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"Wim, you promised we wouldn't get in trouble, but now we're way, way out past the Barrier, in so much trouble that we're lost forever."
―Neel, to Wim[6]

Neel was a male alien youngling who lived on At Attin and was best friends with another child named Wim during the New Republic Era.[1] Around 9 ABY,[8] Wim found an old starship buried in the woods outside their city. After the two and two other children named KB and Fern investigated the ship, they accidentally activated it and became lost in space. 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 back home and avoid a crew of pirates.[9]

Personality and traits[]

"You must be a very weak clan."
"( Neel sighs ) Yeah, you're probably right. ( grunts ) We never have to fight. For anything."
"We have always had to fight just to survive. We fight for food. We fight to protect our friends. We are strong."
"But fighting is... Fighting is bad. If you just keep raiding each other, do you think it'll even ever end?"
"Yes."
"If it was me, I'd just say I was sorry. No more fighting."
―Hayna, and Neel[10]

Neel was a soft-spoken child who took his duties in school seriously. He was also a loyal friend to Wim, offering to help him study for his assessment test or accompanying him on an adventure.[1] Neel detested fighting, believing revenge solves nothing and that conflicts should be resolved peacefully. He aspired to grow up to be an analyst, like his mother.[10] Neel made trumpeting snores in his sleep.[11]

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Behind the scenes[]

Neel first appeared in the Disney+ live-action television series Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, voiced by Robert Timothy Smith. His performance artist Kacie Borrowman using a combination of facial motion capture on-set performance in a costume and an animatronic head. The character was originally supposed to be sweet and shy but was changed to a more funny personality during filming.[3]

The character was first identified in a listing by German retailer Müller revealing the LEGO Star Wars: Skeleton Crew set 75374 The Onyx Cinder.[12] In response to fan debate as to whether Neel was a Ortolan, Leland Chee of the Lucasfilm Story Group confirmed Neel's species was its own alien race[13] which was later also confirmed by the series' creator Christopher Ford.[3]

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Notes and references[]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 SkeletonCrew-FinalLogo Star Wars: Skeleton Crew – "This Could Be a Real Adventure"
  2. ↑ According to Jon Watts (cf. 'Star Wars: Skeleton Crew' First Trailer Shows Jude Law As Jedi by Anthony D'Alessandro, Katie Campione on deadline.com (August 9, 2024) (archived from the original on December 30, 2024)), Neel and his fellow Skeleton Crew members are about 10 years of age in Star Wars: Skeleton Crew. Since Star Wars: Skeleton Crew is set around 9 ABY per here, Neel must have been born around 1 BBY.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 StarWars With Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, Jon Watts and Chris Ford are Ready for Their Own Pirate Adventure on StarWars.com (backup link)
  4. ↑ StarWars-DatabankII Neel's hoverbike in the Databank (backup link)
  5. ↑ StarWars-DatabankII Neel in the Databank (backup link)
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 SkeletonCrew-FinalLogo Star Wars: Skeleton Crew – "Way, Way Out Past the Barrier"
  7. ↑ 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)
  8. ↑ Star Wars: Timelines dates the events of "Chapter 1: The Mandalorian" of The Mandalorian Season One to 9 ABY. In addition, SWInsider "A Certain Point of View" — Star Wars Insider 228 also dates "Part Seven: Dreams and Madness" to nine years after the events of Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, which corresponds to 9 ABY per Timelines. "Part Seven: Dreams and Madness" takes place after the conflict on Mandalore, which is the main event depicted in "Chapter 23: The Spies" and "Chapter 24: The Return," the final two episodes of The Mandalorian Season Three. Therefore, Seasons One through Three of The Mandalorian must all be set in 9 ABY as well. Finally, since StarWars-DatabankII Vane in the Databank (backup link) states that the events of Star Wars: Skeleton Crew take place after the pirate siege on Nevarro seen in "Chapter 21: The Pirate" of The Mandalorian Season Three, Skeleton Crew must also be set around 9 ABY.
  9. ↑ SWYT-Logo Skeleton Crew | Official Trailer | Disney+ on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (November 1, 2024) (backup link)
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 SkeletonCrew-FinalLogo Star Wars: Skeleton Crew – "Can't Say I Remember No At Attin"
  11. ↑ StarWars "Very Interesting, As an Astrogation Problem" Episode Guide | Star Wars: Skeleton Crew on StarWars.com (backup link)}
  12. ↑ LEGO Star Wars 75374 Skeleton Crew Die Onyx Cinder (German) on Müller (July 29, 2024) (archived from the original on July 29, 2024)
  13. ↑ Instagram-Logo Leland Chee (@holocronkeeper) on Instagram: A collage of several elephantine species in Star Wars (August 3, 2024): "Elephantine #starwarsalien" (screenshot)

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