Gaulus was a planet where Rebel Alliance forces, including Lieutenant Caluan Ematt and Sergeant Ruescott Melshi, were active at one point. When the Alliance subsequently retreated from Gaulus, the rebel UT-60D U-wing starfighter/support craft were used as medical evacuation lifters.
Gaulus was a terrestrial planet that shared its name with the Gaulus sector of the Outer Rim Territories.
Rebel Sergeant Ruescott Melshi served on Gaulus.
By 1 BBY, the Rebel Alliance had been active on Gaulus. Sergeant Ruescott Melshi and Lieutenant Caluan Ematt served together there, becoming friends thereafter. The Alliance eventually had to retreat from Gaulus, with UT-60D U-wing starfighter/support craft used as medical evacuation lifters during the withdrawal.
The U-wing's use on Gaulus was noted in a report made by rebel General Antoc Merrick for the Alliance's Commander-in-Chief Mon Mothma, in which the former proposed the wider use of the support crafts as multi-role starships. Merrick's report was eventually collected by archivist Hendri Underholt, who included it in the compilation of non-electronic documents known as The Rebel Files. When The Rebel Files later fell into the hands of the Resistance—a military group with roots in the Alliance—in 34 ABY, Resistance officers, including Major Ematt, annotated the documents inside. Ematt saw a report from his old comrade Melshi within and recalled in an annotation that they had served together on Gaulus.
In the current Star Wars canon, Gaulus was first introduced by mention in the 2017 reference book Star Wars: The Rebel Files, written by Daniel Wallace. The planet Gaulus originated in the Star Wars Legends continuity, where it was first mentioned in the West End Games Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game supplement The Rebel Alliance Sourcebook, written by Paul Murphy and released in 1990. Artist Allen Nunis depicted Gaulus in the book.
- Star Wars: The Rebel Files