| Ackbar | |
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 Admiral Ackbar (right) aboard Home One |
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| Position | Supreme Commander of the Rebel Alliance Fleet |
| Homeworld | Mon Calamari |
| Species | Mon Calamari |
| Gender | Male |
| Affiliation | Rebel Alliance, New Republic |
| Portrayed by | Timothy M. Rose |
Admiral Ackbar (played by Timothy M. Rose) is a character in the Star Wars fictional universe. He first appears in Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi and later is a supporting character in the Star Wars Expanded Universe of novels, video games, and comic books.
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Depiction
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.[1] After the Empire invaded Mon Calamari, Ackbar was captured and became a slave, for a time serving Grand Moff Tarkin.[1]
After being freed, Ackbar helped design the B-Wing starfighter and leads the Rebels' space forces at the Battle of Endor.[1] He is part of the New Republic's provisional government in Timothy Zahn's Thrawn trilogy. He retires at some point before the beginning of The New Jedi Order series, but comes out of retirement to help fight the Yuuzhan Vong. Ackbar dies of natural causes shortly before the war ends.[1]
Popular culture
The line for which Admiral Ackbar is most known, "It's a trap!", is often parodied, notably by the animated show Robot Chicken in their Star Wars special episode.[2] In an episode of The Big Bang Theory, Sheldon imitates Ackbar, repeating the line, "it's a trap!". "It's a trap!" and "It's a tarp!", a modified version of the line, are both internet memes.
Ackbar is also 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
In a third season episode of the TV show The Whitest Kids U' Know a newscaster yells "Admiral Ackbar" as he crashes his helicopter into a cheating spouse. This is a reference to the Arabic expression Allahu Akbar.
References
- ^ a b c d "Ackbar, Admiral". Lucasfilm. http://www.starwars.com/databank/character/admiralackbar/index.html. Retrieved 2008-10-07.
- ^ "Robot Chicken: Star Wars (2007)". IMDB. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1020990/.
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