In an interview with Collider , Barnett revealed that he presented The Acolyte showrunner Leslye Headland with a few options for Yord's home planet. The actor said he picked "some really obscure" and "weird" locations, but Headland's vast knowledge of the franchise led to his options being shot down for various reasons. "I'm like, 'I'm not just gonna be from Alderaan,'" Barnett recalled. "Let it be known, I chose Alderaan eventually," he added with a laugh. You can watch the interview below:
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While Yord hasn't been confirmed to be from Alderaan on The Acolyte , we hope the character's home planet soon becomes an official part of the canon. Of course, Alderaan is an incredibly important part of Star Wars history. It was first mentioned as Princess Leia's (Carrie Fisher) home planet in Star Wars in 1977 before it was blown up by Grand Moff Tarkin (Peter Cushing) via the Death Star.
Alderaan was located in the Core Worlds with a mostly human population and was known as a beautiful and sophisticated planet filled with arts and culture. Considering Alderaan was one of the oldest members of the Galactic Republic that saw prosperous times during the High Republic, it makes sense that Force-sensitive children like Yord would be among those who were sent to Coruscant to train.
When the video of Barnett started to spread on Twitter, many fans took to the social media site to share their thoughts on his choice of home planet.
"Star Wars actors having headcanons for where the characters they play are from is actually one of my favorite things in the world. Charlie saying Yord is from Alderaan is very special to me," @andorisms wrote. "Alderaan has the shittiest luck as a planet. Yord dying, Cara Dune being born there, and also it blew up," @IndianaOld1899 joked. "It makes a lot of sense that someone like Yord is from a place like Alderaan," @WalloMarto observed. "ANOTHER WIN FOR ALDERAAN AND THE YORD HORDE," @bailbreha celebrated.
The first five episodes of Star Wars: The Acolyte are now streaming on Disney+.
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