Gap Nox was a male Neimoidian captain in the Neimoidian Gunnery Battalion, who served the Confederacy of Independent Systems during the Clone Wars against the Galactic Republic. After the Battle of Moorja, he became a bodyguard of the Trade Federation Viceroy Nute Gunray,[2] and in 19 BBY[1] accompanied Gunray to the planet Mustafar, where the Separatist Council had its stronghold.[3]
Nox and Lieutenant Fame Drimal were stationed next the entrance of the war room, to the left and right respectively,[4] where the CIS leadership was waiting when Darth Vader, the newly-appointed pupil of the Sith Lord Darth Sidious, arrived. Sidious, a secret ally of the Separatists, however, betrayed them and Vader slaughtered all present, including Nox and Gunray. Nox had orange eyes and green skin. He wore Neimoidian guard armor and was armed with a Neimoidian ceremonial blaster rifle.[3]
Behind the scenes[]
Gap Nox and Fame Drimal are killed in a deleted scene.
Gap Nox first appeared as an unnamed background character in the 2005 film Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith.[3] He was originally supposed to be shown killed onscreen by Anakin Skywalker, along with Drimal, but the scene was cut.[5] Nine years later, he received his name in the Star Wars Insider 147 article "The Devious Neimoidians Revealed" by Tim Veekhoven, Kevin Beentjes, Sander de Lange, and Leland Chee.[2] The character was specified further in the endnotes for the article included in the Facebook page Star Wars Sourcebooks, which was also run by the first three authors.[4]
Appearances[]
- Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith (First appearance)
Sources[]
- Star Wars Chronicles: The Prequels (Picture only)
"Rogues Gallery: The Devious Neimoidians Revealed" — Star Wars Insider 147 (First identified as Gap Nox)
The Trade Federation and Neimoidians: A History on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The New Essential Chronology dates the events of Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith, which include Gap Nox's death on Mustafar, to 19 BBY.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "The Devious Neimoidians Revealed" — Star Wars Insider 147
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
- ↑ 4.0 4.1
Star Wars Sourcebooks on Facebook: Creating & Naming 'The Devious Neimoidians' (January 19, 2014): "Fame Dremal is the guard on the right side of the door (as seen from inside the bunker), Gap Nox is the guard on the left." (screenshot)
- ↑ The Separatist Slaughter on geocities.ws (archived from the original on August 10, 2022)
External links[]
- Star Wars Sourcebooks on Facebook: Creating & Naming 'The Devious Neimoidians' (January 19, 2014): "Fame Dremal is the guard on the right side of the door (as seen from inside the bunker), Gap Nox is the guard on the left." (screenshot)
