Blount was a male human who served as a lieutenant[2] in the Rebel Alliance during the Galactic Civil War. During the Battle of Endor, in which the Alliance attacked the Galactic Empire's DS-2 Death Star II Mobile Battle Station battle station,[1] Blount served alongside General Airen Cracken as a gunner in the quad laser turrets of the Millennium Falcon. With Blount onboard,[2] General Lando Calrissian fired the shots from the pilot's seat that destroyed the Death Star's reactor core and triggered the battle station's destruction.[1]
Behind the scenes[]
Blount appeared in the 1983 film Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi, standing in the cockpit of the Millennium Falcon just prior to the Battle of Endor.[1] He was portrayed by Trevor Butterfield, who played a wide variety of roles in both Return of the Jedi and in 1980's The Empire Strike Back.[3] Butterfield filmed additional scenes as Blount, running through the Falcon's corridors and manning the ship's quad turrets alongside General Cracken,[4] but they ultimately went unused in the film's final cut.[1] The rough, unedited footage was later included in the 2011 Blu-ray Disc release of Star Wars: The Complete Saga,[4] and both Blount and Cracken were confirmed as being the ship's gunners during the Battle of Endor in the 2015 book Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know.[2]
The name "Blount" originates in Star Wars Legends continuity, as Decipher, Inc.'s Star Wars Customizable Card Game christened Butterfield's Rebel character in its 2000 expansion set "Death Star II Limited."[5] The name was brought into current Star Wars canon with the release of Absolutely Everything You Need to Know.[2]
Appearances[]
- Star Wars Treasury: The Original Trilogy
- Star Wars in Pictures: The Original Trilogy
- Star Wars: The Original Trilogy – A Graphic Novel
- Hyperspace Stories 12
- Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi (First appearance)
Sources[]
- Lando Calrissian in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link) (Picture only)
- Nien Nunb in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link) (Picture only)
- Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know (First identified as Blount)
- Star Wars Helmet Collection 12 (Databank A-Z: Cosians–Dagobah)
- Star Wars Helmet Collection 19 (Helmets: Lando Calrissian) (Picture only)
- Star Wars Helmet Collection 23 (Helmets: Rebel Commando)
- Star Wars: Geektionary: The Galaxy from A - Z
- "Making Star Wars: Return of the Jedi Unseen!" — Star Wars Insider Special Edition 2018 (Indirect mention only)
- Star Wars: X-Wing Second Edition — Rebel Alliance Conversion Kit (Card: Lieutenant Blount)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know
- ↑ Star Wars Interviews — Trevor Butterfield interview - Lieutenant Blount - Star Wars on Blogspot (backup link)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Battle of Endor: The Lost Rebels (Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi deleted scene)—Star Wars: The Complete Saga
- ↑ Star Wars Customizable Card Game — Death Star II Limited (Card: Lieutenant Blount) (backup link)