Admiral Ackbar
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| Position | Supreme Commander of the Rebel Alliance Fleet |
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| Homeworld | Mon Calamari |
| Species | Mon Calamari |
| Gender | Male |
| Affiliation | Rebel Alliance, New Republic |
| Portrayed by | Timothy M. Rose |
Admiral Ackbar (played by Timothy M. Rose) is a character in the Star Wars fictional universe. He first appears in Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi and later is a supporting character in the Star Wars Expanded Universe of novels, video games, and comic books.
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[edit] Depiction
As described in the Expanded Universe series, Admiral Ackbar became a representative to his planet Mon Calamari's ruling council shortly after he finished school.[1] After the Empire invaded Mon Calamari, Ackbar was captured and became a slave, for a time serving Grand Moff Tarkin. [1]
After being freed, Ackbar helped design the B-Wing starfighter and leads the Rebels' space forces at the Battle of Endor.[1] He is part of the New Republic's provisional government in Timothy Zahn's Thrawn trilogy, but retires from public service after an accident depicted in Kevin J. Anderson's Jedi Academy trilogy. In the The New Jedi Order series, Ackbar comes out of retirement to help fight the Yuuzhan Vong and dies of natural causes shortly before the war ends.[1]
[edit] Popular culture
The line for which Admiral Ackbar is most known, "IT'S A TRAP!", is often parodied, notably by the animated show Robot Chicken in their Emmy Award-nominated[2][3] Star Wars special episode.[4]
In an episode of The Big Bang Theory, Sheldon tries to do an imitation of Ackbar, repeating the line, "it's a trap!" over and over.
Ackbar is also a playable character in LucasArts' Lego Star Wars games and in Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron. His ship, Home One, is playable in Star Wars: Empire at War
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d "Ackbar, Admiral". Lucasfilm. http://www.starwars.com/databank/character/admiralackbar/index.html. Retrieved on 2008-10-07.
- ^ "The 60th Primetime Emmy® Awards and Creative Arts Emmy® Awards Nominees are...". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. http://cdn.emmys.tv/awards/2008pte/60thpte_noms.php.
- ^ ""Robot Chicken" (2005) - Awards". IMDB. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0437745/awards.
- ^ "Robot Chicken: Star Wars (2007)". IMDB. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1020990/.
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