In honor of International Transgender Day of Visibility, Star Wars unveiled a cover highlighting trans non-binary Jedi Terec and Ceret from Marvel’s The High Republic comic books.
A variant cover for June’s The High Republic #6, the art was illustrated by Javier Garrón and features Terec and Ceret side-by-side, wielding their lightsabers. The cover was posted to Star Wars’ social media accounts with a caption, reading “In honor of [International Transgender Day of Visibility] we’re proud to unveil an exclusive cover highlighting Terec and Ceret, trans non-binary Jedi, currently featured in Marvel’s The High Republic comic. We support trans lives and we are passionate and committed to broadening our representation in a galaxy far far away.”
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Terec and Ceret first appeared in The High Republic #2 and belong to the native species of the planet Kotab. Known for their inquisitive nature, the Jedi Knights are bond-twins who have a linked consciousness, allowing them to express identical emotions and finish one another’s sentences, even when they’re speaking in separate rooms.
First held in 2009, International Transgender Day of Visibility is an annual event taking place on March 31 and focused on raising awareness of the discrimination and violence faced by the global transgender community, in addition to celebrating their identities. Joe Biden is the first U.S. President to formally recognize the event, with the White House issuing a proclamation reading, “The crisis of violence against transgender women, especially transgender women of color, is a stain on our Nation’s conscience.”
The first non-binary character in the Star Wars franchise, pirate ruler Eleodie Maracavanya, was introduced during Chuck Wendig’s 2016 novel Aftermath: Life Debt. Daniel José Older’s 2018 Star Wars book Last Shot subsequently introduced Taka Jamoreesa, a pilot from Alderaan who uses they/them pronouns. More recently, the 2020 EA video game Star Wars: Squadrons featured Keo Venzee, a non-binary A-wing pilot from the planet Mirial. Keo was voiced by non-binary actor Bex Taylor-Klaus, who is known for their role as Sin on The CW’s Arrow, in addition to voicing Pidge in Voltron: Legendary Defender.
Along with Terec and Ceret, Star Wars’ ongoing High Republic project has introduced a new asexual character to the franchise in the form of Leox Gyasi. An ace human male pilot, Leox first appeared in Claudia Gray’s novel The High Republic: Into the Dark.
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