Rogue One: A Star Wars Story: New alien introduced at San Deigo Comic Con

Say hello to Edrio Two Tubes

One of the beautiful things about franchises such as Star Wars is that every character has a story. C-3PO’s red arm? There’s a comic book explaining what happened. That droid in Maz Kanata’s cantina? There’s a tonne of background information available. Those strange aliens in Jabba’s palace? There’s probably a book about them too.

With the release of Rogue One, a dozen new background characters with histories of their own are set to be released into a galaxy far, far away, including the newly introduced Edrio Two Tubes.

The Tognath bounty hunter, who can be seen at the San Diego Comic-Con, carries a huge rifle and borrows aesthetically from villains, mainly Darth Vader thanks to his breathing mechanism, but is actually an ally of the Rebel Alliance.

An official description of the character appeared on the official Star Wars Facebook page, reading: Edrio Two Tubes is a mercenary pilot who flies alongside his eggmate, Benthic. The two share the nickname derived from the breathing apparatus that allows their Tognath physiology to process oxygen atmospheres.

“Edrio’s home world Yar Togna was conquered and occupied by the Empire, forcing him to flee as a refugee. Desiring to strike back at the Empire, Edrio and Benthic have allied with Saw Gerrera.”

While Edrio will likely only have a minor role in the film, expect a tie-in comic book sometime soon.

Meanwhile, a major Rogue One spoiler was seemingly revealed at the Star Wars Celebration in Europe and a new trailer gave us our first look at Vader in the film.