KB was a female human youngling who lived on At Attin[1] with her parents Garree and Maree[6] in the early New Republic Era and was best friends with another child called Fern.[1] Around 9 ABY,[9] another child called Wim found an old starship buried in the woods outside their city. After Wim, Fern, KB and Wim's best friend Neel investigated the ship, they accidentally activated it and became lost in space.[1] The group of kids then forged an alliance with the ship's droid SM-33 and a Force-sensitive man called Jod Na Nawood to find their way home and avoid a crew of pirates.[7]
Biography[]
Early life[]
KB was born around 1 BBY.[2] Prior to 9 ABY,[9] KB had an accident which the use of cybernetic prosthetics which were vulnerable to corrosion caused by moisture or cold temperature.[5]
Reckless duo[]
During the era of the New Republic,[1] around 9 ABY;[9] the human girl KB went to At Attin Middle School Gamma, along with her best friend Fern, using a hoverbike. The two took up a shortcut and arrived earlier than the other students, though they were stopped by a safety droid. After the school ended for the day, they went ahead to KB's home with their hoverbike, pulling dangerous stunts while on their way. Unfortunately, their hoverbike broke down in the suburbs, forcing KB and Fern to walk for the rest of the trip.[1]
In her garage, KB inspected the hoverbike to see what was wrong with it, which she quickly found: a busted power converter. She told Fern to acquire a new one, and Fern replied that the component were taken already by scrappers. Their conversation was cut short, however, as Bonjj Phalfa and their crew arrived to taunt the two about an upcoming race.[1]
A new discovery[]
The next day, KB went with Fern to the woods based on a lead accidentally provided by another student Wim, who claimed to have discovered a hidden Jedi temple. The two girls cleared the site up a bit more, which revealed some kind of a metal hatch. Before continuing further with their find, KB and Fern hid behind a giant rock as they scared Wim and his best friend Neel, using a voice modulator built into KB's cybernetic implant. The two girls then revealed themselves, being at odds against the two boys who claimed the site to be theirs. The four younglings then made a deal to open the hatch together.[1]
Together, they opened the hatch and entered through the tunnel. A few minutes after opening the hatch the foursome heard noises, and hid inside the tunnel out of sight. They then started to explore the tunnel. Soon they came upon a lever with a powered off droid. Despite Fern advising against it, Neel pulled the lever, causing the hatch to close. Neel tried to pull it back up, but it would not work. KB observed that the power was off, and the lever needed power to operate. KB decided to follow the red wires to the power source. The rest of the group followed her into the tunnel. After a while, they followed the wires to the power source. Wim split up with them, saying that he wanted to explore more. Meanwhile, KB used her cybernetic implant to plug into the system to try and get the power back.[1]
Personality and traits[]
KB without her cybernetic visor in front of her eyes
KB was intelligent and at times quiet and thoughtful.[10] Having spent her early childhood with "zero friends" she was afraid of speaking out about her needs so as to not antagonize her best friend Fern even when her own fragile health was at risk. KB had a grey cybernetic implant at the back and right side of her head. It was connected to another, visor-like implant which she could manually raise and lower, and which she kept in front of her eyes most of the time. She usually wore yellow fingerless gloves on her hands.[1]
Behind the scenes[]
KB first appeared in the Disney+ live-action television series Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, portrayed by Kyriana Kratter.[8] She was first identified in a listing by German retailer Müller revealing the LEGO Star Wars: Skeleton Crew set 75374 The Onyx Cinder.[11] The design of KB was inspired by the character Lobot.[12]
Appearances[]
Star Wars: Skeleton Crew – "This Could Be a Real Adventure" (First appearance, simultaneous with "Way, Way Out Past the Barrier")- Star Wars: Skeleton Crew – "Way, Way Out Past the Barrier"
- Star Wars: Skeleton Crew – "Very Interesting, As an Astrogation Problem"
- Star Wars: Skeleton Crew – "Can't Say I Remember No At Attin"
- Star Wars: Skeleton Crew – "You Have a Lot to Learn About Pirates"
- Star Wars: Skeleton Crew – "Zero Friends Again"
- Star Wars: Skeleton Crew – "We're Gonna Be In So Much Trouble"
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External links[]
- Jude Law Teases 'Childhood Adventure' and Star Wars Easter Eggs in Skeleton Crew Series – See the First Look! (Exclusive) by Esther Kang on People (July 31, 2024) (archived from the original on July 31, 2024)
- LEGO Star Wars 75374 Skeleton Crew Die Onyx Cinder (German) on Müller (July 29, 2024) (archived from the original on July 29, 2024) (First identified as KB)