Tanana Keem was a female Zabrak pirate and the mother of Zyle Keem.[2]
Behind the scenes[]
Tanana Keem appeared in Escape from Valo, a 2024 junior novel written by Daniel José Older and Alyssa Wong as part of the Star Wars: The High Republic multimedia project's[2] Phase III.[3] Older revealed on Twitter that the character was named after his mentor and friend Tananarive Due.[4]
Appearances[]
- The High Republic: Escape from Valo (First appearance)
Notes and references[]
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Star Wars Celebration LIVE! 2023 - DAY 2 on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link) places Star Wars: The High Republic Phase III, which includes The High Republic: Escape from Valo, a year after the destruction of Starlight Beacon, which corresponds to 229 BBY per Star Wars: Timelines.
Tanana Keem is in her fifties, so she must have been born between fifty and fifty-nine years before 229 BBY.
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 The High Republic: Escape from Valo
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Star Wars: The High Republic Chronological Reader's Guide on StarWars.com (article) (backup link)
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Daniel José Older (@djolder) on Twitter: "Fun fact: Tanana Keem is named after my mentor and friend the legendary horror queen @TananariveDue 🔥🔥🔥 cc @WookOfficial" (backup link)
