Leland Chee

Leland Chee, an employee of Lucasfilm, is the caretaker of the Holocron continuity database, which is a FileMaker database. On the old StarWars.com forums, he was a common participant, using the usernames "Tasty Taste" and "Leland Y Chee." Furthermore, he manages two additional FileMaker databases: the Indycron continuity database for the Indiana Jones world, and the LFLcron, which covers other Lucasfilm properties.

Following The Walt Disney Company's acquisition of Lucasfilm, Chee and creative executive Pablo Hidalgo were given roles within the newly established Lucasfilm Story Group. This group's primary objective was to consolidate the Star Wars canon, replacing its previous hierarchical structure with a single, unified continuity.

Dana Jennings, a writer for StarWars.com, is a friend of Chee's. Chee aided Jennings in writing an article by pointing out the presence of a Sullustan in a scene from Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones.

The character Lechee from Star Wars Resistance 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. Later, the complete song, along with its lyrics, was 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 his initial death and that he had initiated the transferring of his spirit into clone bodies years prior, due to his original body's deterioration from extensive dark side use. However, Chee clarified that Palpatine was deceiving Luke about previous deaths, asserting that his demise at Endor marked his first actual death, albeit not his last. Chee further explained that while Palpatine's clone bodies degrade due to the intense dark-side energy within them, his original body did not suffer the same degradation. He only needed to switch bodies regularly after his original body's destruction at Endor, necessitating the use of clone bodies. [9]
  • Chee provided an answer to a frequently debated question regarding the number of toes on the feet of Yoda's species. While some sources showed three and others ambiguously five, his official response in the "Ask Lobot" section of Star Wars Insider 122 specified four: three in the front and one in the back. [10]

Continuity Validated 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 considered the ultimate authority on continuity (referred to as G-canon at the time) within Star Wars, any mention by Lucas of a previously unknown canonical name, character, place, or thing would typically achieve that status. This outcome was often due to the addition of the item to the Holocron database, provided it hadn't already appeared in literature or other media.

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

Resources

  • "The Go-To Guy" on Wizards.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
  • Keeper of the Holocron — Leland Chee's StarWars.com Blog (content now obsolete; backup link)
  • 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)

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