What’s in a Star Wars name? That which we call a Tauntaun would, by any other name, still smell worse on the inside. Inspiration for names could come from anywhere, be that Lucasfilm employees, Eastern references, or just syllables that sound right together. Because of that, anything could be a Star Wars name, from Elan Sleazebaggano to Sio Bibble.
So when Star Wars reuses a name, it’s clearly for a reason. Recently, Lucasfilm revealed its next hero has an oddly familiar name, one that first emerged from one of the strangest eras of the franchise.
