Admiral Ackbar

Admiral Ackbar is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe. He first appears in Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, in which he was portrayed by Timothy M. Rose. He later became a supporting character in the Star Wars Expanded Universe of novels, video games, and comic books.

Depiction

History

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." After the Empire invaded Mon Calamari, Ackbar was captured and became a slave, for a time serving Grand Moff Tarkin.

After being freed, Ackbar helped design the B-Wing starfighter and leads the Rebels' space forces at the Battle of Endor. He is part of the New Republic's provisional government in Timothy Zhan'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 of retirement to help fight the Yuuzhan Vong and dies of natural causes shortly before the war ends.

Popular culture

The line for which Admiral Ackbar is most known, "It's a trap!", is often parodied. Ackbar is 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.

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