- "Rey! Falcon's back!"
- ―Nimi Chireen
Nimi Chireen was a human female Resistance pilot from the planet Jaymir.
Biography[]
![NimiChereen-SWZ](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/starwars/images/a/a8/NimiChereen-SWZ.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/270?cb=20210131214837)
Chireen destroys a turbolaser battery of an enemy ship.
Nimi Chireen was recruited into the Resistance by Ello Asty alongside her brother Aarton. Chireen was held in reserve until after the Battle of Crait, when she rejoined the remaining Resistance fighters.[1] In 35 ABY,[3] Chireen was at the Resistance base and had just been assigned her own T-70 X-wing starfighter.[4] Commander Poe Dameron believed she had great potential.[5] After the Battle of Exegol and the destruction of Darth Sidious and the Sith Eternal, she joined in the victory celebrations.[2]
Behind the scenes[]
Nimi Chireen first appeared in the 2019 film Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker, the third and final installment of the Star Wars sequel trilogy. She was played by British actress Mimi Ndiweni, who was credited as "Resistance Officer".[2] The character's first name is similar to the actress' name.
Appearances[]
- Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker (First appearance)
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: Expanded Edition
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: Expanded Edition audiobook
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: A Junior Novel
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: A Junior Novel audiobook
Sources[]
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: The Visual Dictionary (First identified as Nimi Chireen)
"R2-D2" — Star Wars Encyclopedia (Picture only)
Star Wars: X-Wing Second Edition — Heralds of Hope Squadron Pack (Card: Nimi Chireen)
"The Final Order and the Battle of Exegol" — Star Wars Encyclopedia (Picture only)
- Star Wars: Character Encyclopedia, Updated and Expanded Edition (Picture only)
"The Resistance" — Star Wars Encyclopedia
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: The Visual Dictionary
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker
- ↑ Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: The Visual Dictionary states that the events of Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker occur thirty five years after the Battle of Yavin. As Star Wars: Galactic Atlas dates the Battle of Yavin to 0 BBY, the events of The Rise of Skywalker must occur in 35 ABY.
- ↑
Star Wars: X-Wing Second Edition — Heralds of Hope Squadron Pack (Card: Nimi Chireen)
- ↑ Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: Expanded Edition