Moroff | |
Continuity: | Star Wars |
Notability: | Minor character |
Occupation: | Mercenary |
Gender: | Male |
Race: | Gigoran |
Location: | Jedha City, Jedha |
Status: | Deceased |
Died: | 0 BBY |
First: | Rogue One: A Star Wars Story |
Actor: | Ian Whyte |
Moroff is a fictional alien mercenary and a minor character featured in the Star Wars multimedia franchise. Played by Welsh actor and stuntman Ian Whyte, he appeared in the 2016 feature film Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.
Overview[]
Moroff was an alien member of the Gigoran race. He stood approximately seven feet tall and had white hair that covered all of his body. He wore a translator vox over his mouth and carried a Vulk TAU-6-23 "Blastmill" rotary blaster cannon as well as a heavy equipment pack upon his back.
Biography[]
Moroff worked as a mercenary and was associated with fringe elements of the Alliance to Restore the Republic in the early days of the Galactic Civil War. He worked in the employ of Saw Gerrera, who was based on the planet Jedha. Moroff was one of several of Gerrera's agents who brought the defecting Imperial cargo pilot Bodhi Rook before him for questioning. Moroff presumably died when Grand Moff Tarkin targeted Jedha City with the super-laser from the Empire's newest weapon, the Death Star. [1]
Notes & Trivia[]
- The character of Moroff was created by director Gareth Edwards and writers Chris Weitz, Tony Gilroy, John Knoll and Gary Whitta.
- Moroff's race, the Gigoran, originally appeared in the non-canon expanded universein an article called "It's a Gambler's Life" by Anthony P. Russo, which was featured in Star Wars Adventure Journal #4, published by West End Games in 1994.
- An action figure of Moroff was produced in 2016 and included in a combo-pack with a Scarif stormtrooper figure as part of the Rogue One "Vs." line.
Appearances[]
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (novelization)
- Star Wars: Rogue One - A Junior Novel