIFE SUPPORT ACTIVE."[8] However, when Din Djarin left Nevarro, the entire image (which started flashing red when Gorian Shard's gang showed up) was mirror-inverted.[7]
During the war between the First Order and the Resistance, the population of the only outpost on Ashas Ree also used Futhork.[1]
Behind the scenes[]
![Naboo mccaig](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/starwars/images/2/26/Naboo_mccaig.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/280?cb=20100704052402)
A mapping of Futhork, from Legends continuity
Futhork first appeared in the 1999 film Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace,[4] and was first canonically identified in the 2017 reference book Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia.[3] In the Star Wars Legends continuity, Futhork was first identified in the 1999 reference book Star Wars: Episode I The Visual Dictionary.[9] Both "futhark" and "futhork" are alternate words for the runic alphabet.[10]
Appearances[]
- Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace (First appearance)
Andor — "Kassa"
- Darth Vader (2015) 10
The Book of Boba Fett — "Chapter 5: Return of the Mandalorian"
The Book of Boba Fett — "Chapter 6: From the Desert Comes a Stranger"
The Mandalorian — "Chapter 17: The Apostate"
The Mandalorian — "Chapter 18: The Mines of Mandalore"
The Mandalorian — "Chapter 19: The Convert"
Star Wars Resistance — "The Relic Raiders"
- Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge
Sources[]
- Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 48
- Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia (First identified as Futhork)
- Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary, New Edition
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1
Star Wars Resistance — "The Relic Raiders"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1
Andor — "Kassa"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace
- ↑ Darth Vader (2015) 10
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2
The Book of Boba Fett — "Chapter 5: Return of the Mandalorian"
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2
The Mandalorian — "Chapter 17: The Apostate"
- ↑ 8.0 8.1
The Mandalorian — "Chapter 18: The Mines of Mandalore"
- ↑ Star Wars: Episode I The Visual Dictionary
- ↑ Futhark on Merriam Webster: "variants: or less commonly futhorc or futhork (...) Definition of futhark: the runic alphabet" (archived from the original on January 30, 2022)