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Solo: A Star Wars Story is a 2018 film directed by Ron Howard, based on a screenplay by Lawrence Kasdan and Jon Kasdan. It is the second part of the Star Wars Anthology Series.

Use of Aurebesh

Speeder gears

The gears on Han Solo's stolen M-68 landspeeder, seen upside-down when he and Qi'ra are being pursued by Moloch, read "ENGAGE FULL POWER", "SPEED SELECT", "MIN" and "ENG." The bottom text is illegible.

Imperial checkpoint

The sign at the Imperial checkpoint that Han and Qi'ra drive through, says "CHECK POINT".

Macrobinoculars

The upper right hand corner of the display on the macrobinoculars used by Han, Becket and Val, keeps switching between many different sets of four Aurebesh characters, none of which have any actual meaning.

Conveyex carriage

Signage on at the bottom of the cargo wagon that Han and Chewbacca manage to detach from the conveyex, spells out "HITCH POINT". Note that because of the dark color hue, it is hard to spot on-screen.

As Han yells to Becket that Val is still on the bridge, the word "LIFT" can be seen printed on the carriage roof, next to the fixing point for cable that Becket is holding onto.

Enfys Nest's helmet

Enfyst Nest's battle helmet is inscribed with a poem, "UNTIL WE REACH THE LAST EDGE, THE LAST OPENING, THE LAST STAR, AND CAN GO NO HIGHER". This is confirmed in the visual dictionary reference guide Solo: A Star Wars Story The Official Guide (page 68). Note that the text is mirror-inverted and uses an alternate Aurebesh font that was given the production name Dishabesh, which was originally developed for the film Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.[1]

Kessel gate

During the raid on Kessel, {Qi'ra says, "They're in subsector four, coming up on gate X-3-7-1-K". The film then switches to a shot of Han Solo and Chewbacca coming out a door with a sign at the top, saying "D1 X371K". Note that the numerals are written in an alternate font that is completely different from regular Aurebesh numbers, using an alternate numerical system based on dots and lines.

Beckett's box

When the Millennium Falcon becomes trapped in a gravity well, the crew is forced to inject a drop of coaxium into the fusion reactor to give the freighter the kick needed to escape. During the process, there is a close-up of Becket's hand opening up a little box with a sticky gray substance that he subsequently uses to attach a little pump to a hose. The lid on the box is seen upside-down; the word "DOM" is written on it[2] in an alternative Aurebesh font named Domabesh, developed for the 2016 film Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.[3] "DOM" is a reference to Dominic Sikking,[2] who designed the font.[4]

Beneath that, there is some partially readable regular Aurebesh, which says (asterisks are used to represent illegible characters) "G*SKET *E*L*NT".

According to Andor graphic designer Barry Gingell, the box says "DOM" • "GASKET SEALANT".[2]

Dryden Vos' desk

There is an inscription on the stone base of Dryden Vos' desk in his study, written in Domabesh. Half the inscription can be seen in the film, while the rest of it can be seen in the reference book Solo: A Star Wars Story The Official Guide. The full inscription translates as "OUR TEMPLE HONOURING SITH LORD EXAR KUN".[5]

See also

Wookieepedia Solo: A Star Wars Story on Wookieepedia

References

  1. Twitter Glyn Dillon (@glyn_dillon) on X, formerly Twitter: The fonts were made at Gareth's request for R.O. he didn't want a universe with just one text (and mostly one font). (March 27, 2019). "They were designed by the art dept graphics team. I was able to use them in any designs that needed text. Dishabesh just seemed to suit Enfys more than the others." (backup link; original post has been deleted)
    Twitter Alban Leloup (@LelalMekha) on X, formerly Twitter: Dishabesh, eh? That's the actual name they gave it? And the one in this picture is "Domabesh," right? (March 27, 2019). (backup link)
    Twitter Glyn Dillon (@glyn_dillon) on X, formerly Twitter: Correct (March 27, 2019). (backup link; original post has been deleted)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Twitter AurekFonts (@AurekFonts) on X, formerly Twitter: "DOM" written in Domabesh sighting! Also some partially readable Aurebesh: "CKET ...N..." (June 22, 2023). (backup link)
    Twitter Barry Gingell (@BazatronPrime) on X, formerly Twitter: Dom is a rascal and puts 'DOM' everywhere. He thinks this might actually be 'CHEWING' as this was chewing gum to stick with :) (June 23, 2023). (backup link)
    Twitter Barry Gingell (@BazatronPrime) on X, formerly Twitter: CORRECTION : We just opened up the file. It says "DOM - GASKET SEALANT" hahah (June 23, 2023). (backup link)
  3. Twitter Pablo Hidalgo (@pabl0hidalgo) on X, formerly Twitter: I recall now that Milvayne and the Milvayne Authority became this big thing in the comics, but really, the only reason Tam Posla is part of the Milvayne Authority was to explain the lettering 'MA' on his helmet, which is actually a nod to artist Matt Alsop's name. (May 30, 2021). (backup link)
    Twitter James Currie (@JimmyBhuna) on X, formerly Twitter: What alphabet is that? (May 30, 2021). (backup link)
    Twitter Pablo Hidalgo (@pabl0hidalgo) on X, formerly Twitter: It's called domabesh, and was made for Rogue One. (May 30, 2021). (backup link)
  4. Twitter Barry Gingell (@BazatronPrime) on X, formerly Twitter: Domabesh was done by Dom Sikking. (June 13, 2023). (backup link)
  5. u/Ender_HappyLeviathan (December 17, 2020). On translating the runes on Dryden Vos's desk. Reddit. Archived from the original on June 17, 2022.
This article is adapted from material from the (now deleted) "List of use of Aurebesh" article on the Star Wars wiki (link to archived copy), which is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike License.
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