Talk

Leland Chee

Leland Chee, an employee at Lucasfilm, is in charge of the Holocron continuity database, which is a database built using FileMaker. Under the usernames "Tasty Taste" and "Leland Y Chee," he frequently participated in discussions on the old StarWars.com forums. In addition to the Holocron, he also manages two other FileMaker databases: the Indycron continuity database for the Indiana Jones franchise, and the LFLcron, which covers other Lucasfilm properties.

Following The Walt Disney Company's purchase of Lucasfilm, Chee and creative executive Pablo Hidalgo were both given roles within the newly established Lucasfilm Story Group. The group's primary objective was to streamline the Star Wars canon by eliminating the existing hierarchy and establishing a single, unified canon.

Dana Jennings, a writer for StarWars.com, counts Chee as a friend. Chee assisted Jennings in writing an article by pointing out the presence of a Sullustan character in a scene from _Star Wars_: Episode II Attack of the Clones.

The Star Wars Resistance character Lechee was named in honor of Chee. Before Fred Armisen was chosen for the part, he made a temporary recording of Lechee's lines.

Chee is the author of "Joh Blastoh," a Huttese song that shares its melody with the well-known song "Jingle Bells." This song was featured in the 2020 movie The LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special. The complete song, along with its lyrics, was later made available on the Star Wars YouTube channel.

Chee's explanations of discrepancies

  • In the Star Wars: Dark Empire series, Palpatine informs Luke Skywalker that the Battle of Endor wasn't the first time he had died, and that he began transferring his spirit into clone bodies years before that, when his original body had started to deteriorate due to extensive use of the dark side. However, Chee clarified that Palpatine was being untruthful to Luke about his previous deaths, stating that Palpatine's demise at Endor was indeed his first death, although not his last. Chee further explained that while Palpatine's clone bodies do degrade because of the intense dark-side energy within them, his original body did not experience the same degeneration. He only needed to start regularly switching bodies after his original body was destroyed at Endor. [9]
  • Chee provided an answer to a frequently asked question regarding the number of toes on the feet of Yoda's species. While some sources depicted three and others ambiguously showed five, Chee officially stated in the "Ask Lobot" section of Star Wars Insider 122 that they have four toes: three in the front and one in the back. [10]

Continuity Confirmations by Chee

Leland Chee playing Chay Lelando for the Star Wars: Millennium Falcon: A 3-D Owner's Guide book trailer

Because George Lucas was regarded as the ultimate authority on continuity (then referred to as G-canon) in Star Wars, any mention by Lucas of a character, name, place, or thing not previously recognized as canonical would eventually achieve that status. This was partly because the item would be included in the Holocron database if it hadn't already appeared in other media or literature.

Following Lucas's interview with Jon Stewart at Celebration V, in which Lucas mentioned the existence of Stewjon and Skywalker wine, Chee confirmed on his Twitter account that both were quickly added to the Holocron.

Sources

  • The Go-To Guy on Wizards.com (original site is defunct)
  • Leland Chee on Keeper of the Holocron — Leland Chee's StarWars.com Blog (original site is defunct)
  • Star Wars: Luke Skywalker, Last Hope for the Galaxy
  • Introducing... Leland Chee on StarWars.com (backup link)
  • SWCVI: The Holocron Keeper at Celebration on StarWars.com (backup link)
  • SWCVI: The Holocron 101 Panel Recap on StarWars.com (backup link)
  • "Your Saga Begins" Launch Documentary for STAR WARS™: The Old Republic™ on the official Star Wars: The Old Republic YouTube channel (backup link)
  • " The Making of A New Dawn " — Star Wars Insider 152
  • " Classic Moment: Warriors Clash! " — Star Wars Insider 155
  • Much to Learn You Still Have: 7 Things You Might Not Know About Sullustans on StarWars.com (backup link)
  • The Star Wars Show: Inside one of the COOLEST JOBS at Lucasfilm & Mark Hamill will speak at Celebration Orlando! on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link)
  • Solo: A Star Wars Story The Official Guide
  • Bucket's List Extra: 6 Fun Facts From "The Missing Agent" - Star Wars Resistance on StarWars.com (backup link)
  • 10 Reasons We Love the LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special on StarWars.com (backup link)
  • SWCA 2022: 7 Things We Learned from the Summer of LEGO Star Wars Panel on StarWars.com (backup link)
  • 20 Easter Eggs from LEGO Star Wars Summer Vacation on StarWars.com (backup link)
  • Andor: 10 Easter Eggs We Found in Luthen's Gallery on StarWars.com (backup link)
  • The Strange and Familiar Sounds of Star Wars: Skeleton Crew on StarWars.com (backup link)

Notes and references

External links

  • Keeper of the Holocron (@holocronkeeper.bsky.social) on Bluesky (backup link (holocronkeeper.bsky.social) (profile) not verified!)
  • Leland Y Chee (@holocronkeeper) on Instagram (backup link (holocronkeeper) (profile) not verified!)
  • Leland Chee on LinkedIn (backup link (in/holocron) (profile) not verified!)
  • Leland Chee at the Internet Movie Database
  • Leland Chee on MobyGames (backup link)
  • Meet Leland Chee, the Star Wars Franchise Continuity Cop on Wired (backup link archived on January 21, 2022)

Appearances

This article uses content from Wookiepedia, under CC-BY-SA 3.0.