Jashco Phurus

Jashco Phurus was a human^[1] male^[2] pirate who prowled the Arrowhead Region of the galaxy east of the planet Coruscant. Around thirty years after the Battle of Endor,^[1] Phurus was standing next to the wall opposite the entrance to Maz Kanata's castle on the planet Takodana when the smuggler Han Solo entered with the scavenger Rey, the former stormtrooper Finn and the astromech droid BB-8. Shortly after their entrance, many of the castle's patrons, Phurus included, rushed outside to witness the destruction of the Hosnian system by the First Order's Starkiller Base superweapon, after which First Order forces attacked and destroyed Kanata's castle.^[4] After the First Order attack, Phurus joined the Resistance alongside another smuggler after Maz Kanata introduced them to General Leia Organa.^[3]

While at the castle, Phurus wore red Tricorraan raider robes and carried a field-accelerated blaster rifle.^[1] He^[2] had dark skin and shaved black hair.^[1]

Behind the scenes

Jashco Phurus first appeared in Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens^[4] which was released on December 18, 2015.^[5] The character was identified in Star Wars: The Force Awakens: The Visual Dictionary, a reference book written by Pablo Hidalgo^[1] and released in conjunction with film's release.^[5]

Appearances

• Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens (First appearance)
• The Force Awakens Adaptation 3
• Choose Your Destiny: A Maz's Castle Mission

Non-canon appearances

• LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens (DLC)

Sources

• Star Wars: The Force Awakens: The Visual Dictionary (First identified as Jashco Phurus)
• 2015 Topps Star Wars: The Force Awakens Series 1 Card: Jashco Phurus
• Star Wars: Geektionary: The Galaxy from A - Z
• Every Droid in Star Wars | Star Wars By the Numbers on the official Star Wars Kids YouTube channel (original link is obsolete)
• Star Wars Galaxy of Sounds — "Oddities"
• Jashco Phurus in the Databank (backup link)

Notes and references