- "Having been designed by the renowned Jedi architect Palo Hidalla, specialists and engineers from across the Republic flocked to the new project, their work supervised by the famously meticulous Shai Tennem."
- ―Harli Cogra in Chronicles of the Jedi, about Starlight Beacon
Palo Hidalla was a renowned Jedi architect of the Jedi Order. Alongside the Galactic Republic's finest, they designed the Starlight Beacon space station—including its Jedi temple—and inspired other engineers and specialists to participate in the project. After the station's launch in 232 BBY, it served as an operations center and beacon of hope for the galaxy's Galactic Frontier until its destruction two years later.
Biography
Palo Hidalla designed Starlight Beacon, which launched in 232 BBY.
The renowned Jedi architect Palo Hidalla was a member of the Jedi Order who lived during the High Republic Era.[1] Working in tandem with the Galactic Republic's finest talent,[2] the architect designed the Starlight Beacon space station,[3] including its Jedi temple.[1] Due to Hidalla's involvement in designing the structure, many engineers and specialists from across the Republic decided to join the project. The architect's designs were then used by laborers working under[3] the construction overseer Shai Tennem to construct the station.[1]
Starlight Beacon was launched in the Galactic Frontier[1] in 232 BBY.[4] The temple that Hidalla designed was the second largest in the galaxy, dwarfed only by the Jedi Temple on Coruscant,[1] the planetary capital of the Republic. Like the rest of Starlight Beacon,[3] Hidalla's temple[1] represented a symbol of hope while dually serving as a practical Frontier base of operations for the Jedi.[3] When Starlight Beacon was attacked by Nihil marauders in 230 BBY,[4] Jedi Padawan Bell Zettifar and Jedi Master Elzar Mann thought about Starlight Beacon's architects shortly before the station was destroyed.[2] Jedi Master Harli Cogra mentioned Hidalla in the third chapter of Chronicles of the Jedi, a document that detailed the Jedi of the High Republic written[3] in 229 BBY.[5]
Powers and abilities
As a member of the Jedi Order, Hidalla could wield the Force. The Jedi was renowned for their skills as an architect,[1] having inspired many to join the Starlight Beacon project due to their involvement.[3]
Behind the scenes
- "The renowned architect himself."
- ―Charles Soule, confirming the character to be a reference to Pablo Hidalgo
Palo Hidalla was first mentioned in the The High Republic: Light of the Jedi, a 2021 novel written by Charles Soule[1] for the Star Wars: The High Republic multimedia project's Phase I.[7] Soule confirmed on Twitter that the character's name is a tuckerization of Lucasfilm Story Group executive Pablo Hidalgo.[6]
Appearances
- The High Republic: Light of the Jedi (First mentioned, simultaneous with audiobook)
- The High Republic: Light of the Jedi audiobook (Mentioned only)
- The High Republic: The Fallen Star (Indirect mention only)
- The High Republic: The Fallen Star audiobook (Indirect mention only)
Sources
"Accessories and Structures" — Star Wars Encyclopedia- Star Wars: The High Republic: Chronicles of the Jedi
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 The High Republic: Light of the Jedi
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 The High Republic: The Fallen Star
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Star Wars: The High Republic: Chronicles of the Jedi
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Star Wars: Timelines
- ↑ Star Wars: The High Republic: Chronicles of the Jedi establishes that the in-universe book Chronicles of the Jedi was written weeks after the destruction of Starlight Beacon, which Star Wars: The High Republic Character Encyclopedia dates to 230 BBY. The issuing of the Guardian Protocols, dated by The High Republic Character Encyclopedia to 229 BBY, are depicted in The High Republic: Shadows of Starlight 1 as taking place one week after Starlight Beacon's destruction. With this, Chronicles of the Jedi must have been authored no earlier than 229 BBY. Chronicles of the Jedi further establishes that Pra-Tre Veter is still a Grand Master of the Jedi Order, meaning it was written before his death, which The High Republic Character Encyclopedia states took place in 229 BBY. Therefore, Chronicles of the Jedi must have been written in 229 BBY.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1
Charles Soule (@CharlesSoule) on Twitter (January 11, 2021): "The renowned architect himself." (backup link)
- ↑
Star Wars: The High Republic Chronological Reader's Guide on StarWars.com (article) (backup link)