Jude Regulation’s Character’s Star Wars Historical past Defined

The next incorporates spoilers for the most recent episode of “Star Wars: Skeleton Crew.”

There’s one thing off about Jude Regulation’s character in “Star Wars: Skeleton Crew.” Within the first episode of the present, he glided by the title of Captain Silvio. Within the second episode of the present, he launched himself to the children he helped get away of jail on Port Borgo because the Jedi Jod Na Nawood. Within the collection’ third episode, nonetheless, Kh’ymmm refers to him as Crimson Jack. It might stand to purpose he’ll get one more alias within the subsequent episode as effectively. It would even show to be a operating gag, with Regulation’s character getting a contemporary alias in each episode.

Be that as it could, the alias he will get from the very cool owl/otter creature Kh’ymmm within the newest episode, Crimson Jack, has a protracted historical past courting again to the very starting of the “Star Wars” Expanded Universe. Not solely that, but when Regulation’s character can also be the identical individual because the others who’ve borne the title Crimson Jack earlier than him, it means he has a reasonably sophisticated backstory — to not point out, a component to play in the “Star Wars” timeline effectively after the occasions of “Skeleton Crew.”

The primary and, thus far, solely different look by Crimson Jack within the new, unified “Star Wars” canon got here within the comics tied in with the Halcyon: “Halcyon Legacy.” The Halcyon was the Galactic Starcruiser, the live-action roleplaying resort expertise that Disney’s theme parks unceremoniously closed regardless of how unbelievable and wonderful it was. Within the comics, Crimson Jack is a red-headed and mustachioed pirate who intercepts a message from the Resistance that was certain for a passenger aboard the Halcyon and seeks to make use of that data to profit himself. By the point of the battle between the Resistance and First Order, Crimson Jack has additionally amassed an enormous pirating vessel and a crew to match, but nonetheless has the identical tongue in cheek humorousness that Regulation’s character displays on “Skeleton Crew.”

Crimson Jack seems within the body tales of the comics, and every of the 5 points within the collection tells tales from totally different eras of the “Star Wars” universe (starting from the Excessive Republic to the Clone Wars and the Galactic Civil Warfare), displaying the historical past of the Halcyon. Finally, Crimson Jack is bamboozled and finally ends up being swindled out of the reward and the data he needed. He flees empty-handed and is chastised by the First Order’s Lt. Croy for failing to convey him actionable intelligence concerning the Resistance.

If Regulation’s character is, certainly, the identical Crimson Jack, meaning he’ll proceed to function as a pirate within the “Star Wars” universe for no less than one other 20 years after the occasions of “Skeleton Crew.”

Crimson Jack was one of many first characters added to the “Star Wars” Expanded Universe, showing in concern #7 of the unique run of Marvel’s “Star Wars” comics. That was the very first concern to come back out after the completion of the comedian guide adaptation of “Star Wars: Episode IV — A New Hope.” Crimson Jack seems very a lot as he does within the later canon comics that includes the Halcyon, full with a crimson beard and black costume. This iteration of Jack (now a part of the Legends continuity) is a pirate tasked with searching down Han Solo no less than 5 or 6 years previous to the occasions of “Skeleton Crew.” Naturally, the 2 of them have a historical past, though Han is shocked to see that Jack has a crew and ship as giant as he does within the comics. Jack, we be taught, stole Han’s reward for rescuing Leia and blowing up the unique Loss of life Star earlier than shortly jetting away, setting the stage for Han and Chewie to basically recreate the occasions of “Seven Samurai” on the desert planet of Aduba-3.

Crimson Jack continued to point out up every so often all through the early run of the EU “Star Wars” comedian books, inflicting much more bother for Han and the gang alongside the way in which. He was finally killed in a duel with Han within the fifteenth concern of the comics although, placing an finish to his shenanigans for good. Clearly, the EU/Legends model of Crimson Jack and the canon iteration do not mesh, though the previous does elevate some fascinating questions concerning the latter’s potential future.

This brings us to the million greenback query: Is Jude Regulation’s iteration of Crimson Jack on “Skeleton Crew” the identical character because the one who boards the Halcyon a long time later? And in that case, how does he get from the place he’s on “Skeleton Crew” to that time?

Alternatively, if there are a number of Crimson Jacks within the canon “Star Wars” universe, it might imply the title is a title much like that of the Dread Pirate Roberts from “The Princess Bride,” with one individual passing it all the way down to the following as soon as their pirating days are over. The creators of “Skeleton Crew” have drawn on quite a lot of pirate mythology and that scheme was widespread sufficient within the pirating days that it would not shock me if Ja Na Nawood or Captain Silvio or no matter he is calling himself today even bought the moniker to another person as a part of a rip-off. Then again, I might very simply see Regulation donning a crimson mustache and beard as he maraudes throughout the galaxy.

Both manner, there is a good likelihood we’ll discover out the reality quickly in an upcoming episode of “Skeleton Crew” … except the collection leaves us dangling. Regardless, the present is nice enjoyable and realizing for sure does not actually have an effect on our enjoyment of it.

New episodes of “Skeleton Crew” premiere Tuesdays at 6 pm PST on Disney+.