Grand Moff Tarkin's philosophy of "ruling through fear of force", dubbed the Tarkin Doctrine, would become central to Imperial policy.

Dianoga are large cephalopods with seven suckered tentacles and a single eyestalk protruding from their mollusk-like bodies. They can be found in the sewers of Coruscant and their flesh is used to make dianoga pie.

The Togruta are a humanoid species known for their colorful skin tones, large montrals, head tails, and white facial pigments. They hail from the planet Shili, in the Expansion Region.

Finn is initially a Stormtrooper serving the First Order but decides to leave the organization after witnessing its brutality and oppressive actions.

Mace Windu's proficiency with Vaapad, a lightsaber combat form that focused on channeling one's inner darkness into combat without succumbing to the dark side, set him apart as a formidable warrior.

C-3PO is a protocol droid, designed for etiquette, translation, and other forms of communication. He is fluent in millions of languages and often serves as a translator and protocol expert for other characters in the Star Wars universe.

Han has often boasted that his ship made the famous Kessel Run, a 20-parsec route used by smugglers to move glitterstim spice from Kessel to an area south of the Si'Klaata Cluster without getting caught by the Imperial ships, in less than 12 parsecs.

Shin Hati was the eager apprentice of the fallen Jedi Baylan Skoll, and together they worked as mercenaries allied with the Nightsister Morgan Elsbeth to seek out Thrawn, the last missing Grand Admiral of the Imperial Navy.

C-3PO is revered by the Ewoks as a deity due to his golden appearance and the way he communicates with them through the use of a built-in translator.

Cell 2187 was a detention cell located in Detention Block AA-23 aboard the first Death Star. Just prior to the Battle of Yavin, it was used for the interrogation and detainment of Princess Leia Organa.