Ten Numb was a Sullustan male starfighter pilot that flew for the Alliance to Restore the Republic during the Galactic Civil War. During the Battle of Endor, he flew a B-wing starfighter under the callsign Blue Five.
Biography[]
Ten Numb was a Sullustan male bounty hunter hailing from the planet Sullust. Numb sought to use his expertise in demolitions to aid the Alliance to Restore the Republic in their fight against the Galactic Empire.[1]
Ten Numb was one of a few Sullustan pilots that flew at the Battle of Endor, including his friend Nien Nunb who also flew at the Battle of Endor as Lando Calrissian's co-pilot on board the Millennium Falcon. Ten Numb, on the other hand, was assigned to Blue Squadron, piloting a B-wing starfighter under the callsign Blue Five. During the assault, Numb led Blue Squadron in an attack against Imperial command ships, resulting in the destruction of two Imperial Star Destroyers.[1]
Behind the scenes[]
An unscripted scene of Ten Numb inside a B-wing cockpit was filmed for Return of the Jedi, while portrayed by creature technician Mike Quinn; however, the scene was deleted.[4] Kirk Thatcher was another creature technician involved with the portrayal of Ten Numb.[5]
Early Star Wars media mistakenly portrayed Ten Numb as having a white suit.[6][7] This confusion may have been caused by early preproduction photos from Return of the Jedi featuring Ten Numb wearing a white outfit.[4] The "incorrect" photos of Ten Numb have since been digitally recolored to better match his film appearance.[8]
Appearances[]
- Star Wars: Starfighter Missions
- Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi (First appearance)
- "The Extra Five Percent" — From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi (and audiobook)
Sources[]
- Rebel Alliance in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link) (Picture only)
- Star Wars: Card Trader (Card: Ten Numb - B-Wing Pilot - Base Series 1)
- "Star Wars Style: Return of the Jedi, Part 5" — Star Wars Insider 157
- Star Wars: Force Collection (Card: Ten Numb (★★★))
- Star Wars Helmet Collection 26 (Helmets: Y-wing Pilot) (as Ten Nunb)
- Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia
- Star Wars Helmet Collection 37 (Databank A-Z: Luggabeast–Malakili) (Picture only)
- Star Wars: On the Front Lines (Picture only)
- Star Wars Helmet Collection 57 (Helmets: Wedge Antilles) (Picture only)
- Star Wars Helmet Collection 67 (Helmets: B-Wing Pilot)
- Star Wars: X-Wing Second Edition — Rebel Alliance Conversion Kit (Card: Ten Numb) (Reissued in A/SF-01 B-Wing Expansion Pack)
- "The Battle of Hoth and the Second Death Star" — Star Wars Encyclopedia (Picture only)
- "A Certain Point of View" — Star Wars Insider 219 (Picture only)
- Rebel Pilots in the Databank (backup link) (First identified as Ten Numb)
- Wedge Antilles in the Databank (backup link) (Picture only)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Star Wars: Card Trader (Card: Ten Numb - B-Wing Pilot - Base Series 1)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Star Wars: Force Collection (Card: Ten Numb (★★★))
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Mike Quinn by Pellegrom, Dennis on www.starwarsinterviews.com (2006) (content now obsolete; archived from the original on January 24, 2018)
- ↑ Kirk can be seen behind Ten Numb puppet in this article: Interview with Kirk Thatcher (Part 1 of 2) by Plume, Kenneth on IGN (February 10, 2000) (archived from the original on October 14, 2022). Please note that the article misidentifies the puppet (wearing the characteristic red B-wing pilot uniform) as Nien Nunb.
- ↑ X-Wing: Rogue Leader 1
- ↑ Star Wars Evolutions (Pack: Rebel Pilot Legacy) (backup link)
- ↑ Rebel Pilots Biography Gallery in the Databank (backup link)