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Life debt

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A life debt was a social custom which stated that if someone had saved a person's life, then that person owed the one who had saved them something in return. That custom was notably observed by the Gungans and the Wookiees.

Text and facts from the “Life debt” article on Wookieepedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0. Modified for this site.

Appearances

16 works, in story order
  1. The Acolyte: Wayseeker (mentioned only)
  2. Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace (first appearance)
  3. Star Wars Journeys: The Phantom Menace
  4. Solo: A Star Wars Story
  5. Fighter Flight (mentioned only)
  6. Star Wars (2015) 28
  7. Doctor Aphra Annual 1
  8. Doctor Aphra (2016) 10 (mentioned only)
  9. Doctor Aphra (2016) 12 (mentioned only)
  10. Star Wars (2020) 22 (indirect mention)
  11. Alphabet Squadron (mentioned only)
  12. Aftermath: Life Debt
  13. Last Shot (mentioned only)
  14. Chapter 4: The Gathering Storm (in a flashback)
  15. Destroyer Down
  16. Star Wars: The Force Awakens: A Junior Novel
Non-canon appearances: 1
  1. William Shakespeare's The Phantom of Menace: Star Wars Part the First

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