- "They're everywhere! I can't—"
- ―Tubbs's final words
Jaycris Tubbs[3] was a human male who served as a pilot in the Resistance during the evacuation of D'Qar. During the opening stages of the battle, he was one of the first Resistance pilots to be shot down, when his T-70 X-wing starfighter was hit by TIE/fo space superiority fighter fire.[2] Prior to his death, Tubbs had always been keen to mentor new fighter jocks.[4] Tubbs had at least three children.[3]
Equipment[]
![Jaycris-Tubbs-helmet-TLJVD](https://cdn.statically.io/img/static.wikia.nocookie.net/starwars/images/c/c8/Jaycris-Tubbs-helmet-TLJVD.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/200?cb=20211208155224)
Tubbs' flight helmet
As a pilot of a T-70 X-wing starfighter.[2] Jaycris Tubbs wore an interstellar-orange flight suit that had a utility belt, emergency oxygen tube, and an equipment pocket. The suit was further covered in a white flight vest and was accompanied by a gray Guidenhauser flight harness, a white FreiTek life support unit, and black gloves and boots. He also wore a red flight helmet that bore a yellow Rebel Alliance starbird and had the names of his children stencilled on it in Aurebesh, that translated to 'Phi', 'Ted' and 'Stella'.[3]
Behind the scenes[]
- "That's Jamie Christopher right there, who just got blown up. That's our First AD."
- ―Director Rian Johnson, in the audio commentary for Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi
Jaycris Tubbs was portrayed by first assistant director Jamie Christopher in Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi in a cameo role.[6]
Appearances[]
- Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi (First appearance)
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi: Expanded Edition
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi: Expanded Edition audiobook
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi: A Junior Novel
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi: A Junior Novel audiobook
- The Last Jedi Adaptation 1
Sources[]
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi: The Visual Dictionary (First identified as Jaycris)
- Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary, New Edition
Star Wars: X-Wing Second Edition — Resistance Conversion Kit (Card: Jaycris Tubbs) (Reissued in T-70 X-Wing Expansion Pack)
Jaycris Tubbs in the Databank (backup link)
Resistance Pilots in the Databank (backup link)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ Star Wars: Galactic Atlas places the events of the film Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens in 34 ABY. As Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi carries on immediately from the events of The Force Awakens, it can be assumed to take place in the same year.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Star Wars: The Last Jedi: The Visual Dictionary
- ↑ Star Wars: The Last Jedi: A Junior Novel
- ↑ Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi Blu-ray Audio Commentary
- ↑ Does James Corden Have a Cameo in Star Wars: The Last Jedi? A Lucasfilm Exec Has the Answer by Konecky, Perri on PopSugar (January 3, 2018) (archived from the original on October 11, 2019)