Short story
Galactic Tales: A Loose Connection
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"Galactic Tales: A Loose Connection" is a short story written by Kristin Baver. It was published in Star Wars Insider 235, on December 9, 2025 as part of the "Galactic Tales" series to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the film Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens and centers on a thirteen years old Rey on Jakku.
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Facts
- Title
- "Galactic Tales:
- A Loose Connection"
- Author
- Kristin Baver
- Released
- December 9, 2025
- Published in
- Star Wars Insider 235
- Timeline
- 28 ABY
- Series
- "Galactic Tales"
Who turns up here
Characters: 12
- Dathan (indirect mention)
- Emm'jai (first appearance)
- HLE-3 (first appearance)
- Miramir (mentioned only)
- Leia Organa (indirect mention)
- Unkar Plutt
- Dosmit Ræh (indirect mention)
- Rey
- Han Solo (mentioned only)
- Jabba Desilijic Tiure (indirect mention)
- Miramir's family
- Palpatine family
Species: 9
- Nuna
- Ripper-raptor (mentioned only)
- Steelpecker (mentioned only)
- Besalisk
- Crolute
- Gilliand (mentioned only)
- Human
- Hutt (mentioned only)
- Teedo (mentioned only)
Planets: 2
Places: 3
- Graveyard of Giants (mentioned only)
- Niima Outpost
- Concession Stand (first identified)
Organizations: 6
- Alliance to Restore the Republic
- Rebel pilot
- Galactic Empire (mentioned only)
- Galactic Republic (mentioned only)
- New Republic (mentioned only)
- Unkar's thugs (mentioned only)
Events: 3
- Galactic Civil War (indirect mention)
- Battle of Jakku (indirect mention)
- Rescue of Han Solo (indirect mention)
Technology: 11
- PIP droid
- GNK-series power droid
- K-22995 light flight helmet
- Hansicle (indirect mention)
- Clothing
- Boot
- Flak vest
- Credit (mentioned only)
- Doll
- Alliance pilot doll
- Ration (mentioned only)
Lore: 10
- New Republic Era
- Republic Era (indirect mention)
- Junk boss
- Junk dealer
- Princess (mentioned only)
- Scavenger
- Scoundrel (mentioned only)
- Fruit
- Force-sensitive
- Galactic Basic Standard
Everything else: 52
- Bird
- Power droid
- Merchant
- Pilot
- Smuggler (mentioned only)
- Starship
- Fighter (mentioned only)
- Armor
- Helmet
- Flight helmet
- Battery
- Droid
- Lamp
- Power cell (mentioned only)
- Power converter
- Self-destruct mechanism (mentioned only, first identified)
- Blanket (mentioned only)
- Carbonite (mentioned only)
- Classical architectural Hutt style
- Claw (mentioned only)
- Flight suit
- Poncho
- Color
- Death (mentioned only)
- Desert
- Destiny (mentioned only)
- Dream (mentioned only)
- Ear
- Eye
- Fire
- Foodstuff
- Gender
- Language
- Gonkian
- Lung (mentioned only)
- Nose
- Parent (mentioned only)
- Planet
- Reproduction (indirect mention)
- Sleep
- Soul (mentioned only)
- Spaceport
- Stomach
- Sun
- Time
- Standard day
- Standard hour
- Tongue
- Tooth
- Water
- Window
- Youngling
Not in the archive: 4
- Cleaning tables (mentioned only)
- Emm'jai's family (first appearance)
- Smuggler's Soul (first appearance)
- Hammock
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