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Presently, the legal issues continue to exist, but do not preclude the appearance of a Sunrider within Star Wars media, nor the use of the family name. They were also forbidden from using the name in the game's 2004 sequel, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords. That instance was an oversight by the development team. The game is set thirty years after the final story arc of Tales of the Jedi and references Nomi several times, but only once by her last name. When the 2003 video game Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic was in development, Vima Sunrider was slated to be one of its protagonists, but the legal issues prompted the development team to instead create a new character named Bastila Shan.

Knights of the Old Republic concept art of Vima Sunrider According to Jewhurst, Dark Horse Vice President of Publishing Randy Stradley has reported that the legal issues arose from Tales of the Jedi author Tom Veitch having used the name 'Sunrider' in another work. Īt some point in time, legal issues began to arise over Lucasfilm Ltd.'s use of the name 'Sunrider.' It remains unclear to the public who the offended party was, but fans have speculated that a lawsuit was filed by the Jeep Corporation, who manufacture a trademarked jeep soft top called 'Sunrider.' However, this rumor has not been verified by any Lucasfilm employees, and has additionally been contested by Star Wars author Kyle Jewhurst. These members of the Sunrider family were referenced in several other works of Star Wars media published throughout the 1990s. Nomi's husband Andur Sunrider briefly appeared in 1993's Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi - The Saga of Nomi Sunrider, and his grandfather Jev Sunrider was mentioned in the 1996 sourcebook Tales of the Jedi Companion. Nomi was a principal character in four arcs, while Vima took center stage as a Jedi apprentice in 1998's Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi - Redemption. Five of the eight arcs featured the characters Nomi and Vima Sunrider, a Jedi Knight and her young daughter.

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' No, it wasn't a myth, and the issue is still there with using the name 'Sunrider.' ' ― Sue Rostoni, Executive Editor of Lucas Licensing įrom 1993 to 1998, Dark Horse Comics published Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi, a comic book series composed of eight story arcs.