Post by Rose on Mar 17, 2007 1:32:55 GMT -5
Jira
Basic Information -
Homeworld: Tatooine
Species: Human
Gender: Female
Movie Information -
A poor yet jolly woman, the elderly Jira ran a small food stand in the Mos Espa marketplace. Among her wares were tasty fruits called pallies. Young Anakin Skywalker befriended Jira, and searched for a cooling unit that the old woman needed.
Expanded Universe -
Since unprotected food doesn't last long on Tatooine, Jira depended on her worn-down old cooling unit for her livelihood. With its power couplings fused, the unit was useless scrap, but Anakin came to her rescue by finding a replacement device in Watto's junkyard.